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Item #12 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 3, 2003 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: David R. Zamora, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Approval to Amend Professional Services Agreement with Michael Brandman Associates (MBA) to Provide Professional Environmental Services/CEQA Processing for the Pacific Rail Industries Rail Dismantling and Salvage Operations Facility DATE: May 22, 2003 BACKGROUND: On September 3, 2002, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Michael Brandman Associates (MBA) in the amount of $75,633 for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), for the Pacific Rail Industries Rail Dismantling And Salvage Operations Facility, located at 785 East "M" Street. In 1986, Pacific Rail Industries received approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), File Index Number #C-5-86, to operate a rail dismantling and salvage operations facility. On June 19, 2001, Pacific Rail Industries submitted an application to modify their existing CUP to allow the installation of a steel shredder. The proposed modifications to their CUP require an EIR, which is currently being prepared by MBA. Subsequent to Council's approval, there have been three (3) budget augments to the contract, increasing the total contract amount to $82,562. All costs for the project are paid by Pacific Rail Industries. There is no cost or fiscal impact to the City. The applicant is requesting that two additional amendments be added to their modified Conditional Use Permit: (1) transloading services and activities: currently the Union Pacific Railroad is conducting transloading activities on the site, and (2) to allow an increase in the amount of material that may be stored overnight: the applicant is currently limited to overnight storage of material produced by two rail cars. Since the two (2) additional amendments will result in substantial revisions to the Administrative Draft of the FIR currently in progress, an Amendment to the existing Agreement's Scope of Work and a Budget Augment in the amount of $45,842 is required in order to proceed with the applicant's request. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: Staff has worked with the Consultant and the applicant to assess the expansion of the project and the approach to use in assessing environmental impacts related to the new activities that will be