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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem W W • r , AGENDA REPORT DATE: August 13,2001 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager FROM: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services SUBJECT: SELECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS CONSULTANTS — Recommendation of Interview Committee SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Concur with Interview panel recommendation to retain Culbertson, Adams & Associates, PCR Services Corporation, and RBF Consulting as the environmental consultants to the City. Instruct City Manager to enter into contracts with said firms for a period of 4 years to provide on-going environmental services to the City. BACKGROUND: In June, 2001, the City Council authorized initiation of a, process to select professional consultants to provide necessary technical assistance to the City in assessing the potential environmental impacts of development applications upon the City. Staff prepared, and the City Council authorized the circulation of a "Request for Statement of Qualifications for Environmental Impact Analysis Consultant Services" (RFQ). An interview panel of two City Council members (Campbell and Yost), along with representatives of the Planning Commission, the Environmental Quality Control Board, and the Planning Department was established to interview the responding firms. A total of 16 fines submitted proposals, with 9 firms being selected to appear before the interview panel. The interview panel met with the nine firms on August 2 and evaluated their qualifications and sample work products. It is the recommendation of the interview panel to retain Culbertson, Adams & Associates, PCR Services Corporation, and RBF Consulting as the environmental consultants to the City. Upon City Council approval of the recommendation of the interview panel, the appropriate contracts will be entered into by the City Manager with the recommended firms. The firms will then be utilized in accordance with the City Council determined basis for a four(4)year time period as projects come before the City which require environmental impact analysis. Firms will be assigned projects by staff. Agenda Item kl/ C:\My Documents\EIR.RFQ\2001 EIR Consultant Selection.CC SR.doc\LW108-02-0 1 - -w A Selection of On-Going Environmellikmpact Consultant Services City Council Staff Report August 13,2001 Staff has retained the proposal from each of the recommended firms and they will be available at the Department of Development Services for review prior to the City Council meeting. Staff will also have the proposals available at the City Council meeting. FISCAL IMPACT: None. Costs of requied environmental impact analysis consulting services will be borne by project applicants, including staff overhead costs. Selection process costs to retain the recommended fines have been borne by the City. RECOMMENDATION: Concur with Interview Panel recommendation to retain Culbertson, Adams & Associates, PCR Services Corporation, and RBF Consulting as the environmental consultants to the City. Instruct City Manager to enter into contracts with said firms for a period of 4 years to provide on-going environmental services to the City. NOTED AND APPROVED: Whitten'erg John B ahorski irector of Development Services City anager 2001 EIR Consultant Selection.CC SR 2 / I