RESOLUTION NO. 22-____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Contract With PES Environmental Inc. To Provide Environmental Consulting Services Associated With The Christie Sites For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $100,000 WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville owns three parcels located at 5890, 5900 and 6150 Christie Avenue (Assessor Parcel Numbers 49-1493-3, -4 and -5) totaling 2.01 acres (the “Christie Sites”); and
WHEREAS, the Christie Sites were acquired by the former Emeryville Redevelopment Agency using low and moderate-income housing funds; and WHEREAS, on August 31, 2012 the California Department of Finance (“DOF”) approved the Christie Sites as a housing asset for transfer to the City as Housing Successor to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.16, activities to develop the Christie Sites are required to commence within five years of the DOF’s approval of the Christie Sites as a housing asset, with this time period subject to a single, five-year extension if the City affirms, by resolution, its intent to use the Christie Sites for the development of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 17-130, which affirmed the City’s intent to use the Christie Sites for the development of affordable housing and extended the time period for initiation of development to September 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, in September 2021, staff circulated a Request for Proposals for planning, environmental and financial feasibility analysis for development of the Christie Sites (the “RFP”); and
WHEREAS, one proposal was received from David Paul Rosen and Associates (“DRA”) by the RFP submittal deadline on October 27, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the proposal submitted by DRA recommended an alternative approach, which entails the development of a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (“RFQ/P”) for development of the Christie Sites and recommended that the City directly engage with an environmental consultant to characterize and identify remediation alternatives and costs for the Christie Sites; and
WHEREAS, the approach recommended by DRA is the most expedient pathway towards initiation of development of affordable housing on the Christie Sites; and DocuSign Envelope ID: AAE41BBE-CDA5-4E5D-BD72-BD0558360985 Resolution No. 22-__
PES Christie Sites Contract
City Council Meeting | January 18, 2022
WHEREAS, environmental characterization and preliminary estimates of remediation costs are critical path items for the RFQ/P process; and WHEREAS, in January 2019 the City circulated a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for various consulting services, including environmental consulting; and WHEREAS, ten submittals from environmental consulting firms were received in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, staff evaluated submittals from environmental consultants and determined that eight of the ten submitting firms would be placed on the qualified consultants list, including PES Environmental, Inc. (“PES”); and
WHEREAS, PES’ submittal in response to the RFQ included a description of work successfully completed for the Marketplace Redevelopment Project, which is adjacent to the Christie Sites; and
WHEREAS, due to PES’ work at the Marketplace Redevelopment Project, PES is uniquely positioned to provide environmental consulting services to the City for the Christie Sites; and
WHEREAS, as evidenced by PES’ response to the RFQ, PES possesses the specialized knowledge, skills, and training necessary to render environmental consulting services to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a Professional Services Contract with PES for the provision of environmental consulting services associated with the Christie Sites; and WHEREAS, the public interest will be served by this Professional Services Contract; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Contract with PES Environmental, Inc. in substantial form as attached hereto as Exhibit A to provide environmental consulting services associated with the Christie Sites for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $100,000; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute amendments to the Professional Services Contract with PES Environmental, Inc. as may be necessary to deliver environmental consulting services for the City, provided such amendments do not materially increase the City’s financial obligations thereunder.
DocuSign Envelope ID: AAE41BBE-CDA5-4E5D-BD72-BD0558360985 Resolution No. 22-__
PES Christie Sites Contract
City Council Meeting | January 18, 2022
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, January 18, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A – PES Environmental, Inc. Professional Services Contract DocuSign Envelope ID: AAE41BBE-CDA5-4E5D-BD72-BD0558360985