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Jose L. Rios
Mayor
Scott Funk
Mayor Pro Tem
Liz Silva
Councilmember
Lorraine Worthy
Councilmember
Paul Miller
Councilmember
Carmen Gil
Acting City Manager
December 22, 2022
Teri Wissler Adam, Senior Principal
EMC Planning Group
601 Abrego St,
Monterey, CA 93940
Re: Vista Lucia Specific Plan EIR – Amendment #2 to Consulting Services Agreement between the City of Gonzales and EMC Planning Group for Preparation of the Vista Lucia Specific Plan EIR - Extend Term of Services to June 30, 2024.
Teri:
This letter confirms that the current contract to prepare the Vista Lucia Specific Plan EIR (Amendment #1) has a Term of Services that ends December 31, 2022. As the work you were contracted to perform was required to temporarily cease, the work on the environmental analysis must continue past the Term of Services end date of December 31, 2022. This letter authorizes a new Term of Services end date of June 30, 2024.
Cessation of work is no fault of yours and has resulted in a temporary ceasing of work on the environmental document. For your work to proceed, several components need to come together:
• the Vista Lucia Specific Plan must progress to near final Administrative Draft by the applicant and be ready to circulate for public review. • The Water Supply Assessment shall be completed by the Applicant and City of Gonzales and presented to the City council for their consideration and action.
• The Fiscal Analysis and Study must progress to a near final administrative draft by the City’s consultant Wildan and be presented to the City Council for their consideration and action.
• The project-accompanying DA Development Agreement must be negotiated and advanced to near adoption by both the Applicant and City.
Such document will speak to critical implementation schedules for infrastructure, Affordable Housing, Agricultural Impact Mitigation, installations and timing of parks, pedestrian avenues and other amenities both public and private. As such, these items are inseparable from the project and must be included in the CEQA EIR document, prior to its public circulation and adoption.
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2 • Other components of implementing the Vista Lucia Specific Plan that may affect the preparation of CEQA documentation include, negotiations with the County of Monterey for maintenance of Fanoe Road and Associated Lane, and negotiations with Caltrans District 5 regarding the proposed connection of Associated Lane to Highway 101.
Your signature below acknowledges your agreement to extend the Term of Services to June 30, 2024.
Thank you,
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Patrick M. Dobbins, Public Works Director/City Engineer City of Gonzales, California
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Teri Wissler Adam, Senior Principal
EMC Planning Group
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