REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Damaris Abraham, Community Development Director Date:April 23, 2024
Subject:Professional Services Agreement With EGP Consulting, Inc. for On-call Environmental Services
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Professional Services with EGP Consulting Inc. to provide on-call environmental support services in the amount of $160,000, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.
Background
The Planning Division of the Community Development Department processes a wide variety of land development applications requiring environmental review. The Planning Division also provides technical assistance to the Engineering Department for the environmental review of various Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). EGP Consulting Inc. (EGP) will provide a team of qualified California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) professionals to assist the City in these tasks.
Discussion
EGP will provide environmental support services on an as-needed basis in support of projects issued and managed by the Planning and Engineering Departments. The projects that will require support from the EGP team will include the City’s development projects and CIP projects.
The anticipated scope of work under this on-call contract will include:
•Providing the City with environmental generalist support services consistent with the CEQA and/or NEPA and will include the oversight review and/or preparation of various technical studies and environmental documentation.
EGP On-call Environmental Agreement
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•Providing the City with coordination support related to the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), including any specific MSHCP consistency documentation.
•Providing general resource agency coordination and tribal consultation in support of various projects.
Fiscal Impact
The cost of these services will be covered by application fees paid by applicants for land development applications processed by the Planning Division. The cost for projects managed by the Engineering Department are programmed in the City’s CIP budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 – Agreement
Exhibit A - Proposal