STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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1/27/2026
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Date: January 27, 2026
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director – Community Development
Jocelyn Swain, Senior Planner – Planning
Subject: Additional Authorization No. 2 for Aspen Environmental Group for the Parkway Village Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report
Recommendation:
Approve Additional Authorization No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Aspen Environmental Group in the amount of $29,134 for additional environmental analysis and preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Parkway Village Specific Plan, including responses to comments received on the Draft EIR.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
$29,134; sufficient funds are available in the Planning Division’s Professional/Technical Services budget. This funding is in Account No. 10121000.5710.
Background:
In 2020, City of Lancaster staff started work on the preparation of the Parkway Village Specific Plan to allow for a mixed-use area with a variety of housing types, commercial uses, and community amenities. Aspen Environmental Group was hired at this time to prepare the associated environmental documents including a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR In May 2021, the City was awarded a $500,000 Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to support planning and environmental review activities for the Parkway Village Project. Those grant funds have since been fully expended, and the most recent addition of the City’s proposed aquatic center expanded the scope of environmental analysis beyond the grant’s eligible activities, requiring additional non-grant funding..
In order to prepare the Final EIR and respond to the comments that were received on the Draft 2 2
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EIR, Aspen Environmental Group has requested a budget amendment in the amount of $29,134, to cover the additional work required. The Parkway Village Specific Plan and associated Program EIR are anticipated to be complete and start the hearing process in January/February 2026.
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Attachments:
Aspen Amendment Request
Additional Authorization No. 2 for Aspen