DATE:
February 22, 2022
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Community Development
TITLE: Additional Expenditures for
Consultant Services for JHS
Consulting, LLC
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize expenditures by the Community Development Department in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for consultant services performed by JHS Consulting, LLC, associated with environmental review services for development applications.
BACKGROUND
The City has an existing agreement with JHS Consulting, LLC, in the amount of $100,000 to provide consultant services for CEQA/NEPA review services for development applications. Due to an increased volume and complexity of development projects and associated environmental review , staff has determined additional services will be needed.
ANALYSIS
The Community Development Department continues to require additional outside environmental review services to support staff in the environmental review of large, complex projects and issues, including the following:
• Google Middlefield Park Master Plan; and
• Google North Bayshore Master Plan.
City Council Policy A-10 requires City Council authorization for compensation in excess of $100,000. The consultant services associated with the environmental review of large development projects, including the two Google master plans, is estimated to be $200,000 for Fiscal Year 2021-22. This would bring the total JHS Consulting, LLC, agreement to a not-to-exceed amount of $200,0 00, and s taff requests Council authorization for this amount.
Additional Expenditures for Consultant Services for JHS Consulting, LLC February 22, 2022
FISCAL IMPACT
The funding for the total amount of $200,000 will be fully paid for by the developer. No additional City funding is being requested at this time.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Do not authorize the expenditures requested.
2. Provide other direction to staff.
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Grace Montgomery
Analyst
Stephanie Williams
Planning Manager/Zoning
Administrator
Approved by:
Aarti Shrivastava
Assistant City Manager/
Community Development Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager/
Chief Operating Officer
GM-SW/1/CAM
851-02-22-22CR
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