RESOLUTION NO. 25-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF San clemente, CALIFORNIA, awarding A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT to ENGEO, INC. FOR THE COMPLETION OF GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY’S LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $129,000, ACCEPTING RELATED GRANT FUNDING, MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, AND FINDING THE PROJECT STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ..body
WHEREAS, the City’s more recent General Plan (2014, amended 2016) and Coastal Land Use Plan (2018) contain policies to evaluate and address hazards in the allowance and design of development projects on coastal bluff and canyon properties, including potential geotechnical hazards; and WHEREAS, the City applied for, and was awarded, a grant from the California Coastal Commission (LCP-24-01) to hire a consultant to conduct geotechnical analysis and policy development; and WHEREAS, development projects are evaluated according to various policies in the City’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) Land Use Plan (LUP) when projects require a public hearing approval, including geotechnical policies that require a geotechnical report to determine setbacks based on topography, erosion rates, sea level rise, landslide susceptibility, and other factors; and WHEREAS, currently, projects require Coastal Commission approval of a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) with an evaluation of the Coastal Act, City LUP policies, and geotechnical reports to evaluate geotechnical issues associated with development of properties with a coastal bluff and canyon; and WHEREAS, at times, interpretation of current policies (especially policies HAZ-8 and HAZ-9 of the LUP) and geotechnical study assumptions has varied between the Coastal Commission staff, City staff and applicants resulting in disagreements about whether proposed projects are compliant with these policies; and WHEREAS, to set effective policy and standards, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional services on October 10, 2024, pursuant to City policy 901-1, receiving two qualified proposals and conducted interviews of the two firms submitting timely proposals; and WHEREAS, EnGeo, Inc. submitted the most responsive proposal based on cost, schedule, experience, and project understanding, is an experienced and qualified contractor with the qualifications to conduct the geotechnical analysis and policy development, and its price is fair and reasonable.
WHEREAS, the consultant’s data, analysis, and recommendations will inform geotechnical policies for the pending Local Coastal Program and identify opportunities for the City to improve the development review process; and NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, does hereby find, determine, and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing recitations are true, correct, and incorporated fully herein.
SECTION 2. That the City Council desires to develop geotechnical analysis to clarify coastal development policies.
SECTION 3. That, based on substantial evidence in the record as a whole, the project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and 15378 (No Potential for Impact) of the state CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 4. That a professional consulting services agreement is hereby awarded to EnGeo, Inc. for geotechnical analysis and policy development.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager, or designee, is authorized and directed to execute an agreement with EnGeo, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $129,000 in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on February 18, 2025.
SECTION 6. That grant revenues in the amount of $129,000 are hereby accepted into account #001-000-33446 (Coastal Grant Revenue).
SECTION 7. That a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $129,000 is made to account number 001-433-43695 (Professional Studies).
SECTION 8. That City staff is authorized and directed to execute such other and further documents and take such actions as are necessary and proper to fulfill the purposes and intent of this resolution and proceed with the project.
SECTION 9. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2025.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 25-19 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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