HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Environmental Services for Banning Ranch DevelopmentCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 1
July 14, 2009
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
949 - 644 -3222, swood @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement with BonTerra Consulting for
Environmental Services Related to Newport Banning Ranch
Development
APPLICANT: Newport Banning Ranch, LLC
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Council Policy F -14 (Authority to Contract for Services), the City
Manager is required to provide notice of a permit application and a brief description of
the proposed project to the City Council when a contract for professional services is
paid for by funds in an applicant deposit account and the total cost for services exceeds
$100,000.
Newport Banning Ranch, LLC has filed an application for a Planned Community
Development Plan, Master Site Plan, Zoning Code Amendment, and Vesting Tentative
Tract Map to allow development of the Banning Ranch property as allowed in the
General Plan. The application may also require the approval of amendments to the
General Plan Circulation Element and the Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The
proposed development would include up to 1,375 residential units, 75,000 square feet
of commercial use, 75 overnight accommodations, 45 acres of parks and 243 acres of
open space.
The project requires the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR). The City
has entered into a professional services agreement with BonTerra Consulting for project
initiation and document review, preparation of a Notice of Preparation, attendance at
scoping meetings, preliminary traffic analysis and biological surveys. The project has
PSA with BonTerra Consulting for Newport Banning Ranch
July 14, 2009
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advanced to the point where the scope of services and budget for preparation of the
Draft EIR have. been determined, and the City has approved an amendment to the
agreement for the next phase of environmental work. The scope of work for the
amendment includes technical report preparation and review for traffic, air quality,
climate change, noise, air toxics health risk assessment and cultural resources, and
preparation of screencheck and Draft EIRs. It includes the work of BonTerra as well as
subconsultants for traffic analysis, health risk assessment and visual simulations. The
agreement and the amendment are available for review in the Planning Department.
The original agreement is for an amount not to exceed $299,494, and the amendment is
for an amount not to exceed- $1,097,206.20, for a total of $1,396,700:20. This does not
include an amount for responses to comments on the Draft EIR, as the level of effort is
not known yet.
Environmental Review:
Retention of consultants is not a projected as defined by CEQA.
Funding Availability:
The entire cost of these consulting services will be reimbursed to the City by the
applicant, Newport Banning Ranch, LLC.
Submitted by:
Sharon Wood
Assistant City Manager