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COUNCIL MEETING June 8, 1999 Santa Monica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT RecommendatIon to Award a Contract for $93,862 00 WIth a contingency of
$18,736 to EIP Consultants, Inc for Preparation of an Environmental Impact
Report on the Santa MOnica College Parking Structure B Replacement
Introduction
This staff report recommends that EIP Associates, Inc be awarded a contract In the
amount not to exceed $93,862, With a separate 20% contingency of $18,736 to prepare
an Envlronmentall mpact Report for the proposed Santa Monica College Parking Structure
B Replacement project.
Background
The project IS an amendment to an eXisting Development Agreement The proposed
development of this parking structure replaces the 385 space Parking Structure B, which
was demolished due to damage from the 1994 Northndge earthquake The new Santa
MOnica MUnicipal Pool Will be constructed at the former site of Parking Structure B (on the
16'h Street edge of the college campus) The replacement for Parking Structure B IS
proposed for the current pool site The structure Will proVide a new entry to the eXisting
parking Structure C, resulting In the reconflguratlon of parking related traffiC Circulation on
the College campus The proposed four level faCility IS approximately 60,320 square feet
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DISCUSSion
The PlannIng and CommunIty Development Department has determined that an EIR IS
required to evaluate the proposed project The project IS governed by a Development
Agreement between the City and Santa MOnica College This EI R will be brought to the
City Council for final certificatIon and approval In conjunctIon WIth a second amendment
to the Development Agreement The EIR will evaluate a number of environmental Issues
regardmgthe proposed project Including earth, alrquahty, nOise, light/glare/shadows, land
use, traffic/circulation, construction effects, aesthetics, neighborhood effects, and
mandatory findings of significance
Once an E1R IS prepared, there will be a 45-day publiC comment period during which
Interested persons can review and comment on the environmental analYSIS Followmg the
comment period publiC, and appropriate publiC notIce, hearings will be held by the Plannmg
Commission and the City CounCil
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was Issued to SIX different firms EIP Associates was the
only firm to respond Staff determined that their proposal IS priced competitively With other
similar studies currently underway The traffic sub-consultant, Kaku Associates, IS the sub-
consultant who analyzed traffIC Impacts for both the Santa MonIca College Masterplan
and the MUnicipal Pool Replacement Project These are both projects on the college
campus, With traffiC analYSIS relevant to the proposed project
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Budget/Financial Impact
Santa Monica College will reimburse the City forthe cost of the EIR on a progress payment
schedule The payments Will be deposited mto account number 80-000-000-00000-9750-
04362 Monthly payments to the consultant Will be paid from the same account
Recommendation
Jt IS recommended that the CIty CouncIl authorize the City Manager to enter mto a contract
with EI P Associates, at a cost not to exceed $93,862 00, with a 20% contingency of
$18,736, for preparation of an EIR for the proposed Santa MOnica College Parking
Structure B Replacement project
Prepared by Suzanne Frick, Director
Jay M Trevino, AICP, Planning Manager
Amanda Schachter, Senior Planner
Sarah Lejeune, Associate Planner
Planning and Community Development Department
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