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5 THE CITY OF Mr' "' 21 =1 "'" CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTONJ September 3, 2019 Community Development TITLE: APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FIRSTCARBON SOLUTIONS NOT TO EXCEED $93,275 FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR THE STONERIDGE MALL HOUSING PROJECT (PUD-136) SUMMARY Staff is requesting approval of a Professional Services Agreement with FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) to provide environmental review services for the proposed Stoneridge Mall Housing project (PUD-136) generally located in the southeast portion of the mall property, 1008 Stoneridge Mall Road. The Stoneridge Mall project site is one of the original sites that were rezoned for high density housing in conjunction with the adoption of the 2012 Housing Element. Similar to other Housing Element sites that have been developed since 2012, the environmental review is proposed to be an addendum to the Housing Element and Climate Action Plan General Plan Amendment and Rezoning Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), which analyzed all of the Housing Element-related re-zonings. The Professional Services Agreement will be in an amount not to exceed $93,275 which includes a 10 percent contingency for general environmental work and a 20 percent contingency on the traffic study, to be funded entirely by the applicant, Simon Property Group. RECOMMENDATION Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with FirstCarbon Solutions for services related to the preparation of an addendum to the Supplemental EIR for the proposed Stoneridge Mall Housing project not to exceed $93,275. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The cost of the Agreement would be paid by the project applicant, Simon Property Group. Planning Division management and oversight of the environmental review will be conducted by staff and is part of the Community Development Department budget.