2001/11/13 City Council Resolution (12)RESOLUTION NO. 2001-241
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT LIST AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS PERTAINING
TO THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park authorized
Planning Staff to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) for consultants to prepare
environmental documentation for future projects;
WHEREAS, Staff subsequently issued the RFQ and received proposals from prospective
consultants desiring to provide this service;
WHEREAS, Planning Staff has reviewed the proposals received, interviewed
prospective consultants, and prepared a list of those consultants best qualified to prepare the
required environmental documentation;
WHEREAS, Planning Staff will prepare and process the necessary master contracts that
will allow the environmental consultants on the list to be used as the need for the preparation of
environmental documentation arises;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park has reviewed and considered
the information contained in the Staff Report and all relevant materials regarding the proposed
environmental consultant list.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the four consulting firms are
acceptable; however, the list should be expanded and a second RFQ should be distributed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby approve
the environmental consultant list attached as Exhibit "A" and authorizes the City Manager to
contract with the consultants in the order presented on that list.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby:
1. Direct the Planning and Community Development Director to issue a second RFQ in
order to expand the list of consultants.
2. Find that the final list of consulting firms should be valid for one year.
3. Determine that consultants selected from the list for a specific project should be mutually
acceptable to both the City and the applicant.
4. Determine that the applicant should be allowed to provide input at every step of the way
throughout the preparation of the environmental document.
5. Allow the Planning and Community Development Director the authority to remove a
consultant from the approved list if said consultant's work does not meet the City's
expectations, with the affected consultant to be notified of the reasons for such removal.
Resolution No. 2001 -241
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DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 1311 day of November, 2001, by the
City of Rohnert Park City Council by the following vote:
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
CITY
ayor
ELORES: AYE REILLY: AYE SPIRO: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)
Exhibit "A"
Environmental Consultant List
Jones & Stokes
268 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610 -4724
Attention: Patty Cook, Principal
Phone: (510) 433 -893
2. ESA
225 Bush Street, Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attention: Marty Abell, Vice President
Phone: (415) 896 -5900
3. Harding ESE, Inc.
90 Digital Drive
Novato, CA 94949
Attention: Stephen Dee, Senior Project Environmental Specialist
Phone: (415) 884 -3334
4. EIP Associates
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Ted Adams, Senior Associate
Phone: (415) 362 -1500