REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director Planning and Development Department BY: CASEY LAUDERDALE, Planner Planning and Development Department SUBJECT ..Title Approve the Second Amendment to the consultant services agreement between the City of Fresno and De Novo Planning Group, regarding land use, planning and environmental services for the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report, extending the contract performance period to December 31, 2022, with no additional funding required. ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the Second Amendment to the consultant services agreement between the City of Fresno and De Novo Planning Group, extending the contract performance period to December 31, 2022, with no additional funding required. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Planning and Development Department proposes to amend the existing consultant services agreement between the City of Fresno and De Novo, extending the contract performance period by one year with no additional funding required. This amendment will allow for completion of the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) by Winter 2022. BACKGROUND The City and De Novo entered into an Agreement, dated March 5, 2019, for professional environmental consulting services for the West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan EIR. The West Area Neighborhoods Specific Plan project area is generally located west of Highway 99, north of Clinton Avenue and east of Garfield Avenue. The Specific Plan will encourage consistent and compatible land development as this part of the city grows and will identify community recommendations and needs. In order to complete the work required to finish the EIR-including responding to public comment, revising the Draft EIR, and completing an infrastructure analysis report with a greater level of effort than originally scoped-staff requires extending the contract performance period. With the approval of this amendment, a final public draft of the EIR is expected for release in Spring 2022. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS Approval of this amendment is not a project for the purposes of CEQA Guidelines section 15378. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not implemented because this item is an amendment to an existing contract. FISCAL IMPACT No additional funding is required for this amendment. Attachment: Second Amendment