REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL July 14, 2016 FROM: Jennifer Clark, AICP, Director Development and Resource Management Department SUBJECT ..Title Approve a professional consultant agreement in the amount of $79,802 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., a Sacramento-based California corporation, to conduct an Initial Study per CEQA 15063. ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) facility is currently planned and zoned Public Facility. This Initial Study per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) statute will assess the potential impacts to additional industrial uses surrounding the WWTP. BACKGROUND The WWTP is currently planned and zoned for a Public Facility use. Any additional industrial uses require a change to the land use and zoning designations. The purpose of this study is to determine the potential impacts, if any, of changing the land use and zoning designations. Completion of the study will inform future land use decisions. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS This is an Initial Study pursuant to CEQA 15063. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not implemented because staff believes the number of local firms is less than three. FISCAL IMPACT The funds are currently appropriated in the 2017 Budget. Attachments: Contract with Ascent Environmental, Inc.