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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1996-65CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO.o 98-65 A RESOLUTION 'OF THE COUNCIL OF :THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, APPROVING:" OF CONTRACT.' AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE.AIRPORT. .'- MASTER PLAN TO INCLUDE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR.'.'THE:~..' ALASKAN REGIONAL AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING TRAINING CENTER :' (ARFF) AT KENAI, AK., IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO ARIES CONSULTANTS~" LTD. .. WHEREAS, this resolution and award of this Amendment is contingent upon FAA approval; and WHEREAS, the recommendation from the Airport Manager and Public Works, is to. approve the Amendment to Arias Consultants, Ltd. for a not-to-exceed total cost of $$0,000; and WHEREAS, sufficient monies are appropriated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ... ALASKA, that. the. City approve of Amendment.No. 1 to the Scope of Work for the. Airport Master Plan to include 'an Environmental Assessment for the Alaskan Regional AirCraft Rescue and Firefighting Training Center (ARFF) at Kenai, AK'.,' in .,' the not-to-excead amount of $50,000.00 to Aries Consultants, ltd. , PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4= day of" September, 1996. Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Written by Pub!lc Works:. Approved by Finance: ~ 'ARIES.CONSULTANTS LTD. "1 a3B0'Mentemy i:ioad,: Suite 270 !Ylo~la~i .Hill, California e5037. -" "MEMORANDUM. Randy. Brnst, Ah~c.a Manager. C~t7 of: ~.' l~r~ddi 'C°mPerc~io August 27, 1~6 Pl~onei (408) ~'B776'' Fax; (,~08) 77~,gOB~, .., ' 7671 Contract Amendment No, 1 and Amended Scope of Work for the ~vttoame~tal, Assessment fo: the ,4daslram Re~ozud Attc~ Res,~e a~d- FffefightJ~$ T~i~i,~g Center (~ Ttai~n~ Cemer at Kenat sncl°sed is the.proposed CO~tact. A,,,~a,,,eat No. 1 ,,,a.Ame.. n~ SC°pe.of Work.f~:,.' ". '".'":::'.. the: abOVe-referenced ~nvif0nmentaI ASSessment,. Please call'us if either, you or lack ~ve' .. '....'...." ~y' C]umges, ~d we will express t,b,e F3zi~ d~ to YOu.., : ,,.. ..... ,.. :,:.. ~x xespo~e to your'request for a timeline on the :EavJzo~meataJ Assessment for tile", ,~:' ' taxiway extension for inclusion in your I~AA PreappUcation, we are ptepar~ a schedUle' to process the two Environmental Assessments concurrently, completing.both by FebrualT 14, 1997, .. pleas· 'call me if you have any questions, 05:08PM ARIES COMSULTAMTS CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 PLANNING SERVICF, S AGREEMENT BETV~iEN CITY OF KENAI AND ARIES CONSULTANTS LTD. RE: _Planning Services Agreement between C. itv of'Kenai *~,,-~'-- ,---,, --'-- --, ' ' .' . -., , ,-~,~aG m.~ ~11~$ t;O ~ L~. for the preparation of a New Master PI-,, =--, ....... , _ .. n .[ .rau~ O~,,~Lt, IL/~OLI5 t'lnn'rllTl , j:~ ,~e " ........ _g _g nand Management Sut, pon Services Aenal -.viumczpal Airport, Kenai, Alaska, dated ]une 6, 1995. ,., .The undersigned, CI~Y OF KENAI (City) and ARIES CONSULTANTS LTD~- .l~oll,~lta~0 agree to amend the above-referenced agreement, effective the day of -- , .... ,1996, £o inclu~ the following: - ~ I~.LEMENT !0 - ~NVIRONM~%NTAL ASSJ~._qSlVm. N~_ FOR Ti~. . . - --- -'- -- to the .Amended. Scope of Work, dated May 17, 1995, as Attachmmt It m the Planmng Servzces Agreement, Paragraph IH. TIME OF PEKFORMANCE, is amended to add a second paragraph to read as follows: o.O.nS~r--c shall comme.nce work on Blemen~ 10 within ten (10) days ." llowmg approval of this Amendment and City authorization m proceed Consultant shall complete the Environmental Assessment as expeditiously as, possible,, but .n.o later than February 1~, 1997, unless an extension of time granted m whig by the City. Paragraph IV. fOMPENSATION, is am'ended to add a second paral~ph to read as follow~. In addition, the City agrees to pay Comultant a total not-to-exceed the sum of F/fly Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the ,p~.paratio. n. of Element 10 - ... Environmental Assessment for the Alaskan Re~onal .Mrcraft Rescue and' Firefighting Training Center at Kenai. Th/s amount inclua-o pocket expenses, i~clvdins, but not limited to, document ;;;~r~ti"'~ Contract Amendment No. 1 Page 1 of 7 ATTEST: ARIF~ CONSULTAI~$ LTD. R. JO~lN SANDI~RS ApProved.by Ci~ Attorney. Approved by ~-..e~ · I III ' ' ' lift 'f!l: '. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Wdtten by Public works Conuact Amen~ent No. 1'., . Page 05:09PM ARIES CONSULTAMTS Attachment H SCOPE OF WORK " Element 10 - Environmental Alqessment o . Alaskan Regional Aircraft p, .escue and Firefi~hting Training Center at Kenm .... The Consultant will prepare an Bnvironmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Alaskan.: ". Regional Aircraft Rescue and Firefighflng Training Ccnter at. Ke. nai. Based on . . . conversations with the City and the FAA, a Pinding of No Significant Impact (FONSI!:i$ anticipated. ' ' The format of the Environmental Assessment will be as follows: a) proiect_ami_Scopine Document T~,,. C,~n~u will be responsible, ih coordination with th~ Ci~, for the p~Bm~ua~y ........ lumt _ . . . . . ~oremendoned ~oups of ~e prelect s propos~ ~veiop~t s~n~e..~y ~~ meres ~ solicit co~men~ from ag~cies or ~ pubBc wffi be ~lu~d m ~ prolmt scoping document. ~,~, ,,,nl,.~.t Scoring- Document will be prepared in ~ and final versions. The draft'.' · Purpose and Need for the Project Akernatives ~o ~he project including the No-Action Al~nalive · The following would be discussed: A summary of likely impact(s) based on perlinen~ existing dam Additional information needs including specific queslions to be answ~ and data to be collected Likely information sources " Methods to be used to obtain needed data Schedule Bibliolp'aphy of known infonnalion Con~ract Amendment.No. 1 Page 3:of '/ " .:.'..'"> !::. ~volv~ ~encics, orations ~d ~ public. ~ ~s~ of ~ cOor~on'iS.~ ·' idend~ a~c~y co,ms, to ob~ ~o~on ~ ~! .~.~s~nt of:~.~j~t.'.', . '. imp~tS, ~d tO id~ ~y c~c~ env~o~~ issUeS,. ~d"~~.'~.~t'~~- .:.:- -. i studies The Sc~ ' Dec. eat ~B ~ c~r~d.~':-~e"foBo~"' ::.' :" .".' ". ::' '--' "sp~ 2 · P~ · · "· .. . ~a ~p~~t of Fish · U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) Bnvironmental Pro~,ction Agency U.S. Army Corps of Bn~neers (COB) National Park Service (NP$) Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) State of Alaska Division of Governmental Coordinati~ (DGC) National Marine Fisheries Set?es (NMFS). Any oth~ atlency with jurisdiction (or permit, authority over' activities ass0ciat~!.. · with construction) over possible airport proj~ts Both ~h~ draft and finm versions of the Scoping D°°Umenti' Will be ~r~vard~d .to"me Ci~' and FAA for review. FAA will review the Scoping DocUmimt to d~termi~le .wheth~ FAA a~rees that the issues have been identified and that appropri~,t~ ~/ten~tive' s°lutions.haVe been identified. ' ........... b) l~tr.e~['ation of the I~a~t ~,~wironmental Assessment .A~r the Scopin~ Document has been reviewed and apprOved by .th, FAA.,.' a'i~~.. · will be prep. ar.ed in ~cordance with FAA Order ~050".4A ~d' l~l/Pa"Re~o~i: The'..' Draft EA w,ll ,denti/y and. evaluate the potential".u~Pa~ 'of ail reaso~.'b!e'.a!~~.~' '.'.. (identified during the scopm~ .process) on the eh?ir_ ,o~..e~...i:,~dinv. os!~ga. measures for mitigating th~ impacts. The Draft EA.~ ~.usexi a~a.:oastsXor.. - determining if any potential ~mpac~s of ~e project, a~ -st~niftca~L. .'.: :., :, . Inputs will be documenmd in an appendix to the final ve~ion of the'document, Documentation will include minut~ of m~tings and' corre,spond .e!noe r~oeived', ~'' Ail .of the ;... various comments recetved will be addressed m ~..~...vef.~ton~,o~ ths.SC~!m.,g.,..~.' .. ~...._. . .'.;'::'.. sss Conlract ~,~endment No. 1 Pale'4 of 7 05:10PM ARIES CONSULTANTS The Draft EA will identify any permits, licenses, clearances or other entitlemenLs' required ' -.' for the proposed action and will document compliance with environmental laws,- regula.tion$ and executive orders. Any alternatives considered but. dismissed during" ...... preliminary planning stages of the proposed project will be discussed briefly in the Draft' Additional coordination with thc various agencies, organizations and the public Will"f011ow '. the plan laid out in the Seeping Document, Agencies other than those listed for the.... .... ..:".' '. ,[. Scopinl~ Document may also be contacted for input to the Draft BA docunient, .The ' -: .: ~.~ purpose of this coordinalion is to obudn information ~eeded to assess project imPacU,.." Any special studies to evaluate critical environmental issues md concerns will be" conducted at this time. The Environmental Assessment will contain thc following sections: 2. 3. 4. Cover sheet Table of Contents Purpose and .Need for the Project Alternatives, includins reasonable alternatives, rile no-action alternative, and the City's preferred alternative, avoidance alternatives as applicable for Section 404 Permittin$ and Section 4(:0 - Discussion Affected F. nvironment (includinl~ location map and vicinity map) F..nviron,~ental Consequence Specific hnpact Categories The level .of detail required .for each specifl? impact catesory will be with the sts~ificance of the Issue to be smdxed. At a mi~im,~,,,; the info, ti0 required by FAA Order $050.4A and/or NF. PA for each specific impact categOrY. will be included in the Draft EA. Thc title of the source, author, and date will be.' cited in the text for reference material and name, title and date of personal communication will be cited in the text for personal communications, In conjunction with preparation of the Draft BA, thc Consultant will coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, and local allencies and include their lelIers in the appendix of the environmental document. The specific impact catel~ories to be discussed may include the followinlt: Noise Compatible Land Use Social Impacts Induced Socioeconomic Impacts Contract Amendment No. 1 Page $ of 7 '96 05:I1PM ARIES CONSULTANTS Air Quality Water Quality Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(0 Historical, Architectural, Archaeological and Culu=al Resources Biotic Communities (including Flora and Fauna) Bndanilered and ThreaIened Species of Flora and Wetlands Floodplains Coastal Zone Menagement Progrem Coastal Barriers Wild and $ccaic Rivers EnerD' Supply and Natural Resources Light Emissions Solid Was~ Impact Construction Impacts Hazardous Wastes The extent to which project specific analyses o£ these elemenr~ will be prepared will be de~ermined during Ge scoping process. Existing data for the area may prove sufficiently comprehensive as ~o elimi, A~e dxe need for ~ study of certain categories. ., NOTE: Field surveys ~ limited ~o Ge 7 acres required for the Train~ center.as... identified in the City of Kenai's June 1996 Business plan, ~..~ ,...::.~., Environmental Consequences - Other Considerations The other considerations will discuss unavoidable adverse impacts (i.e., temporary' · conslxuction impacl~), cumulalive impacts, extraordinary circums~es, cOnSis~uoY.'... with regional and local plans, and public involvement. · Preparers 6 This will identify the preparers' qualLficarions. Appendices Includes listing of agcncies/~oups consulted and any responses, summ~ citizen involvement, copy of notice of opporvmiW for public hearing published in' . · newspaper, etc. " Conlract Amendment No. 1. RUG ~? '96 O$:IlPM RRIES COMb%L,TRMTS "': ~ ' ..... ?**" The Draft BA will include the results of all the analyses and any ~.fiZldi~S'ob~ed 'during the preliminary field inv~tisations. After the City revi.e, ws the.. ~ ]~a,.'~' City-~. then submit the Draft ]SA to the FAA for review and approval p.riorto pub '!ici'...di.'.stribudon,'.. The FAA is responsible for review of the Draft BA m...dete ~r~_~i~.~ its ad; uac ,-fora Ublic After FAA approval o,f the Draft liA, the Consultant.Wi!! ~az~"a~ud..'sub~{t,?i...~.)!~e$·'.Of...; the Draft lEA to th~ Ctty, acorporagins any necessary'tevi, sions:".~CiW-'·.WJii,;/b~".i''' i responsible for distribution of the Draft lEA to agencies?.:or~~~'~·~/':Public: During this phase, the Consultant and City represenatives i cO0'rdiilate. Wi~:!the..,-· agencies who participated in rim scoping process to disCUss .the. results .of the:.lSA.. answer project-specific questions prior to the agencies submitttnS:th~ The time, location and agenda of the public hearing (if required)will be determined the City in coordination with the Consultant. A formal ¢ ,o~ent period will.be'provi.ded afmr thc public hearing. The Consultant wUl add the names of all those para'cipatins m the public hearint to ~he project mailin~ list. c) Erep_ arc,ion of ,~- Fi~_~. Environmental AssesSment ^~r ~ formal comment period, the Consultant will. prepare the Pre~.Fin~ 2A to address agency and public comments and issues discussed ag the. a~encY/m~~,:and the inc.o.~orating ,appropriate revisions, Af~ the City reviewS:the additional revism, ns are made by the Consultant, the City'Will rhea. The Environmental Assessment will be considered completed When'the FAA'either' Sigr~s FONSI or makes a det~rmi_n_ati0n that an ElS is required, If it 'is de~, that additional services such as an EIS or any other special. studies-or ~atyses au~t.~:were not' covered under ~his scope of work are necessa~, then the' City Will initiate a ~tract. amendment Conu'act Amendment No. 1 Page ? of ?