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KAISER EIR CSA AMENDMENT NO. 2 3 October 5, 2009 proposes the incorporation of a mixed-use component consisting of up to 250 one- and two- bedroom apartments or a hotel. The proposal comes within the overall square footages that were announced as part of the Notice of Preparation published in August of 2008. Therefore, there will not be an additional Notice of Preparation as part of this revised project description. The main differences in the project description are: 1) the increase in square footage and size of the hospital from 434,000 square feet to 436,000 square feet and from 262 beds to 264 beds; 2) a decrease in square footage of the hospital support building from 400,000 square feet to 275,000 square feet; 3) a decrease in square footage of the central utility plant from 35,000 square feet to 31,000 square feet; 4) an increase in the footprint of the site devoted to medical uses and parking for same; 5) omission of a mid-block entrance to the site off Merced Street (the Foundry Property owned by ICI Development Company is not a part of the application); and 6) a difference in site acreage of 2 acres, from 65 acres to 63 acres (the size of the Foundry Property). At this time, it is appropriate for the contract to be amended to include the amended project information. Since the Contractual Services Agreement and project scope was prepared in July of 2007 and amended in October of 2008, the project has required additional studies and a new budget has been prepared for those studies. The studies relate to project management due to schedule delay and extension, administrative draft EIR expenses, transportation analysis and visual simulations. Much of the work of the previous Administrative Draft EIR will be used for the next Administrative Draft EIR. Costs associated with costs overruns and the revised project description will total $374,315 for a total amended budget of $1,111,322. Kaiser has agreed to pay in full for the additional costs associated with environmental review. The consultant team remains unchanged and includes PBS&J, (lead environmental consultant), Dowling Associates (traffic modeling analysis), and Square One Productions (Photo Simulations). Current City Council Policy Not applicable. Previous City Council Action(s) The City Council has approved a Contractual Services Agreement (CSA) for Kaiser in September of 2006, for ICI in July of 2007, and for Kaiser and ICI in October of 2008. This CSA modifies the scope of the October 2008 document. City Council Committee Review and Action Not applicable. Applicable General Plan Policy Not applicable.