In February 2001, Council awarded a contract in the amount of $274,756 to RBF Consulting for the preparation of a Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Moffett Park. The project was originally slated for completion by October 2001.

From March to June 2001, staff and RBF Consulting held a series of outreach meetings with stakeholders from Moffett Park in order to generate preliminary development alternatives. These alternatives were reviewed at a Joint City Council/Planning Commission Study Session on June 12, 2001. Council provided input regarding the alternatives noted, and the consensus was to support the preferred alternative of the majority of the Moffett Park stakeholders.

On August 7, 2001, at a second Joint Study Session, staff presented preliminary impact information related to the identified development alternatives and the preferred alternative. In response to this information, Council requested that staff develop additional less intensive alternatives for consideration in the Specific Plan, conduct additional public outreach, and provide additional information related to each alternative’s impact.

 On November 27, 2001, at a third Joint Study Session, staff presented additional alternatives for consideration, noted preliminary housing and traffic impacts of each alternative, described how staff had facilitated additional outreach with the Moffett Park stakeholders, and noted that it would continue to work on the project well into 2002.

The requested contract amendment and additional expenditures in the amount of $81,955 are necessary for the additional tasks requested by Council and completion of the Moffett Park Specific Plan.

Among the required additional tasks are the preparation of less intensive development alternatives, additional environmental impact analysis, additional traffic analysis, and associated revisions required to the project’s scope of work.