Project Need. The Environmental and Permitting Support (EPS) Section within E&CP provides environmental and permit assistance throughout various phases of CIP projects, including preliminary engineering, design, construction, and post- construction. EPS ensures that CIP projects (along with other assigned public projects) comply with all local, state, and federal requirements. Conducting early reviews of proposed CIP projects, EPS provides advisory guidance to avoid and minimize permitting requirements and identifies needed permits and further CEQA review requirements. Project designs are thoroughly examined by EPS to meet permit requirements from local, state, and federal agencies, with the goal of minimizing environmental impacts. The team prepares and submits application packages, oversees consultants, and collaborates with project teams to promote designs that are context-sensitive. EPS also engages in negotiating permit requirements, actively seeks programmatic permits for efficiency, and conducts reviews of technical studies. The CEQA & Permit Entitlements (CPE) Section of E&CP collaborates with the EPS Section on projects requiring a discretionary permit. This includes processing development permits (CDPs/SDPs) for CIP and public projects located in Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL), involving historical resources, and/or located in the Coastal Zone. CPE prepares environmental documents and directs the specialized work of outside environmental consultants. CPE is also responsible for meeting noticing requirements per local, state and federal laws. The selected consultant will be tasked with supporting both sections where City employees lack specialized expertise in a given discipline or supplemental support is required to achieve desired project outcomes.
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Sources: Consultant Services Agreement, Consultant Services Agreement