Report to Carson Reclamation Authority
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE NATELSON-DALE GROUP, INC. FOR A PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATED TO THE CAL REUSE GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000
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I. SUMMARY
At the April California Pollution Control Financing Authority ("CPCFA") Board meeting related to the status of the CRA's CALReUSE grant ("Grant"), Board Member Schaefer asked for, among other things, information about the financial capacity of the Developer of Cell 2, which is the portion of the 157 Acre site defined as the "Project" for the purposes of the Grant. CRA staff provided that information.
In September, the CPCFA Board approved an extension of the Grant term but requested the CRA file a Novation Application in February 2023 (essentially a new, clean application for the old grant), and also prepare a feasibility study by an outside economic consultant demonstrating that the proposed Cell 2 project would be financially feasible under the deal terms negotiated in 2022 in the current cost environment.
In response, CRA staff negotiated a scope for the study with the Natelson-Dale Group, Inc., ("TNDG") which is part of the team preparing the City's Economic Development Strategic Plan. TNDG's not-to-exceed amount for the study is $10,000.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE a Contractual Services Agreement with The Natelson-Dale Group, Inc. for the economic feasibility of the Cell 2 project, at a cost not to exceed $10,000.
2. AUTHORIZE the Chair to execute the Agreement and any other associated documents.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the Board deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The CRA inherited the obligations of a $5 million CALReUSE grant when it acquired the Former Cal Compact Landfill in 2015 from Carson Marketplace, LLC, including meeting certain performance milestones in the original grant agreement. These milestones have been amended...
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