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MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 18, 2000
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
INTERIM CONTRACT FOR JOHN WAYNE NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM
QUARTERLY REPORT
SUMMARY: The City Council as part of the 1990-91 budget approved an ongoing
request to retain an acoustics consulting firm of J.J. Van Houten and Associates, Inc. to
review the JWA Noise Abatement Quarterly Reports. In September of 2000, J.J. Van
Houten and Associates, Inc. submitted a request for termination of the Consulting
Agreement. As such, an interim consultant is needed to perform the JWA Noise
Abatement Quarterly Reports analysis until a permanent consultant is obtained through a
competitive procurement process.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council allow Wieland Associates to perform the JWA Noise Abatement
Quarterly Report analysis in the interim basis until the City obtained a consultant through a
competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process; and authorize staff to prepare a letter of
agreement to secure the interim service.
FISCAL IMPACT
Wieland and Associates has agreed to provide needed analysis of the JWA Noise
Abatement Quarterly Report in the interim basis at the same rate as it has been
appropriated for the J.J. Van Houten and Associates, Inc. Therefore, there is no fiscal
impact.
DISCUSSION
The firm of J.J. Van Houten and Associates had been providing noise monitoring and
technical document review services to the City since 1987. As part of the 1990-91 budget,
the City Council approved an on-going request to retain J.J. Van Houten and Associates
for consultant services for airport noise monitoring and related tasks.
In September of 2000, Mr. Van Houten submitted to the City a request for termination of
Consulting Agreement due to his retirement. In the letter, Mr. Van Houten recommended
David Wieland of Wieland Associates, Inc. since Mr. Wieland worked for J.J. Van Houten
and Associates, Inc. for eighteen (18) years before starting his own firm in 1998. During
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employment with J.J. Van Houten and Associates, Inc., Mr. Wieland was responsible for
preparing the analysis involved for each of the JWA quarterly reviews. Therefore, Mr. Van
Houten highly recommends Mr. Wieland without qualification.
Since then, the City has received two quarterly reports from JWA. In the past, these
reports were sent to the consulting firm for their analysis prior to reporting to the City
Council on the JWA noise status. Since the City must go through a competitive
procurement process to retain new consultant, staff is proposing to retain Mr. Wieland in
the interim until a permanent consultant is obtained through the RFP process.
Justi~a Willkom '-
Associate Planner
E~izabeth A. Bins'ack '
Community Development Director
Attachment: J.J. Van Houten letter dated September 15, 2000.
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ASSOCIATES, IN
ohn J. Van Houten, P.E.
'onsulting Engineer in Acoustics
September 15, 2000
Ms. Elizabeth Binsack, Dir. Community Development
CITY OF TUSTIN
Community Development Department
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
Subject:
RECEIVED
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Request for Termination of Acoustical Consulting Agreement
Dear Ms. Binsack,
All good things must come to an end. Of the good things that have come to me,
the privilege of being a consultant to the City of Tustin is very high on the list. I
am in the process of retiring from the consulting field and therefore request the
termination of my agreement with the City.
I have &eveloped an extensive file of reports that have been prepared for the City.
These involve the review of quarterly reports for John Wayne Airport as well as a
sundry of project reports involving various sources of noise of concern to the
City. I will maintain these files for at least another two years and will be pleased
to provide copies of the reports, if needed.
As for the near term needs of the City, such as the review of the airport quarterly
reports, I recommend David Wieland, Wieland Associates, Inc. David worked for
J. J. Van Houten and Associates, Inc. for 18 years before starting his own
consulting firm in 1998. As you are aware, he was responsible for preparing the
analysis involved for each of the airport quarterly reviews conducted by my
company and has continued to assist me as a consultant in this regard. I highly
recommend him to the City without qualification. David may be reached at (949)
829-6722
Please contact the undersigned at (949) 476-0932 if you require additional
information regarding this termination request.
Very truly yours,
J J VAN HOUTEN AND ASSOCIATES, LNfi~:.. __
// ,,J/ohn J. Van Ho?e~, .PE.
3320 E. Chap.lan Av .~ Consulting En~d'eering in Acoustics #323
Orange. CA 92869 Mic:C:\Word~'liscXTustin. 1
949/476-0932
FAX 949/476-1023