Ordinance 1968-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

and/or subconsultant(s) that the contract(s) with the applicant has been negotiated and executed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and City' s adopted procedures, the consultant ' s and subconsultant ' s work on the EIS shall commence. 5) The Responsible Official will meet with the consultant and any subconsultants to direct preparation of the draft EIS. The consultant shall meet with the applicant and/or discuss the EIS process with the applicant only when authorized by the Responsible Official. 6) When the preliminary draft EIS is provided to the Responsible Official, the consultant shall also provide a copy to the applicant and the applicant shall be provided an opportunity to comment thereupon. 7) All fees charged by the consultant and any subconsultant (s) shall be the responsibility of the applicant In no event, shall the City be responsible for any such fees charged by the consultant or subconsultant except when the City is the applicant. All consultant and subconsultant contracts shall include language which recognizes that payment of the consultant/subconsultant(s) fees shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant and not the responsibility of the City. 8) In the event the actions or inactions of the consultant/subconsultant (s) jeopardize the EIS process as defined herein, the Responsible Official is authorized to impose penalties in accordance with rules adopted by the Responsible Official . Such rules shall be incorporated into the consultant ' s/subconsultant' s contract and the contract shall be consistent with said rules. d. Consultant/Applicant Responsibilities. When a consultant prepares a draft, final, or supplemental EIS, the following responsibilities are hereby specified: 1) Consultant and subconsultant (s) selected by City. 14