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Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
Consider recommendations regarding Las Vegas and San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project, Second District, as follows:
a) Consider Addendum No. 3 to the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 11-NGD-00000-00008, for the Las Vegas-San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project, has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Guideline Section 15164;
b) Adopt the Findings for Addendum No. 3, Las Vegas-San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project which have been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act Guideline Section 15164;
c) After considering the Mitigated Negative Declaration that the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District adopted on October 4, 2011, and the Addendum to that Mitigated Negative Declaration that the Board of Directors received and considered on April 10, 2012 and August 19, 2014, as well as Addendum No. 3 being considered today, determine pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15162(a) that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required for this project because of the following: 1) No substantial changes are proposed in the project which require major revisions of the 2011 Mitigated Negative Declaration; 2) No substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which require major revisions of the 2011 Mitigated Negative Declaration; and 3) No new information of substantial importance concerning the project’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted in 2011, has been received;
d) Approve the amended project as described in Addendum No. 3 to Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 11-NGD-00000-00008, approved on October 4, 2011;
e) Approve the Floodwall and Conform Grading plans and specifications for the Las Vegas and San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project;
f) Award the construction contract for the combined Floodwall and Conform Grading portions of the Las Vegas and San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project, in the amount of $1,791,888.42 to the lowest responsible bidder Souza Construction Inc., (a local vendor), subject to the provisions of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by law;
g) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract upon return of the contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives;
h) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve changes or additions to the work being performed under the Construction Contract, in an amount not to exceed $102,094.42 for the Floodwall and Conform Grading portions of the Las Vegas and San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project;
i) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Filippin Engineering (a local vendor), to provide construction management and inspection services for the Floodwall and Conform Grading portions of the Las Vegas and San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project for the period of July 7, 2015 through June 30, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $99,616.00; and
j) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve changes or additions to the work being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Filippin Engineering in an amount not to exceed $9,961.60.