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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contract with Z Consulting Group, Inc., as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Z Consulting, for services for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $175,000.00, beginning November 17, 2026, through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to exercise the option to extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2028, and increase the maximum contract amount by $125,000.00, for a maximum contract amount of $300,000.00, in the event of exercising the County’s option to extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2028; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (5), finding that the actions consist of continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies and general policy and procedure making and organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.