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Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with RMC Water and Environment to develop the Long Term Supplemental Water Supply Alternatives Report, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with RMC Water and Environment (not a local vender) to prepare the Long Term Supplemental Water Supply Alternatives Report from the period of August 26, 2014 through December 31, 2015 in the amount not to exceed $499,625.00;
b) Approve a 10% contingency with RMC Water and Environmental in the amount $49,962.50 for any work needed to complete the study; and
c) Find that the proposed update to the Long Term Supplemental Water Supply Alternatives Report is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, Section 15262; Feasibility and Planning Studies and Section 15306 (Class 6) Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities, and direct the Clerk of the Board to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption.