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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Astound Business Solutions, LLC (Astound), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Astound (a Delaware corporation) for the County’s telephone services for a total maximum contract amount of $342,000.00, beginning July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029;
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer (CIO), or their designee, to order additional services in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount, or $34,200.00; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.