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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services with MRS Environmental, Inc., for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Decommissioning of the Freeport McMoRan Gaviota Onshore Facilities and Pipelines within Santa Barbara County, Case No. 24DRP-00001, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with MRS Environmental Inc. (Agreement) to provide professional services to prepare an EIR for the Decommissioning of the Freeport McMoRan Gaviota Facilities and Pipelines within Santa Barbara County, Case No. 24DRP-00001;
b) Approve and authorize the Director or the Director’s designee subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this authority at any time to:
i) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency cost not to exceed $23,096.00 for services performed under the Agreement for a total contract amount not to exceed $254,056.00;
ii) Approve changes or additions to the services being performed, provided the contract does not exceed the approved amount plus the contingency; and
iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 33 of the Agreement and suspend performance per Exhibit A of the Agreement; and
c) Determine that the Agreement and the Board of Supervisor’s actions are not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and therefore, are exempt from CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).