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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Construction Agreement for the Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN) La Cumbre Communication Tower, County Project No. 22039, as follows:
a) Ratify, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Board Contract No. 23240 with GrayDS Inc. for the construction of the PSRN La Cumbre Communication Tower Project (Project) increasing the Contingency Amount from $35,519.20.00 to $117,161.87, for an amended aggregate Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $542,026.73, and extending the Term for an amended Term of a total of 722 calendar days, expiring June 30, 2026; and
b) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which consists of the repair or minor alteration of existing facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing use; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b) which consists of minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient landscaping, which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the Board on July 13, 2021 and filed.