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Consider recommendations regarding Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation, Project No. 20060 Construction Contract Amendment, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No.1 to Board Contract 22284 with Quincon Inc. for the Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation increasing the Base Contract Amount payable thereunder by $531,538.69, for an amended Base Contract Amount of $1,957,266.69;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders in the aggregate amount not to exceed $83,786.40, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142;
c) Approve offsetting funding adjustments to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) Health and Human Services projects from Homekey Match ($30,076.00) and Homeless Encampment Strategy ($269,924.00) to Hedges House of Hope ($300,000.00);
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009545 to establish appropriations of $300,000.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and
e) Find that this project continues to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301, subdivision (d) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, and includes (d) Restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety, unless it is determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard such as earthquake, landslide, or flood and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the Board on May 16, 2023 and filed.