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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc., Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc. to provide engineering services for the period of October 18, 2023 through June 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $521,431.00; and
b) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project and Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration Project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the engineering services in support thereof is within the scope of the project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project EIR (01-EIR-05, SCH No. 98041003) certified by the Board of Supervisors on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to 01-EIR-05 dated November 8, 2006 and accepted by the Board of Supervisors on December 5, 2006 and the Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration and Baron Ranch Restoration Project Subsequent EIR (08-EIR-00000-00007, SCH No. 2008021052) certified May 5, 2009. In addition, determine that the engineering design and oversight service are not a project under CEQA pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) other government fiscal activities and 15378(b)(5) organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.