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Consider recommendations regarding Professional Services Agreements with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for regulatory compliance consulting services at County owned and operated solid waste facilities, First and Third Districts, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) for groundwater and landfill gas compliance consulting services, for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in the not-to-exceed amount $195,270.00;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) for stormwater compliance services and to the operation, optimization, and discharge compliance of the Tajiguas Landfill Active Treatment System (ATS) for a term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in the not-to-exceed amount of $281,100.00; and
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.