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Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
Consider recommendations regarding a Grant Agreement for Proposition 1, Counties with Stressed Basins Grant and Agreement with Dudek, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute a grant agreement and all subsequent agreements or amendments necessary to receive Proposition 1, Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant funding monies in the amount of $249,240.00 from the State Department of Water Resources;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the agreement with Dudek (a local vendor) for Groundwater Sustainability Agency formation and governance, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act grant tracking and application services for the period of April 5, 2016 through June 30, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $509,760.00;
c) Approve a 10% contingency with Dudek in the amount of $50,976.00 for any work needed to complete the work;
d) Direct staff to return to the Board for direction on the formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in Santa Barbara County; and
e) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), organization or administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.