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Consider recommendations regarding an Architectural Professional Services Agreement for the Renovation of the Tecolote House (Casa Omega), Calle Real Campus, County Project No. 2103, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Studio 2G Architects for Architectural consulting services for a contract amount of $256,876.00, and a contingency of $25,343.00, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $282,219.00 for the Behavioral Wellness Department Tecolote House (Casa Omega) Renovation Project, located on the Santa Barbara Calle Real Campus, County Project No. 21053, in the Second Supervisorial District;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, or designee, to approve Supplemental Service Orders pursuant to the Professional Service Agreement with Studio 2G Architects in an amount not to exceed $25,343.00; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15306, as the actions consist of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource, and Section 15378(b)(4), as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project, and Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are the organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and approve and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption on that basis.