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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the authorization of a Professional Services Contract with AMEC Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Goleta Beach County Park Managed Beach Retreat Project 2.0, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on Goleta Beach 2.0 Preliminary Design;
b) Approve the acceptance of United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Grant No. F12AF00307 for Goleta Beach Park Coastal Access and Recreational Enhancement (Goleta Beach 2.0), in the amount of $1,501,322.00;
c) Approve a Budget Revision Request establishing appropriations totaling $310,000.00 in the Community Services Department General Fund, for the purposes of funding continuing work on the Goleta Beach 2.0 project, as follows:
i) $20,000.00 for continuing preliminary design work;
ii) $90,000.00 for Department of Planning and Development review and processing of an Environmental Impact Report; and
iii) $200,000.00 for the cost of preparation of an Environmental Impact Report; and
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Contract with AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (a local vendor) to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Goleta Beach County Park Managed Beach Retreat Project 2.0, for the period of May 1, 2012 through September 1, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $194,094.00, which includes a base cost of $176,449 as proposed by the consultant and a 10% contingency cost of $17,645.00.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE