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Consider recommendations regarding Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project Reach 2A, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Review the emergency action of the Public Works Director acting as the Director of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District to contract with Bengal Engineering pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050 and Resolution 15-312;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Bengal Engineering (a local vendor) to provide emergency engineering design services for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project, Reach 2A, for the period of March 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $176,295.00;
c) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve amendments to the professional services agreement with Bengal Engineering in an amount not to exceed $17,629.50; and
d) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, there are no substantial changes in circumstances and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or feasibility of mitigation measures and, therefore, this action is within the scope of the project covered by the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project as well as the Findings, and Statement of Overriding Considerations approved and adopted by the Board on May 10, 2011, and therefore, no subsequent environmental document is required.