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Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara Courthouse Tower Elevator Renovation, Project No. 8722, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Construction Contract with Vernon Edwards Constructors, Inc. (a local vendor), for the Santa Barbara Courthouse Tower Elevator Renovation, Project 8722, for a base Contract amount of $685,000.00;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve change orders in an amount not to exceed $46,750.00, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0003642 transferring a total of $469,567.00 consisting of $329,167.00 from the Courthouse Annex-Public Defender Remodel project 8661 and the Public Defender New Roof project 8723 (Fund 0030 line item account 9788); $101,805.00 from deferred maintenance (Fund 0001 line item account 9851); and $38,195.00 from the Courthouse Annex-Public Defender Remodel project 8661 (Fund 0030, line item account 9826), and $400.00 from interest earnings into the subject project account Capital Outlay Fund 0030, Project 8722; and
d) Determine that the project was previously determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a) on June 18, 2013, upon project approval that a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and that the above actions are within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.