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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services with Aspen Environmental Group to Complete an Environmental Impact Report for the Aera Energy, LLC East Cat Canyon Oil Field Redevelopment Plan project, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aspen Environmental Group to complete an Environmental Impact Report for the Aera Energy, LLC (Aera) East Cat Canyon Oil Field Redevelopment Plan for the period of September 20, 2016 through September 20, 2018 for a base amount of $280,440.00 and a total contract amount not to exceed $322,506.00;
b) Authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to approve up to a 15 percent contingency cost not to exceed $42,066.00 for services being performed under the Agreement for a total contract amount not to exceed $322,506.00; and
c) Determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), which addresses organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.