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Consider recommendations regarding the Community Choice Energy Update and Feasibility Study Contract Extension, as follows:
a) Receive and file a briefing on Community Choice Energy progress updates;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment 2 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Willdan to: (1) allow for an extension of the term of the Agreement to September 30, 2017, to complete a Community Choice Energy feasibility study, (2) reallocate budget line item costs among tasks without increasing the total contract maximum, and (3) allow for a one-time milestone payment of $35,861.00 against the total contract maximum for completion of Tasks 1 and 2;
c) Authorize the Community Services Director or designee to amend the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, as amended by Amendment 2, by extending the term for a period not to exceed 6 months; and
d) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, as the actions involve only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the Board has not approved, adopted, or funded and does not have a legally binding effect on later activities, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.