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Consider recommendations regarding Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project Reach 2A, Second District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Filippin Engineering, Inc. (a local vendor) for construction management and inspection services for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project, Reach 2A, increasing the contract amount of $344,028.00 to a not-to-exceed amount of $481,324.00, an increase of $137,296.00, and extending the contract period from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019;
b) Authorize an increase in the contingency in the amount of $13,729.60 to a total contingency amount to $48,132.40 with Filippin Engineering, Inc. for additional work that may be needed to complete work for the project; and
c) 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. In addition, find that the actions are also exempt from California Environment Quality Act pursuant to Guidelines 15269 (emergency projects).