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Consider recommendations regarding approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Contract with Aspen Environmental Group for preparation of the Environmental Impact Report for the ERG Operating Company West Cat Canyon Revitalization Plan, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement BC15157 with Aspen Environmental Group (Aspen), in the amount of $50,702.00 for a total contract not-to-exceed cost of $292,416.00 for additional analyses for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for ERG’s West Cat Canyon Revitalization Plan project;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement; and
c) Determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), which exempts organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.