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Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Contract with Aspen Environmental Group (Aspen) for Preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Aera Energy, LLC (Aera) East Cat Canyon Oil Field Redevelopment Plan Project, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
a) Approve, and authorize the Chair to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement BC17152 with Aspen, in the amount of $228,723.00 for a total contract not-to-exceed cost of $551,229.00 for additional analyses for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and for preparation of the Final EIR for Aera Energy LLC’s East Cat Canyon Oil Field Redevelopment 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.