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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Storrer Environmental Services, LLC for Integrated Environmental Quality Assurance Program (EQAP) Monitoring for Energy, Minerals and Compliance Division Projects, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Storrer Environmental Services, LLC for a period of five years, commencing July 1, 2021 and terminating on June 30, 2026, to provide the Integrated EQAP monitoring services to the Energy, Minerals and Compliance Division with a base amount of $2,636,905.80, plus a 10% contingency fund of $263,690.58, for a total not to exceed amount of $2,900,596.38;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to approve up to a 10% contingency cost not to exceed $263,690.58 to cover unforeseen increased monitoring needs for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,900,596.38 including the contingency;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement; and
d) Determine that the recommend action is not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.