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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc., Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc. to provide engineering services for the period of April 6, 2022 through June 30, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $360,313.00;
b) With respect to Tasks 1.0-5.0 of the Agreement, determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project and Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration Project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the engineering services in support thereof is within the scope of the project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (01-EIR-05, SCH No. 98041003) certified by the Board on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to 01-EIR-05 dated November 8, 2006 and accepted by the Board on December 5, 2006 and the Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration and Baron Ranch Restoration Project Subsequent EIR (08-EIR-00000-00007, SCH No. 2008021052) certified May 5, 2009; and
c) With respect to Tasks 6.0-8.0 of the Agreement, determine that the activities are not a project under CEQA pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.