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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Arup North America LTD for the Energy Assurance Assessment Services Program, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Arup North America LTD for consulting services related to the Energy Assurance Assessment Services program increasing the total maximum contract amount by $330,000.00 for a new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,105,000.00 and extending the contract by one year to April 2, 2025;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to extend the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, for up to 1 year, no later than April 2, 2026; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.