BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. A3716G, with HDR, Inc. to Complete the Modeling Study Workplan and Revise the Program Environmental Impact Report for the Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort Project, Project No. 92041014, for an amount not to exceed $459,563.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing HDR, Inc. Agreement (A3716G) to include the tasks and scope necessary to complete the Modeling Study Workplan and revise the Program Environmental Impact Report.
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SUMMARY:
At its June 22, 2015, meeting, the Board directed staff to address the request of Guadalupe Resources Conservation District (GCRCD) and other parties to the FAHCE Settlement Agreement to resolve its technical concerns regarding the modeling and alternatives analysis for the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR). To this end, a Technical Workgroup (TWG), comprising of experts from each party to the Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort (FAHCE) Settlement Agreement, was also convened to address the CEQA alternatives analysis, and proposed monitoring and adaptive management programs.
On November 10, 2015, the Board approved a one-year extension to the project schedule to implement the Modeling Study Plan that will evaluate the range of alternatives for the PEIR.
Funding HDR's services required to implement the Modeling Study Plan and prepare the PEIR would best be accomplished through amending the District's existing HDR standard consultant agreement for environmental review services. Under the existing standard consultant agreement, HDR is required to prepare an Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) in compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and CEQA. The proposed amendment would remove the tasks associated with preparing an EIS under NEPA and reallocate funds associated with thos...
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