Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, County Project No. 828985, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) in an amount not to exceed $1,436,604.00 to provide construction management, construction quality assurance services, and engineering support for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA Project; b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to approve change orders with Geosyntec Consultants for a contingency amount up to $143,660.00, for a total not-to-exceed authorization of $1,580,264.00; c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director, or his designee, with consent of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, to establish a performance security acceptable to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the approximate amount of $1,051,139.70 necessary to obtain an Incidental Take Permit for the Crotch’s Bumblebee, a candidate species for listing on the California Endangered Species Act; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009799 increasing appropriations in the amount of $1,051,140.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund to establish the financial assurances mechanism for the Crotch’s Bumblebee Conceptual Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan as outlined by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act 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 Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA Project, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures. Therefore, the above actions including approval of the contract for construction management and construction quality assurance services, and authorization to establish a financial security and budget adjustment is within the scope of the project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (23EIR-00001, SCH No. 2023030563) certified by the Board of Supervisors on March 19, 2024.

Administrative Item Agenda Ready Introduced July 5, 2024

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