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AMENDMENT NO.1 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GLENN LUKOS ASSOCIATES FOR THE VERNAL POOLS 5, 6 AND 7 RESTORATION PROJECT AT FAIRVIEW PARK
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DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PRESENTED BY: KELLY DALTON, FAIRVIEW PARK ADMINISTRATOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: (714) 754-5135
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. increasing the total compensation by $148,731 for vernal pools restoration and biological monitoring services for the Vernal Pools 5, 6 and 7 Restoration Project at Fairview Park, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize a ten (10) percent contingency, if needed, in the amount of $14,870.
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 and future amendments to the agreement within City Council authorized limits.
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BACKGROUND:
In August 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 17-52, which authorized staff to file a grant application for the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Habitat Conservation Program to restore vernal pools and their associated watersheds at Fairview Park (Attachment 1). In June 2018, the City received a notification of grant award from the California Department of Parks and Recreation Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) for Fairview Park vernal pools restoration (Attachment 2).
Subsequent to the grant approvals, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) approved the "Long-Term Maintenance Plan for Vernal Pools 5 and 6, and Associated Watershed Areas" (the "Plan) (Attachment 3), which was developed by Glenn Lukos Associates, as they had previously supported the City on vernal pools management and restoration efforts within Fairview Park. In addition, Glenn Lukos Associates staff are specifically identified as authorized individuals on the Native Endangered Sp...
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