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Environmental Permitting Services for Tequesquite Creek • Page 2 concrete lined flood control channel maintained by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and to the west by a habitat conservation area managed by the Riverside - Corona Resource Conservation District. Following the City's approval of the Agreement, CDFW notified the City they would not sign the agreement without, first, the City going through the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process to determine the environmental impacts of the project. After receiving proposals from qualified firms, in May 2017, the City procured the services of Dudek to perform environmental services in the amount of $49,455 to fulfill the requirement of CDFW. Since that time Dudek has prepared an historical and cultural evaluation of the site and begun working on the CEQA Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. DISCUSSION: In the course of performing work thus far, Dudek found that, in order to comply with the Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) and the National Historic Preservation Act, additional cultural and biological tasks are required. At the City's request, Dudek prepared a proposal to add additional tasks to the original contract as included in the First Amendment to Professional Consultant Services Agreement (Attachment 2). In addition to several tasks required to comply with MSHCP requirements, Dudek will conduct a reevaluation of the habitat mitigation requirements in the original Agreement and amend other agency permits to reflect any changes in those requirements. A contingency task has also been included to account for additional CEQA related tasks that the City may authorize. The term of the contract extends the agreement to February 28, 2019. The additional compensation amount is $24,425 for a total contract amount $73,880. FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds are available in the NPDES Inspection and Monitoring account number 9725135- 440301. Prepared by: Kris Martinez, Public Works Director Certified as to availability of funds: Adam Raymond, Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer Approved by: Al Zelinka, FAICP, Assistant City Manager Approved as to form: Gary G. Geuss, City Attorney Attachments: 1. Tequesquite Creek Maintenance Area Site Plan 2. First Amendment to Professional Consultant Services Agreement