City Council

8I.\nItem\n08H\nDudek\nAmendment\n#4\n(La\nCosta\nBasin)\nAmendment No. 4 to Agreement for Professional Consultant Services between\nthe City of Encinitas ("City") and University of San Diego, Energy Policy\nInitiatives Center to add $142,767, with a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$280,942, for additional support with the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update,\nincluding the completion of a Benefit Cost Analysis, and to allow for an\nadditional one-year extension period with a new expiration date of June 30,\n2026. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5). The action\ninvolves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not\nresult in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact\nPerson: Sustainability Manager Najera\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\ncoordination with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 4 to the\nAgreement with University of San Diego, Energy Policy Initiatives Center\n(EPIC), in substantial form, to allow for and extend the term of the Agreement\nto June 30, 2026, add tasks to the scope of work necessary to complete the\nImplementation Cost Analysis, add a Benefit Cost Analysis, execute final\ndocument preparation, add $142,767 of capacity to the Agreement for a new\nnot-to-exceed amount of $280,942, and add consultant billing rates for FY\n2025-26.\n2025-05-28\nItem\n08I\nCAP\nUpdate\nAmend