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7. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF PERSONAL SERVICES\nAGREEMENTS WITH ARROYO SECO ASSOCIATES, INC.; BCA WATSON RICE LLP;\nBRONNER GROUP LLC; MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP, LTD.; AND SJOBERG\nEVASHENK CONSULTING FOR AS-NEEDED AUDIT AND CONSULTING SERVICES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of five personal services agreements with the following audit\nconsultants: (i) Arroyo Seco Associates, Inc.; (ii) BCA Watson Rice LLP; (iii) Bronner Group LLC;\n(iv) Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd.; and (v) Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting. Each of the proposed\nAgreements would be for a three-year term with a total aggregate not-to-exceed amount of\n$540,000 across the pool of five Agreements. The Agreements are required at this time as the\nprior audit pool consultant agreements expired in August 2022. The Harbor Department\ncontinues to require assistance with management, compliance and performance audits as well\nas operational reviews on an as-needed basis. The Harbor Department will be financially\nresponsible for the payment of expenses incurred under the proposed Agreements.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed Personal Service Agreements (Agreements) for a\nterm of three-years each, for the combined total not-to-exceed amount of $540,000 to the\nfollowing firms, to be allocated based on Task Order awards: Arroyo Seco Associates, Inc.; BCA\nWatson Rice LLP; Bronner Group LLC; Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd.; and Sjoberg Evashenk\nConsulting; (3) authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve Task Orders on a per\nproject basis, contingent upon verification of available funding, as adopted by the Board for each\nbudget year, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $540,000 in total compensation authority\namong the pool list over the contract period; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and\nthe Board Secretary to attest to said Agreements for and on behalf of the Board; and (5) adopt\nResolution No. .\nEnvironmental Management