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.1 I . . I . 'II . (D. , r;.. , '- ~ April 12,2004 Subject Amendment to the Cooperative Service Agreement with the Department of Agriculture Relating to the Redwood Shores Levee Improvement Project Recommendation 1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the Cooperative Service Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Service (Redwood Shores Predator Management). 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute future similar Amendments and Scopes of Service, providing the new amendments and scopes of service do not exceed $60,000 annually, and that the Wildlife Service is performed to the City's satisfaction. '-- Background In October, 2002, the City Manager executed an agreement to carry out a Predator Management Program (PMP) in the Redwood Shores area under the new administrative authorization, to execute a contract not exceeding $60,000. The execution of this Agreement is in compliance with the "Conditions of Approval" that the Corps of Engineers attached to the Levee Improvement Project Permit. The Standard Agreement format used in previous years was changed in 2002. The new Agreement now contains language that allows the agreement to continue indefinitely. This makes the 2002 Agreement a Master Agreement with the intention to only modify the Scope of Work/Budget Plan for future years. The Agreement can be terminated with a 90-day notice by either party. The termination will depend largely upon how healthy the endangered species become, or if other substitute mitigation is accepted. Theoretically, these amendments will raise the value of the Master Agreement beyond $60,000, which will exceed the City Manager's administrative authorization to execute. Council approval of this recommendation will waive the $60,000 cap for this particular Agreement, but the annual service contract will not exceed $60,000. "-