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Parks, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board consider the following regarding Agreement for Services 8330 with Lebeck Engineering, Inc. for evaluating Chili Bar River Park and providing preliminary development options:
1) ?Approve Amendment I to Agreement 8330, increasing the compensation amount by $12,570 for a new total not to exceed $108,323, with no change to the two-year term, and updating the scope of work to include Department of Industrial Relations clerical and administrative requirements for work related to Chili Bar River Park; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign the amendment and to execute further documents relating to Agreement 8330, including amendments which do not increase Net County Cost or extend the term of the Agreement, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Chili Bar is a rafting/kayaking put-in downstream of the Highway 193 Bridge over the South Fork of the American River. The site is approximately 16 acres and is owned by El Dorado County. The lower area of the property, located adjacent to the river, is operated for rafting activities by the American River Conservancy (ARC) under the terms of a conservation easement. The upper level includes parking, structures, and the site of a previously existing mobile home park. Chili Bar is a heavily used access point for the South Fork of the American River.
The 2012 El Dorado County Parks and Trails Master Plan identifies the Chili Bar site as a Tier One Priority and identifies the need for the County to gather additional public input and finalize a plan for this site. On June 23, 2020 (Legistar Item 20-0420), the Board approved funding to complete a study of the Chili Bar site. Following the review of the Chili Bar Feasibility Study (Legistar Item 21-1199), the Board of Supervisors directed staff to explore a concessionaire model for...
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