R2026-05 Resolution Authorizing Amendment No. 5 for Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Spheros Environmental Parent Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for Lake Decatur Watershed Management Plan City Project 2019-38

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NM Lake Decatur Watershed Management Plan—Scope of Services& Budget Task 3: Nine Element Watershed Plan—Spring Creek—Sangamon River& Madden Creek A Nine-Element watershed plan for Spring Creek—Sangamon River and Madden Creek will be initiated based on the subwatershed plan sequencing defined in the Long-Term Strategy. Depending on the grant award notice timeline, approximately 30% of this plan may be completed in 2027, and the remainer under a new contract after 2027. An Illinois EPA Section 319 grant application has submitted that will fund a significant portion of this planning effort.This task will include the same activities listed in Task 6.1. Task 4: 319 Grant Applications & Management This task will include preparing Section 319 grant applications if requested by the City, as well as assisting with management and oversight of Section 319 grants in progress. o The 2023 319 grant application was awarded and commenced in 2025. o The 2024 grant has been awarded and is awaiting an executed grant agreement. o The 2025 grant application was submitted in July of 2025 and is awaiting a decision by the Illinois EPA. Spheros will assist City staff in grant management as outlined below: 1. Quarterly reporting and BMP forms. 2. Partner coordination and project management to ensure deadlines are met. 3. Final reports. Spheros will support the City if they decide to prepare and submit a Section 319 grant application in 2026 and 2027. The scope of these Section 319 applications will be developed based on outcomes of other tasks and progress in the watershed. Task 5: RCPP Management & Execution A Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) application and program was awarded to the City of Decatur. The program budget is' $25M dollars of federal funds and partner contributions, with $9.8M pledged by the USDA. The City has assumed an active and effective role in the RCPP program over the last two years; this task serves to support the City in managing the remaining RCPP funds in the watershed and support the pursuit of contnued RCPP funding. The budget and scope assume that Spheros provides a part-time support role to the City. A portion of costs incurred will be covered by USDA funds under a Supplemental Agreement between the City and the USDA. It is anticipated that Spheros will support the City with the following: 1. Coordination and management with partners and USDA. 2. Partner and contribution tracking/auditing. 3. Outcome measurement and tracking. SPFIER4S ENVIRONMENTAL