To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to Apply For, Accept and Administer, on Behalf of the North Coast Resource Partnership, Grant Funding Made Available Through the California State Water Resource Control Board Proposition 1 Technical Assistance Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to apply for, accept and administer, on behalf of the North Coast Resource Partnership, grant funding made available through the California State Water Resource Control Board Proposition 1 Technical Assistance Program;
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide a fully executed certified copy of the attached resolution to the Humboldt County Department of Public Works for submission to the California State Water Resource Control Board;
3. Find that acceptance of grant funding for the proposed work program is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines; and
4. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or a designee thereof, to execute and file the attached CEQA Notice of Exemption (Attachment 2).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California State Water Resource Control Board Proposition 1 Technical Assistance Grant Funds
DISCUSSION:
The North Coast Resource Partnership ("NCRP") was initiated in 2004 as a water management collaborative between the counties of Humboldt, Sonoma, Modoc, Mendocino, Trinity, Del Norte and Siskiyou. The NCRP is now a successful coalition of north coast counties and tribes that have successfully worked together to leverage over One Hundred and Ninety Million Dollars ($190,000,000) in grants and matching contributions to support water and wastewater infras...
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