To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget for High-Priority Projects that Reduce Sediment Delivery in the Redwood Creek and Sprowel Creek Watersheds in Southern Humboldt (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached supplemental budget for Public Works Road Maintenance budget unit 1200-325 in the amount of $500,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 (4/5 Vote Required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mitigation and Remediation Fund (3929)
DISCUSSION:
On July 20, 2021, The Humboldt County Department of Planning and Building brought to your Board an agenda item with information on implementation of a Water Quality Improvement Grant Program with funds from the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) Mitigation and Remediation Fund (Case # PLN-2021-17061). On Aug. 17, 2021, Planning and Building brought to your Board, a revised agenda item on implementation of a Water Quality Improvement Grant Program with funds from the CCLUO Mitigation and Remediation Fund. At that time, your Board allocated $500,000 to be distributed Public Works in 2022 and the Public Works Director was directed to oversee the use of the funds for high priority projects that reduce sediment delivery in the Redwood Creek and Sprowel Creek watersheds in Southern Humboldt, when the funds became available or as soon thereafter as practicable.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
|
Expenditures (1200325) |
FY23-24 Projected |
|
Additional Appropriation Requested |
$500,000 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$500,000 |
|
Funding Sources (3929000) |
FY23-24 Projected* |
|
Others Funds |
$500,000 |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$500,000 |
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
Consistent with the Settlement Agreement, staff recommends the Board direct the Department of Public Works to oversee funding for the use of $500,000 of the program funds for high priority projects that reduce sediment delivery. The attached supplemental budget will transfer funds in the amount of $500,000 from the Mitigation and Remediation Fund (3929) to the Public Works Road Maintenance budget (1200-325). There is no impact to the Road Fund as projects will be fully funded through the Mitigation and Remediation Fund. There is no impact to the General Fund.
STAFFING IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
Public Works staff time will be impacted by management and administration of the work, but no changes to the current full-time equivalents (FTE) are anticipated.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework priority of providing for and maintaining infrastructure.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Planning and Building Department, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the
Regional Water Quality Control Board
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Your Board may choose not to approve the Supplemental Budget. This is not recommended by staff, as it will not conform to the Settlement Agreement.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Supplemental Budget
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: I-3, J-2
Meeting of: 7/20/21, 8/17/21
File No.: 21-512, 21-1136