To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Authorization for the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to Accept and Administer Funding Made Available through the Governor's Office of Planning and Research Regional Resilience Grant Program, on Behalf of the North Coast Resource Partnership
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Humboldt County Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to be the authorized Grantee representative and signatory, authorized to, with approval, where applicable, from County Counsel, County Administrative Office and Risk Management, execute a grant agreement and any subsequent amendments with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and any other documents, including, without limitation, professional services and partnership agreements, necessary to accept and administer funding made available through the Regional Resilience Grant Program.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Governor's Office of Planning and Research Regional Resilience Grant Program
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 $190,000,000.00 in grants and matching contributions to support water and wastewater infrastructure, water resource, climate change adaptation, and wildfire resilience projects throughout the North Coast Region. The NCRP is governed by a Leadership Council (LC) comprised of appointees selected by and from over 30 Tribes in the region as well as county Boards of Supervisors. In 2005, the NCRP LC designated the County of Humboldt as the Regional Contract Administrator on behalf of the NCRP. In addition, Humboldt County is ...
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