To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program Grant and Supplemental Budget Requests for Fiscal Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review the staff report and associated supporting documents;
2. Authorize the Humboldt County Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to be the authorized Grantee representative and execute a state standard agreement, in a form substantially similar to the attached agreement, and any other documents, including, without limitation, professional services agreements and sub-grantee agreements, necessary to accept and administer funding made available through the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program;
3. Authorize the Humboldt County Public Works Director to execute any and all future amendments to the grant agreement, professional services agreements, and sub-grantee agreements after review by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4. Direct the Humboldt County Auditor-Controller to process the attached fiscal year 2018-2019 supplemental budget and after the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget is approved, process the attached fiscal year 2019-2020 supplemental budget requests (4/5 vote required).
5. Direct the Humboldt County Auditor-Controller to create an interest-bearing trust account for advance payments of grant funds associated with the aforementioned project.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Climate Investments, Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program, administered by the California Department of Conservation on behalf of the California Natural Resources Agency.
DISCUSSION:
The Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program seeks to increase regional capacity to prioritize, develop, and implement projects that improve forest health and fire resiliency, facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and increase carbon sequestration i...
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