To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Authorize the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to Accept and Administer $150,000 in Grant Funding Made Available through the California Fire Safe Council County Coordinator Grant Program and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Establish an Interest-Bearing Account
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Humboldt County Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to execute a grant agreement with the California Fire Safe Council, in a form substantially similar to the attached agreement, and any other documents, including, without limitation, professional services agreements, necessary to accept and administer funding made available through the County Coordinator Grant Program following applicable review from County Counsel, County Administrative Office, and Risk Management; and
2. Authorize the Humboldt County Auditor-Controller to establish an interest-bearing trust account and/or fund for advance payments of grant funds.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) as part of the California Climate Investment Program; awarded through the California Fire Safe Council's County Coordinator Grant Program.
DISCUSSION:
In November of 2021, the County of Humboldt, by and through its Department of Public Works - Natural Resources Planning, was awarded a competitive grant in amount of $175,000.00 from the 2021 County Coordinators Grant Program, administered by the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC). The application was developed in coordination with former Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Chair, Virginia Bass, the County Administrative Office, members of the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council, and other wildfire preparedness partners. This first round of County Coordinator grant funding supported a successful program within the ...
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