To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval to Accept Brownfield Program Grant and Supplemental Budget in the Amount of $1,000,000 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the acceptance of the Brownfield Program supplemental grant in the amount of $1,000,000;
2. Review and approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $1,000,000 for Planning and Building Advanced Planning Brownfield Grant budget unit 1100-282-502 (4/5 vote required);
3. Direct the Auditor-Controller to post the attached supplemental budget; and
4. Direct Planning and Building staff to implement the grant.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfield Program
Revenue Code: 1100282-502 590031
DISCUSSION:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invited the County of Humboldt to apply for a Supplemental Brownfield Grant, based on past performance. The supplemental application process means that awardees are approved unless they choose not to accept the funding. The county was awarded $1,000,000.
The department is asking that the Board approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $1,000,000 in the Advanced Planning Brownfield Grant budget unit 1100-282-502, which will cover costs to set-up marketing and administration of the program, including issuing loans and paying contractors.
This program allows the county to grant funds to non-profits, and to loan funds to private entities at favorable terms, on brownfield properties, where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The County just closed out a 15-year grant that provided loans and grants to four entities, expending $3,119,000. This funding will continue this program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs to implement the grant includin...
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