To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Appointment of Patrick Kaspari to the North Coast Resource Partnership Technical Peer Review Committee
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Appoint Patrick Kaspari to fill the vacancy in one (1) of Humboldt County's two (2) seats on the North Coast Resource Partnership Technical Peer Review Committee.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Funding from the California Department of Water Resources, Proposition 84 and Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant Programs.
DISCUSSION:
Humboldt County participates in the North Coast Resource Partnership which is a regional collaboration with the counties of Del Norte, Mendocino, Modoc, Siskiyou, Sonoma, and Trinity and the tribal governments within the north coast region. The North Coast Resource Partnership coordinates the planning and implementation of projects throughout the region related to water and wastewater infrastructure, watersheds, public health, and economic vitality, with emphasis on benefiting economically disadvantaged communities. Since 2006, Humboldt County has served as the regional administrating agency and has managed over $100,000,000 in grants issued to the North Coast Resource Partnership by state agencies with funding from Proposition 50, Proposition 84, and other sources. Grant administration work is performed by the Environmental Services Division of the Humboldt County Department of Public Works.
The North Coast Resource Partnership is governed by a Leadership Council which includes two (2) representatives appointed by each participating county and three (3) representatives appointed by north coast tribes. The County of Humboldt is represented on the Leadership Council by Supervisors Madrone and Wilson. In addition, a Technical Peer Review Committee advises the Leadership Council and provides technical review and evaluation for project funding propo...
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