To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to Apply for and Accept Funding Made Available through the California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Public Works Director to apply for, and accept, if awarded, funding made available through the California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant Program in order to fund implementation of the Humboldt Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP); and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide a fully executed original copy of the attached resolution to the Humboldt County Department of Public Works for submission to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant Program
DISCUSSION:
The California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant Program provides funding for local projects and activities that address the risk of wildfire and reduce wildfire potential to forested and forest adjacent communities. Funded activities include, without limitation, hazardous fuel reduction, fire planning and fire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Activities funded under this program are consistent with those recommended in the Humboldt County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The recommended action will allow the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to prepare and submit a grant application to support CWPP implementation.
The proposed CWPP implementation project, if funded, will involve roadside vegetation management to facilitate safe evacuation and emergency response, assistance with creating and maintaining defensible space for the elderly an...
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