To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Headwaters Fund Board's Recommended 2018-19 Grant Fund Awards for the March 29, 2019 Grant Round
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the slate of Grant Fund Competitive Awards recommended for approval by the Headwaters Fund Board (HFB) (Attachment 1; Attachment 2; Attachment 3; Attachment 4; Attachment 5);
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the grant contracts when completed, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3. Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to sign Competitive Grant Agreements as attached hereto in substantial form.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Headwaters Grant Fund 3848
DISCUSSION:
Background
On July 15, 2003, your Board approved the Headwaters Grant Fund Manual (revised August 21, 2012) that details the process for awarding Competitive Awards as follows:
* The HFB will recommend a slate of grants to be funded for Board of Supervisor approval. HFB decisions on grants cannot be appealed by applicants [Grant Fund Manual section 11.b.iii].
* Your Board will use a majority vote to approve the entire slate presented by the HFB. Your Board may not add projects to the slate being approved but may recommend additional review of individual projects. Upon majority vote, your Board may pull one or more projects from the slate and approve the remaining slate of projects. Supervisors would refer pulled projects back to the HFB and Staff with questions and comments. Staff and HFB would respond to your Board's comments on any pulled projects. After your Board receives this response, your Board would approve or deny individually pulled projects according to a majority vote. Your Board decisions on grants cannot be appealed by applicants.
The HFB and staff conducted a financial analysis of the Grant Fund to determine an allocation for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The ...
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