To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Expenditure Authorization for Humboldt County Flood Control District (Rohner Creek Sub-Zone 1-1)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adjourn as the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors and reconvene as the governing board of the Humboldt County Flood Control District;
2. Authorize payment of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from Fund 2840 to the City of Fortuna for reimbursement of costs incurred for post-construction monitoring and Federal Emergency Management Agency map revisions associated with the Rohner Creek Flood Control, Habitat and Seismic Improvement Project; and
3. Adjourn as the governing board of the Humboldt County Flood Control District and reconvenes as the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Humboldt County Flood Sub-Zone 1-1 Fund (2840)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Flood Control District was formed by the state legislature in 1945 for broad purposes, including, without limitation, control and conservation of flood and storm waters. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is designated as, and empowered to act as, the governing authority of the Flood Control District and Humboldt County Department of Public Works ("Public Works") staff are designed as ex officio staff of the Flood Control District. Currently, the Flood Control District serves one ongoing function, which is to administer funds for flood-related projects in the Fortuna area. A sub-zone (known as Sub-Zone 1-1) of the Flood Control District was formed in 1956 for the watersheds of Rohner Creek and Strongs Creek in the Fortuna area. Approximately 0.6% of the property taxes collected within this sub-zone is directed to Fund 2840, where it accrues until a request is made, typically by the City of Fortuna, to fund specific flood-related projects.
On Sept. 6, 2016, the Humboldt County Flood Control District app...
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