To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Authorization for the Humboldt County Department of Public Works to Accept and Administer Funding Made Available by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ("CAL FIRE") and Approval of the Associated Supplemental Budget (4/5 vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to accept a direct award invitation and administer funds, on behalf of the county and the North Coast Resource Partnership ("NCRP"), made available through the CAL FIRE, Forest Health Grant Program to support the "Integrating Regional Planning and Forest Health Implementation Pilot Project";
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 CAL FIRE; and
3. Approve, and authorize the Humboldt County Auditor-Controller to post a supplemental budget request and make technical corrections as needed (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant
DISCUSSION:
The NCRP was initiated in 2004 as a water management collaborative between the counties of Humboldt, Sonoma, Modoc, Mendocino, Trinity, Del Norte and Siskiyou. The NCRP is now a successful coalition of North Coast Counties and Tribes that has brought over $100,000,000 in highly competitive funding to the north coast region. The Leadership Council, the governing body for the NCRP, is comprised of representatives from each of the seven (7) NCRP counties and Tribal areas and acts as the North Coast Regional Water Management Group. The County of Humboldt is currently represented on the NCRP Leadership Council by Supervisors Madrone (Leadership Council Co-Vice-Chair), Bohn, and Wilson (Alternate voting member). In addition, the...
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