To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding with Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter, Inc. to Exchange and Share Information In Order To Explore and Potentially Facilitate An Ongoing Relationship Related To Disaster Recovery
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the attached Memorandum of Understanding with the Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter, Inc. (Habitat for Humanity) to exchange and share information in order to explore and potentially facilitate an ongoing relationship related to disaster recovery for the period of beginning Jan. 20, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025;
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute any and all subsequent amendments or agreements with Habitat for Humanity, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund, Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF), California Department of Housing and Community Development funds and other philanthropic donations.
DISCUSSION:
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Humboldt County. Since this earthquake, the county has experienced over 200 aftershocks, one of which being a 5.4 magnitude on New Year's Day. Damage assessments are ongoing in communities that experienced earthquake impacts. As of Jan. 12, 1,387 individual structures have been assessed for damages following the Dec. 20 and Jan. 1 earthquakes. Over 90 structures have been red tagged, or determined to be unsafe to occupy, and over 200 structures have been yellow tagged, allowing for restricted use.
Following the earthquake the county's Recovery Operations Center (ROC), in collaboration with the City of Rio Dell and the County Administrative Office, have explored many different options to establish a recovery program which allowed for effective and efficien...
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