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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 127-2026 authorizing the AQMD Air Pollution Control Officer to execute grant funding agreement amendments for the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) grant program.
FUNDING: FARMER grant program administrative funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has participated in the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) grant program since 2019, with the Board approving the initial participation with Resolution 083-2019 on June 4, 2019. This resolution authorized AQMD's participation in the FARMER program and gave signature authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) through June 30, 2024. On June 14, 2022, the Board approved Resolution 083-2022 re-authorizing AQMD's participation in the FARMER program and gave signature authority to the APCO through April 30, 2026.
AQMD has funded thirteen (13) projects using FARMER funding and there are currently six (6) FARMER offroad grant agreements still open. These agreements currently require general liability insurance naming the County as an additional insured party, but Risk Management and County Counsel have recently determined that these insurance requirements are not required for FARMER grant-funded offroad equipment.
Resolution 083-2022's APCO signature authorization ended on April 30, 2026. AQMD now recommends the Board approve a new Resolution which will allow the APCO to execute these amendments to the FARMER offroad funding agreements, which will remove this financial obligation from the local businesses that have received these grants. The Resolution will authorize the APCO to sign the amendments through July 28, 2027, with the approval of County Counsel and County Risk Management, in compliance with Board policy A-6, Section III, C.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could not approve the Resolution, AQMD would then need to take the six (6) amendments to the Board for signature, and any other FARMER agreements, grant applications, or other documentation would need to be agendized for the Board's approval and signature.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
19-0746 - Board approved Resolution 083-2019 authorizing participation in FARMER and giving APCO signature authority through 6/30/2024.
22-0839 - Board approved Resolution 083-2022 authorizing continued participation in FARMER and giving APCO signature authority through 4/30/2026.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel & Risk Management Division
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No financial impact to AQMD or the County.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Clerk shall provide a signed copy of the Resolution to AQMD.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
N/A
CONTACT
Rania Serieh, Air Pollution Control Officer