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Parks, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 236-2024 to accept grant funds in the amount of $78,152 for a Rubicon Trail Safety and Education project from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grants and Cooperative Agreement Program for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 (G24) grant cycle; and
2) Rescind Resolution 205-2024, which was approved by the Board on November 12, 2024, replacing Resolution 205-2024 with Resolution 236-2024 to correct a clerical error.
FUNDING: State of California Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grants and Cooperative Agreement Program Funding (72%), Sacramento Municipal Utility District Funds or Off-Highway Vehicle Fees and In-Kind Materials (28%)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grant and Cooperative Agreement Program of the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, provides financial assistance to public entities and other qualified entities to help with the management of off-highway recreation. The Program supports planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, administration, operation, enforcement, restoration, and conservation of trails, trailheads, and other facilities associated with the use of off-highway motor vehicles.
With this funding the County can meet the obligation of the US Forest Service Public Road easement and the Saturated Soils Water Quality Protection Plan approved by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Safety and Education
This grant will provide funding for related education and safety activities to promote El Dorado County's "4S - Sanitation, Spills, Sedimentation, and Safety” educational program on the Rubicon Trail. Project activities include, but are not limited to, staffing the Loon Lake kiosk, producing a bandana and other educational materials, and providing outreach and education at the Coun...
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