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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Sheriff to sign Grant Agreement C19L0602 with the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, in the amount of $100,000, for the purchase of a boat for patrolling various waterways within in the County, prior to November 30, 2020.
FUNDING: Boating and Waterways Equipment Grant.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The State of California Division of Boating and Waterways provides the Sheriff’s Office with an annual grant for an intervention program on the County’s lakes and waterways. As an extension of that program, the State also offers equipment grants for items above and beyond the cost of the day to day operation of the boat patrol program.
This cycle the State has awarded the Sheriff’s Office funding toward the purchase of a new boat that will allow for patrol in multiple bodies of water. Upon acceptance of this funding, the Sheriff’s Office will begin the procurement process for a new boat. The goal is for the Sheriff’s Office to acquire a vessel that is be able to be utilized year round in various bodies of water. Once the Sheriff's Office finalizes its research to identify all needs to be met and determines the ideal boat to purchase, the Sheriff's Office will bring another agenda item to process the purchase. The Sheriff's Office will use Special Revenue Funds to off-set any costs above and beyond the grant award.
Currently, the Sheriff's Office operates six (6) boating vessels. The boat purchased with this grant funding will replace two aging watercrafts that are beyond their useful life (2000 Sea Ark and the 1993 Jet Craft). It will be used primarily for patrolling Folsom Lake during the summer months, and as a county-wide emergency vessel during the winter months. Additionally, it will be deployed during mutual aid requests and as the primary platform for the Dive Rescue Team. This boat will serve as a back up boat in Tahoe d...
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