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Chief Administrative Office, Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Accept a grant award under the California Fire Safe Council’s County Coordinator Grant Program to fund the El Dorado County Fire Safe Coordinator Project, in the amount of $114,781.51 and with a term of April 15, 2024 to December 31, 2024; and
2) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, or designee, to execute any grant-related documents including, but not limited to, the grant agreement, amendments for term extensions and increases to grant funding, requests for payments, reports, and all other associated documents necessary to secure the grant funds and implement the approved project.
FUNDING: California Climate Investment Program funds through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The California Fire Safe Council (CA FSC) is responsible for administering the statewide County Coordinator Grant Program with funding provided through the State, by and through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as part of the California Climate Investment Program. The purpose of this Grant Program is to educate, encourage, and develop countywide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups, with funding provided to counties to hire a County Coordinator position. The primary goals include building a census of all active wildfire mitigation groups, analyzing the gaps in countywide wildfire resiliency and emergency preparedness and developing recommendations to fills those gaps, and developing mechanisms to improve program related outreach and coordination efforts.
On March 12, 2024, the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR) submitted an application to the CA FSC for this Grant Program to fund a full-time County Fire Safe Coordinator position dedicated to accomplishing these goals through organizing, facilitating, and participat...
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