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Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board of Supervisors, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors:
1) Approve AQMD's use of AB2766 funding and Community Air Protection (CAP) Program funding to award a grant in the total amount of $423,737 to the El Dorado County Parks Division (Parks) for funding of the paving project for Forebay Park;
2) Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the attached budget transfer releasing funds totaling $559,578 from AQMD's Designated Fund Balance to AQMD's operating account to accommodate this grant award and increase contingency;(4/5 vote required)
3) Authorize the Chair and the AQMD Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to sign a grant agreement between the County and AQMD for the grant award of $70,000 in CAP funds to Parks, based on approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4) Authorize the Chair and the AQMD APCO to sign an MOU between the County and AQMD to accommodate the transfer of $353,737 in AB2766 funds from AQMD to Parks, based on approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: CAP, AQMD fund balance.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommends that the Board, acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, approve the grant amount and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute a grant funding agreement with the County Parks and Trails Division in the total amount of $423,737.
This amount includes $70,000 from the California Air Resources Board State Community Air Protection funding, with the remaining $353,737 to be funded from the reserve balance originally budgeted in the Facilities/ACO Fund for AQMD office renovations.
In addition, AQMD requests authorization to transfer the remaining designation balance of approximately $205,841 into the AQMD Operational Fund as contingency. If the department does not need these funds in FY 2025-26 the funds will roll into undesignate...
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