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Veterans Affairs recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 107-2015 for total payment of $1,050 as requested by Fleet Reserve Association (Branch 275) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 10165) for fundraising breakfasts that the organizations cancelled due to the Veterans Building and parking lot being used to help fight the King Fire.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) cancelled their scheduled fundraising breakfasts thereby losing considerable annual funding used to support veterans. Also, both parking lots, upper and lower, were unusable by the public. It is recommended that the Board help the two organizations for their loss.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
During the March Power Outage Emergency of 2010, PG&E agreed to and paid the County the sum of $4,200 for the use of the Veterans Building and parking lots. These funds, when received by the County Auditor were transferred to the Veteran Affairs Dept. budget with directions to be used by the Veterans House Committee. In this instance, Veterans Affairs requests that a check be issued to each of the organizations in the following amounts: $700 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 10165) and $350 to the Fleet Reserve Association (Branch 275).
ALTERNATIVES
Without this funding it will deter the organizations' abilities to provide help to veterans of El Dorado County.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve this item if it feels that both organizations will use the funds to support veteran activities in El Dorado County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approving this agenda item would provide the organizations a total of $1,050 in General Fund dollars. The General Fund has already been reimbursed by the organizations that used the Veterans Building during the King Fire. These funds could be used to pay FRA and VFW.
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