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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget amendment transferring funding set aside in the General Fund designation for 2017 Storm FEMA projects to the Road Fund in the amount of $1,234,860 and to the Solid Waste Fund in the amount of $36,422 to reimburse these funds for incurred project costs.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Beginning on January 3, 2017, the region experienced four major storm systems that caused more than $23 million in damage to El Dorado County infrastructure, including roads and Union Mine disposal site. In FY 2017-18, the Board set aside $3.5 million dollars of General Fund for emergency projects and improvements to cover costs incurred for the emergency projects that are not eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement, and to help cover any additional ineligible expenses or County match requirement for the FEMA projects.
The following actions have been taken with this designation:
Date Designation $ Project / Transfer $ Transferred $ Remaining Legistar #
June 18, 2018 $ - FY 17-18 Budget Reserve Created $ (3,500,000) $ 3,500,000 17-0406
November 20, 2018 $ 3,500,000 FY 18-19 Budget Increase to Reserve $ (1,233,888) $ 4,733,888 18-1767
November 20, 2018 $ 4,733,888 Road Fund Transfer for Projects $ 686,606 $ 4,047,282 18-1797
August 6, 2019 $ 4,047,282 Road Fund Negative Interest $ 296,000 $ 3,751,282 19-1090
August 6, 2019 $ 3,751,282 Road Fund - County Match $ 2,100,000 $ 1,651,282 19-1090
September 18, 2021 $ 1,651,282 Set-aside for Fuels Reduction $ 380,000 $ 1,271,282 21-0465
This leaves $1,271,282 available in the designation to cover outstanding FEMA project reimbursement. The total costs that have been paid for the Road Fund and the Solid Waste fund, but which we will not be receiving FEMA reimbursement, due to required match...
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