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Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, a Division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) In accordance with Chapter 3.13, Section 3.13.030(B) of County Ordinance Code, Contracting Out, find that the services needed to provide environmental and historical preservation reviews for the Weber Creek Project requires specialty skills, qualifications, expertise, and technology not available within current County classifications;
2) Award Request for Proposal (RFP) 24-918-021 to EMC Planning Group, Inc. for the Weber Creek Environmental Hazard Review;
3) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Agreement 8717 with EMC Planning Group, Inc. for the Weber Creek Project environmental and historical preservation review services for a term of three years upon final execution and a total amount of $192,137.01; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any necessary amendments relating to Agreement 8717, excluding term extensions and increases to the not-to-exceed amount, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant ProgramFunds (90%), California Wildfire Mitigation Program Joint Powers Authority Funds (5%), and General Fund County Match (5%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On July 25, 2023, the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR) received notification from FEMA that Phase I of the Weber Creek Project (Project), a pilot project funded under the California Wildfire Mitigation Program (CWMP) aiming to reduce the impacts from natural disasters, such as wildfire, through implementing a series of defensible space and home hardening retrofit measures, was approved in the amount of $1,404,532.50. The remaining grant funds totaling approximately $23 million for Phase II of the Project will be awarded by FEMA upon the successful completion of the Phase I activities, including programmatic review and Environmental and Historic Pres...
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