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Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR) Program Manager to execute any grant-related documents including, but not limited to, grant agreement amendments that do not increase Net County Cost, requests for payments, reports, and all other associated documents necessary to secure remaining grant funds and implement the approved project under the Bureau of Land Management Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program;
2) Authorize the OWPR Program Manager to execute any grant-related documents including, but not limited to, grant agreement amendments that do not increase Net County Cost, requests for payments, reports, and all other associated documents necessary to secure remaining grant funds and implement the approved project under the California Fire Safe Council’s County Coordinator Grant Program; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies authorizing the OWPR Program Manager or the Agency Chief Fiscal Officer in the Chief Administrative Office to execute any grant-related documents including, but not limited to, acceptance of the Phase II grant award on behalf of the Board, grant agreement amendments that do not increase the County’s funding match commitment, requests for payments, reports, and all other associated documents necessary to secure remaining grant funds and implement the approved Weber Creek Project under the California Wildfire Mitigation Program, Phases I and II.
FUNDING: General Fund and Various Grant Funding Sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 18, 2024 (Legistar file 24-1067), the Board accepted a grant award under the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program to fund the El Dorado County Fire Adapted Communities Program. Under this $10 million/five-...
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