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Department of Transportation recommending the Board take the following actions related to the Fire Hazard Mitigation Project, Capital Improvement Program project number 36106003:
1) Accept $2,055,321.75 in grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program;
2) Adopt the project into the 2022 Capital Improvement Program; and
3) Approve a budget transfer of $320,636 to cover the anticipated work on the Project in Fiscal Year 22/23 (4/5 vote required).
FUNDING: Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds (68.7% Federal) and El Dorado County General Fund/Designated Reserves (22.9%), and Regional Surface Transportation Program (8.3%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides grant funding through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for projects that reduce the impacts from natural disasters, including wildfire. The State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is California's administrator for FEMA’s HMGP funding.
On March 23, 2021 (Legistar 21-0465, Item 31), the Board authorized the Department of Transportation (Transportation) to submit an application for a Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (Project) to remove vegetation along selected roads within the El Dorado County road network and directed that matching funds for the grant would be allocated from the $1.65 million General Fund set-aside.
On February 01, 2022 (Legistar 22-0043, Item 12), the Board authorized Transportation to submit an amended application that expanded the scope of work to include vegetation removal along additional roads.
Transportation estimates a total project cost of $2,740,429. Phase 1 of the project consists of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review, right of way acquisition, and finalizing contract documents. Phase 2 of the project includes project advertisement, accept b...
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