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Chief Administrative Office recommending award of Request for Proposals 08-918-076 for Fire Prevention and County Planning to El Dorado County Fire Safe Council, Cameron Park, Auburn Lake Trails, Lake Valley Fire, Nevada Fire Safe Council and University of California Cooperative Extension in the total recommended amount of $299,012; authorize Purchasing Agent to execute agreements with the awarded organizations upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and recommending Budget Transfer increasing revenues and appropriations in the Title III fund in the amount of $121,348, and making adjustments in the Sheriff Department and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) budgets.
FUNDING: Title III.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $777,710
Funding
Budgeted $656,362
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $122,633 (fund balance)
Total Funding Available $
Change To Net County Cost $140,037 (decrease)
Fiscal Impact: Net County Cost will decrease by $140,037 in the Sheriff Department.
Reason for Recommendation:
Federal Forest Reserve funds are disbursed to Counties by Congressional appropriation under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. Under this authority, the Board of Supervisors has designated projects in the categories of search and rescue and wildfire education and planning. Funding budgeted for wildfire education and planning is allocated to eligible entities through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
Staff received six proposals, representing a total of ten projects. An evaluation team composed of representatives from a Resource Conservation District, the United States Forest Service, and CAO staff reviewed the proposals. Funding is recommended for eight of the projects, for a total of $299,012. The table below summarizes the funding recommendations. The attached table includes a listing of specific funded p...
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