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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following relating to United States Forest Service revenue for Environmental projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin:
1) Retroactively approve and accept Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031 for $2,200,000 from the United States Forest Service;
2) Retroactively ratify the Transportation Director’s signature on Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031;
3) Retroactively approve and ratify staff signatures on Modifications 1 through 5 to Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031, including Modification 4, which increased the original Grant amount of $2,200,000 by $91,260, to the current Grant amount of $2,291,260; and
4) Authorize the Community Development Agency Director to execute any future modifications to Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031 that do not increase the current Grant amount of $2,291,260.
FUNDING: United States Forest Service Grant Funds (100%). (Federal Funding)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Community Development Agency (CDA), Transportation Division (Transportation), recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Retroactively approve and accept Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031 for $2,200,000 from the United States Forest Service (USFS);
2) Retroactively ratify the Transportation Director’s signature on Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031;
3) Retroactively approve and ratify staff signatures on Modifications 1 through 5 to Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031, including Modification 4, which increased the original Grant amount of $2,200,000 by $91,260, to the current Grant amount of $2,291,260; and
4) Authorize the CDA Director to execute any future modifications to Domestic Grant 11-DG-11051900-031 that do not increase the current Grant amount of $2,291,260.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 25, 2011, Transportation staff submitted a grant proposal to the USFS to fund multiple erosion control projects in the Tahoe Basin. The funds were awarded to the County on Septembe...
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