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Chief Administrative Office, Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the development of a County-led debris removal program;
2) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a contract with Tetra Tech Inc. for site assessment and monitoring services related to Mosquito Fire disaster debris removal through the California Department of General Services’ Master Service Agreement 5-22-99-33-04, subject to Risk Management and County Counsel concurrence, for an amount estimated not to exceed $2,000,000;
3) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 181-2022, finding an emergency exists due to the Mosquito Fire resulting in damage to private properties in the Volcanoville area and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, to take all necessary actions to approve the design and specifications, authorize to advertise bids for the hazard debris removal, and execute a contract not to exceed $3,000,000 upon approval from County Counsel and Risk Management;
4) Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to provide written notification to the Board of Supervisors upon execution of the debris removal agreement;
5) Approve a budget transfer appropriating $5,000,000 from excess General Fund Contingency to the General Revenues and Other Operations Budget to cover the costs for debris removal (4/5 vote required), and
6) Authorize the Environmental Management Department Director to execute a contract with California Association of Environmental Health Administrators to manage the Mosquito Fire debris removal program subject to Risk Management, County Counsel and the Purchasing Agent's concurrence for an amount not to exceed $60,000 and a term of six months.
FUNDING: General Fund totaling up to $5,000,000, and available Solid Waste funding for $60,000.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Mosquito Fire started on September 6, 2022, near Oxbow reservoir, southeast of Foresthill, California. ...
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