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Chief Administrative Office, Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Accept a grant award under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the Weber Creek Project, Phase I, in the amount of $1,404,532.50 for a term of June 28, 2023 to June 27, 2026;
2) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept, on behalf of the Board, the Weber Creek Project, Phase II, grant funds anticipated to be awarded in 2025 contingent upon the completion of Phase I activities, for the remaining $23,462,517.50 and remaining term of the grant; and
3) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, serving as the County’s Authorized Agent, to execute any grant related documents for Phases I and II including, but not limited to, amendments that do not increase the required County match commitment, requests for payment, reports, and all other associated documents necessary to secure the grant funds and implement the approved project.
FUNDING: Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds (90%), California Wildfire Mitigation Program Joint Powers Authority Funds (5%), and General Fund County Match (5%).
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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 wildfires. The State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is California’s administrator for FEMA’s HMGP funding.
On March 22, 2022 (File No. 22-0491, Item No. 33), as part of a presentation and conceptual approval of the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR) under the Chief Administrative Office, the Board approved and designated $3,375,000 of excess contingency funds to be used as the local matching funds required for a grant through FEMA’s HMGP to conduct...
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