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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, grant applications and agreements, and any amendments thereto, for continued Waste Discharge Permit Fund and Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act Grant Program funding administered by the California State Water Resources Control Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, grant applications and agreements, and any amendments thereto, for continued Waste Discharge Permit Fund and Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act Grant Program funding administered by the California State Water Resources Control Board.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 26, 2012, the Board approved and authorized the Director of Health or designee to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, standard agreements for a number of listed grant programs in order to efficiently facilitate the continued funding of recurring grant programs integral to the mission of the Health Department (Attachment A). Subsequently, the administrative agency that oversees the Waste Discharge Permit Fund (formerly referred to as the Beach Sanitation Grant or AB411) and the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act Grant Program (BEACH Grant Program) (formerly referred to as the Beach Act Grant or non-AB411) changed from California Department of Health and California Department of Health - EPA, respectively, to California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). The Board approved and authorized, on November 6, 2012, the Director of Health or designee to submit a copy of the newly-approved Board Order as authority to sign and submit grant applications and agreements, and any amendments thereto, to the State Water Board to periodically renew funding for these programs (Attachment B). Subsequently, the State Water Board rejected the grant application because the revised Board Order did not conform to an "authorized template" that has only now been shared with Health Department staff, and is presented here for the Board's approval and authorization.
The Department will continue to present to the Board for approval any amendments to the grant agreements that would require adjustments to the Final County Budget for appropriations, revenues, and/or positions.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel, Risk Management Division and the Auditor-Controller's Office will be provided the opportunity to review each grant agreement before the Health Department signs and submits the grant agreements to the funding agency.
FINANCING:
Appropriations and revenues related to the subject grants have been included in the Health Department Budget for FY 2012-13. There will be no new General Fund Contribution resulting from this action.
Prepared by: Ted Pinson, Management Analyst, 1297
Approved by: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4526
Attachments:
Attachment A -Board Report, Order and Program Funding List approved June 26, 2012, is on file with Clerk of the Board.
Attachment B -Board Report, Order and revised Program Funding List approved November 6, 2012, is on file with Clerk of the Board.
Attachment C -Resolution is on file with Clerk of the Board.