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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or her designee to execute all documents necessary for the implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Grant Program award, retroactive to July 1, 2023, for a total term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or her designee to execute all documents necessary for the implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Grant Program award retroactive to July 1, 2023, for a total term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
SUMMARY:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize the execution of all documents needed to implement the Transformative Climate Communities Grant Program Award that was authorized by this Board on February 28, 2023. The grant agreement was executed by all parties on July 10, 2023, and the grant term is July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 as set by the grantor, the Strategic Growth Council of California.
DISCUSSION:
The State of California, Strategic Growth Council issued a Grant Application Guide on April 28,
2022, under the Transformative Climate Communities program. These funds are intended for local jurisdictions to fund ambitious measures to build climate adaptation and resilience through planning, research, capacity building, restoration, and sustainable infrastructure.
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize the execution of all documents needed to implement the Transformative Climate Communities Grant Program Award that was authorized by this Board on February 28, 2023. The grant agreement was executed by all parties on July 10, 2023, and the grant term is July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 as set by the grantor, the Strategic Growth Council of California. To be consistent with the grant award agreement, staff will execute a retroactive agreement with the financing partner for this grant, Community Initiatives. This agreement, “Draft Standard Agreement Community Initiatives”, is attached to this Board report for illustration only, and is subject to review by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor’s Controllers Office. Community Initiatives is the financial partner who supports Regeneración, the County’s primary community partner in Pajaro working to implement this grant. Regeneración will identify stakeholders, conduct community outreach, and facilitate the formation of a Community Climate Coalition, which will be a compensated group of community leaders who will work with residents to co-design 3-5 climate action and adaptation projects to submit for a future Transformative Climate Communities Implementation grant. These projects will likely include electrification, transportation, affordable housing, food security, green spaces, and environmental health.
The Board of Supervisors authorized Staff to apply to this grant on June 21, 2022 and to accept the grant award on February 28, 2023; the Legistar file IDs for these actions are 22-621 and 23-166, respectively.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Sustainability Program staff are coordinating with the Long-Term Recovery Plan, Housing Community Development, Office of Emergency Services, and the Health Department to synergize the efforts of this grant.
FINANCING:
The total grant award is $299,113.97 to be disbursed during FY23/24 and FY24/25. There are no budgetary considerations for this report because they were addressed in Board Order A-16178 attached to this report.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Climate action planning is essential to the health and safety of the County’s future.
Mark a check to the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives
_X_Economic Development
__Administration
X Health & Human Services
X_Infrastructure
X_Public Safety
Report prepared by: Cora Panturad, Sustainable Infrastructure Analyst, x 5338
Report approved by Nicholas E. Chiulos, Assistant County Administrative Officer x5145
Attachments:
Board Report
Board of Supervisors Resolution 22-233
Board Order A-16178
Draft Standard Agreement Community Initiatives
Executed TCC Grant Award