File #: RES 23-167    Name: Chief Resilience Officer Grant
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Scheduled AM
File created: 8/23/2023 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 9/19/2023 Final action: 9/19/2023
Title: a. Authorize the Director of Emergency Management and/or designee to execute a Grant Agreement with the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) accepting a grant award of $993,038 for deploying a Chief Resilience Officer and implementing the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative for the grant period of August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028; and b. Receive a presentation of the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative; and c. Approve an increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the first year of the 5-year performance period of $198,000 for the Department of Emergency Management Budget Unit 001-1040-DEM001-8588 Adopted Budget (4/5ths vote required)
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A Resolution, 3. Attachment A Resolution, 4. Attachment B Conditional Acceptance Letter (, 5. Attachment C Prepare CA Grant Subaward Certification of Assurance of Compliance, 6. Attachment D Power Point Presentation, 7. Presentation Item No 14, 8. Completed Board Order Item No. 14, 9. Completed Resolution Item No. 14
Title
a. Authorize the Director of Emergency Management and/or designee to execute a Grant Agreement with the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) accepting a grant award of $993,038 for deploying a Chief Resilience Officer and implementing the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative for the grant period of August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028; and
b. Receive a presentation of the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative; and
c. Approve an increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the first year of the 5-year performance period of $198,000 for the Department of Emergency Management Budget Unit 001-1040-DEM001-8588 Adopted Budget (4/5ths vote required)

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Emergency Management or designee to execute a Grant Agreement with the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) accepting a grant award of $993,038 for deploying a Chief Resilience Officer and implementing the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative for the grant period of August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028; and
b. Receive a presentation of the Prepare California Jumpstart Initiative; and
c. Approve an increase appropriations and estimated revenues for the first year of the 5-year performance period of $198,000 for the Department of Emergency Management Budget Unit 001-1040-DEM001-8588 Adopted Budget (4/5ths vote required)


SUMMARY:
The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) applied for and was notified on July 25, 2023, that they were approved for the Prepare CA JumpStart #JS22-010. The grant will provide funding over a 5-year performance period from August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, to allow funding for a Chief Resilience Officer (Management Analyst III).

DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey has experienced significant widespread damage from a succession of winter storms consistently each year and is in the process of managing several disaster and pandemic events. County ...

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