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Adopt a resolution to:
Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Adopted Budget, General Fund, Fund 001, Facility Services, Unit 8552, Appropriation Unit PFP054, to increase appropriations by $59,157, to pay the vendor cancellation fee for a cancelled generator and automatic transfer switch order for a project planned at the Government Center, 168 W. Alisal, Salinas, financed by a decrease in appropriations of $59,157 from General Fund Contingencies, Fund 001, Unit 8034, Appropriation Unit CAO020 (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
Authorize and direct the Auditor- Controller to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Adopted Budget, General Fund, Fund 001, Facility Services, Unit 8552, Appropriation Unit PFP054, to increase appropriations by $59,157, to pay the vendor cancellation fee for a cancelled generator and automatic transfer switch for a project planned at the Government Center, 168 W. Alisal, Salinas, financed by a decrease in appropriations of $59,157 from General Fund Contingencies, Fund 001, Unit 8034, Appropriation Unit CAO020 (4/5the vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In November 2020, the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services (OES) accepted a grant award from the State of California's CalOES, for Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)/Community Power Resiliency Program funding. Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP) commenced design and then facilitated the completion of four (4) projects to install 'generator ready' infrastructure at OES specified sites around the County, to assist vulnerable communities in providing air-conditioned spaces (cooling centers) the event of a power outage. Concurrently, PWFP embarked on a larger PSPS project to upgrade the emergency power system at the Government Center, 168 W. Alisal, Salinas (MCGC), including a new larger capacity emergency generator, a new automatic transfer switch ...
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