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a. Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $18,260 for the Health-Environmental Health Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget (001-4000-8117-HEA005) financed by a reduction in the contingencies appropriation (001-1050-CAO020-8034) to provide funding for a toxicologist to evaluate Moss Landing 300 clean-up data (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Environmental Health Adopted Budget (001-4000-8117-HEA005).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $18,260 for the Health-Environmental Health Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget (001-4000-8117-HEA005) financed by a reduction in the contingencies appropriation (001-1050-CAO020-8034) to provide funding for a toxicologist to evaluate Moss Landing 300 clean-up data (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Environmental Health Adopted Budget (001-4000-8117-HEA005).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On May 20, 2025, the Board of Supervisors, in response to an update received regarding the Moss Landing 300 clean-up site directed staff to engage a toxicologist to review the data that has been gathered and is being gathered and provide a detailed analysis of the data at the next Moss Landing fire update to the Board.
The Health Department-Environmental Health has received a cost estimate for the analysis of $18,260 from Cornerstone Earth Group, Inc. with Integral Consulting as a subcontractor, to review current publicly available environmental data and evaluate if it is sufficient t...
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