File #: 15-0677    Name: F&G Grants FY14/15
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 6/11/2015 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/23/2015 Final action: 6/23/2015
Title: a. Accept the recommendation of the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission to award eight (8) funding grants; and b. Approve the distribution of Fish and Game Propagation Fund grants in the amount of $15,936.75 for specified projects for Fiscal Year 2014 - 2015.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Fish and Game Abridged Minutes February 2015.pdf, 3. Fish and Game Abridged Minutes April 2015.pdf, 4. Completed Board Order
Title
a. Accept the recommendation of the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission to award eight (8) funding grants; and
b. Approve the distribution of Fish and Game Propagation Fund grants in the amount of $15,936.75 for specified projects for Fiscal Year 2014 - 2015.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept the recommendation of the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission to award eight (8) funding grants; and

b. Approve the distribution of Fish and Game Propagation Fund grants in the amount of $15,936.75 for specified projects for Fiscal Year 2014 - 2015.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission is recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve eight (8) Fish and Game Propagation Fund grant projects for Fiscal Year 2014-15. This action is consistent with Board Resolution 81-239, which states that all expenditures using County Fish and Game Propagation funds must be approved by the Board of Supervisors.

The eight (8) grant applications were legally placed on the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission's agenda for consideration on February 10, 2015. All grant proposals were reviewed for consistency with California State Fish and Game Code criteria. A copy of the relevant portion of the draft minutes from the February 10, and April 14, 2015 meetings are attached hereto regarding the presentations and discussions on the applications. Each applicant has agreed to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement for use of Fish and Game Propagation Funds. By majority vote, the Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the following grants in the amounts shown below:

1. Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day $2,500.00
Project: Outreach event to educate and expose youth to outdoor activities and wildlife

2. CA Fish and Wildlife, External Outer Carrier $3,036.75
Project: Funding to purchase duty vest ...

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