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a. Accept the grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $200,000 for the San Lucas Branch Library site; and
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to accept or reply otherwise in writing within 21 days of receipt of the Assistance Agreement, administer, and execute the Assistance Agreement provided that the agreement has been reviewed and approved as to legal form and liability by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept the grant from United States Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $200,000, for the San Lucas Branch Library site; and
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to accept or reply otherwise in writing within 21 days of receipt of the Assistance Agreement, administer, and execute the Assistance Agreement provided that the agreement has been reviewed and approved as to legal form and liability by County Counsel and Risk Management.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On November 5, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the submittal of a Brownfields Program Cleanup Grant application to United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for cleanup of the San Lucas Branch Library site located at 54692 Teresa Street in San Lucas, California and authorized the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to act as Agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure grant funds. If the County's application was successful in securing funding, RMA-Public Works (RMA-PW) was to return to the Board for authorization to accept the award.
County procedures require that departments request approval of the Board of Supervisors prior to executing agreements. On June 2, 2014, RMA-PW received notification from USEPA that the County had been conditionally awarded $200,000, and that our 20 percent cost share waiver request had also been granted (USEPA Application Letter attac...
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