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a. Accept a Grant Award from California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, for a Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Grant in the amount of $250,000 for the Monterey County Quagga Zebra Mussel Prevention Project; and
b. Adopt a resolution authorizing the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director, or the RMA Deputy Director of Administrative Services, to execute a grant agreement, and any amendments thereto, between the County and the California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways; and authorizing the Resource Management Agency Director, or the RMA Deputy Director of Administrative Services, to accept, administer and execute documents to secure these funds from the California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept a Grant Award from California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, for a Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Grant in the amount of $250,000 for the Monterey County Quagga Zebra Mussel Prevention Project; and
b. Adopt a resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the RMA Director, or the RMA Deputy Director of Administrative Services, to execute a grant agreement, and any amendments thereto, between the County and the California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways; and authorizing the Resource Management Agency Director, or the RMA Deputy Director of Administrative Services, to accept, administer and execute documents to secure these funds from the California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In September 2016, with Board approval, the RMA submitted an application to the California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW), for a Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program in the amount of $250,000. In December, DBW notified the RMA of the grant award (grant number C16Q0807). The purpose of this grant is to fund the continuation and improvement of the on-go...
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