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a. Support the addition of the Monterey County Fire Prevention and Tree Mortality Project to the approved Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016-17; and
b. Support authorizing the Auditor Controller to amend the FY2016-17 adopted budget to increase appropriations and revenue by $200,000 in the Road Fund 002, Appropriation Unit RMA012, where funding is provided by the CALFIRE SRAFPF & TM grant (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support the addition of the Monterey County Fire Prevention and Tree Mortality Project to the approved Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016-17; and
b. Support authorizing the Auditor Controller to amend the FY2016-17 adopted budget to increase appropriations and revenue by $200,000 in the Road Fund 002, Appropriation Unit RMA012, where funding is provided by the CALFIRE SRAFPF & TM grant (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On December 5, 2016, the RMA received an award letter from CALFIRE dated December 2, 2016. CALFIRE's letter informed the RMA that the County's application for the grant entitled Monterey County Fire Prevention and Tree Mortality Project was selected for funding in the amount of $200,000 (Attachment 1). The full agreement was provided to the County via email with instructions from CALFIRE on December 20, 2016 (Attachment 2).
On January 10, 2017, the Board of Supervisors: 1) approved a grant award from the State of California - The Natural Resources Agency California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program (SRAFPF & TM) in the amount of $200,000 for the Monterey County Fire Prevention and Tree Mortality Project; 2) authorized the Resource Management Agency Director or the Director's designee to execute an agreement between the County and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) to sign and execute invoices on behalf of the County; and 3) adopted ...
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