Title
Receive a Status Report on repairs to County roads, lands, and infrastructure resulting from the 2017 and 2019 Winter Storms.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee:
a. Receive a Status Report on the 2017 Winter Storm Repair Projects; and
b. Receive a Status Report on the 2019 Winter Storms Repair Projects .
SUMMARY:
Significant natural disaster events that occurred in fiscal year (FY) 2016-17, including the 2016 Soberanes Fire and the 2017 Winter Storms, caused major damage to County roads, lands, and infrastructure, currently estimated at $57.0 million. Then, in FY 2018-19, more winter storm systems hit Monterey County causing widespread damage, with cost estimates reaching $4.3 million. Overall, the County has completed 59 projects and received reimbursements from federal and state entities of nearly $13.0 million for the 2017 and 2019 Winter Storms Projects are in various stages and are grouped together for discussion as follows: 2017 Winter Storm Projects are group into the three categories of 1) Board Approved Projects, 2) Projects Pending, 3) Ineligible/Denied Projects; and the 2019 Winter Storm Projects are grouped together in the three categories of 1) Board Approved Emergency Response and Repair Projects, 2) Board Approved Projects, and 3) Projects Pending Direction.
DISCUSSION:
2017 WINTER STORM PROJECTS
As a result of the 2017 Winter Storms, Monterey County Resource Management Agency (RMA) submitted 119 project worksheets to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for repair projects currently totaling $57.0 million. FEMA/FHWA have obligated (encumbered) $23.2 million, leaving $21.1 million for the County's Share, and $12.6 million in projects that have no funding. (Attachments A & B)
The Board approved $16.8 million in Disaster Assistance fund balance for the 2017 Winter Storms, allocating $13.0 million for the County's share of costs (County Mat...
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