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Adopt a resolution:
a. To authorize the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director, or their successor department head, to submit a grant application for up to $5,147,149 in competitive grant funding from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Coastal Watershed Flood Risk Reduction Grant Program for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project and take all required actions for submittal, including obtaining Counsel's signature on the verification page;
b. That pursuant and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1; Wat. Code, ? 79700 et seq.), the RMA shall submit a proposal to obtain funding for the CRFREE Project from DWR;
c. That the Monterey County Board of Supervisors authorizes the RMA Director to execute the funding agreement with the DWR and up to three (3) amendments to extend the term of the agreement not to exceed a total cumulative term of ten (10) years; and
d. That the RMA Director shall prepare the necessary data, make investigations, and take other such actions as necessary and appropriate to execute the CRFREE Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended:
a. That the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to authorize the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director, or their successor department head, to submit a grant application for up to $5,147,149 in competitive grant funding from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Coastal Watershed Flood Risk Reduction Grant Program for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project and take all required actions for submittal, including obtaining Counsel's signature on the verification page;
b. That pursuant and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1; Wat. Code, ? 79700 et seq.), the RMA shall submit a pro...
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