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a. Approve and authorize the Auditor Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Adopted Budget, Fund 001, Budget Unit 8510, Appropriations Unit RMA104, to increase appropriations and revenues by $116,789 for the Parks Operations, where the financing source is the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Climate Investments (CCI) Fire Prevention Grant Program to manage wildfire risk at Jacks Peak County Park through fuel load reduction (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Auditor Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Adopted Budget, Fund 001, Budget Unit 8510, Appropriations Unit RMA104, to increase appropriations and revenues by $116,789 for the Parks Operations, where the financing source is the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Climate Investments (CCI) Fire Prevention Grant Program to manager wildfire risk at Jacks Peak County Park through fuel load reduction (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY
To address the potential risk of a wildfire at Jacks Peak County Park, in June 2018, the Resource Management Agency - Parks applied for a grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Climate Investments (CCI) Forest Health Grant Program and was awarded $116,789 for the proposed project. The $116,789 in State grant funds will be received on a reimbursable basis to the County. There is also an in-kind County match for administrative staff costs in the amount of $26,100, for a total project cost of $142,889. The project will help manage wildfire risk at Jacks Peak County Park through fuel load reduction.
On November 6, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 18-374 to ratify the submittal of the grant application (Attachment B) and authorized the Director of the Resource Management Agency to execute an Agreement with the State accepting the grant award (Attachment C). The ...
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