Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths _
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Shruti Dhapodkar, Director of Emergency Management
Subject: Measure K: Appropriation Transfer Request for the Pescadero Elementary School Emergency Power Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $452,000 from Measure K Reserves to Department of Emergency Management to be disbursed as grant funding to support the installation of an emergency generator for the Pescadero Elementary School.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The town of Pescadero is very vulnerable to power outages. Over a two-year period between 2021-2022 there were more than 400 power outages, 25 of which lasted more than 24 hours in duration and the average power outage duration was eight hours. While the longest outage lasted two weeks, the grid in the Pescadero community is down for approximately 18% of the year which impacts day-to-day life and functions. These power outages are particularly challenging for the Pescadero Elementary School, which lacks a generator to maintain critical systems including heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, communication, and technology.
In December 2025, the Board adopted Resolution No. 081587 approving the transfer of $500,000 from Measure K Reserves to the Department of Emergency Management and also adopted Resolution No. 081552 authorizing the Director of the Department of Emergency Management, or designee, to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with the La Honda Pescadero Unified School District (District) to fund the Pescadero Elementary School Emergency Power Project (Project).
The Project is comprised of the design, procurement, installation, and testing of a temporary emergency generator or other appropriate power sou...
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