Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive Officer
Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Measure K Reserve Funds -Pescadero Elementary School Emergency Power Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Emergency Management, or designee, in consultation with the County Attorney, to negotiate and execute agreements, not to exceed $500,000 in total, including a grant agreement with the La Honda Pescadero Unified School District, to complete the Pescadero Elementary School Emergency Power Project; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $500,000 in Measure K Reserves to Department of Emergency Management to fund the purchase 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. There were over four hundred power outages over a two-year period between 2021-2022; twenty-five of these outages 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 ~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.
DISCUSSION:
This is a request to transfer funds, in the amount of $500,000, to the Department of Emergency Management to facilitate the Pescadero Elementary School Emergency Power Project (Project) to improve resiliency and reduce impacts...
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