Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director of Sustainability Department
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Grant Funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the San Francisco Bay Trash Reduction, Green Infrastructure, and Youth Education Project (Phase 2)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County of San Mateo to accept a $500,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and enter into a grant agreement to fund the San Francisco Bay Trash Reduction, Green Infrastructure, and Youth Education Project (Phase 2).
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BACKGROUND:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund is a competitive grant program to protect and restore San Francisco Bay and its watersheds by improving water quality and restoring aquatic habitat. The program gives preference to proposals benefitting disadvantaged communities and where a 50 percent funding match is provided by the grantee. The County was awarded a US EPA grant on August 1, 2023 (Resolution No. 079870) for trash reduction and youth education in the North Fair Oaks (NFO) community in the amount of $404,400. This grant was for the Athlone Trash Capture and Youth Education Project (Phase 1), which is currently being implemented.
The County has received a second US EPA San Francisco Water Quality Improvement Fund award in the amount of $500,000 to be spent within five years of the award. The grant funds will support the installation of approximately 40 small trash capture devices and two subsurface infiltration systems which will store and infiltrate stormwater in the NFO community to reduce trash from entering the San Francisco Bay. This project (Project) also includes direct outreach to local community-based organizations in the NFO community, providing residents with opportunities for envi...
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