Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicholas J. Calderon, Parks Director
Subject: Application for Grant Funding from the California Office of Emergency Services' ("Cal OES") Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Wildfire Hazard Risk Reduction at Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve and Junipero Serra County Park
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The Parks Director, or the Parks Director's designee, to submit an application for $450,000 in grant funding from the Office of Emergency Services' (Cal OES) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for Wildfire Hazard Risk Reduction at Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve; and
B) The Parks Director, or the Parks Director's designee, to submit an application for $300,000 in grant funding from Cal OES' HMPG for Wildfire Hazard Risk Reduction at Junipero Serra County Park; and
C) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute Cal OES' Designation of Subrecipient's Agent Resolution Form.
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BACKGROUND:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"), through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ("HMGP"), provides grant funding for eligible mitigation measures that reduce the effects of future natural disasters. In California, these funds are administered by the Cal OES HMGP Unit. Eligible sub-applicants include state agencies, local governments, special districts, and some private non-profit agencies.
As a result of the CZU Lightning Complex fires that burned in Northern California starting in August 2020, and the declaration of a California Statewide Emergency on August 18, 2020, the County is prioritized for grant funding through the HMGP. Eligible projects for funding include wildfire hazard mitigation efforts such as the creation of defensible space and reduction of hazardous fire fuels.
In accordance with HMGP guidelines, the San Mateo County Parks Department ("Department") submitted Notices o...
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