TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: February 25, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Xuyen Mallela
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement (First Amendment to Agreement No. PA-24-21) with LACO Associates, in the Amount of $50,000, for a New Total of $100,000, to Provide Disaster Prevention, Recovery, Resiliency, and Mitigation Grant Research and Grant Writing Services, Effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement (First Amendment to Agreement No. PA-24-21) with LACO Associates, in the amount of $50,000, for a new total of $100,000, to provide disaster prevention, recovery, resiliency, and mitigation grant research and grant writing services, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; authorize the Chief Executive Officer or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On July 9, 2024, the Mendocino County Purchasing Agent approved Agreement No. PA-24-21 with LACO Associates for disaster prevention, recovery, resiliency, and mitigation grant research and grant writing services. Through this Agreement LACO is expected to review and assess the County's identified disaster prevention, recovery, resiliency, and mitigation-related unmet needs and potential projects, research the availability of federal, state, and private grant programs to identify potential funding sources, determine how to competitively align and structure funding requests and provide recommendations to the County to increase funding probability, and submit grant applications on behalf of Mendocino County. This Agreement is crucial to Mendocino County's effort to secure and leverage grant funding for disaster recovery projects.
The proposed Amendment to Agreement No. PA-24-...
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