TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: April 20, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carmel J. Angelo
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving an Allocation of $5,404,000 in Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto from the CDBG-MIT Program to Fund County Emergency Communication Improvement Projects
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt resolution approving allocation of $5,404,000 in funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the CDBG-MIT Program to fund County emergency communication improvement projects; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board approved the original resolution at the March 23, 2021 meeting.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Mitigation Resilient Infrastructure Program (CDBG-DR MIT-RIP) program assists local jurisdictions with mitigation-related infrastructure needs to support risk reduction from the three primary hazards (wildfire, flooding, and earthquake) as established within the Mitigation Needs Assessment. The program prioritizes projects that impact vulnerable and Low to Moderate Income (LMI) populations as well as those located inside the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID or documented to impact the MID. Per the grant requirements, 50% of the funds are required to benefit the MID, 50% of the funds are required to be spent in the MID, and 50% of the funds are required to benefit LMI persons. Consideration is given to certain costs typically related to emergency management, disaster response, or disaster preparedness that are not generally eligible for CDBG funding but provide a demonstrable benefit to the community per the definition of a mitigation activity.
The County submitted Notice of ...
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