TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: July 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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Approval of Letter of Support to the California Fire Safe Council Authorizing Mendocino County Fire Safe Council to Apply for the One-Time Allocation in the Amount of $175,000 from the 2021 California Fire Safe Council County Coordinators Grant Project on Behalf of Mendocino County
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve letter of support to the California Fire Safe Council authorizing Mendocino County Fire Safe Council to apply for one-time allocation in the amount of $175,000 from the 2021 California Fire Safe Council County Coordinators Grant Project on behalf of Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous board action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The 2021 County Coordinators Grant Program is a one-time funding to assist counties with wildfire mitigation outreach and coordination. The objective of the County Coordinators Grant is to educate, encourage, and develop county-wide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups operating within counties containing State Responsibility Area (SRA) lands. Up to 24 counties will receive a one-time allocation of $175,000 to cover administrative costs relevant to county-wide coordination efforts, including but not limited to the salary, support, and administrative costs for a designated County Coordinator. The project start date is October 1, 2021 and all work is required to be completed by March 31, 2023.
Under this grant, Counties and their Coordinators will work closely with the California Fire Safe Council's existing Regional Coordinators to:
1) Build a census of all active wildfire mitigation groups, contact points, collaboration effor...
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