TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Board of Supervisors
MEETING DATE: October 16, 2018
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Georgeanne Croskey
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Dan Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 Mins
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action to Disband the Ad Hoc Committee Appointed to Discuss Issues Related to Second Access Roads Within the County; and Provide Direction to Staff to Partner with Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) for Submission of CalTrans Adaptation Planning Grant Application
(Sponsors: Supervisors Croskey and Gjerde)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Disband the ad hoc committee appointed to discuss issues related to second access roads within the County; and direct staff to partner with Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) for submission of application for CalTrans Adaptation Planning Grant.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
November 14, 2017: Formation of an ad hoc committee (Supervisors Croskey/Gjerde) to discuss issues related to second access roads within the County.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The CalTrans Adaptation grant (Grant Minimum of $100,000/Max $1,000,000) is intended to support planning actions at a local and regional level that advance climate change adaptation efforts on the transportation system. The State's planning and investments need to consider risks from a changing climate, anticipating current and future impacts that are likely to occur, specifically in our case transportation related emergency planning due to fire risk. The ad hoc committee met with several at risk communities in the county and feels a more thorough investigation into and planning for these and other communities is warranted. Other regions have used this grant to look at vulnerability assessments of their transportation network for evacuations. This grant can be used for route planning as well as integration of transit operators such as MT...
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