TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: March 12, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Howe
PHONE:
472-2789
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving Retroactive Grant Agreement D1814106 with the California State Water Resources Control Board in the Amount of $30,000 to Provide Beach Water Monitoring and Public Notification for the Period of July 1, 2018 Through June 30, 2019; Authorization for the Health and Human Services Agency Director or Designee to Sign any Renewals or Amendments that do not Exceed the Annual Maximum Amount
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution approving retroactive grant Agreement D1814106 with the California State Water Resources Control Board in the amount of $30,000 to provide beach water monitoring and public notification for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; authorization for the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to any renewals or amendments that do not exceed the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Ongoing Agreement since 2008; last action on March 27, 2018, Item No. 4(i), Resolution No. 18-042, BOS Agreement No. 18-026.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The California State Water Resources Control Board has Beach Monitoring funding available for water quality monitoring and public notification programs at California beaches. Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has been receiving these funds since 2003 through annual agreements with the State. The funds are used for sample collection, lab analysis, and report preparation. HHSA, Environmental Health (EH) conducts weekly sampling at five popular beaches: Pudding Beach, Caspar Cove Beach, Hare Beach, Big River, and Little River at Van Damme. Additional sampling is ...
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