TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: December 5, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Xuyen Mallela
PHONE:
707-234-6077
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kelly Hansen
PHONE:
707-234-6031
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Submission of Grant Award for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program Grant Funding Opportunity from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA) United States Forest Service (USFS) in the Amount of $9,999,866.51; and Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to Execute Grant Agreement and Submit All Documents If Awarded
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Ratify and approve submission of the grant award for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program grant funding opportunity from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA) United States Forest Service (USFS) in the amount of $9,999,866.51; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the grant agreement and submit all documents if awarded.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program is intended to help at-risk local communities plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire. Authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CWDG prioritizes at-risk communities in areas identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster that affects the risk of wildfire.
The Mendocino County Community Fuels Reduction and Capacity Building project will expand the County's capabilities to implement aggressive vegetation management and hazardous tree removal throughout the region while building County staff capacity through planning and capital equipment purchases. This is a mitigation measure identified in the County's 2016 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and 2020 Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (...
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