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Authorize the County Administrator to execute a Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program planning grant agreement with the California Department of Conservation totaling $500,000, and to execute all associated contracts and amendments within budgeted appropriations, to develop a County strategic initiative for agriculture; Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) of $40,000 to recognize unanticipated grant revenue offset by grant related appropriations (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Agricultural Commissioner recommends the Board of Supervisors:
1) Authorize the County Administrator to execute a Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program planning grant agreement with the California Department of Conservation totaling $500,000 to develop a county strategic initiative for agriculture, and to execute all associated contracts and amendments within budgeted appropriations; and
2) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) of $40,000 to recognize unanticipated grant revenue offset by grant related appropriations (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Conservation administers the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program on behalf of the California Strategic Growth Council. The SALC program addresses climate change by conserving California farmlands and encouraging compact, transit-oriented communities.
In April 2023, the Board of Supervisors identified agricultural preservation and economic development as two of their leading priorities. In August 2023, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing submittal of a $500,000 SALC planning grant application and in December 2023, the California Strategic Growth Council approved the Agriculture Department's application to develop a County Strategic Initiative for Agriculture plan that will build a coalition of...
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