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Adopt a resolution approving participation in the California Department of Water Resources Statewide Flood Emergency Response Grant Program - Round Three, in the amount of $908,000, with a performance period of July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2021; and Authorize the Sheriff or his designee to take all necessary actions for the purpose of obtaining grant funding
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a resolution approving participation in the California Department of Water Resources Statewide Flood Emergency Response Grant Program - Round Three, in the amount of $908,000, with a performance period of July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2021; and
2. Authorize the Sheriff or his designee to take action necessary for the purpose of obtaining grant funding.
SUMMARY:
In June 2017, The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a grant solicitation package for a Statewide Flood Emergency Response Grant Program - Round Three. This grant allocates $5 million in funding to improve local flood emergency response in California and to contribute to increased public safety. This grant is available to all California public agencies with primary responsibility for flood emergency response and coordination. The geographic scope of this grant is Statewide inside the legal Delta.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Sheriff's Office is requesting $908,000 in funds from the California Department of Water Resources Statewide Flood Emergency Response Grant Program - Round Three. There is no matching requirement. The grant would fully fund projects in support of planning, coordination, and training and exercises, including management and administration and therefore have no impact to the County General Fund. The budget details are provided in the attached chart.
Should Solano County be awarded the grant, the Sheriff's Office will r...
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