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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Beth Ward, Animal Services Director
Date:	November 2, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE CCAS to Accept Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation Award

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/02/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Delaina Gillaspy, 925-608-8413

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Animal Services Director, or designee, to accept the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation award in the amount of $100,000, to be utilized for enhancing the Departments ability to respond to disasters.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department's County Animal Response Team (CART) is funded through general fund. This grant funding will fund the CART program 100% for fiscal year 2021/22. There is no County match.

BACKGROUND:

In August 2021, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) provided animal rescue, evacuation and sheltering support to El Dorado County in response to the Caldor Fire.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In September 2021, The Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation contacted CCAS and advised that the foundation would be awarding CCAS with an unsolicited grant in the amount of $100,0000 in recognition of CCAS’s emergency response efforts during the Caldor Fire. The funds granted to our department are greatly appreciated and will be well utilized to enhance our team’s ability to respond to future disasters.

Our proposed use of the grant funds would be focused on offsetting costs associated with our Field Staff and County Animal Response Team’s (CART) deployment to provide mutual aid during fires, and to purchase much needed equipment and supplies to expand our ability to provide similar assistance in future disasters. Also, it will enable our Department to get additional training in areas of disaster response.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Contra Costa County Animal Services will be unable to accept the awarded funds and purchase additional supplies and training for future disasters.