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C. 27

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	November 8, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2022 CAL FIRE County Coordinator Statewide Grant Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/08/2022

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Lewis T. Broschard III, Fire Chief (925) 941-3300

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 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to apply for grant funding from the 2022 CAL FIRE County Coordinator Statewide Grant Program, for an amount of $175,000, and designate Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as the primary applicant in a Letter of Support.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact. There is no local match requirement.

BACKGROUND:

The California Fire Safe Council is accepting applications for the 2022 CAL FIRE County Coordinator Statewide Grant Program. The applications are intended to fund up to 21 counties for a one-time, 18-month grant of $175,000. Counties must be the starting point and invested in the scope and goals of the projects. However, counties may choose to direct the application to a public agency they feel is best equipped to execute the projects. Only one application per county will be accepted.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

This action is to designate the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as the applicant for this grant program and to authorize the Fire District to apply for the grant as the County designated agency.

If awarded, the Fire District will use the grant funds to pay the salary of a part-time, non-benefited, contractor to serve as the County Coordinator; as well as the costs for supplies, outreach materials, administrative costs, travel, and other meeting expenses.

The County Coordinator would be responsible for developing plans and recommendations for collaboration; assisting in new group formation; participating in quarterly meetings with CFSC staff, state/regional/county coordinators, and other interested wildfire mitigation groups; and producing project deliverables.

Deliverables include:

(1) Identifying, summarizing, and reporting on local groups, grants, and projects within each county at the onset on the grant project, within the grant period, and at the conclusion of the grant project;
(2) Tracking and monitoring collaboration efforts, tasks, meetings, workshops, and plans developed by the County Coordinator during the project window;
(3) Preparing and submitting quarterly programmatic and fiscal reports; and
(4) Updating GIS Networking Portal Project data files, which may include project maps and lists of mitigation groups.

Note that a similar agenda item is on the November 8, 2022 CCCFPD Board of Directors agenda to request approval and authorization to apply for and accept grant funding. This separate action is being brought to the Board of Supervisors due to the CAL FIRE requirement that the Fire District submit a Letter of Support from the Board of Supervisors designating Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as the primary applicant.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, Contra Costa County could potentially miss out on future grant funding opportunities for the County and its residents.