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C. 52

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	December 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Wildfires Cost Recovery

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/10/2019

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:

Mary Jane Robb (925) 335-1557

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: December 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/654 approving and authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Sonoma for cost recovery associated with the emergency mutual aid response to the October 2019 California Kincade Wildfire, Federal Emergency Disaster Fund, FEMA (FM-5295).

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of the Sheriff-Coroner will recover costs from providing mutual aid to Sonoma County with FEMA funds.

BACKGROUND:

On October 24, 2109, the State of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG). The States request for federal funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was accepted on October 24, 2019 for the Kincade Fire burning in Sonoma County. Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff provided law enforcement mutual aid to the neighboring county of Sonoma. Federal Funds are now available for reimbursement of actual costs associated with providing mutual aid services. In order for the Office of the Sheriff to participate in the cost recovery program, FEMA requires counties to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with those entities that provided mutual aid during the disaster. Approval of the MOU will enable the Office of the Sheriff to participate in the cost recovery program.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Office of the Sheriff will be unable to apply for reimbursement of costs associated with the mutual aid response.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.