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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	February 7, 2023

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: 02/07/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Ken Carlson, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Chris Bachman, Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Marshal (925) 941-3300 x1520

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: February 7, 2023
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute the California Fire Safe Council Subaward Agreement (Contra Costa County Coordinator Project 22 CAL FIRE CC STATEWIDE 423343) providing the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District total funding in an amount not to exceed $175,000 for wildfire prevention planning.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% State: up to $175,000 in revenue. There is no local match requirement.

BACKGROUND:

On November 8, 2022, the Board authorized and approved the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply to the California Fire Safe Council for the 2022 CAL FIRE County Coordinator Statewide Grant Program for a one-time, 18-month grant of $175,000.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Fire District was awarded the grant and is now seeking Board approval to accept the grant award which will be used 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 will be responsible for developing plans and recommendations related to wildfire prevention and for collaboration amongst participating public and non-profit agencies; assisting in new fire safe council and associated group formations; participating in quarterly meetings with California Fire Safe Council staff, state/regional/county coordinators, and other interested wildfire mitigation groups; and producing project deliverables. The County Coordinator may also assist in managing local Measure X funded wildfire mitigation programs.

Deliverables for the program 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.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the Fire District will not be able to hire a County Coordinator or participate in the program. Additionally, Contra Costa County could potentially miss out on future grant funding opportunities for the County and its residents.