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To:	Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	May 23, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Resolution designating authorized agents to execute and file grant applications with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/23/2017

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:	Gus Amirzehni, (925) 313-2128
cc:	Laura Strobel, County Administrator's Office Mike Carlson, Deputy Chief Engineer Paul Detjens, Flood Control Gus Amirzehni, Flood Control Catherine Windham, Flood Control

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: May 23, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RATIFY execution of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application by the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Flood Control District) Deputy Chief Engineer, and ADOPT Resolution No. 2017/172 approving and authorizing the Flood Control District Chief Engineer, or designee to execute and file the grant application and related documents with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance for and on behalf of the Flood Control District for the Wildcat and San Pablo Creek flood protection project, North Richmond area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no direct cost impacts with designation of authorized staff to execute and file grant applications. Additional separate approvals will be sought for actual grant agreements with identified fiscal impacts.

BACKGROUND:

Staff is seeking and has applied for disaster assistance from Cal OES under the Hazard Mitigation Grant program established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA.) That program requires that the governing board of the applicant approve a resolution authorizing designated staff to sign and execute grant applications for and on behalf of the Flood Control District. This request is made in response to that grant requirement. As the result of a Presidential Disaster Declaration on February 14, 2017, FEMA funds under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program are available in Contra Costa County for projects that reduce the effects of future natural disasters. In California, these funds are administered by the Cal OES.

The grant funds would be used to improve the Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek existing levee system and raise levee height by an average of 1.5 feet using a combination of earthen berms, sheet pile walls, and concrete walls. These improvements will provide the needed flood protection function of the levees for approximately 245 parcels along Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks in North Richmond.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the Board’s approval, staff will not be able to obtain state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act.