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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Application #28-898 with the California Office of Emergency Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/18/2017

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:	Randy Sawyer, 925-335-3210
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm

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: July 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to submit, on behalf of the County, Application #28-898 with the California Office of Emergency Services, in an amount payable to County not to exceed $35,000, for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning (HMEP) Program, for the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $35,000 of funding from the California Office of Emergency Services for the HMEP Program through September 30, 2018. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The goals of the HMEP Program is to identifying risks from hazardous materials releases due to possible disruption of transportation due to sea level rise/flooding as predicted by the Adapting to Rising Tides Program. Identifying these issues will help the County to better address and plan for hazardous materials releases in order to protect and promote health, safety, and wellbeing of Contra Costa residents.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

After the completion of the Adapting to Rising Tides Program, it is clear that the County must take action to identify risks that exist within the shoreline, specifically in regards to hazardous materials. This study is needed to foster a greater understanding on how major hazardous materials transportation, such as our rail system, can be impacted by sea level rise/flooding and how that can increase our risk for hazardous materials incidents that can affect the health and safety of our community. Understanding how transportation disruptions can impact the County-wide system will benefit hazardous materials emergency response planning and overall shoreline planning as the actions from the Adapting to Rising Tides project work are implemented.

Approval of this Application #28-898 will allow County to apply for funding for the HMEP Program, through September 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, County will not be able to better identify the risks from hazardous materials releases to Contra Costa County residents.