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FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP County
Community Development Director
DATE: July 24, 2007 C - 7�-
SUBJECT:
Grant award from the California Department of Fish and Game to fund planning
and conservation actions associated with the East Contra Costa County Habitat
Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMEN®ATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or his designee, to execute all grant documents
necessary to secure grant funds totaling $80,000 from the Department of Fish and Game to be used to
assist with implementation actions associated with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation
Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP). AFFIRM the intent of the Board of Supervisors to
transfer responsibility for administering this grant to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy
(the joint exercise of powers authority that will implement the HCP) if this authority makes such a
request.
FISCAL IMPACT
No impact to general fund.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The California Department of Fish and Game has approved the grant of$80,000 of local assistance
funds actions related to the implementation of the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation
Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan;. The grant will direct $40,000 to the Historical Ecology
Assessment that the County, the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the Contra Costa Watershed
Forum are working on cooperatively. The other $40,000 will be directed toward staff support for a
variety of tasks related to the plan's implementation.
Staff for the agencies working on the HCP have pursued a variety of early implementation grants so that
the HCP can get off to a successful start. Due to the large amount of lead time that is required to apply
for and receive grant funds, outside grant funding for early implementation actions was pursued even
while the planning phase of the HCP was in; progress.
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L/KECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD 4 MMITTEE
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Contact: Abigail Fateman CDD 925 335-1272 ATTESTED
JOHN C LLEN, CL RK OF
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Public Works Department, Attn: Mitch Avalon AND CrMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (continued)
The County has served as the body to officially apply for these funds because no
more suitable organization existed at the time of application. The Habitat
Conservation Plan Association (HCPA) is the joint exercise of powers authority that
prepared the HCP. The HCPA could not apply for the funds because that
organization will sunset when the HCP planning process is complete and before the
proposed grant project is complete. The joint exercise of powers authority that will
implement the HCP, the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, was not
formed in time to apply for these funds. Because grant application and administration
duties will span the period between the sunset of one JPA and the formation of the
other, the County's.involvement in this funding application and administration is
necessary.
Staff recommends that the Board authorize the Community Development Director, or
his designee, to execute all grant documents necessary to secure grant funds from
the California Department of Fish and Game. Staff also recommend that the Board
of Supervisors affirm its intent to transfer administration of the grant funds to the JPA
that would be formed to implement the HCP if that JPA makes such a request.
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