HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04092013 - C.64RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept the California Department of
Water Resources Flood Emergency Response Project Grant in amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for equipment,
maintenance, and service integration with other governmental agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,000,000; California Department of Water Resources. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested
and will be for a period of two years from the effective date of the award.
BACKGROUND:
The local agencies as first responders play a key role in management of the flood emergencies in their jurisdictions.
To qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster funds, local agencies are required to
prepare a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, called an Emergency Action Plan (EAP), which includes planning for all
potential emergencies in their jurisdictions. Generally, it is assumed that local agencies included flood emergencies in
their EAP and would have a plan and enough resources in place to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/09/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, 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: April 9, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 64
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:April 9, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Department of Water Resources Flood Emergency Response Project Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
address flood emergencies. However, local agencies, in most cases, do not have enough resources to effectively
prepare and respond to major floods. A Department of Water Resources (DWR) assessment of the local agencies’
flood response planning and their preparedness indicates that in most communities, local agencies’ EAP may not
have an effective flood response plan, nor do many agencies have enough resources to respond to potential flood
emergencies. DWR recognizes that coordinated flood emergency response throughout the State requires active
engagement of the local emergency responders.
The California Department of Water Resources has funding available for Flood Emergency Response Projects grants.
The original amount of $5 million has been increased to $10 million, and the geographic scope has been modified.
The original $5 million remains available for statewide projects (minus the legal Delta), while another $5 million is
proposed for projects in the legal Delta. This increase in funding represents DWR’s strong commitment to improving
flood preparedness and response at the local level throughout the state.
Funding for this Grant Program will be provided through Proposition 84, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality &
Supply, Flood Control, River & Coastal Bond Act of 2006 (Section 75032 of Chapter 3 of Division 43 of the Public
Resources Code). Up to $5 million will be available for the grant program through 2015.
Under this grant program, the DWR will provide financial assistance through a grant agreement with participating
agencies. Contra Costa County will use this grant funding for local emergency responders to work with the DWR to
improve local flood emergency preparedness and response.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable