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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
JOAN V. SPARKS, DIRECTOR
FROM: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT Costa
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JUNE 1, 19'95 �"`�' • ,f��` County
DATE: coVi `` c
APPROVAL OF EMERGENCY TRAINING AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS GRANT
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)6 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION
ACCEPT 1995 California/Nevada Community Action Association grant.
funds in the amount of $36, 000 ; and AUTHORIZE the Director,
Community Services Department, or her designee to sign the
applicable contract (39-805) after review and approval as to form
by County Counsel .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
No County general funds are involved.
III . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE' ACTION
A decision not to approve this contract will result in a continued
lack of emergency training and disaster preparedness for Contra
Costa County' s low-income residents and an inability to participate
in a collaborative effort to increase disaster preparedness .
IV. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION
Community Services Department has recently applied for and is now
seeking authorization to receive a $36, 000 grant from the Califor-
nia/Nevada Community Action Agency for the expansion of an ongoing
program for emergency preparedness of the counties low-income
population. This grant is to expand an already existing program
operating in the County Department of Emergency Services by
specifically focusing on the low-income population of the County.
The Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services (OES) has also
recently received a grant from the Red Cross to expand training for
the Community Based Organizations (CBO) in emergency training and
disaster preparedness, and is part ' in this project .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: __YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON S� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: _NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CONTACT: Joan Sparks, 313-7350
CC: CAO ATTESTED ll '
CSD PHIL B TCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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