DATE: May 7, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: California Adaptation Planning Grant Program Application
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning to submit a grant application to the State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research Adaptation Planning Grant Program for up to $650,000 to fund preparation of Fresno County's Climate Adaptation and Action Plan (CAAP); and
2. If the grant application is awarded, authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning or designee, subject to review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, to execute grant agreement, related documents, and any amendments thereto, necessary for participation in the State of California Adaptation Planning Grant Program.
REPORT
The State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Adaptation Planning Grant Program (APGP) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to award funds to help fill local, regional, and tribal planning needs, provide communities with the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and support the development of pipeline resilient infrastructure projects across the state. The County is eligible to apply for up to $650,000.
General Plan Policy HS-G.12 and HS-G.13 commit the County to seek funding and undertake preparation of a Climate Action Plan (CAP), with the objective of meeting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction trajectory consistent with State law. A CAP can also include an inventory of existing conditions, reduction goals and targets, and an implementation strategy that helps meet the desired goals and identifies required resources and possible funding mechanisms. This grant application is proposing to fund the development of a Climate Adaptation and Action Plan ...
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