DATE: February 25, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Edward Hill, Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with the Department of Energy
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer, or their designee, to electronically approve an Agreement with the United States Department of Energy, upon review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor Controller, and accept grant funds for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, retroactive to September 1, 2024, not to exceed two consecutive years, total not to exceed $336,680;
2. Approve and authorize the Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer, or their designee, to execute all documentation, amendments, reports, and extension requests necessary to remain in compliance with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program grantee requirements; and
3. Adopt a Budget Resolution increasing FY 2024-25 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Internal Services Department - Fleet Services Org 8910, in the amount of $336,680, for costs associated with a Zero-Emission Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Pilot (4/5 vote).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will authorize the Chief Operating Officer/Interim Director of Internal Services Department/Chief Information Officer (Interim Director), or their designee, to electronically approve a grant agreement with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to acknowledge and accept the County's award of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program funding.
Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Interim Director, or their designee, to complete any further documentation...
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