DATE: October 11, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health/Assistant Emergency Services Director
SUBJECT: Retroactive Applications for State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Funds and Tree Mortality Grant Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health/Assistant Emergency Services Director previous submittal of applications to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for FY 2016-17 State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program for the removal of dead and dying hazardous trees.
REPORT
The Director of the Department of Public Health/Assistant Emergency Services Director submitted competitive applications for FY 2016-17 State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund (SRAFPF) and Tree Mortality (TM) Grant Program funds by the program deadline of September 28, 2016. The grants provide funding for projects related to the removal of dead and dying trees, hazardous fuel (vegetation) reduction, fire prevention education, and fire prevention planning as well as for the removal of hazardous trees that pose a threat to public health and safety in the project areas. The Department submitted 16 separate TM Grant Program applications at the maximum amount of $200,000 each totaling $3,200,000. Grant funding would allow the County to contract for the removal of dead and dying trees that are within 300 feet of permanent private structures, roadways, and public or private infrastructure, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the grant applications will be rescinded and the County would not be allowed to compete. However, the SRAFPF and TM Grant Program is the only available grant funding source that allows for removal of dead and dying trees on private property and County operated Community Service Areas.
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