BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Grant Award Process.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Receive staff's presentation regarding recommended modifications to the grant award process for the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program as recommended and proposed by the Board Policy and Planning Committee; and
B. Approve the recommended revisions to the evaluation criteria and the proposed standardized process for allocating grant funds, including allowing for a budget adjustment of 10 percent of the budget as a contingency to enable staff to better allocate funds in alignment with the proposed process, if needed.
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SUMMARY:
Board Policy and Planning Committee. Staff presented recommendations to revise the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program's (Safe, Clean Water) grant award criteria to the Board Policy and Planning Committee at the Committee's January 28 meeting. The Committee discussed staff's proposed additions to the evaluation criteria and revisions to the grant allocation process as listed in Attachment 1 of the agenda memo. The Committee unanimously approved supporting staff's proposal and recommended staff request board approval of adding a 10 percent contingency to each year's grant budget to allow staff the flexibility to fund eligible projects within the proposed two-tier allocation process. The 10 percent contingency will be utilized, as needed, through a budget adjustment and will draw from the respective project's 15-year funding allocation from the Safe, Clean Water Fund 26 Operating and Capital Reserves and will not impact any other Safe, Clean Water project's funding.
Background. It is anticipated that the Safe, Clean Water Grants Program will award over $30 million in grants and partnerships to the community during its fifteen-year duration. The funds will be dispersed during various grant cycles through the 15 years of the Safe, Clean Wa...
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