TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Shana Bagley, Interim Fire Administrator
SUBJECT: Agreement with Napa Communities Firewise Foundation
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 270082B with Napa Communities Firewise Foundation for the term through June 30, 2027, for community outreach, defensible space consulting, wildfire mitigation, and fuel reduction and preparation for wildfires; and approve a waiver of competitive bidding requirements and a single source award. (Fiscal Impact: $3,200,000 Expense; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In order to help reduce the future impacts from wildfires, the County entered into a previous Agreement (Agreement No. 210118B) with the Napa Communities Firewise Foundation (NCFF) for wildfire prevention activities. The original agreement occurred in September 2020 and was subsequently extended through five individual Amendments through December 2023. The aggregate amount for these initial Agreements was $14,166,000. This funding has been used to provide public outreach and education on wildfire preparedness and create local Fire Safe Councils throughout the County. Also, the funding has been used to plan and execute wildfire prevention projects focused on vegetation modification and provide administrative support for these projects.
Agreement No. 240256B was subsequently approved on January 9, 2024, providing an additional $7,000,000 to continue these wildfire prevention efforts. This funding was broken into two categories with separate Scopes of Work (SOW), as delineated in Exhibit "A" of that Agreement. The first category totaled $6,000,000 per the County's FY 2023-24 budget appropriation in the Fire Fund. The second category for $1,000,000 was funded through an agreement with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for capacity building and infrastructure. The funds were received in FY 2022-23 and were then appropriated from the...
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