TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Jeff Sharp, Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Storm Debris Cleanup, RDS 23-33 - Amendment No. 3 to Agreement 230411B and Budget Amendment
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests the following actions:
1. Approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 3 to Agreement 230411B with Napa Community Firewise Foundation increasing the amount by $120,000 for a new maximum of $820,000 and amending the scope of work to include the removal of dead standing hazardous trees within the public right of way as a part of Storm Debris Cleanup services; and
2. Approval of a Budget Amendment for the following (4/5 vote required):
a. Increase Transfers Out appropriations by $95,000 in the Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund (ACO) (Fund 3000, Sub-Division 3000000, Account 56100) with the use of the available fund balances to be transferred to Project 23044, Storm Debris Cleanup; and
b. Increase Construction Services appropriations by $95,000 in Project 23044 (Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 23044, Account 52360) offset by a transfer-in revenue from the ACO.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 4, 2023, the Board ratified a proclamation of a local emergency in Napa County in response to heavy rains and severe weather that began on March 21, 2023. A significant amount of tree debris fell on rights of way (ROW) in the Angwin area due to high winds. The storm debris was a hazard to the traveling public and presented a fire hazard. Napa Communities Firewise Foundation (NCFF) was contracted to conduct storm debris removal on 22 roads in the Angwin area. Through efficiencies and project cost savings, NCFF was able to clean up an additional 5 roads in the County, totaling 18.9 total miles of ROW cleared of storm debris under the project. During the project, over 120 dead standing hazardous trees that need to be removed were identified in the County ROW. On September 13, 2022, th...
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