REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 5, 2023
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Reimbursement of Costs Related to Recovery from the 2023 August Tropical Storm Hilary
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the reimbursement of up to $700,000 to the Department of Public Works for costs associated with dirt and debris cleanup and road grading of severely impacted non-County maintained roads damaged during the 2023 August Tropical Storm Hilary.
(Presenter: Luther Snoke, Chief Executive Officer, 387-4811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). On June 13, 2023 (Item No. 99), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved setting aside $15.0 million from the General Fund into Disaster Relief Funds to meet community needs that would not be covered by other forms of relief. This item will utilize $700,000 of the Disaster Relief Community Needs funding to reimburse the Department of Public Works (DPW) for costs associated with dirt and debris cleanup and road grading of non-County maintained roads damaged during the 2023 August Tropical Storm Hilary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On August 18, 2023, the National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the County. This event warned of conditions of peril to the safety of persons and property within the County, in the form of infrastructure damage from extreme weather, especially due to burn scars from the Apple and El Dorado fires, which could create conditions of dangerous and potentially catastrophic flooding, muds...
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