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Page 3 <br />BCC Agenda Item — Consent <br />Hurricane Matthew HMGP Grant Funding #4283-60 - Countywide Wildfire Management Application Status & Environmental <br />Science Associates Scope of Services dated January 17, 2018 <br />Fire Management Plan. If awarded, the grant agreement will be presented to the Board of <br />County Commissioners for final funding approval and grant execution. The HMGP match is a <br />25/75 match of in-kind/in-house and cash services. With the $38,150 ESA Scope of Services <br />dated January 17, 2018 and approximately $11,850 in County staff in-house services, the grant <br />funding would potentially fund up to $150,000 in project costs for a total project cost of <br />$200,000. A revised cost estimate and grant proposal will be provided to the Board for <br />approval upon grant award. While HMGP funding at this point is not guaranteed, we have <br />received positive feedback from the HMGP staff that the funding allocation is available and this <br />project is ranked high due to its cost/benefit analysis conducted by their staff. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends appointing Conservation Lands Manager, Beth Powell as the County's Point of <br />Contact and Authorized Applicant Agent to continue working with the HMGP staff and to <br />complete the Pre -Award Cost Request Form, and to approve the attached Scope of Services for <br />Environmental Science Associates, Inc. (under Continuing Contract RFQ #2017053; Project No. <br />IRC -1720 — approved October 10, 2017) in the amount of $38,150. <br />Attachments: <br />Attachment A — Indian River County Local Mitigation Strategy Project Prioritization list for <br />HMGP Applications related to Hurricane Matthew (FEMA -4283 -DR) updated April 5, 2017. <br />Attachment B — State of Florida — Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Pre -Award Cost Request <br />Form <br />Attachment C — LMS Approval Letter dated May 12, 2017 and signed by John King, Director — <br />LMS Chairman — Conservation Area Prescribed Burn <br />Attachment D — Environmental Science Associates - Scope of Services — dated January 17, 2018 <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR: JANUARY 23, 2018 <br />