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County Executive Office/Legislative Affairs
October 22, 2013
Item No. ___
Vol. XII, No. 23
County of Orange Report on Grant Applications/Awards
The Grants Report is a condensed list of grant requests by County Agencies/Departments that allows the
Board of Supervisors to discuss and approve grant submittals in one motion at a Board meeting. County
policy dictates that the Board of Supervisors must approve all grant applications prior to submittal to the
grantor. This applies to grants of all amounts, as well as to new grants and those that have been received by
the County for many years as part of an ongoing grant. Receipt of grants under $50,000 is delegated to the
County Executive Officer. Grant awards greater than $50,000 must be presented to the Board of
Supervisors for receipt of funds. This report allows for better tracking of county grant requests, the success
rate of our grants, and monitoring of County’s grants activities. It also serves to inform Orange County’s
Sacramento and Washington, D.C. advocates of County grant activities involving the State or Federal
Governments.
On October 22, 2013, the Board of Supervisors will consider the following actions:
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Approve grant applications/awards as proposed and other actions as recommended.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Approve Grant Award – District Attorney – Alcohol and Drug Impaired Vertical Prosecution
Program (DUID) ($386,060)
2. Ratify the Retroactive Grant Application and Adopt Resolution – OC Community
Resources/OC Parks – Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program, Tier 2 / Stormwater
Runoff Quality and Quantity Control Best Management Practices ($995,567)
2. Receive and File Grant Report
Grants Report
October 22, 2013
Vol. XII, No. 23
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ACTION ITEMS
Approve Grant Award – District Attorney – Alcohol and Drug Impaired Vertical Prosecution Program
(DUID) ($386,060)
Requester:
Grant/Program:
Amount Awarded:
Match/Cost:
Date on Grant Report:
Application Due Date:
Grantor:
Notification Date of
Funding Award:
Recommended Action:
District Attorney
Alcohol and Drug Impaired Vertical Prosecution Program (DUID)
$386,060
$0
January 15, 2013
N/A
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
September 25, 2013
Approve Grant Award – District Attorney – Alcohol and Drug Impaired
Vertical Prosecution Program (DUID). The District Attorney requests
authorization to accept the grant award of $386,060 from the California
Office of Traffic Safety for FY 2013-14.
The Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program (DUID) provides funds for the
vertical prosecution of alcohol and drug impaired driving cases. On January 15, 2013, your Board
authorized the District Attorney to apply for a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
of up to $628,326, and by Resolution No. 13-003 authorized the District Attorney or designee to sign
and execute a Grant Agreement with OTS. On September 25, 2013, the District Attorney received
notification of a grant award of $386,060. The District Attorney requests authorization to accept the
grant award of $386,060 to enhance and expand its efforts to address the public safety threat of
DUID in Orange County in Fiscal Year 2013-14.
This is a competitive grant opportunity. Fiscal Year 2013-14 will be the third (3rd) year that the
District Attorney’s Office applied for the federal funding apportioned to California under the National
Highway Safety Act and the Safe, Accountable, and Flexible Efficiency Transportation Equity Act to
augment its efforts to address the public safety threat of DUID in Orange County.
The grant will provide continued funding for a prosecution team to vertically prosecute alcohol and
drug impaired driving cases.
The District Attorney’s Office would use grant funds to allocate four misdemeanor Deputy District
Attorneys (DDA) to devote 50 percent of their time to prosecute DUID cases in Fiscal Year 2013-14.
No County new positions or County match is required.
The District Attorney will work collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies to reduce the
number of drug impaired driving cases in Orange County.
The Grant Award Agreement has been reviewed and approved by the Office of County Counsel. A
copy of the agreement is filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Board.
Grants Report
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Vol. XII, No. 23
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Ratify the Retroactive Grant Application and Adopt Resolution – OC Community
Resources/OC Parks – Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program, Tier 2 / Stormwater
Runoff Quality and Quantity Control Best Management Practices ($995,567)
Requester:
Grant/Program:
Amount Requested:
Match/Cost:
Application Due Date:
Grantor:
OC Community Resources / OC Parks
Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program, Tier 2 / Stormwater
Runoff Quality and Quantity Control Best Management Practices
(BMP)
$995,567
$1,112,207/50 minimum of percent
September 20, 2013
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
The purpose of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) M2 Tier 2 Environmental
Cleanup Program (ECP) is to help protect Orange County beaches and waterways from
transportation-generated pollution (urban runoff) and improve overall water quality.
The ECP Grant is designed to fund regional, potentially multi-jurisdictional, capital-intensive projects,
such as constructed wetlands, detention/infiltration basins and bioswales, which mitigate pollutants
including litter and debris, heavy metals, organic chemicals, sediment, and nutrients.
This ECP Grant provides approximately $25.3 million to Orange County local agencies. The
maximum amount that an individual project may receive is $5 million per project phase. OC
Community Resources / OC Parks is requesting OCTA grant funding for the Stormwater Runoff
Quality and Quantity Control Best Management Practices project in the amount of $995,567. The
anticipated grant award notification is expected in late 2013. This is a competitive grant. This is the
second call for ECP Tier 2 Call for Projects. There may be a third Call for Projects if there are
residual funds available after the first two calls.
Funds are requested to help cover costs to construct drainage improvements identified in the Irvine
Regional Park Hydrology & Hydraulics report (2011) and the OC Zoo General Development Plan
(2013). Drainage improvements are needed to reduce stormwater flows that currently drain into the
OC Zoo that cause flooding, and to improve stormwater retention, infiltration, filtration and natural
treatments to improve water quality and reduce pollutants entering the Santiago Creek. The project
promotes natural enhancements for native flora and fauna improving the ecosystem, pollutant
biofiltration, and outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.
OC Parks will oversee and obtain contractor services for the implementation of the project. OC
Parks will not require any new positions to process and utilize the Grant funds. A minimum local
match of 50 percent for the total project cost is required. The total preliminary construction cost
estimate is $2,107,774. Subtracting the requested grant amount of $995,567, the proposed local
match will be $1,112,207. This project is included in the OC Parks Capital Project Budget fiscal year
2013/2014.
OC Parks collaborated with OC Public Works to submit this grant application under the OCTA
Renewed Measure M Eligibility Authority of OC Public Works (OCPW); OC Parks will maintain and
operate the equipment acquired and installed. There are no potential impacts to OCPW. A Board of
Resolution is required for this grant. The attached general resolution has been approved by County
Counsel.
If you or your staff have any questions or require additional information on any of the items in this
report, please contact Jay Wong at 714.834.2009, or Ana Cassinelli at 714.834-7053