To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ERNST & YOUNG LLP
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to enter into a contract amendment with Ernst and Young, LLP for COVID-19 cost recovery consulting services extending the termination date from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025 with no change to the payment limit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Up to a total payment limit of $2,000,000. All fees are 100% eligible for FEMA Category Z reimbursement; however, initial payments to the vendor come from the General Fund. FEMA has obligated a total of $1,711,112 to date and the County has submitted claims for reimbursement in the amount of $1,521,374 to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). The reimbursement request has been approved by CalOES but has not yet been received by the County.
BACKGROUND:
Federal Disaster Relief Actions
On Friday, March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a nationwide emergency in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic pursuant to Sec. 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the "Stafford Act"). That action provides access to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance program, which allows for a 75% federal cost share on certain emergency protective measures taken at the direction or guidance of public health officials in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualifying expenditures are those that are not supported by the authorities of another federal agency (i.e. reimbursement for response activities funded by another federal agency grant program). Examples of reimbursable activities include the activation of Emergency Operations Centers, National Guard costs, law enforcement and other measures necessary to protect public health and safety.
The Governor's Office of Emergency S...
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