To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Resilience Hubs Grant Application
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for, and accept, if awarded, a Resilience Hubs Grant in an amount not to exceed $25,000 from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to assess the opportunity to enhance the existing Ambrose Community Center in Bay Point to function as a community resilience center.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund. This one-time grant funding will be used to support the implementation of the Contra Costa County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Grant funding will cover all costs for project management and administration by staff from the Department of Conservation and Development. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
PG&E is requesting grant proposals to help communities build a network of local resilience hubs through its Resilience Hubs grant program. PG&E will issue a total of $400,000 in grant awards in 2025 at both the $25,000 and $100,000 level to support feasibility projects and design and build projects respectively. 2025 is the final year of the grant program. Grant applications are due on January 31, 2025. This grant is funded by PG&E Corporation shareholders as part of PG&E's investments in statewide wildfire resilience and response, in accordance with a mandate from the California Public Utilities Commission.
The PG&E Resilience Hubs Grant would support the County's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Strategy NI-3 to "Establish and maintain community resilience hubs" and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Action Number CCC-49 to "Establish and maintain community resilience hubs with microgrids, education, training opportunities, and other community-focused resources."
The County will work with the Amb...
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