RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION 1) AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT ALL AVAILABLE FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OR THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD FOR RECREATIONAL BEACH MONITORING PROGRAMS

FOR 2008-09 THROUGH 2012-13,

AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE IN THE NAME OF SAN MATEO COUNTY ALL NECESSARY APPLICATIONS, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, PAYMENT REQUESTS, AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECURING GRANT FUNDS AND TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROVED GRANT PROJECTS AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008-09 THROUGH 2012-13

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, State mandated recreational beach monitoring programs have been developed requiring the County to sample and analyze certain waters on coastal and bay beaches and to notify the public of health hazards following monitoring standards developed by California Department of Public Health (CDPH); and

WHEREAS, Environmental Health samples recreational waters for the presence of unhealthy levels of bacteria; and

WHEREAS, reimbursement for a portion of the County’s cost for conducting recreational beach monitoring is recoverable through the CDPH or State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB); and

WHEREAS, grantees are generally given a three-week turnaround to submit a fully executed contract:

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors authorizes the County of San Mateo to apply for and accept grant funds from the CDPH and SWRCB for Beach Monitoring programs for Fiscal Years 2008-09 through 2012-13;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Health Department, or designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute all necessary applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests, and all documents necessary for the purposes of securing grant funds, implementing the approved grant projects and carrying out the purposes specified in the grant applications for Fiscal Years 2008-09 through 2012-13.

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