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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 18.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator |
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| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to submit an application for a California State Parks Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Program grant in the amount of $224,617.50 for patrol along the Putah and Cache Creek recreational areas. (No general fund impact) (Prieto) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to apply for fiscal year 2018-19 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant funds in the amount of $224,617.50 for patrol along the Putah and Cache Creek recreational areas as well as for OHV outreach and education. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Safe Communities
Sustainable Environment
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Approval of the Board of Supervisors is required for the application to indicate we will accept the funds if awarded and agree to all terms and conditions of the grant. There has been an on going problem between off highway vehicle riders and land owners within Yolo County. Complaints from land owners related to off-highway vehicle riders trespassing and vandalizing private property continue to be received. Land owners along the areas where most problems occur have gone to great lengths to prevent riders from entering their property; however, people continue to break through these physical barriers, gates and fencing to access those areas. Other areas of concern are habitat restoration sites along Putah and Cache Creek. With OHV grant funds the Sheriff's Office will be able to continue to patrol and protect these valuable projects.
In addition to the problems created by trespassing, there also arises the problem of patrol deputies being equipped to respond to scenes in case of an incident. The area where most off highway vehicle use occurs is both rugged and rural. It cannot be accessed by traditional patrol vehicles. To help augment enforcement efforts, the Yolo County Sheriff's Office first sought OHV grant funding in fiscal year 2009-10 and subsequent fiscal years. This funding has allowed the department to purchase equipment and provide specific training and resources needed to help establish an enforcement team, thus better serving landowners negatively affected by OHV riders. In FY 2015-16, the Board of Supervisors enacted a nighttime ban on OHV activity in Cache Creek, providing contingency funds to cover the increased enforcement activity that the ban required.
For fiscal year 2018-19, state funding is now being pursued in order to continue the benefits of the program. If approved, this grant will provide the Sheriff's Office with $224,617.50 in state funds. A 33% match of $74,872.50 is required. Funds will be used for overtime costs, expenses related to OHV equipment use, and OHV-specific training. If the full amount of state funding requested is received, one-time costs will include the purchase of a patrol vehicle, additional Polaris and Suzuki DRZ vehicles for increased patrol activities and public safety education opportunities, and dual-band mobile radios. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| The Yolo County Sheriff's Office has been and will continue to work in cooperation with other departments within the county such as the Parks Division of General Services and the Community Services department to help develop long-term solutions to these issues. County Counsel has approved the resolution as to form. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
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The total program amount is $299,490.00. The state requires a 33% ($74,872.50) local match, which in previous fiscal years was partially met with funds received from the Natural Resources Division. The remaining program balance of $224,617.50 will come from this state grant.
As is in previous years, the Sheriff's Office plans to request some assistance with the matching funds from the Natural Resources Division. Remaining funding needed for the $74,872.50 local match will be met with In-Lieu Gas Tax Funds, although additional funding from Natural Resources may be available. These In-Lieu Gas Tax Funds are generated from registration fees paid by off highway vehicle riders and are for use by local agencies to regulate off highway vehicle programs, including enforcement efforts. The requested grant funds will be used to finance Salary and Benefits, and Services and Supplies in the Patrol Budget Unit, supporting patrol activity along the Putah and Cache Creek recreational areas and OHV educational outreach.
The total program amount will be included in the 2018-19 recommended budget. |
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