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Pacheco Stormwater District adopts resolution to authorize agents for Cal OES/FEMA reimbursement filing
Summary
The Pacheco Stormwater District on Sept. 22 adopted a resolution designating the president of its board of trustees, the district public works administrator and a deputy county counsel as authorized agents to submit a FEMA application to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
The Pacheco Stormwater District on Sept. 22 adopted a resolution designating the president of its board of trustees, the district public works administrator and a deputy county counsel as authorized agents to submit an existing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) application to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
The authorization is intended to satisfy a Cal OES requirement tied to a reimbursement request for disaster-related work. Trustee Schroeder, president of the Pacheco Stormwater District board of trustees, moved the resolution and the motion was seconded; the board adopted it by unanimous voice vote.
Why it matters: Cal OES requested a specific, signed form before advancing reimbursements for projects tied to the county’s disaster declaration. District staff said completing and filing the Cal OES form (OES FPD 130 / “Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies”) is needed to avoid further delay in state processing of federal funds.
County staff and trustees told the board the FEMA application was filed about two-and-a-half years ago and that the county previously declared a countywide emergency and adopted a related resolution via the San Benito County Board of Supervisors. "The county declared an emergency for the entire county and everything within the border of the county," said Steve, a county public works administrator and staff representative, explaining why the district’s separate resolution was now required by Cal OES.
Board discussion focused on which titles to include on the form (Cal OES requires titles rather than individual names), who should sign the document and who would complete the form for filing. County counsel advised the board that it could designate the titles now and have county staff fill in the completed form before submission. "You can designate who you would have filling out the form and completed within the form and pass the resolution with the understanding that those inputs will be added before it's filed," Rebecca, deputy county counsel, told trustees.
Trustee Schroeder made the motion to adopt the resolution as a Cal OES form, specifying that county staff would complete the form and that the president of the board would certify it. A board member seconded the motion. The board then voted in favor by voice vote; the resolution was adopted.
What happens next: County staff said they will complete the OES FPD 130 for the district, submit it to Cal OES and seek to move the reimbursement process forward. The trustees did not adopt additional direction beyond approving the resolution and authorizing county staff to finalize and file the form.
The meeting concluded after the vote; the board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2025.
