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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to apply for, and accept, if awarded, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program DR-4301, 4305 and 4308 Sub-Application, grant funds under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Emergency Assistance and Disaster Relief Act through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for up to $3,000,000, for the Peninsula Beach Erosion Improvement Plan; authorize up to $1,840,000 in matching City funds; and, execute all documents necessary to accept the funds and implement the project. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to accept, if awarded, a grant for $3,000,000 with a matching fund commitment of $1,840,000 to be used for the Peninsula Beach Erosion Improvement Plan (Project). Funds awarded would allow for coastal erosion protection along the eastern shoreline of Peninsula Beach at an estimated project cost of $4,840,000.
California declared several Federal Disasters this year due to severe winter storms, flooding and mudslides. As a result, $40 million is available for hazard reduction grants. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Program) grant funds, under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Emergency Assistance and Disaster Relief Act (Stafford Act) through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), are available for “shovel-ready” projects that implement a long-term risk reduction solution to a flood or erosion problem.
Erosion to the eastern shore of Peninsula Beach has resulted in a very narrow beach that floods during storm events (Exhibit A). This portion of the beach is cut off from the littoral drift that normally occurs along coastal beaches due to the adjacent rock jetties at Alamitos Bay. This forced the City to replenish the sand to mitigate further erosion. Recent storms in February 2017, caused significant damage to the beach, elevating...
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