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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a grant agreement, and any necessary documents, with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, for the Surrender and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Program effective through September 30, 2021, to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $100,000; authorize a 10 percent cash or in-kind match requirement of $10,000; execute any future documents, including amendments, necessary to accept, implement, and administer the agreement; and
Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Area Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $100,000, offset by grant revenue. (Districts 2,3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PRM) to accept and expends grant funding from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBAW), for the Surrender and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Program. As part of its commitment to provide clean, safe, and enjoyable recreational boating and beach activities in California, and to preserve and protect the California shoreline, DBAW offers grant funds to cities, counties, districts, and other public and private agencies through various programs. One of these programs is the Surrender and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) grant program, designed to remove, reduce, and prevent abandoned recreational vessels and marine debris.
This program offers reimbursement of up to $100,000 for the grant term, effective through September 30, 2021, for the removal and disposal of abandoned vessels, which pose a substantial hazard to navigation, and for surrendered vessels, which are in danger of being abandoned and have a likelihood of causing environment degradation or becoming a hazard to navigation. The awarded grant monies are for the abatement, removal, storage, and disposal of any hulk, derelict, wreck, or...
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