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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and Charges Schedule by adopting a Public Seawall Mooring Lease Permit Fee;
DISCUSSION
A report on the condition and repair needs for the public seawalls in Naples was completed in 2009, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse No. 2010011073) for the Naples Permanent Seawall Repair Project (Project) was certified by the Planning Commission on May 6, 2010 (Attachment A - Location and Vicinity Maps). On June 15, 2010, the City Council authorized $9.5 million in funding for the Project, which seeks to permanently address the serious infrastructure concerns with approximately 11,000 lineal feet of public seawalls surrounding Naples. Permanent repair of the entire seawall system has been divided into six phases, with Phase One addressing the area in the most imminent danger of collapse (Attachment B - Map of Repair Priorities and Phasing Plan).
The Phase One Project consists of repairing 1 ,915 lineal feet of public seawalls located in the Rivo Alto Canal, from the Ravenna Bridge to the eastern portion of The Toledo Bridge. To date, the Phase 1 Project has been fully funded and is currently under construction. On May 6,2014, the City Council adopted plans and specifications No. R- 6983 for construction of the Phase One Project, appropriated additional funds, and awarded a construction contract to Ford E.C., Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for a total amount not to exceed $11,471,637. Construction for the Phase One Project began later that year and is anticipated to be completed this summer.
With regard to Phase One, on October 9,2013, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) approved the City's application to proceed subject to 17 special conditions of approval, one of which requires the City to institute a new Public Seawall Mooring Lease Program (Lease Program) for private docks, floats, and piers locat...
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