TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager or designee, to execute all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 for the Davies Boat Launching Facility project, for the period of February 1, 2023, through February 1, 2026;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Capital Grant fund in the Public Works Department by $6,000,000, offset by grant revenue received from State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (C4134069); and
Increase appropriations in the Tidelands Operating Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $6,000,000, offset by a transfer of State of California Department of Parks and Recreation funds from the Capital Projects Fund Group. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested for the City of Long Beach (City) to accept and expend grant funding from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the Davies Boat Launching Facility project. On December 7, 2021, City Council adopted a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to the DBW Local Assistance Boat Launching Facility (BLF) grant program. The City’s grant application requested funding for the Davies Boat Launching Facility project. On November 17, 2022, the City was awarded grant funding from DBW Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund in the amount of $6,000,000. The grant performance period is from February 1, 2023, through February 1, 2026. The grant stipulates that monies will be used for project costs related to engineering, permitting, material and construction for the purpose of completing the project.
Davies Boat Launch (Davies) is located on the east side of Long Beach in Alamitos Bay, near the interse...
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