RESOLUTION NO. 2023-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A SURRENDERED
AND ABANDONED VESSEL EXCHANGE (SAVE) GRANT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $40,000 FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION OF
BOATING AND WATERWAYS (DBAW)
WHEREAS, the City of Coronado follows Harbors and Navigation Code and San Diego Unified Port District Code to identify abandoned vessels and proceed with their removal; and WHEREAS, the City of Coronado Police and Lifeguards are authorized to respond to and safely mitigate any potential damage caused by adrift vessels and marine debris; and WHEREAS, given its location near the anchorage at Zuniga Jetty, Coronado beach is subject to abandoned vessels which break free as a result of poor seamanship, weather events, and unlawful operations and become beached, posing a hazard to public safety; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways (DBAW) is authorized to provide Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) grants to qualified public agencies for the purpose of removing, reducing and preventing abandoned vessels and various marine debris.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Coronado accepts a SAVE grant in the amount of $40,000 from the DBAW to reduce the overall cost of the removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vessels to the City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Coronado all grant documents including, but not limited to, agreements, amendments and requests for payment necessary to secure the grant funds and implement the approved grant project.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Coronado, California, at a regular meeting thereof this seventh day of November 2023 by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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RICHARD BAILEY, Mayor of the
City of Coronado, California
ATTEST:
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KELSEA HOLIAN, City Clerk of the
City of Coronado, California