RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-001
6W A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF, UP TO $300,000 IN FUNDING TO ASSIST IN UPDATING THE
CITY'S LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
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WHEREAS, the Budget Act of 2021 appropriates $31 million for Coastal Commission grants to local governments to support Local Coastal Program (LCP) planning and their projects that are designed to assist local governments in assessing impacts and planning for coastal resiliency, including adapting to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise; and
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission, under the authority of the California Coastal Act, may provide financial assistance to support coastal planning and has approved Round 7 of the competitive grant program to provide such financial assistance for LCP planning; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the grant program is to support local government efforts to enhance coastal resiliency in the face of climate change and sea level rise in a manner fully consistent with the policies of the California Coastal Act and support the critical analysis, planning, and outreach steps of the LCP planning process necessary for developing tangible approaches for preparing for and adapting to climate change and sea level impacts, as well as development of new or updated LCP policies and subsequent activities relating to adopting and certifying LCP updates to ensure coastal resiliency strategies are implemented; and
WHEREAS, grant proposals submitted under this grant program must complete LCP planning work with special emphasis on "next steps" that have been identified in recent LCP development, hazard analysis, vulnerability assessment, and adaptation planning efforts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pismo Beach has an effectively certified LCP; and WHEREAS, the City of Pismo Beach desires to pursue a project that would result in the completion and submittal for certification by the California Coastal Commission of an Amendment to update the LCP in whole; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pismo Beach commits to and agrees to fully support a planning effort intended to update a certified LCP pursuant to the provisions of the California Coastal Act, with full public participation and coordination with Coastal Commission staff.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach as follows:
1. The Community Development Director is hereby authorized and directed to submit the Round 7 grant application package to the California Coastal Commission to provide additional financial and planning assistance, under authority of the California Coastal Act, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to fund the project more particularly described in the grant application package;
2. The Community Development Director is authorized to execute, in the name of the City of Pismo Beach, all necessary applications, contracts, and agreements and amendments thereto to implement and carry out the grant application package attached hereto and any project approved through approval of the grant application.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Newton, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 4tn day of January 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
5 Guthrie, Newton, Blake, Reiss, Waage
NOES:
0 ABSENT:
0 ABSTAIN:
0 RECUSED:
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