RESOLUTION NO. 25-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF San clemente, CALIFORNIA, aUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE caLIFORNIA coastal commission for funding to conduct a beach attendance and fiscal impact analysis of the beach study ..body
WHEREAS, coastal erosion is a very significant problem in the City of San Clemente that threatens the public beaches, coastal public access, key public facilities, existing structures, and critical public infrastructure; and WHEREAS, based on emergency conditions on City beaches where there is no dry sand at high tide and public beaches, existing structures and critical public infrastructure including the railroad revetment is direct to direct wave attack and being undermined; and WHEREAS, the City has begun implementing a comprehensive, citywide coastal resiliency strategy using beach sand replenishment and sand retention as the primary means of restoring the sandy beach in the City; and WHEREAS, the City is seeking grant funding to collect data on beach attendance and to conduct a fiscal impact analysis of the beaches as part of the City’s Local Coastal Program; and WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission has been a solid funding partner for the City on various Local Coastal Program elements; and WHEREAS, the CCC issued a solicitation in 2024 seeking grant applications from local agencies seeking funding for Local Coastal Program related studies and projects; and WHEREAS, the CCC invited the City to submit a full grant application in response to an inquiry for the subject study; and WHEREAS, the CCC grant applications must be accompanied by a resolution from the public agency authorizing the submittal of a grant application no later than March 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, if the City is successful, funding from CCC for this effort would become available in Fall 2025 on a reimbursement basis and no local match is required for this grant.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, does hereby find, determine, and resolve as follows:
That the foregoing recitations are true, correct, and fully incorporated herein.
That the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to submit a grant application to the CCC for such project.
That City staff is authorized and directed to take such actions as are necessary and proper to fulfill the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of March, 2025.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 25-29 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the 4th day of March, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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