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Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a grant agreement for a grant in the amount of $50,000 with the State of California Natural Resources Agency Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways and authorizing a budget amendment for the Public Works Department’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco adopted South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 8.78, Mooring Regulations, in September 2024 and subsequently amended those regulations in January 2025 to address health and safety issues within the City’s open waters, including abandoned and derelict vessels, marine debris, and vessel occupancy; and
WHEREAS, in May 2025, the City completed Phase 1 of enforcement of the Mooring Regulations, which included the removal of abandoned and unoccupied vessels from the Oyster Point area; and
WHEREAS, the City is proceeding with Phase 2 of its enforcement efforts and has undertaken activities including coordination with the San Mateo County Harbor District, solicitation of vessel salvage services, engagement of a marine surveyor and lien consultant, and installation of security cameras at the Oyster Point Marina secure dock; and
WHEREAS, in April 2026, City staff submitted an application to the State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (“DBW”) for funding through the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (“SAVE”) Program; and
WHEREAS, in September 2026, DBW notified the City that it had been awarded a SAVE Program grant in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), subject to a ten percent (10%) local match requirement and the terms and conditions of the grant agreement; and
WHEREAS, the SAVE Program grant funds may be used for eligible costs associated with the surrender, abatement, removal, storage, and disposition of qualifying abandoned, surrendered, wrecked, or dismant...
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