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DATE: April 2, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
FROM: Dan"St. o .ASCE — Director, Public Works and Utilities Department
Jason Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel
Exchange Grant Application for $8,600 for the Petaluma Marina and Designating
the City Manager as the Authorized Agent to Execute and Accept Grant Funding
on Behalf of the City of Petaluma
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution Authorizing Execution of
a Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant Application for $8,600 for the Petaluma
Marina and Designating the City Manager as the Authorized Agent to Execute and Accept Grant
Funding on Behalf of the City of Petaluma.
BACKGROUND
The State of California Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) has awarded the City a grant
of $8,600 effective through March 1, 2019 in the second round of the FY 17/18 Surrendered and
Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) Program. This grant enables the City of Petaluma to
remove surrendered and abandoned vessels at the Marina or in the Petaluma River.
DISCUSSION
This grant will fund the removal of derelict vessels from the Marina or Petaluma River. Last year
the City removed a derelict vessel from the Marina by using the grant awarded to the Sonoma
County Sheriff s Department. The Sheriff s Department informed the City that they would not be
applying for the SAVE grant for this fiscal year, so the City applied and was awarded a grant of
$8,600 from DBW. Use of the funds will require a 10% City match, some of which may be in-
kind services.
It is recommended that the City Council approve the resolution, enabling the City to better
eliminate derelict vessels from the Marina and Petaluma River. Without the grant, it is unlikely
that the City could fund this activity.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Financial impacts to the City will include the 10% grant match for the SAVE grant, and will not
exceed $860. The Division of Boating and Waterways may accept in-kind contributions such as
staff time towards the City's 10% match, which will reduce the financial impact.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SURRENDERED AND
ABANDONED VESSEL EXCHANGE GRANT APPLICATION FOR $8,600 FOR THE
PETALUMA MARINA AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE
AUTHORIZED AGENT TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA
WHEREAS, the State of California Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) has
awarded the City of Petaluma a grant of $8,600 for the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel
Exchange (SAVE) Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma has derelict vessels at or near the Marina and in the
Petaluma River that need to be removed; and
WHEREAS, in the past the City partnered with the Sonoma County Sheriff for removal
of derelict vessels through their SAVE grant, which they chose not to renew for this coming
fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, this grant will enable the City to better manage the Marina and the
Petaluma River and minimize the accumulation of derelict vessels; and
WHEREAS, this SAVE grant will reimburse the City up to $8,600 for the removal of
derelict and abandoned vessels after a 10% City match.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Petaluma hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute this agreement and accept grant funding
for the SAVE grant in the amount of $8,600.