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2011-054 Grant Funds Beach RestorationRESOLUTION 2011-54 AN AMENDED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS PUBLIC BEACH RESTORATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the mission of the California Department of Boating and Waterways' Public Beach Restoration Program is to preserve and protect the California coastline by restoring and maintaining natural and recreational resources and minimizing damages by natural or man-made induced beach erosion; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature approved the Public Beach Restoration Program in 2001-2002; and WHEREAS, the City of Encinitas has suffered severe beach sand loss in recent years which has resulted in the loss of recreational beach, damages to or destruction of public and private property, loss of life and potentially access to the beach; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has requested funds to initiate the Pre-construction, Engineering, Design (PED) Phase Scope of Work; and WHEREAS, the City of Encinitas and Solana Beach are required to fund one-half of the study's cost; and WHEREAS, the City of Encinitas has requested an additional $93,750 from FY 11/12 for grant funding from the California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBAW) to support the City's local share of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Pre-construction, Engineering and Design (PED) Phase, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City approves the acceptance of an amendment increasing the existing grant by $93,750 under the California Department of Boating and Waterways' Public Beach Restoration Program for funding for an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Feasibility Study. SECTION 2. The City agrees to continue a cost sharing agreement for the Feasibility Study with the California Department of Boating and Waterways. SECTION 3. The City agrees to a 50% match of in-kind services. SECTION 4. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to act as the Representative of the City of Encinitas to negotiate and execute all agreements necessary to comply with the California Department of Boating and Waterways' grant requirements. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of December, 2011 by the following vote, to wit; AYES: Barth, Bond, Gaspar, Muir, Stocks. NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. ~ 1 1 t- Deborah Cervone, City Clerk --7 Jeromeocks, Mayor