TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Britny Coker-Moen, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Request from the Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc. (OTS) for the City to Contribute Annual Funding for the Next Three Years in the Amount of $110,000 for Roundhouse Aquarium Support and Provide Direction to Staff (Not Budgeted) (Interim Community Development Director Codron).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider a request from the Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc. for the City of Manhattan Beach to provide ongoing annual funding in the amount of $110,000 each year for the next three years to support the Roundhouse Aquarium with equipment repairs, maintenance, and replacements. If the Council would like to fund the request in whole or in part, then direction should be provided to staff regarding the timing and amount of the funding award.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This item is not funded in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 adopted budget. If the City Council approves the request, the funds would be appropriated from the undesignated General Fund balance. Alternatively, the City Council could direct staff to bring the request back for consideration as part of its mid-year budget review, or during the FY 2026-2027 budget adoption process.
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