TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 18-0129 Approving the City's Participation in the California Coastal Commission Local Coastal Program (LCP) Planning Grant Program (Community Development Director McIntosh).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0129
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 18-0129 and authorize staff to:
1. Submit a grant application in the amount of $150,000, to the California Coastal Commission (the Commission) LCP Planning Grant Program;
2. Enter into a grant agreement with the California Coastal Commission if the grant is awarded; and
3. Designate the City of Manhattan Beach's authorized representative as Bruce Moe, City Manager.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
A total of $750,000 is available for awards through this competitive grant program. There are no established minimum or maximum grant amounts. Based on prior grant experience, applications range in amount from $50,000 to $300,000, and the Commission expects the number and total dollar amount of the applications to exceed the available funds. Awards may be offered for less than the applicant's request.
The FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget and FY 2019-20 Approved Budget each includes $150,000 for the development of a climate change and sea level rise vulnerability assessment as well as a climate action and adaptation plan to be adopted into the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan, General Plan, and LCP. Grant funds from the Commission's LCP Planning Grant Program could offset these costs.
BACKGROUND:
The Budget Act of 2017 provides $750,000 for Coastal Commission grants to local governments to support LCP planning that results in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
Funding is pro...
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