Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5th
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Peggy Jensen, Interim Parks Director
Subject: Acceptance of a California Division of Boating and Waterways Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange grant to assist in the disposal of derelict vessels at the Coyote Point Marina
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt resolutions authorizing:
A) The Parks Director, or her designee, to accept $135,000 in grant funding from the California Division of Boating and Waterways' Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange grant program to assist in the disposal of derelict vessels at the Coyote Point Marina; and
B) An Appropriation Transfer Request in the amount of $135,000 from unanticipated revenue to corresponding appropriations in services and supplies.
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BACKGROUND:
The Coyote Point Marina ("Marina") offers 545 wet slips for private boats, 38 dry storage spaces for boat trailers, a launch ramp, a full service fuel dock, and a waste pump out station. The fee schedule for facilities and services at the Marina is considered market rate and was last updated on January 1, 2018.
As operator of the Marina, the Parks Department has been working to resolve an on-going matter involving abandoned vessels. There are currently 15 vessels in various stages of the lien process and the majority are derelict and unlikely to sell at auction. In an effort to resolve this matter, the Department submitted an application to the California Division of Boating and Waterways' Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange ("SAVE") grant program. The SAVE program has two objectives: 1) the abatement of abandoned vessels ("Abatement Program") and 2) the prevention of vessels being abandoned ("Prevention Program").
The Abatement Program provides funding for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vessels, wrecked or dismantled vessels, and any other partially submerged objects that pose a substantial hazard to the navig...
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