Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5th
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicholas J. Calderon, Parks Director
Subject: Acceptance of a Grant from the California Division of Boating and Waterways to assist in the disposal of derelict vessels at the Coyote Point Marina
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Parks Director, or the Parks Director's designee, to accept $77,000 in grant funding from the California Division of Boating and Waterways' Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange program to dispose of abandoned and/or derelict vessels at the Coyote Point Marina; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $77,000 from unanticipated revenue to corresponding appropriations in services and supplies.
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BACKGROUND:
The Coyote Point Marina ("Marina") is a County-owned public marina that is located in the Coyote Point Recreation Area and operated by the San Mateo County Parks Department. It 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 market rate and was last updated on May 5, 2020 by Board Resolution No. 077410.
As operator of the Marina, the Department has been working to resolve on-going concerns regarding abandoned vessels. To address, in part, these concerns, the Department applied for a grant from the California Division of Boating and Waterways' Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange ("SAVE") 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, wrecked, or dismantled vessels, as well as any other partially submerged objects that pose a substanti...
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