DATE: November 19, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $8,000 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, BOATING AND WATERWAYS DIVISION GRANT, APPROVING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION, AND APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the Harbor District Board of Directors adopt a resolution accepting $8,000 in grant funds from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Boating and Waterways Division awarded to the Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District for the removal and disposal of abandoned, wrecked or dismantled vessels, or parts thereof, or any other partially submerged objects; appropriate the funds to the Harbor Division; approve the grant agreement which requires the City to match ten-percent or $800 of the grant funds; and authorize the Administrative Officer, or designee, to execute all associated grant documents upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District (District) manages approximately 1,000 boat slips in Oceanside Harbor and requires vessel owners to maintain their vessels' good appearance and seaworthiness. Vessel owners who are unable to maintain their vessels and pay their slip fees often abandon their vessel in the harbor which creates blight and environmental hazards. To deal with this issue, the District applied for a grant through the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) program. This grant is available to local public agencies applying for what was previously described as the Abandoned Watercraft and Abatement Fund (AWAF) and Vessel Turn-In Program (VTIP). The SAVE effectively combines these two grants into one, providing the convenience of a single grant to manage, and allowing the flexibility to use the SAVE grant funds interchangeably for AWAF and VTIP issues.
The Harbor Division has received the SAVE grant from the California Departme...
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