DATE: October 23, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: City Manager's Office
TITLE: CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION GRANT APPLICATION FOR RE:BEACH OCEANSIDE BASELINE MONITORING PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing staff to submit a grant application to the California Coastal Commission requesting $1,294,000 in funding to assist the Baseline Monitoring Program associated with RE:BEACH Oceanside, a sea level rise adaptation pilot project, part of the phased, comprehensive update to the City's Local Coastal Program; and appropriate awarded funds to the RE:BEACH Baseline Monitoring Program grant fund account.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In November 2023, the California Coastal Commission announced new availability of rolling grant funds to support local government coastal resiliency efforts. Funding is provided by the Budget Act of 2021, which appropriates $31 million to the Coastal Commission to provide assistance to local governments responsible for developing and amending Local Coastal Programs (LCPs). Funds may be used for projects that are designed to assist local governments in assessing impacts and planning for coastal resiliency, as well as adapting to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. Funding for developing technical and engineering studies; planning and design of adaptation strategies (including phased approaches) that address the impacts of climate change and sea level rise; and public outreach and engagement associated with this planning work are all eligible activities.
The focus of this grant funding request is the advancement of key recommendations in both the Phase 1 Beach Sand Feasibility Study (2021) and the Phase 2 Sand Nourishment and Retention Pilot Project (2023), now known as RE:BEACH Oceanside. Specifically, the elements that the City is seeking funding for involves tasks associated with the implementation of the Baseline Monitoring Pro...
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