DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: City Manager's Office
TITLE: ADDITION OF LIMITED TERM FULL-TIME PROGRAM SPECIALIST POSITION TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RE:BEACH OCEANSIDE PILOT PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the addition of one provisional, limited-term full-time Program Specialist position within the Coastal Management Division to provide additional staff capacity necessary to administer, coordinate, document, and implement requirements associated with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) grant awarded to the City for the RE:BEACH Oceanside Pilot Project; authorize the use of remaining available grant funds for the position and associated personnel costs; and authorize the City Manager or designee to take all actions necessary to implement the position.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In April 2025, the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a $1.835 million grant award to the City to support baseline monitoring for the RE:BEACH Oceanside Pilot Project and updates to policy documents associated with the City's Local Coastal Program (LCP). In June 2025, the City Council approved Resolution 24-R0588-1 authorizing the City to accept the grant funds from the California Coastal Commission (CCC), as well as donated funds from a non-profit organization, Resilient Cities Catalyst, to be used for building staff capacity.
The CCC grant was pursued to provide an expanded baseline monitoring program ahead of implementation of the Project, including extensive development of technical information necessary to support future coastal management decisions. Grant-funded activities include comprehensive shoreline and bathymetric monitoring, numerical model calibration, surf monitoring, biological monitoring, beach usage monitoring, preparation of a Baseline Monitoring Report, an update to the City's Coastal Haza...
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