To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: California Division of Boating and Waterways Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 2023/567 approving and authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner or designee, to apply for and accept a California Division of Boating and Waterways Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant in an initial allocation of $275,000 for the abatement of abandoned vessels and the vessel turn-in program on County waterways for the period beginning October 1, 2023 through the end of the grant funding availability.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$275,000; 90% State, 10% County In-Kind Match, General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The California Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is prepared to award Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange grant to the Office of the Sheriff to assist the Sheriff’s Marine Patrol with the removal of abandoned vessels and water hazards. The funding provided by this grant will enable the Marine Patrol Unit to remove abandoned vessels and identified hazards to vessel navigation in a continued effort to protect life and property on the waterways within Contra Costa County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Negative action on this request will result in the loss of State funding designed to significantly increase the safety and security of persons and property on the waterways within Contra Costa County.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF Applying for and Accepting the FY 2023/2024 California Division of Boating and Waterways Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant.
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa is seeking funds available through the California Division of Boating and Waterways Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors: Authorizes the Sheriff-Coroner, Undersheriff or the Sheriff’s Chief of Management Services, to execute for and on behalf of the County of Contra Costa, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, any action necessary for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance including grant modifications and extensions provided by the State of California for the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant.