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BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
AND THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG)
REGARDING THE RESERVATION AND
TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE CITY TO SANDAG
TO COVER POTENTIAL COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION OF IMPACTS
TO NEARSHORE REEFS FROM THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL BEACH SAND
PROJECT
Purpose. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to provide for
the transfer up to $ 180,400 in funds from the City of Carlsbad to SANDAG in the
event they are needed to cover the city’s fair share of the costs of mitigating
environmental impacts to nearshore reefs from the San Diego Regional Beach Sand
Project.
In order to accomplish this purpose, SANDAG has adopted Resolution # 2001-25, dated
February 23,2001, which provides for the Executive Director to Execute an MOU and
accept funds from the San Diego region’s coastal cities for the purpose stated above.
In order to accomplish this purpose the City of Carlsbad has adopted Resolution
No. 2001-75 dated March 6, 2001, which establishes a reserve in the City’s
General Fund of $180,400 for the purpose stated above, and authorizes transfer of the
funds to SANDAG in accordance with the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding
if they should be needed.
Rewonsibilities of SANDAG. SANDAG’s responsibilities in implementing this MOU
are:
A. To request up to $180,400 from the City of Carlsbad, in the event that it is
determined that the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project has had significant
long-term impacts on nearshore reefs, the determination of which is to be made by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the California Coastal Commission, based on
the results of a four-year environmental monitoring program carried out by SANDAG
(to be completed in 2005) and input from federal and state resource agencies,
SANDAG, and other interested parties;
B. If necessary, to use the funds to carry out mitigation of the impacts to nearshore
reefs as determined by the Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Commission,
account for the funds while held by SANDAG, and return any unused funds to the
City with interest at the average rate of return of SANDAG’s investment portfolio
during the time the funds are being held by SANDAG;
I.
C. Issue a written report and accounting to the City at the completion of the mitigation
work describing specific activities and expenses incurred in implementing the
mitigation, and the final disposition of the funds supplied by the city.
Responsibilities of the Citv of Carlsbad. The City of Carlsbad’s responsibilities in
implementing this MOU are:
A. To provide SANDAG, upon sixty (60) days’ notice, with up to $180,400 for the
purpose of mitigating environmental impacts to nearshore reefs from the San Diego
Regional Beach Sand Project, if it is determined that the Project has had significant
long-term impacts on the nearshore reefs, and SANDAG requests the funds.
SANDAG
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BOB PARROJT, Interim Executive Director
Date March 16, 2001 Date Gy 280/ I
APPROVED AS TO FORM
RONALD R. BALL5Ciy4Attty . ’ .
ATTEST:
San Diego
ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS
401 B Street, Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92101-4231
(619) 595-5300 * Fax (619) 5955305
www.sandag.org
July 24,200l
Debra Doerfler
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Dear Ms. Doerfler:
Please find enclosed the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Carlsbad and
SANDAG. This MOU pertains to potential environmental costs of mitigation to the nearshore
habitat resulting from the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project. Thank you for your help in
making the Beach Sand Project come to fruition.
Please call Laura Fairhurst at 6195955314 or myself at 619-595-5346 if you have any questions.
SS/LF/cd
Enclosures
cc. Eric Munoz
**7/30/01
We received this letter and attached
MOU, however the MOU is not an original.
Therefore the City is not in possession
of an originally signed document.**
D.Doerfler
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