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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-03-06; City Council; Resolution 2001-751 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-75 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING A RESERVE IN THE GENERAL F’UND TO PROVIDE UP TO $180,400 TO COVER THE CITY OF CARLSBAD’S FAIR SHARE OF THE POTENTIAL NEARSHORE REEF MITIGATION COSTS FOR THE REGIONAL BEACH SAND PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO SANDAG IF NEEDED FOR IMPACT MITIGATION WHEREAS, The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is carrying out the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project in order to initiate restoration of the region’s seriously eroded beaches; and WHEREAS, the objective of the project is to place a total of 2 million cubic yards of clean, beach quality sand at 12 beaches throughout the region, creating six miles of new beach area; and WHEREAS, the project budget has a deficit of approximately $1.1 million which would necessitate the reduction of about 12% of the sand scheduled to be placed at each of the 12 beaches; and WHEREAS, the project’s state and federal permits require the establishment of a fund of up to $1.3 million to be reserved for use in mitigating significant long-term environmental impacts to nearshore reefs from the project, if they occur; and WHEREAS, the determination of significant long-term impacts will take place subsequent to a four year environmental monitoring program conducted by SANDAG, after which SANDAG could be required to spend up to $1.3 million to mitigate such impacts; and /// I// /// //I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, SANDAG’s Shoreline Preservation Committee has developed a fair-share allocation of the $1.1 million needed to balance the project budget among the region’s coastal jurisdictions, based on a combination of each jurisdiction’s miles of sandy shoreline and the amount of sand it receives as part of the Regional Beach Sand Project; and WHEREAS, the Shoreline Preservation Committee recommended at its March 1, 2001 meeting that the coastal cities establish a commitment to pay their fair-share of the project’s budget shortfall to cover the potential costs of mitigating significant long-term environmental impacts to nearshore reefs from the project, and provide the funds to SANDAG, if they are needed. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California as follows: 1. 2. That the above recitations are true and correct. That a reserve is hereby established in the General Fund in the amount of $180,400 to cover the City’s fair-share of the potential nearshore reef mitigation costs for the Regional Beach Sand Project. Any reserves not required to be transferred to SANDAG for impact mitigation will be returned to the General Fund balance at the end of the project. 3. That the City Council author&es the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), upon review and approval by the City Attorney, to transfer the funds to SANDAG if needed for impact mitigation. /I/ /// -2- Page 2 of 3 of Resolution No. 2001-75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l@ 11 12 13 14 15 l( 1; 1E l! 2( 2' 2: 2: 21 2: 2f 2' 2' PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 6TH day of March , 2001, by the following vote: .la, Nygaard and Hall. AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finni NOES: None ABSENT: None f ATTEST: n Page 3 of 3 of Resolution No. 2001-75 -3-