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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-24; City Council; Resolution 2014-1551 2 26 27 28 EXHIBIT 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-155 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION TO 4 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR A COASTAL COMMISSION LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM PLANNING GRANT TO UPDATE AND CERTIFY THE CITY'S LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM CASE NAME: LCP PLANNING GRANT 7 WHEREAS, the Budget Act of 2013 provides an appropriation of $1 million for 8 Coastal Commission grants in FY 14-15 to local governments to support Local Coastal Program (LCP) planning; and WHEREAS, the California Coastal Commission, under the authority of the California Coastal Act, may provide financial assistance to support coastal planning and has approved a competitive grant program to provide such financial assistance for LCP planning; and 9 10 11 12 13 2^ WHEREAS, the goal of the grant program is to develop new or updated LCPs in 15 conformance with the California Coastal Act and to reflect current circumstances and new 16 scientific information, including new understandings and concern for the effects of climate change; and WHEREAS, grant proposals submitted under this grant program must complete land use plan and/or zoning work to either achieve submittal for certification of a Local Coastal Program (LCP) or an Area of Deferred Certification (ADC) or of an LCP Amendment to significantly 17 18 19 20 21 22 update a certified LCP or LCP segments, including with special emphasis on effects of climate 23 change and sea-level rise; and 24 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, has an effectively certified LCP for the Mello I, Mello II, West Batiquitos, East Batiquitos, and Village segments; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, does not yet have an effectively certified LCP for Agua Hedionda Lagoon Segment and other properties; and 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, desires to pursue a project that would result in the completion and submittal for certification by the California Coastal Commission of an Amendment to update the LCP in whole or in part; and 1 2 3 4 5 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, desires to pursue a project that would result in 6 the completion and submittal for certification by the California Coastal Commission of an LCP and desires to assume permit issuing authority for all deferred certification areas, including the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Segment; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad commits to and agrees to fully support a planning effort intended to complete and update a certified LCP pursuant to the provisions of the California Coastal Act, with full public participation and coordination with the Coastal 7 8 9 10 11 12 2^3 Commission staff. 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, 15 California does hereby resolve as follows: 16 1. Staff is directed to submit the grant application package, a summary of which is attached 27 hereto as Attachment 1, to the California Coastal Commission to provide financial and planning assistance, under authority ofthe California Coastal Act, in the amount not to 18 exceed an aggregate of $250,000 combined with grant funds authorized by City Council Resolution No. 2014-156 and more particularly described in the grant application 19 summary. 20 2. The city manager is authorized to execute, in the name of the City of Carlsbad, all 21 necessary applications, contracts and agreements and amendments thereto to implement and carry out the grant application package attached hereto and any project 22 approved through approval ofthe grant application. /// /// /// /// 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 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad on the 24th day of June 2014, by the following vote to wit: AYES: NOES: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn. None. ABSENT: None. MATTHALL, Mayor ATTEST: (SEAL) Attachment 1 California Coastal Commission LCP Planning Grant and Ocean Protection Council Local Coastal Program Sea-Level Rise Grant Application Summarv Proiect Description A. Goals and objectives: The City of Carlsbad, California is located in the northern coast of San Diego County, situated about 30 miles north of San Diego and about 90 miles south of Los Angeles. The city occupies approximately 39 square miles of rolling hills, beaches and bluffs with the Pacific Ocean coastline as its western boundary. The city's 14.4 square-mile Coastal Zone contains many coastal resources including wetlands, lagoons and beaches. The City of Carlsbad's Local Coastal Program (LCP) consists of the following six geographic segments: Agua Hedionda Lagoon; Mello I; Mello II; West Batiquitos Lagoon/Sammis Properties; East Batiquitos Lagoon/Hunt Properties; and Village Area. However, the city has not obtained certification from the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for the Agua Hedionda Lagoon segment, as well as a handful of other properties in the Mello I and Mello II segments. As a result, CCC retains permit authority for this segment as it is an area of deferred certification. The project, titled the City of Carlsbad LCP Planning for Sea Level Rise and LCP Update consists of three main components, including: Task 1—Obtaining certification of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon segment LCP resulting in the transfer of coastal development permit authority to the City of Carlsbad; Task 2—Planning and zoning work to significantly update the city's certified LCP, to reflect changed conditions, new information and scientific knowledge, new programs and policies and other changed circumstances to plan for sea-level rise and achieve consistency with CCC's sea- level rise policy guidance. Task 3—Planning for sea-level rise by: completing sea-level rise modeling; completing vulnerability assessments; developing adaptation response policies; and updating the city's LCP. The CCC LCP Planning and Ocean Protection Council SLR LCP grant funds would significantly assist the City of Carlsbad in comprehensively updating its LCP to address sea-level rise, as well as obtaining permit authority for the Agua Hedionda Lagoon segment and other properties. Once the LCP is updated the City of Carlsbad will have a fully certified LCP, which will enable the full transfer of coastal development permit authority to the City of Carlsbad. In addition, the project would significantly reduce CCC staff workload by allowing for the transfer of permit authority for all deferred certification areas.