HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04-11; City Council; Resolution 2017-061EXHIBIT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-061
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, 1) AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $100,000 FROM THE
AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE (ACMF)FUND TO THE
BATIQUITOS LAGOON FOUNDATION (BLF)PURSUANT TO A PREVIOUSLY
AWARDED GRANT (AGP 06-12) TO PREPARE A RESILIENCY PLAN FOR THE
LAGOON AND (2)DIRECTING STAFF TO RETURN AGP 06-12 TO THE
AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE AD HOC CITIZEN'S ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION
REGARDING DISPOSITION OF REMAINING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED
TO BLF.
CASE NAME:BATIQUITOS LAGOON MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT
PLAN PROGRAM
CASE NO.:AGP 06-12
WHEREAS,the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Ad Hoc Citizen's Advisory Committee
(Committee), on November 29, 2016, recommended to the City Council approval of Batiquitos Lagoon
Foundation's (BLF)request for an appropriation of $100,000 from the Agricultural Conversion
Mitigation Fee (ACMF)fund pursuant to a previously awarded grant (AGP 06-12)to prepare the
Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan (BLRP); and
WHEREAS,the BLF originally submitted AGP 06-12 in 2006 to develop the Batiquitos Lagoon
Monitoring and Management Plan Program; and
WHEREAS,the Committee, at its June 6,2007 meeting, supported AGP 06-12 to develop the
plan program and receive its full funding request of $780,589 from the ACMF fund; and
WHEREAS, at the June 2007 and prior meetings, while some committee members questioned
approving the proposed BLF program proposal since the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(CDF&W)is the responsible lagoon steward and property owner, the Committee acknowledged that
support of the proposal would be in the city's best interest; and
WHEREAS,city staff additionally realized that if substantive data on the lagoon were available,
the data could change tasks identified in BLF's proposal; and
WHEREAS,staff accordingly proposed a modified committee recommendation that Council
award the full amount requested but only appropriate for disbursement a portion of the funding; and
WHEREAS,at its February 19,2008 meeting, the Council awarded the full grant request and
approved a two-part funding plan with the stipulation funding of part or all of the remaining
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encumbered balance may first require Committee review and shall require City Council approval within ,
approximately nine months from the date of City Council action as expressed in City Council Resolution
2008-050; and
WHEREAS,the first part of the approved funding plan, totaling $74,995, was appropriated and
disbursed to the BLF to collect bathymetric and tidal data and implement maintenance activities; and
WHEREAS,the second portion, totaling $705,594, was awarded but not appropriated until
objectives could be achieved that identified CDF&W's stewardship responsibilities and capabilities,
assess the current health of the lagoon, and possibly identify any needed actions; and
WHEREAS, these objectives were not achieved in the nine month time frame stipulated, and no
follow up recommendation by the Committee or additional action by the City Council occurred; and
WHEREAS,recent efforts by CDF&W,BLF,and the city, however, have achieved progress toward
the goals,including CDF&W is in the process of hiring a consultant to write a management and
monitoring plan and now has funding to help ensure adequate lagoon dredging; and
WHEREAS,a recommended first step in the process of developing a monitoring and
management plan would be to prepare the BLRP; and
WHEREAS,the BLRP will be modeled after a successful stakeholder and science driven process
undertaken at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR); and
WHEREAS,the results of the BLRP will help inform and may be incorporated into the CDF&W's
long-term management and monitoring plan, the contents of which will be discussed by CDF&W,BLF,
the city, and other interested parties; and
WHEREAS, given the length of time since City Council's original funding approval (nine years),
the approval's stipulation, and the evolving nature of Batiquitos Lagoon planning, it is appropriate for
City Council to direct staff to return AGP 06-12 to the Committee for further discussion and
recommendation regarding disposition of the remaining funds (approximately $605,600) previously
awarded as part of AGP 06-12.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Council hereby authorizes the appropriation of $100,000 to the Batiquitos
Lagoon Foundation to develop a Resiliency Plan for the lagoon.
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3.That the City Council hereby authorizes staff to return AGP 06-12 to the Committee for
further discussion and recommendation regarding disposition of the remaining funds
(approximately $605,600) previously awarded as part of AGP 06-12.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 11th day of April, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:M. Hall,K.Blackburn, M. Schumacher,C.Schumacher, M. Packard.
NOES:None.
ABSENT:None.
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