HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-20; City Council; Resolution 2014-1008
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1 RESOLUTIONNO. 2014-100
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING THE CITY AS A CO-GRANTEE TO THE
^ AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE GRANT PROJECT
4 #AGP 09-10, COASTAL BLUFF RESTORATION - TAMARACK AND
FRAZEE
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^ WHEREAS, the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation (State) operates
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under significant budget constraints that have resulted in a corresponding decline in the
quantity and quality of services it provides to the public; and
WHEREAS, this fact is evident at the Tamarack Beach Upper Picnic Facilities (Picnic
11 Facilities) and the Tamarack/Frazee State Beach Coastal Bluff (Coastal Bluff); and
12 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad (City) has become increasingly concerned about the
effects of the State's declining service levels within these properties on the general public,
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including residents, business owners, and tourists; and
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WHEREAS, the State's inability to provide basic improvement/restoration and routine
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maintenance services on such high profile properties bears a negative reflection on the City's
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19 WHEREAS, members of the public have recently indicated a desire for the City to
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assume the basic improvement and routine maintenance services of State-owned beach sites;
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WHEREAS, City staff initiated discussions with State staff on the potential for the City to
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24 assume such services from at the Picnic Facilities and the Coastal Bluff; and
25 WHEREAS, the State submitted a Right of Entry Permit (Permit) - for the Picnic Facilities
and the Coastal Bluff - to the City for approval; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Permit proposes to grant the City permission to: 1) enter onto the Picnic
^ Facilities solely for the purpose of "...maintaining landscaping, irrigation systems, hardscapes,
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and daily facility housekeeping tasks for the comfort station (i.e. blockhouse restroom)...", and
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2) enter onto the Coastal Bluff solely for the purpose of "...revegetating native coastal bluff
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habitat, retrofitting/expanding existing irrigation system, and maintaining said vegetation and
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7 irrigation system...."; and
8 WHEREAS, in June 2009, the City awarded the State the Agricultural Conversion
^ Mitigation Fee (ACMF) Grant #AGP 09-10 in the amount of $234,830 to complete the Coastal
Bluff restoration and rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the grant application included installation of fencing and trail construction at
the north end ofthe project - adjacent to the Sculpture Park parking lot; and
14 WHEREAS, to date, no funds have been disbursed to the State for this project; and
15 WHEREAS, in a letter dated April 11, 2014 [Exhibit 11], the State notified the City that it
had been unable to complete the project - either on its own, or in partnering with a local non-
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profit organization; and
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WHEREAS, the State expressed interest in partnering with the City for completion ofthe
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2Q project, such that the City would be added as a co-grantee to the ACMF Grant.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
22 California, as follows that:
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1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The City Council does hereby approve adding the City as a co-grantee to the
25 ACMF Grant Project #AGP 09-10, Coastal Bluff Restoration - Tamarack and Frazee.
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The administrative services director is authorized to transfer grant funds in the
amount of $234,830 from the Agricultural Mitigation Fee Fund to the General
Capital Construction Fund and appropriate $234,830 in the General Capital
Construction Fund forthe Coastal Bluff Restoration project.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 20th day of May 2014, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn.
None.
ABSENT: None.
la. MATT HALLTMayor
ATTEST:
BARBARA ENGLESON, CiVcierk
state of Califomia « Wahinil Rwourcet Aganqr &lmund 6. Brown Jr., Govwnor
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
San Diego Coast District
North Sector
2680 Cartsbad Blvd.
Cartsbad, CA 92008
Itajor General Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret), Dbvctor
April 11,2014
Kevin Pointer
Associate Planner
City of Carisbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carisbad, CA 92008
SUBJECT: AGP 09-10 Coastai Bluff Restoration—Tamarack and Frazee
Dear Mr. Pointer,
The purpose of this letter is to confinm that Califomia State Paries (CSP) is unable to
complete Agricultural Conversion Mitigatk)n Fee (ACMF) Grant Project (AGP) 09-10—
Coastal Bluff Restoration-Tamarack and Frazee.
On June 28,2009. the Carisbad City Council awarded Califomia State Paries (CSP) with
an ACMF grant in the amount of $242,330 to complete coastal bluff restoration and
rehabilitatkin, as weii as fencing and trail construction, on 5.8 acres of coastai bluff area
between Carisbad Village Drive and the Tamarack Beach cold water jetty. To date, no
funds have been disbursed to CSP for this project.
Effectively, CSP has been unable to accept funds to complete because the grant does
not authorize charge of a ten percent fee paid to the state to administer the grant.
In addition, CSP has unsuccessfully attempted to partner with local non-profit
organizatkihs that have experience in restoration projects to complete the grant project.
As a result. CSP is interested in partnering with the City of Carisbad for completion of
the project, such that the city would be added as a grantee for completion of the grant.
Finally, CSP understands that adding the City of Carisbad to the grant as a partner,
requires review and approvai by the Carisbad City Council. CSP encourages city staff
to pursue obtaining said approval.
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I apologize for the lack of movement on the project; however, I look fonward to our
partnership with the City's Paries & Recreatton Department in seeing to its successful
completion.
Sincerely.
Robin Greene
State Paric Superintendent III
Robin.Greene@parl<s.ca.gov
cc: Gary Bariserio, Assistant City Manager
Chris Hazeltine, Paries & Recreatton Director
Kyle Lancaster, Paries Superintendent
Clay Phillips, District Superintendent CA State Paries
Danren Smith, District Sendees Manager, CA State Paries
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