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SR 10-09-2018 3R City Council Report City Council Meeting: October 9, 2018 Agenda Item: 3.R 1 of 2 To: Mayor and City Council From: David Martin, Director, City Planning Subject: Authorization for a Budget Action as Required to Implement an LCP Grant Authorized on September 11, 2018 Recommended Action The City is pursuing the adoption of a Local Coastal Plan that will give the City direct authority for regulating development and other policies in the Coastal Zone under authority from the California Coastal Commission. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions section of this report, in the event that the Coastal Commission awards the City a Round 5 Planning Grant. Discussion The Coastal Commission has generously supported with grant funding our planning and outreach program for the development of an authorized Local Coastal Plan. On September 11, 2018, the Council authorized staff to apply for another Coastal Planning Grant and adopted a resolution by a vote of 4-0. Due to the minimal quorum present, the Council was unable to act on staff’s third recommendation to authorize budget changes in the event that the grant is awarded. Budget changes require approval by at least five Councilmembers. Approval of a budget action is necessary to authorize staff to administer the requested grant in the event it is awarded. This report recommends approval of this budget action. The grant application for the Coastal Commission’s Round 5 Grant Cycle was submitted on September 13, 2018, along with the adopted resolution. The budget action presented herein is the same as recommended in the original staff report for Item 3.G at the September 11, 2018, hearing. 2 of 2 Financial Impacts and Budget Actions Staff has applied for a grant from the California Coastal Commission Planning Grant Program. Staff recommends the following budget changes: FY 2018-19 Budget Changes Action Account Amount Establish Revenue Budget 20700003.405061 $100,000 Appropriate Funds 20700003.555361 $100,000 If round 5 grant is awarded, staff recommends the following budget changes: FY 2018-19 Budget Changes Action Account Amount Increase Revenue Budget 20700003.405061 $75,000 Appropriate Funds 20700003.555361 $75,000 If renewals are awarded, budget changes will be included in subsequent year budgets, contingent on Council budget approval. Prepared By: Elizabeth Bar-El AICP, Senior Planner Approved Forwarded to Council Attachments: A. September 11, 2018 Staff Report (Weblink)