R111351
City Council Meeting: September 11, 2018 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11135 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL
GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $175,000 TO COMPLETE THE
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
CERTIFICATION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE IMPLEMENTING
ACTIONS TO OBTAIN SUCH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS; AND AUTHORIZING
BUDGET CHANGES UPON AWARD OF SUCH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Budget Act of 2017 provides $750,000 for Coastal Commission
grants to local governments to support Local Coastal Program (LCP) planning that results
in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the impacts of climate
change; 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
WHEREAS, the goal of the grant program is to develop new or updated LCPs in
conformance with the California Coastal Act and to reflect current circumstances and new
scientific information, including especially new understandings and concern for the effects
of climate change; and
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WHEREAS, grant proposals submitted under this grant program must complete
Local Coastal Program (LCP) planning work with special emphasis on reducing
greenhouse gases and addressing the effects of climate change and sea -level rise; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica does not yet have an effectively certified
LCP Implementation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica desires to pursue a project that would result
in the completion and submittal for certification by the California Coastal Commission of
an Implementation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica commits to and agrees to fully support a
planning effort intended to complete a certified LCP pursuant to the provisions of the
California Coastal Act, with full public participation and coordination with the Coastal
Commission staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to submit to
the Coastal Commission an application for additional LCP Planning Grant Program Funds
in an amount up to $175,000 to complete the Implementation Plan and, if awarded, to use
such funds for eligible activities in the manner presented in the grant application, as
approved by the Coastal Commission and in accordance with grant program guidelines.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to conduct all
negotiations and to execute in the name of the City of Santa Monica all necessary
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applications, contracts and agreements and amendments thereto required by the Coastal
Commission for participation in the Grant Program.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 11th day of September, 2018.
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Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tem
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11135 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 11th day of September, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Himmelrich, O’Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers O’Day, Vazquez, Mayor Winterer
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
Gleam Davis (Sep 13, 2018)
Gleam Davis