R111951
City Council Meeting: August 27, 2019 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11195 (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 $125,000 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 California Coastal Commission has announced the availability of
$1,500,000 in Round 6 grant funding to support local governments in developing new or
amending existing Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) pursuant to the California Coastal Act
with special emphasis on planning for strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
such as through smart growth and multi-modal transportation, to adapt to the impacts of
climate change, including sea level rise, increased drought and increased fires, and
maximize benefits to disadvantaged and low-income communities; 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 as
well as considerations of environmental justice; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has recently adopted an LCP Land Use Plan
but 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 LCP 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
for a total amount up to $125,000 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.
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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
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
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Adopted and approved this 27th day of August 2019.
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G l e a m D a v i s , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11195 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 27th day of August 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Jara, McKeown, Morena, Winterer
Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A T T E S T :
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D e n i s e A n d e r s o n - W a r r e n , C i t y C l e r k
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