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Staff Report for the Resolution approving a $49,000 Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund (AWAF) grant agreement between the City of San Leandro and the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways for abatement of abandoned watercraft subject to lien at the San Leandro Marina and the San Leandro Shoreline
Staffreport
As required by the provisions of Senate Bill 172, Chapter 930, Statutes of 1997, the Division of Boating and Waterways implemented the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund (AWAF) program to address the problem of abandoned watercraft. The purpose of the program is to provide funds to local public agencies to remove, store, and dispose of abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled watercraft or any other partially submerged objects that pose a substantial hazard to maritime navigation. The San Leandro Marina currently has eight abandoned watercraft that are subject to lien, and must be removed and disposed.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund Grant Agreement, between the City and the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways.
BACKGROUND
The City has removed and disposed of many watercraft over the past 50 years. From 2004 through 2010, an average of two watercraft per year were removed and disposed. During 2011 and 2012 the City of San Leandro placed liens on 27 watercraft; 11 liens were paid by the owner and returned, five were sold by the City, five were disposed of at City expense, and six were awaiting removal and disposal. In early 2013, two abandoned watercraft were found on the San Leandro Shoreline, one was towed into the San Leandro Marina and liened by the City. The second watercraft remains abandoned on the San Leandro Shoreline, due to a hole in its hull. Currently there are eight watercraft that require removal and disposal.
The City applied for a $75,000 AWAF...
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