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Staff Report for a Resolution of the City Council for the City of San Leandro to Approve a $170,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE-18) 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 Surrendered and Abandoned Watercraft 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.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE-18) Grant Agreement, between the City and the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways.
BACKGROUND
From 2004 through 2010 an average of two vessels per year were destroyed and disposed at city cost. The City has been awarded three State grants since 2014. Using the awarded AWAF grant #C7701015 in the amount of $49,000 for the period of 1/14 - 1/16, the City of San Leandro Marina removed and destroyed 11 boats at a cost of $46,975.11, not including the in-kind cost of $10,950.11. With the second Vessel Turn In Program (VTIP) grant #C7702116 in the amount of $9,400 for the period of 10/14 - 10/16 the City of San Leandro Marina removed and destroyed 7 boats at a cost of $9,142.44, not including the in-kind cost of $3,861.73. With the third grant, SAVE #C15S0614 in the amount of $81,000 for the period of 10/15 - 09/17, the City of San Leandro Marina removed and destroyed 22 boats at a cost of $19,694.38, n...
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