HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152009 - C.44RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a
grant from the California Department of Boating and Waterways in an amount not to exceed
$100,000 for the abatement of abandoned vessels on County waterways for the period
November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$100,000; 90% State, 10% County. County match will come from existing appropriations in
the Office of the Sheriff operating budget.
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is prepared to award an
Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Program grant to the Office of the Sheriff to assist the
Sheriff's Marine Patrol with the removal of abandoned vessels and water hazards. The
funding provided by this grant will enable the Marine Patrol unit to remove numerous
abandoned vessels and identified hazards to vessel navigation in a continued effort to
protect life and property on the waterways within Contra Costa County.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/15/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Eileen Devlin, (925)
335-1557
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 15, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc:
C.44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:December 15, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:California Department of Boating and Waterways Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Program Grant
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Negative action on this request will result in the loss of State funding designed to
significantly increase the safety and security of persons and property on the waterways
within Contra Costa County.