HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-13 - Accepting Grant Funds From The California Department Of Fish And Wildlife, Office Of Spill Prevention And Response For Oil Spill Response EquipmentRESOLUTION NO. 2018-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, OFFICE OF
SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE
EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") is desirous of preserving and
promoting uses that contribute to the charm and character of Newport Harbor;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City') is committed to maintaining the
water quality and local natural resources of Newport Harbor and its surrounding waters;
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife is authorized to
distribute grants through the Office of Spill Prevention and Response to local agencies
that may be at risk of an oil spill occurring in their jurisdiction or are in close proximity to
ecologically sensitive sites;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach applied to the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response for oil spill response equipment
for the City of Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill
Prevention and Response has approved the City of Newport Beach to receive $35,000.00
in grant funds for oil spill response equipment and to secure the necessary training, and
now requires a resolution accepting these grant funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby accept the Grant, made available
through the Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant and administered by the Office of Spill
Prevention and Response.
Section 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute any documents
necessary for the City to secure payment of the Grant Funds and effectuate the purposes
for which the Grant was awarded.
Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Resolution No. 2018-13
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Section 5: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 13'" day of March, 2018.
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Mayor
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk"`°""r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Attachment: Grant Award Letter
State of California -The Natural Resources Agency EDMUND G BROWN JR Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARLTON H. BONHAM, Director
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
1700 K Street, Suite 250
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Sacramento, California 95811
Telephone: (916) 445-9338
www wildiffe ca gov
February 12, 2018
City of Newport Beach
Mr. Raymund Reyes
100 Civic Center Dr.
Newport Beach, CA. 92660
Dear Mr. Reyes:
The Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), has
awarded the City of Newport Beach an Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant of up to $35,000
for the purchase of oil spill response equipment and to secure the necessary training. The
equipment will provide the City of Newport Beach and the surrounding region with the ability
to respond to the immediate needs of an oil spill.
The City of Newport Beach shall own the equipment and may use it without obligation or
limitation. The equipment will include, but not be limited to, a mobile trailer, 1,000 feet of
containment boom, absorbent materials, personal protective equipment, and a boom
deployment -training course.
I look forward to working with you and your organization towards finalizing the Response
Equipment Grant by June 1, 2018. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me
at Peter. barker(�Dwlldlife. ca.gov or reach me by phone at (916) 324-6257.
Very respectfully,
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Pete Barker
Local Government Outreach & Grants Coordinator
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2018-13 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 13th day of March, 2018; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Jeff Herdman, Council Member Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Diane
Dixon, Council Member Scott Peotter, Council Member Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Will
O'Neill, Mayor Duffy Duffield
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 141h day of March, 2018.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
c�4roaN`� Newport Beach, California