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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 14.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Approve agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation Boating and Waterways Division for $45,000 in grant funding, and adopt budget resolution to amend budget to expend unanticipated grant revenues for the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit. (No general fund impact) (4/5 vote required) (Prieto) |
| Recommended Action |
- Approve agreement with California Department of Parks and Recreation Boating and Waterways Division (DBW) for Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) grant funding for fiscal year 2017-19; and
- Adopt budget resolution to increase the 2017-19 Sheriff Marine Patrol Budget by $49,500 to appropriate unanticipated SAVE grant revenues.
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| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities
Sustainable Environment |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
As this agreement is being made between two government entities, action by the Board of Supervisors is required per Government Code 23005. Authorization is required to amend the 2017-18 budget to appropriate unanticipated revenue. The resolution requires a 4/5 vote.
The Sheriff’s Boating Safety Program has been responsible for patrolling all waterways and conducting related search & rescue operations countywide since July 1973. The Marine Patrol Section performs the vital function of ensuring citizen safety along the recreational waterways located within Yolo County. Marine Patrol operations are partially funded with state boating safety grant and local boat property tax revenue. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office received $322,264 in operational boating safety grant funds for fiscal year 2017-18.
DBW recognizes that boats abandoned in waterways can pose danger to citizen safety by impeding navigation and damaging the environment. As part of its commitment to provide clean, safe and enjoyable recreational boating on California’s lakes, rivers, and harbors, DBW administers the SAVE grant program. This program assists local agencies that have jurisdiction over navigable waterways in removing abandoned vessels and other potentially dangerous debris. The SAVE grant provides funds to public agencies such as the Sheriff's Office to remove, store, and dispose of abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled vessels or any other partially submerged objects and debris which pose a substantial hazard to navigation. A 10% match of funds (cash or in kind contributions) is required from the grantee. The SAVE grant allows the agency to decide whether they will use grant funds to cooperatively work with vessel owners to turn over boats for salvage (as an alternative to abandoning the vessel directly), actively identify and remove impediments through the use of contractors, or a combination of the two.
As a condition of the grant award agreement, the Sheriff's Office is prepared to comply with all California laws regarding titles and liens in conjunction with each abandoned vessel, as well as work to secure the appropriate competitive bids from contractors to perform any salvaging, storage, and dismantling work required. This includes ensuring that each contractor is qualified and adequately insured to perform work within the scope of the grant agreement, including the proper and legal disposal or recycling of vessels, parts of any vessels, materials, fluids, petroleum products, and associated chemicals.
Fiscal Year 2015-16 was the first year Yolo County participated in the SAVE Grant Program. During the first grant period, we identified, removed, and destroyed 6 boats that had either been abandoned, partially sunk, or completely sunk in and along the Sacramento River Waterway. It is our absolute belief that not only were these boats potential navigational hazards, they were also degrading the waterway via environmental pollution.
Yolo County has been awarded $45,000 in SAVE Grant funding for fiscal year 2017-18. Several projects have already been identified for abatement, including one partially sunk houseboat near Elkhorn Slough, one completely sunk vessel near the Broderick Boat Ramp, and two other small motorized fishing/dinghy-type boats. It is now being asked that the Board of Supervisors allow the Sheriff’s Office to accept these funds. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
In February 2017 the Yolo County Sheriff's Office began to collaborate with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation to continue to work on abandoned boat abatement when state grant funds were fully expended or not available. So far we have been able to remove and destroy one boat with funding provided by Regional Sanitation, who may also be able to assist with funding for the removal of commercially registered vessels. The abatement of commercial vessels is not eligible for state SAVE grant funding.
The Department of Financial Services assisted with the appropriations and other money matters. County Counsel and the Department of Financial Services have both approved the resolution as to form. |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| As this is a grant agreement between two government entities, the competitive bid process did not apply. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a grant in an amount of $45,000 to remove navigational hazards from Yolo County waterways. This grant is in addition to the $322,264 Boating Safety Grant award received for fiscal year 2017-18. There is a local match requirement of 10% (or $4,500). We are currently pursuing Regional Sanitation funding to meet the match requirement. |
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