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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 18.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator |
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| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to submit an application for supplemental grant funding in the amount of $75,000 from the California State Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways for the removal of impediments and safety hazards along and in Yolo County waterways. (No general fund impact) (Prieto) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to submit an application for supplemental grant funding in the amount of $75,000 from the California State Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways for the removal of impediments and safety hazards along and in Yolo County waterways. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities
Sustainable Environment |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Approval of the Board of Supervisors is required for the application to indicate we will accept the funds if awarded, agree to all terms and conditions of the grant and provide the required matching funds.
The Sheriff’s Boating Safety Program has been responsible for patrolling all waterways and conducting related search and 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.
The California Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) recognizes that boats abandoned in waterways can pose a 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 match of funds (cash or in-kind contributions) is required from the County.
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, the County 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 staff's absolute belief that not only were these boats potential navigational hazards, they were also degrading the waterway via environmental pollution.
Yolo County has already 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. However, there is one project, the removal and destruction of the abandoned vessel Saint Joseph, that will require additional funding to abate. This large boat has been a long standing problem on the Sacramento River, and was recently found floating dangerously downstream until Marine Patrol could secure it at a private marina. It is estimated that the pumping of hazardous fluids, tow, and destruction will cost an approximate $100,000 to complete. DBW has announced that it has supplemental SAVE grant funding available to assist with this project; permission to apply for these funds is now being requested. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
In February 2017 the Yolo County Sheriff's Office and Supervisor Oscar Villegas began to collaborate with Sacramento Regional County Sanitation to continue to work on abandoned boat abatement when state grant funds were fully expended or not available. Regional Sanitation has contributed $25,000 in funding towards abatement projects, $10,000 of which will be used as matching funds towards the supplemental SAVE grant funding now being requested.
County Counsel and the Department of Financial Services have both approved the resolution as to form. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is applying for supplemental SAVE Grant funding in the amount of $90,000 to remove navigational hazards from Yolo County waterways. This grant is in addition to the $322,264 Boating Safety Grant and the $45,000 SAVE Grant awards already received for fiscal year 2017-18. There is a local match requirement of 10% (or $10,000). A contribution from Sacramento Regional County Sanitation will meet the match requirement. Once the competitive grant funds are awarded, we will return to the Board with a Budget Resolution increasing appropriations for fiscal year 2017-18. |
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