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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement Between the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways and the City of Alameda by and through the Alameda Police Department; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Police Grants Fund Estimated Revenue and Expenditures Budget in the Amount of $34,750 each for the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15321 (Law Enforcement Activities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption). (Police 22131101)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Alameda Police Department (APD) has been awarded a $34,750 reimbursement grant from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW). The terms and conditions of the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE) grant are contained in an agreement between DBW and APD (Exhibit 1).
The grant is made available to qualifying law enforcement agencies for the purpose of removing and disposing abandoned, surrendered, wrecked or dismantled vessels, or parts thereof, or any other partially submerged objects, which are likely to cause environmental degradation or pose a substantial hazard to navigation within the agency's jurisdiction. The average cost to remove and dismantle such a vessel is about $9,000.
BACKGROUND
APD has successfully received and used funds from this grant several times since approximately 2013.
The SAVE grant allows verified titleholders the ability to surrender their recreational vessels free of charge to participating agencies. To be accepted, the title of the vessel must be free of any loan balances, liens, and/or taxes. The owner must also provide pr...
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