HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9181Resolution No. 9181
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing
the City Manager to Submit to the California State Coastal
Conservancy a Grant Application for Funds which the City
Intends to Expend on Spartina Treatment and Eradication In
the Palo Alto Baylands
WHEREAS, the California State Coastal Conservancy (the "Conservancy") provides
grant funds for the treatment, monitoring and eradication of invasive, non-native cord grass
(Spartina alterniflora) in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay Estuary; and
WHEREAS, the Conservancy accepts, annually, grant applications for projects that
preserve and protect marsh habitat around the bay; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto wishes to accept a grant from the Conservancy that
will result in the reimbursement to the City for funds ($11,500) that are expended in connection
with the proposed control, monitoring and eradication of non-native cord grass (Spartina) in the
Palo Alto Baylands.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to submit a grant
application to, and accept on behalf of the City of Palo Alto a grant of funds made by, the
California State Coastal Conservancy in order that the City may be reimbursed for funds which
the City intends to expend on proposed habitat restoration and conservation in the City-owner
Baylands.
SECTION 2. The Council hereby certifies that the City'S staff has reviewed and
understands the General Provisions contained in the Project Contract shown in the Procedural
Guide.
SECTION 3. The Council hereby designates the City Manager or his designee as the
person responsible for the administration of the grant application.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution, which authorizes
the submittal of a grant application, does not constitute a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: JUNE 27,2011
AYES: BURT, ESPINOSA, HOLMAN, KLEIN, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
SHEPHERD,YEH
NOES:
ABSENT:
1
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