HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-63 - Accepting Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response for Oil Spill Response Equipment StagingRESOLUTION NO. 2022-63
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 STAGING
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 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 and 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, in 2018 the City applied and received an initial grant in the amount
of $35,000.00 from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill
Prevention and Response ("State") to purchase oil spill response equipment and secure
the necessary training;
WHEREAS, the City recently applied to the State for additional grant funds for
additional oil spill response equipment; and
WHEREAS, the State has approved the City to receive $5,000.00 in grant funds
("Grant") for oil spill response equipment procurement and its staging and usage, 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 Staging Grant and administered by the Office
of Spill Prevention and Response.
Section 2: The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized to execute
any documents necessary for the City to secure payment of the Grant and effectuate the
purposes for which the Grant was awarded.
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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.
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, Division 6, 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 27th day of September, 2022.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
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. 2022-63 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 271h day of September, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery, Council
Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield,
Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 281h day of September, 2022.
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Leilani I. rown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
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