To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Authorization to Increase the Amount Requested in a Coastal Commission Local Coastal Program Grant Application to Fund Humboldt Bay Area Plan Update from $100,000 to up to $500,000.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution that:
a. Authorizes submittal of a grant application (Attachment 1a) to the California Coastal Commission to provide financial and planning assistance, under authority of the California Coastal Act, in an amount up to $500,000 to fund completion of the update to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan to address land use mapping changes, including possible changes to the location of the Coastal Dependent Industrial Zone, tsunami hazards and sea level rise;
b. Authorizes the Director of the Planning and Building Department to execute any contracts, agreements and amendments thereto necessary to prepare and submit the grant application package.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund contribution to Advance Planning (Budget Unit 1100-282)
DISCUSSION:
This item increases from $100,000 to $500,000 the amount of funding the Planning and Building Department Director is authorized to seek in an application to fund completion of the update to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan to address land use mapping changes, including possible changes to the location of the Coastal Dependent Industrial Zone, tsunami hazards and preliminary sea level rise adaptation policy. When the Board authorized submittal of an application on November 8, 2022 the cap on the amount of funding requested was $100,000. Shortly afterward the Coastal Commission increased the maximum amount of the grant to $500,000. Because the work to complete the update to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan may cost more than $100,000, staff is recommending the Board authorize an application up to the maximum allowed.
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