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Approve a resolution to:
a. Authorize the Monterey County Resource Management Agency Director to submit a grant application to the State Coastal Conservancy in an amount of up to $500,000 to provide funding and planning assistance to undertake activities related to protecting coastal resources from future impacts from sea level rise;
b. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to complete the grant application, in collaboration with Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, the County of Santa Cruz, and the City of Capitola; and
c. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director to execute the grant application required to apply for the grant.
(REF130044/Climate Adaptation Planning Grant)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve a resolution (Attachment B) to:
a. Authorize the Monterey County Resource Management Agency Director to submit a grant application to the State Coastal Conservancy in an amount of up to $500,000 to provide funding and planning assistance to undertake activities related to protecting coastal resources from future impacts from sea level rise;
b. Direct the Resource Management Agency Director, or his designee, to complete the grant application, in collaboration with Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, the County of Santa Cruz, and the City of Capitola; and
c. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director to execute the grant application required to apply for the grant.
SUMMARY:
The State Coastal Conservancy, Ocean Protection Council, and California Coastal Commission have announced the availability of grant funding through the "Local Coastal Program Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program." to encourage local governments and other entities to develop plans that conserve and protect coastal resources from future impacts from sea-level rise and related climate change impacts. The County is preparing a grant application in collaboration with Moss Landing ...
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