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File #: 20-1932 MEETING DATE: 11/2/2020
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
Subiect:
Adopt Resolution No. 2020-58 to accept Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response for Oil Spill Response Equipment
Statement of Issue:
Authorize the City to accept grant funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of
Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) for oil spill response equipment. The grant would fund the
purchase of spill response equipment to respond to oil spills in Huntington Harbour and on-land spills
in the City.
Financial Impact:
The grant will permit the City to expend up to $35,000 to purchase the oil spill response equipment
and mobile trailer specifically designed to house the equipment. The equipment consists of 1.000
feet of hard floating booms, absorbent pads, personal protective equipment, fire extinguishers, and
decontamination detergents. Once purchased, the City will submit the appropriate documentation for
reimbursement from the OSPR.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2020-58, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to
Accept Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention
and Response for Oil Spill Response Equipment."
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve acceptance of grant funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office
of Spill Prevention and Response for purchase of oil spill response equipment.
Analysis:
The purchase of oil spill response equipment would allow City staff to respond rapidly to oil spills in
Huntington Harbour and other spills, whether on land or other bodies of water, such as storm drain
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channels and the Santa River. The imminent need for this equipment is evidenced by three vessels
capsizing in the Harbour within a 9-month period between August 2019 and May 2020. The
capsizing vessels discharged diesel fuel into the waters of Huntington Harbour, which impacted the
adjacent private/public docks, Harbour beaches, and the environmentally-sensitive Bolsa Chica
Wetlands.
Currently, the City has to rely on other agencies, such as the Orange County Sheriff's Marine Division,
for assistance in responding to these types of incidents. This reliance on other agencies leaves the
City in a precarious position, since the City is dependent on the ability and availability of other
agencies to respond in a timely manner with the necessary equipment and staff for an effective spill
response. With the purchase of this equipment, City staff will be able to respond in a much more
rapid fashion to contain any potential fuel spills and to minimize the impact of the spills to the
environment and public/private property.
The mobile trailer and equipment would be staged in the parking lot adjacent to the public dock at
3831 Warner Avenue, which will permit City staff easy access and ability to quickly launch a skiff via
the public dock to respond in the event of a spill. Marine Safety and personnel from the Fire
Department will be trained on how to deploy the spill response equipment by staff from the OSPR
shortly following the acquisition of the equipment.
Environmental Status:
Not applicable.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and modernize public safety service delivery
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2020-58, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach to Accept Grant Funds From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of
Spill Prevention and Response for Oil Spill Response Equipment"
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE,
OFFICE OF SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE FOR OIL
SPILL RESPONSE EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS,the grantee name, applied to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Office of Spill Prevention and Response for oil spill response equipment for Name of Grantee;
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of. Spill Prevention and
Response has approved the City of Huntington Beach to receive up to $35,000 in oil spill
response equipment grand funds and now requires a resolution accepting these grant funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
Chief Financial Officer, Dahle Bulosan is hereby authorized to accept a
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
in the amount of up to $35,000 for oil spill response equipment on behalf of the City of
Huntington Beach, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of November , 2020.
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RE WED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager City Attorne
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Director of Public orks
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Res. No. 2020-58
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on November 2, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Semeta, Peterson, Carr, Brenden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California