TO: HARBOR COMMISSION
FROM: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF BOATING & WATERWAYS TO FUND A NEW PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH AND TO IDENTIFY A RECOMMENDED PREFERRED LOCATION FOR THE NEW PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH ON MOLE D AS A PART OF THE GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Staff seeks authorization from City Council to apply for a grant from the State of California's Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) to cover the costs of constructing a public boat launch on Mole D. Staff is seeking a recommendation from the Harbor Commission advising City Council to authorize staff to apply for the grant. The application is due to DBW by February 2, 2026 and the submittal package requires an identified preferred location. City Staff is also seeking a recommendation from the Harbor Commission on a preferred location for the boat launch, which will be included as a part of the grant application.
In 2024, the City entered into a contract with Moffatt & Nichol, an Engineering firm with experience in designing boat launches nationwide. The first phase of the contract is underway and requires the consultant to conduct necessary technical studies such as traffic, parking, wave attenuation, and overall demand, identify location options along Mole D that adhere to the completed studies and are large enough to conceptually accommodate minimum boat launch design standards, and assist with the submittal of a grant application to DBW. If the City is awarded funding for the boat launch project, the consultant would further refine designs within the preferred location to accommodate exact sizing and placement of other elements of the boat launch such as a boat wash-down area, pay station, open space, relocated commercial structures, etc. For purposes of ...
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