San Clemente

City Council

H. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF OFFSHORE SAND SOURCES Staff Recommendation Adopt Resolution No. 23-91, which will: 1. Authorize the submittal of an application to the California Coastal Commission for a Local Coastal Program Grant to fund an offshore borrow site investigation to find additional sand sources that can be used to develop additional beach nourishment projects in San Clemente and pursue additional grant funding opportunities to support coastal resiliency plan implementation. 2. Find the project that the grant funding would be used for is categorically exempt under Class 6 (Information Collection, 14 CCR 15306), Section 15306 of the state CEQA Guidelines. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement, if awarded.