San Clemente

City Council

B. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ABOUT PAST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE UNIT SUPPORT BUDGET ITEM AND POTENTIAL INCREASE IN CURRENT AND FUTURE ALLOCATIONS (Agendized by Mayor Knoblock, with the support of Councilmember Loeffler and Councilmember Cabral at the March 4, 2025 City Council meeting.) Staff Recommendation Receive and file the Administrative Report dated March 18, 2025 with direction to the City Manager to: 1. Reimburse the owner of the Bella Collina golf course for the shortfall for the activity for the 2nd Battalion 1st Marines. 2. Initiate a supplemental budget appropriation in the amount of $7,500 to increase the allocation to the Marine Unit Support to $25,000 with further direction to work to identify alternative funding and if no funding is available, to use the increase in the allocation for Marine Unit Support, but in no case shall expenditures exceed the allocation without additional approval by the City Council.