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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 4, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-539 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize a <br />$170,000 Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE-21) grant <br />Agreement between the City of San Leandro and the State of California, <br />Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways for <br />Abatement of Surrendered and Abandoned Watercraft at the San Leandro <br />Marina and the San Leandro Shoreline <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing a $170,000 SAVE-21 grant <br />agreement between the City and the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, <br />Division of Boating and Waterways for the removal and disposal of abandoned and surrendered <br />vessels. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The California Legislature developed two initiatives aimed at keeping abandoned vessels out of <br />local waters. Senate Bill 172 (Rainey, 1997) established the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement <br />Fund (AWAF) administered by the Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) to address the <br />problem of abandoned watercraft. The purpose of the program is to provide funds to local public <br />agencies to remove, store, and dispose of abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled vessels or any <br />other partially submerged objects that pose a substantial hazard to maritime navigation. <br />The Vessel Turn-In (VTIP) Program was established by Assembly Bill 166 (Lieu, 2010) as a <br />solution to prevent abandoned vessels before they happen. By providing an easy and free <br />alternative for boat owners to surrender an unwanted vessel to a participating agency in lieu of <br />abandonment, this program eliminates the expensive and difficult removal process that <br />abandoned vessels often require. More importantly, the VTIP also works to prevent the risk of <br />harmful water hazards and provides for the protection of the environment by preventing <br />discharges of toxic pollutants that may leak from an abandoned vessel. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/30/2021