RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING 1) THE ACCEPTANCE OF

A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR A TWO YEAR MARBLED MURRELET RESTORATION AND CORVID MANAGEMENT PROJECT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,532; AND

2) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS AND PAYMENT REQUESTS TO IMPLEMENT AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, on the evening of September 26, 1998, the tanker Command as it traveled in the southbound traffic lane off the San Francisco and Marin County coasts released an estimated 3,000 gallons of intermediate Bunker Fuel (IBF) 380; and

WHEREAS, on September 30, 1998, this oil began to wash ashore, largely in the form of scattered tar balls, over 15 miles of beaches, mainly in San Mateo County; and

WHEREAS, the Federal government and the State of California reached a settlement with the parties responsible for the Command spill, the terms of which were memorialized in a Consent Decree and reviewed by a U.S. District Court and subject to public comment prior to being entered by the Court on March 31, 2000; and

WHEREAS, the natural resources damages portion of the settlement, together with interest earned on the entire settlement while held in escrow pending final Court approval of the settlement, was deposited into the Natural Resource Damage Assessment; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA0, California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), California State Lands Commission (CSLC), and California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) are Trustees for the natural resources injured by the spill and authorized expenditure of the Natural Resource Damage Money for restoration projects; and

WHEREAS, a Restoration Fund was created and CDPR will act as administrator for a portion of those funds in the amount of $112,532 to be granted to County Parks Department for a Marbled Murrelet Restoration and Corvid Management project to be used to provide the services of a project manager, seasonal interpretive employees and garbage control improvements.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution authorizes the acceptance of a California Department of Parks and Recreation grant agreement for a two year Marbled Murrelet Restoration and Corvid Management Project, in the amount of $112,532; and authorizes the Director of the Department of Parks or his designee to execute all necessary contracts, agreements, amendments and payment requests to implement and carry out the purposes specified in the grant agreement.

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