Title
Approve an Agreement with Newport Bay Conservancy to Designate Funds for Restoration Work in Big Canyon Phase 2A (20X12)
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends (DBA Newport Bay Conservancy) to designate $1,688,731 of grant funds for restoration work in Big Canyon Nature Park; and
c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 20-033 recognizing contribution funds of $1,688,731 from Newport Bay Conservancy in Account No. 13801-511050-20X12 and appropriating $1,688,731 in increased expenditures for the Big Canyon - Phase 2A (20X12) in Account No. 13801-980000-20X12.