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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan related to the Shoreline Preservation Strategy. SANDAG recently completed the Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan for the San Diego Region (Moffatt & Nichol, 2009a). Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) BEACON is a JPA with member agencies comprising the cities of Carpenteria, Goleta, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and the counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura. BEACON was established for the limited purposes of dealing with coastal erosion, beach nourishment, and beach problems in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. They have also recently expanded their purview to water quality issues and related beach and ocean pollution. BEACON is involved in an array of coastal studies and projects within its jurisdiction and works in close coordination with the parks, planning and public works departments of BEACON’s member agencies. BEACON is staffed by a combination of specialist consultants and participation from member agency staff. Funding for BEACON comes through annual agency membership dues and grant funding from state and federal agencies. BEACON recently completed the Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan, Central Coast from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu (BEACON, 2009). Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) AMBAG was organized in 1968 for the purpose of regional collaboration and problem solving. AMBAG is a JPA governed by a twenty-four member board of directors comprised of elected officials from each city and county within the region. The AMBAG region includes Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz County. AMBAG serves as both a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Council of Governments (COG). AMBAG performs metropolitan level transportation planning on behalf of the region. Among its many duties, AMBAG manages the region’s transportation demand model and prepares regional housing, population and employment forecast that are utilized in a variety of regional plans. AMBAG is a JPA governed by a Board of Directors composed of locally elected officials appointed by their respective city council or Board of Supervisors. Each member city has one representative on the Board, while each member county has two. The AMBAG board of directors sets policy and oversees a small professional staff. AMBAG's funding comes from various local sources, including the state and federal governments for mandated planning activities and grant projects. Funding comes from various local sources, including annual membership dues contributed by each member agency. AMBAG recently completed the Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan for Southern Monterey Bay (Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd. 2008). AMBAG has recently decided to withdraw from oversight of RSMrelated activities, reportedly due to concerns over whether their assigned authorities extend to coastal matters. Everest International Consultants, Inc. 3.62
Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan 3.7.2 JPA Options Adopting the SANDAG model, the governance structure would employ either OCCOG or SCAG as an existing JPA and include a multi-stakeholder coastal erosion committee that advises the executive director and board of directors. This structure would negate the need to establish a new JPA. If SCAG were the parent body, the organization could be extended to other geographic regions in the future (beyond Orange County), and the organization would already be set up to receive funding and implement projects. For either OCCOG or SCAG to be used, either board would need to expand their scope to take on this new role of coastal RSM. Adopting the BEACON model would require formation of a new JPA that is focused on coastal RSM in Orange County and immediate upland areas, rather than using the SCAG or OCCOG as an existing JPA. The scope of the new JPA would be limited to coastal RSM issues and the geographic area would be limited to Orange County and those parts of Los Angeles and Riverside countiesthat are included within the Orange County sedimentsheds. Either JPA option could enter into contracts for coastal processes studies, planning, environmental review, permitting and engineering as needed. Either JPA option also could enter into construction contracts for beach nourishment or beach retention structures, if deemed necessary or desirable by local agencies. 3.7.3 Partners Three main partners typically work closely with a JPA for the implementation of coastal RSM. The CSMW provides the framework for coastal RSM plans throughout coastal California. The CDBW is the state department that funds many beach nourishment and erosion control projects, and is a member of CSMW. CDBW can cost share with any public agency that has a board comprised of elected officials and that has the authority to enter into an agreement. USACE is a federal agency that funds many beach nourishment, erosion control, and ecosystem restoration projects, and is also a member of CSMW. USACE can cost share with any non-federal public agency, and generally if CDBW can partner with the JPA then so can USACE. To partner with USACE, the JPA would need to sign an agreement and demonstrate an ability to pay. 3.8 Funding Streams Current funding assistance for sediment-related projects typically originates from either the USACE (federal funds) or CDBW (state funds). The local contribution, or match, to these funds varies dependant on the funding source, but is needed to leverage the state or federal funds. Given the recent nationwide and state paradigm shift to RSM and ongoing competition for reduced funds available through the CSMW member agencies, it is possible that available resources may be preferentially allocated to those projects that are part of RSM Plans in the foreseeable future. Everest International Consultants, Inc. 3.63
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