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Board backs $500,000 NFWF coastal resiliency grant proposal to restore dunes in southern city limits
Summary
The board voted to recommend City Council approve submitting a $500,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resiliency Fund grant application, with a $100,000 local match, to restore dunes across the southern two miles of the city's shoreline; staff said work would start next year and run up to 2028.
The board voted to recommend that City Council approve submitting a $500,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) National Coastal Resiliency Fund grant application, with a $100,000 local match, to fund dune restoration along the city’s southern two miles of shoreline.
Staff said the proposed project would extend dune restoration work the city has done in the northern two miles into the southern portion of the city shoreline, roughly from the end of the prior project at Access 10 southward to the city limits. The total project cost would be $600,000 over about two years, the presenter said, and staff estimated work could start next year with a project completion window that runs through 2028.
“I'm requesting $500,000 with a match of $100,000. So total project cost would be $600,000 and that's over a couple year time frame, to do the 2 miles,” the staff presenter said.
Board members discussed where to focus work within the southern two miles. Staff said project teams would evaluate conditions at the time of construction and tailor measures — planting, fencing or targeted sand-accumulation techniques — to site conditions. On narrower stretches of beach, staff said they may prioritize planting rather than installing fencing.
One board member expressed concern about reducing usable public beach and lifeguard access if dune-building moved beaches seaward. “Once we start our seasonal high tides, I just feel like we're reducing usable beachfront whenever we start building dunes out,” the board member said.
Staff confirmed some areas near Access 10 experience pronounced scarps after high tides and identified Access 10 (Acapulco and Campeche, in front of Beach House condominiums) as a nearby reference point for the project boundary. The presenter also said some privately or historically altered areas inside the southern two miles might be handled differently.
A board member moved and another seconded a motion to recommend submission of the NFWF funding application. The board approved the recommendation by voice vote. “All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries,” the chair said.
If City Council approves submission, staff said the application is due Thursday (as stated during the meeting) and staff will complete the final application questions prepared for NFWF. Staff also noted the city has previously received funding from NFWF for coastal work.
