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Pleasanton council authorizes removal of old East Lake dock, moves to apply for CFAP grant
Summary
The council voted to remove and inspect the old East Lake dock and to apply for a $50,000 CFAP grant to replace it, authorizing the mayor and city administrator to sign grant documents; one councilmember abstained because of a potential conflict.
Mayor Mathew Young and the Pleasanton City Council voted April 20 to remove the old dock at East Lake for inspection and to pursue a Community Fisheries Assistance Program (CFAP) grant for a replacement.
The council approved a motion by Councilmember Wills, seconded by Rochelle Schreckhise, directing public works to remove the existing dock, have it examined by Jimmy Watts, Police Chief Tristan Snyder and Rochelle Schreckhise to estimate repair costs, and to apply for a CFAP grant in the amount of $50,000 for a new dock. The motion included a stipulation that the city would withdraw from the grant process if inspection showed repair would be costly. The motion carried with Councilmember Stark abstaining.
Don George, a KDWP fisheries biologist, had briefed council earlier on the CFAP application process and grant scoring. George said CFAP typically requires a cost share; he described this project as approximately 47% KDWP and 53% city share and noted Pleasan-ton could provide much of its share through in-kind labor and existing materials.
The council considered several earlier procedural motions on the item: one designation motion was withdrawn and another to name the mayor and city administrator as signers for a $50,000 grant died for lack of a second; the council later tabled the application before returning to it and approving the removal-and-apply motion. Councilmember Stark had earlier recused himself from discussion and voting on the item, citing a potential direct influence on his business.
City Administrator Becky Hegwald told the council that, because the CFAP grant deadline was before the next meeting, council authorization of signers was needed to proceed promptly. Hegwald and Mayor Young were authorized to sign grant documents for the application.
Next steps: public works will remove the dock for inspection and staff will report back with cost estimates; if repairs are prohibitively expensive, the council will withdraw the application.
