HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2009-72RESOLUTION NO. 2009 — 72
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TO
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION REGARDING KNIGHT & CARVER YACHT CENTER, INC.'S
GRANT APPLICATION FOR $12,000,000 TO THE SMALL SHIPYARDS
GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RECOVERY
AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
WHEREAS, Section 3508 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417) and the section entitled "Supplemental Grants for Assistance to
Small Shipyards" in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009, provide that the
Maritime Administration shall establish an assistance program for small shipyards. Under this
program, there is currently an aggregate of $98,000,000 available for grants for capital
improvements, and related infrastructure improvements at qualified shipyards that will be
effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and
reconfiguration; and
WHEREAS, Knight & Carver Yacht Center, Inc. which is located in National City,
intends to apply for $12,000,000 in grant funds, and if it is successful in obtaining these funds,
plans to upgrade their facility to be able to haul and service larger private and commercial
vessels. The upgrades include the equipment to haul these vessels, new docks for berthing,
electrical modifications directly related to operation of the new equipment, various shop
improvements to accommodate the larger equipment serviced with these vessels and the
training and hiring of employees as work increases with the expanded facility; and
WHEREAS, Knight & Carver has been an active employer in National City for
many years; and
WHEREAS, National City is an industrial -oriented, ethnically diverse community
of 63,000 residents that depends on manufacturing firms such as Knight & Carver for good -
paying, family sustaining jobs; and
WHEREAS, the capital improvements which would be made by Knight & Carver
using grant program funds would generate dozens of employment opportunities for new workers
and provide contracting opportunities for local enterprises; and
WHEREAS, the City Council commends Knight & Carver for its continuing role as
a business leader in National City, and wishes to strongly support Knight & Carver in its
application for funding under the Small Shipyards Grant Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes a letter of support from the Mayor to the U.S. Department of
Transportation Maritime Administration regarding Knight and Carver Yacht Center, Inc.'s grant
application for $12,000,000 to the Small Shipyards Grant Program funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Resolution No. 2009 — 72
April 7, 2009
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April, 2009.
on Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST: AIL
Mic ael R. Dalla, ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, Ill
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on April 7,
2009 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Parra, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
i.,idtii
City lerk of the City o! National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-72 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on April 7, 2009.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy