DATE: June 20, 2017
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH ELEVEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE AN ESTIMATED 150,000 STUDENTS ON POLLUTION PREVENTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE SAN DIEGO BAY WATERSHED IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS USING FUNDING FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND FOR THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
A) CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT COASTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $68,800 OVER 5 YEARS);
B) I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $121,500 OVER 5 YEARS);
C) LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $365,000 OVER 5 YEARS);
D) MARITIME MUSEUM OF SAN DIEGO (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $102,000 OVER 5 YEARS);
E) OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $199,000 OVER 5 YEARS);
F) OUTDOOR OUTREACH (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $30,000 OVER 2 YEARS);
G) RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF GREATER SAN DIEGO COUNTY (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $113,000 OVER 5 YEARS);
H) SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $55,700 OVER 5 YEARS);
I) SAN DIEGO COASTKEEPER (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,000 FOR 1 YEAR);
J) THE OCEAN FOUNDATION (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $295,000 OVER 5 YEARS); AND
K) ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO (FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $140,000 OVER 4 YEARS)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The District's Environmental Education Program (EEP) supports local organizations that provide unique curriculum pertaining to the environmental health and protection of the San Diego Bay. The EEP was developed to educate students and teachers throughout the San Diego Bay watershed about pollution prevention, environmental stewardship, healthy ecosystems, and natural resources connected with the San Diego Bay. Additionally, the EEP has supported the District's education and outreach requirements established by the Municipal Stormwater Permit11 as outlined in the District's Jurisdictional Runoff Management Program (JRMP). Similarly, the EEP ensures compliance...
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