TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Oscar Ortiz, Sheriff-Coroner
REPORT BY: Rollie Soria, Sheriff’s Administrative Manager
SUBJECT: Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant FY 2026-27
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment grant for FY 2026-27, associated Budget Amendment, establish capital assets, and authorize the Sheriff to approve all grant-related documents. (Fiscal Impact: $68,992 Revenue and Expense; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit provides full-time Lake Berryessa patrol, with increased coverage during the spring and summer months. Duties include enforcement of boating state laws and county ordinances, boating safety inspections and education, vessel accident investigations, search and rescue, emergency medical transport, special event coverage, and boating safety consultation with the Bureau of Reclamation and local resorts. The Sheriff’s Office also conducts patrols and safety checks at Lake Hennessey, a two-square mile municipal water supply, and performs frequent boating safety inspections along approximately 75 miles of Napa River Shoreline.
In an effort to reduce the cost to the General Fund, the Sheriff’s Office applied for and was awarded a $68,992 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways. The grant will fully fund the purchase of two replacement marine engines for Patrol Boat No. 4 (Asset No. 100772) and two night-vision binoculars. Since 2018, the Sheriff’s Office has applied for this grant several times to offset costly Marine Patrol Unit equipment, securing past awards for a patrol boat, personal watercraft, and navigation equipment.
Patrol Boat No. 4 is a 2016 24’ Rogue coastal boat equipped with twin Mercury outboard engines. During a recent service call on Lake Berryessa, the starboard engine experienced a catastrophic failure. Because both engines are app...
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