San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail

Implementation Meeting #7

AGENDA

June 28, 2013

10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.

State Coastal Conservancy

1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room

Oakland, California 

Conference Call / Webinar Information:

Desired Outcomes of Meeting:

• Project Management Team (PMT) makes final decision on conditional designation of Alviso Marina County Park.
• Attendees contribute updates on Water Trail-related developments and opportunities.
• Advisory Committee provides input on grant applications received by Water Trail staff in the context of site designation and from the perspective of the interest group they represent.
• Attendees understand the outline for the completion of the Water Trail Accessibility Plan, opportunities for involvement, and the timeline for its completion.

Time     Agenda Item

10:00   Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review

10:10    Meeting Ground Rules

10:15    Updates from Project Management Team, Water Trail Staff, and Advisory Committee Members

10:35    Alviso Marina County Park

• Final Decision on Conditional Site Designation   by PMT

10:45    Water Trail Grant Program update and input

• Introduction
• In-depth discussion of Petaluma Small Craft Boat Center grant application summary, proposed project, and map

11:30    15-minute BREAK

11:45    Water Trail Grant Program update and input (continued)

• Summary presentation of other grant applications received (Palo Alto Baylands Sail Station and Oyster Point Marina)
• General discussion of site improvement needs

12:10    Accessibility Plan Update

•   Outline of Accessibility Plan (Table of   Contents)
•   Opportunities for involvement and review of   drafts
•   Timeline for completion

12:50    Public Comment

1:00     Adjourn

Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Project Management Team and may take more or less time than the approximate times listed here.

Questions regarding this meeting may be addressed to Ms. Ann Buell, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager at (510) 286-0752, or abuell@scc.ca.gov.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact Mr. Dick Wayman at (510) 286-4182 or dwayman@scc.ca.gov no later than five days prior to the meeting.

Meeting Notice

Douglas Bosco (Public Member),
Chairman Marisa Moret (Public Member)
Ann Notthoff (Public Member)
Peter Sadowski (Public Member)
John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources;
Bryan Cash (Designated) Mary Shallenberger,
Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated) Ana Matosantos,
Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

Senate Representatives
Anthony Cannella (District 12)
Noreen Evans (District 2)
Jim Beall (District 15)

Assembly Representatives
Luis Alejo (District 30)
Al Muratsuchi (District 66)
Das Williams (District 66)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer
Glenn Alex, Legal Counsel

AGENDA  DATE:  Thursday, June 20, 2013
TIME:    10:00 am
LOCATION: Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes of  April 18, 2013 Conservancy Meeting

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $35,000 to the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District to construct the Bonde Weir Fish Passage Improvement Project on San Francisquito Creek in El Palo Alto Park, at the border of Menlo Park in San Mateo County and Palo Alto in Santa Clara County.

B.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the County of San Bernardino for planning and feasibility analysis of a Class I bikeway on a segment of the Santa Ana River Parkway Trail in the City of Redlands, San Bernardino County.

C.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to expend up to $200,000 of Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funds to identify priority needs and actions related to flood risk reduction in coastal counties from San Francisco through San Diego.

D.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $50,000 to the City of Calistoga for planning and design of a segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail and Napa Valley Vine Trail known as the “Fair Way” extension in the City of Calistoga, Napa County.

E.  Consideration and possible Conservancy modification of the Conservancy’s December 6, 2012 authorization to the Port of San Francisco to improve the southeast San Francisco waterfront access by removing creosote-treated pilings at Islais Creek and designing plans for the renovation of the Copra Crane at Pier 84 as a waterfront labor history landmark; and to  authorize  disbursement of funds for the renovation of the Copra Crane.

F.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $50,000 to Winrock International to develop a wetland carbon sequestration protocol for coastal and delta wetlands in California.

G.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $68,180 to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy to restore and enhance 5 acres of Coastal sage scrub habitat in Abalone Cove Reserve in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County.

H.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to accept grant funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and disburse up to $85,000 to the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association to develop a conceptual restoration plan for a native oyster restoration project in San Diego Bay.

I.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $90,000 to County of Marin to conduct a feasibility study for the restoration of lower Miller Creek and the surrounding McInnis Marsh, San Rafael, Marin County.

J.  Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to approve the Community Wetland Restoration Program 2013 grants, pursuant to its August 2, 2012 authorization for funds to Earth Island Institute for the Community Wetland Restoration Grant Program, as follows, with the indicated maximum amounts:
1.  $10,800 to the Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council for the Mission Canyon Cape Ivy  Eradication Project, Santa Barbara   County.
2. $29,950 to Once Upon a Watershed for the Healthy Watershed Series, and $27,800 to the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy for the Ventura River Upper Estuary Volunteer Restoration & Wetland Education Program, Ventura County.
3. $29,500 to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps for the Playa Del Rey Habitat Restoration Project and $30,000 to Heal the Bay for the Compton Creek Pilot Restoration Project, Los Angeles County.
4. $30,000 to Back to Natives Restoration for the Santiago Park Nature Reserve Restoration, $30,000 to Earthroots for the Big Oak Canyon Habitat Restoration, and $30,000 to the Heritage Museum of Orange County for the Gospel Swamp Natural Area Restoration, Orange County.
5. $23,300 to the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation for the Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve (BLER) North Shore Restoration – Phase I, San Diego County.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan update

B. Legislative Report

NORTH COAST

5. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $160,717 to Ducks Unlimited to prepare a feasibility study and initial designs for the restoration of tidal processes at the Eel River Wildlife Area Ocean Ranch Unit, Humboldt County.

SOUTH COAST

6. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to the San Diego River Conservancy to complete invasive plant eradication on 50 acres in the upper watershed of the San Diego River, San Diego County.

7. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to augment by $210,000 the   Conservancy’s May 27, 2010 authorization to disburse $300,000 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for construction of the Bayside Birding and Walking Trail, San Diego County.

8. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $675,000 to the County of Orange for public access improvements at the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in the City of Laguna Niguel, including (1) construction of new trails, parking and circulation improvements, native landscaping, signage, and visitor amenities; and (2) planning and design of new visitor-serving and administrative buildings.

9. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $204,000 to the City of Laguna Beach for parking improvements and trail planning that will facilitate public access to the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Orange County.

10. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $300,000 to the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Southern California Sea Grant Program to provide a coastal storm model to support coastal hazard and sea level rise vulnerability assessments in the Southern California region, from Santa Barbara through San Diego Counties.

11. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, to prepare final plans and construction drawings and to construct a California Coastal Trail segment on the SIO campus, and to install directional and interpretive signage on the trail.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

12. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to accept and disburse up to $315,000 from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to further the Bay Area Ecosystems Climate Change Consortium’s development of climate change adaptation practices and pilot projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.

13. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $130,000 to the Conservation Corps North Bay to construct trail enhancements on a segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail at the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, Novato, Marin County.

STATEWIDE

14. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $270,000 for consulting services to assist the Conservancy in maintaining and improving federal support for Conservancy projects.

15. Conservancy Member Comments

16. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

17. CLOSED SESSION:

Possible closed session to confer regarding:  Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Court of Appeal, State of California, Fourth appellate District, Division Three, G048089 & G048272 (Orange County  Case No. 30-2011 00528322); Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; Pappas v State of California, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 1417388;  and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section  11126(e).

18. Adjournment

This Meeting Notice and Agenda may be found at http://scc.ca.gov  under Quick Links, Public Meeting Notices.

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Conservancy.  At any time during the meeting, but prior to the adjournment of the open session of the meeting, the Conservancy may recess or adjourn to closed session to consider personnel matters, prices and terms of real estate transactions, and possible and pending litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to attorney-client privilege and statutory authorization under Government Code Sections 11126(a), (c) (7), and (e).

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Dick Wayman at (510) 286-4182 or dwayman@scc.ca.gov or at the Conservancy:   1330 Broadway, 13th Floor,  Oakland, CA 94612

Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Mr. Wayman no later than five days prior to meeting.

The submittal deadline is June 28, 2013 at 5:00 pm.

Download the RFP and related documents here:

• Request for Proposals
• San Luis Bay Coastal Area Plan 1
• Geological Summary Report October 2008
• 2003 Port Master Plan Final EIR
• SCC Standard Provisions
• Coastal Conservancy Staff Recommendation December 2012

The goal of the PCA Program is to support Plan Bay Area by preserving and enhancing the natural, economic and social value of rural lands amidst growing population across the Bay Area, for residents and businesses.  These values include globally unique ecosystems, productive agricultural lands, recreational opportunities, healthy fisheries, and climate protection (mitigation and adaptation), among others.  Proposed projects should protect or enhance resource areas or habitats, provide or enhance bicycle and pedestrian access to open space/parkland resources, or support the agricultural economy of the region.

Public Workshops:

May 20, 2013, 1pm to 3 pm

Mountain View Community Center

201 South Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040

May 23, 2013, 1 pm to 3 pm

Oakland State Building, Room 11

1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

• prepare our communities for extreme weather events, sea level rise, storm surge, beach and bluff erosion, salt water intrusion, and flooding;
• address threats to coastal communities, natural resources and infrastructure; and
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Ready Programmatic Priorities

Projects selected for funding under the Climate Ready program will be those that best incorporate the following Climate Ready Programmatic Priorities (adapted in part from climate-smart principles developed by the National Wildlife Federation Climate Change Adaptation Principles, 2011, Resource Legacy Fund, 2012 and  Climate Smart Practices by Point Blue, 2013):

1. Safeguard people and wildlife by using nature-based solutions that provide co-benefits for people, wildlife, and the economy.
2. Prioritize projects that maximize public benefits and avoid maladaptation.
3. Promote collaboration among various stakeholders and multiple sectors. Establish and expand non-traditional alliances to accelerate effective problem-solving between and among public and private resource managers, scientists, and decision-makers.
4. Incorporate the best available science by utilizing peer-reviewed and well-documented climate science, climate adaptation strategies, and management practices.
5. Focus on future climatic and ecological conditions rather than the past.
6. Design actions from a landscape, ecosystem, and watershed perspective on a regional scale.
7. Account for a high degree of uncertainty by developing and implementing strategies that provide the greatest benefits across a range of possible future climate scenarios.
8. Minimize energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.  Enhance the ability of natural systems to sequester greenhouse gases.
9. Address the needs of low-income and other underserved populations that will be highly impacted by climate change.
10. Promote on-the-ground demonstration projects that implement innovative approaches or enhance understanding of effective management strategies and will potentially lead to broader change to policies, regulations, or to duplicating the effort elsewhere;
11. Incorporates a project-appropriate outreach or educational component.

Local Coastal Program Sea Level Rise Grants – funded by the Ocean Protection Council and administered by the Coastal Conservancy and the Coastal Commission. The purpose of these grants is to provide resources to update Local Coastal Programs and other plans under the Coastal Act to address future impacts of sea level rise. Grant announcement and application form are here.  If you have questions about these grants, please email Abe Doherty, adoherty@scc.ca.gov

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• Vulnerability Assessments, Technical Assistance, and Planning
• Carbon Forestry
• Adaptation Pilot Projects
• Wetland Restoration Projects

Vulnerability Assessments, Technical Assistance, and Planning

Humboldt Bay Sea Level Rise Mapping and Vulnerability Assessment

The Coastal Conservancy funded detailed sea level rise mapping and development of a sea level rise adaptation plan for the Humboldt Bay region. The plan is currently under development and will include generalized adaptation strategies for the region and provide site specific examples of these strategies. The plan will include a sea level rise vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategies and will be developed by a working group convened by the Humboldt Bay Harbor District and the Coastal Ecosytems Institute of Northern California. More information, including the Humboldt Bay Shoreline Inventory, Mapping, and Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, is available here.

For more information please contact: Joel Gerwein, State Coastal Conservancy, jgerwein@scc.ca.gov

Monterey Bay Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

This project is assessing potential future impacts from sea level rise for the Monterey Bay region. The project will estimate the extent of future coastal erosion in Monterey Bay due to accelerated sea level rise as well as the areas that will be subjected to coastal flooding by inundation from wave action and/or storm surges. The project will result in an update and refinement of the Monterey Bay coastal hazard zones map (for erosion and flooding). Current estimates have relied on statewide data, which lack the resolution needed for local planning. The project will demonstrate a downscaled sea level rise vulnerability assessment methodology that could be used for local land use planning purposes in coastal other regions.

For more information please contact: Rachel Couch, State Coastal Conservancy, rcouch@scc.ca.gov

Goleta Slough Vulnerability Assessment

The Goleta Slough Ecosystem Management Plan was prepared by the Goleta Slough Management Committee and adopted by the City in 1997. The purpose of the plan is to provide a comprehensive framework for ecosystem management and impact mitigation within the Goleta Slough Ecosystem. The Conservancy is supporting an update to the plan to re-evaluate the study area based on projected sea level rise, to assess vulnerability and risk to both environmental and human resources, and to recommend adaptation strategies. The recommended adaptation strategies will integrate the interests of multiple stakeholders and provide long-term planning guidance to the City, County, and others. The resulting plan update and assessment will inform decisions and recommendations to come out of the Santa Barbara Airport Master Plan and may be incorporated into the City’s Local Coastal Program.

For more information please contact: Rachel Couch, State Coastal Conservancy, rcouch@scc.ca.gov

Ocean Beach Managed Retreat Master Plan

The Conservancy supported the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) to develop a Master Plan for Ocean Beach. The Master Plan is a comprehensive vision created in cooperation with a host of federal, state and local agencies, community stakeholders, and the public to address sea level rise, protect infrastructure, restore coastal ecosystems and improve public access. The plan includes specific recommendations for rerouting and reducing the width of the Great Highway (Highway 1), implementing a multipurpose coastal protection, restoration, and access system; restoring native dunes; improving the connection between Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach; and improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities. With additional Conservancy support, SPUR is currently working to implement these recommendations in coordination with the City of San Francisco and Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

For more information please contact: Amy Hutzel, State Coastal Conservancy, ahutzel@scc.ca.gov

San Francisco Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Technical Update

The San Francisco Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project is a comprehensive regional plan that is being updated to address anticipated climate change impacts. The update will assess sea level rise, potential migration of wetlands to adjacent upland habitats, extreme weather events, altered sedimentation and erosion regimes, changes in watershed and stream flow influences, as well as projections for shifts in species and habitat types. More information about this project update can be found here.

For more information please contact: Matt Gerhart, State Coastal Conservancy, mgerhart@scc.ca.gov

Carbon Forestry

Garcia River Forest, Mendocino County

The 23,780-acre Garcia River Forest project is a model project that demonstrates the important role of sustainable forestry in fighting climate change, restoring critical wildlife habitat and providing jobs to the local economy. In 2004, the Coastal Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Board, The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund acquired this redwood and Douglas fir forest with the goal of restoring the streams and habitat, implementing selective logging, and through patient management, restoring the property’s ecological and economic viability. The Conservation Fund has registered the forest under the Climate Action Reserve’s Forest Project Protocol, and has subsequently sold carbon credits produced by the forest. Through careful management of the forest, The Conservation Fund is helping sequester carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.

For more information please contact: Karyn Gear, State Coastal Conservancy, kgear@scc.ca.gov

Big River/Salmon Creek Forests, Mendocino County

In 2006, The Conservation Fund, Coastal Conservancy, and Wildlife Conservation Board acquired the 16,363 acre Big River/Salmon Creek Forest, with additional funding from the State Water Board’s Revolving Loan Fund, for the purposes of preventing forest fragmentation, restoring and enhancing fish and wildlife habitat, improving water quality, and implementing sustainable forest harvest practices. As with the Garcia River Forest, The Conservation Fund has received Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative certifications for its forestry management practices, and the project is registered under the Climate Action Reserve’s Forest Project Protocol. Revenue generated from the sale of Big River/Salmon Creek carbon credits has enabled The Conservation Fund to make its State Revolving Fund loan payments and manage the property with light-touch forestry, enhancing the forest’s ability to sequester carbon.

For more information please contact: Karyn Gear, State Coastal Conservancy, kgear@scc.ca.gov

Preservation Ranch, Sonoma County

The Coastal Conservancy is currently working with The Conservation Fund, the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, and the Sonoma Land Trust to acquire the 19,650-acre property known as “Preservation Ranch” in northern Sonoma County. The property connects to over 50,000 acres of protected working forest and open space lands. The proposed acquisition would permanently protect more than 20 miles of streams and end a controversial vineyard conversion and subdivision proposal. If acquired, The Conservation Fund would manage the forest as a sustainable, working forest with the goals of restoring ecological values and sequestering carbon. The Conservation Fund intends to register the project as an “improved forest management project” under the U.S. Forest Project Protocol adopted by the California Air Resources Control Board in 2011.

For more information please contact: Karyn Gear, State Coastal Conservancy, kgear@scc.ca.gov

Adaptation Pilot Projects

San Pedro Creek Restoration (Pacifica State Beach Managed Retreat)

A managed retreat strategy was developed and implemented through a partnership of agencies, including the Coastal Conservancy, the City of Pacifica, community groups, scientists and engineers. The project resulted in a reduction of flood hazards, enhanced steelhead habitat, expanded recreational opportunities and a restored functioning wetland. More information about this project is available online here.

For more information please contact: Prentiss Williams, State Coastal Conservancy, prentiss@scc.ca.gov

Surfers Point Managed Retreat Project

This project is in the City of Ventura and was constructed in 2010 as a comprehensive response to severe shoreline erosion in the face of sea level rise. The project involved relocating a bike trail, parking lot and other access amenities away from the shoreline and restoring the beach. More information about this project is available here.

For more information please contact: Kara Kemmler, State Coastal Conservancy, kkemmler@scc.ca.gov

San Francisco Bay Living Shorelines

An innovative new pilot project was constructed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 to test the implementation of living shorelines as an adaptive method to provide habitat functions and values, as well as cope with sea level rise and other environmental changes related to climate change. This pilot project includes a comparison of multiple techniques to restore critical eelgrass and native oyster habitat in San Francisco Bay at two sites. The project is studying both the ecological and physical benefits of these habitats, including use by fish, birds, and invertebrates, and the potential to reduce wave energy and protect shoreline areas from sea-level rise and storm surge. More information on this project can be found here.

For more information please contact: Marilyn Latta, State Coastal Conservancy, mlatta@scc.ca.gov

Wetland Restoration Projects

South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project

This is a 15,000 acre wetland restoration project in San Francisco Bay that seeks to restore habitat and improve flood protection for low-lying areas of Silicon Valley and neighboring communities while providing public access. In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Alameda County Flood Control District, and others, the Conservancy has conducted detailed analysis of flood risks (today and with sea level rise) and is implementing on the ground projects to restore habitat and improve flood management. The Restoration Project is employing innovative techniques such as constructing levees coupled with gently sloping tidal marshes. Once established, these outboard tidal marshes will provide habitat for a variety of species and also protect the levees from storm wave action and tidal surge. More information about this project can be found at the project website.

For more information please contact: Amy Hutzel, State Coastal Conservancy, ahutzel@scc.ca.gov

Sears Point Wetland Restoration Project

The 2,327-acre Sears Point wetland restoration project includes restoration of 960 acres of tidal marsh in northwestern San Pablo Bay, and enhancement of more than 1,350 acres of seasonal wetlands and uplands grasslands. The proposed project was designed to account for sea level rise, including: levee heights to accommodate expected sea level rise over the next 50 years, gently sloping levees to offer refuge to vulnerable species during extreme high tides and storm surge events, and construction of topographic features and pre-vegetation of the site to maximize sediment deposition and retention. In addition, the Sears Point property includes over 1,300 acres landward of the new levee to be constructed as part of the project which allows for the possibility of a future levee breach to allow the marsh to migrate inland as sea levels rise. More information about the project is available on Sonoma Land Trust’s website.

Ormond Beach Wetland Restoration Project

The former Ormond Beach Wetlands extended from Port Hueneme to Mugu Lagoon. Although the wetlands have been drained, filled and degraded over the past century, this is one of the few areas in southern California with an intact dune-transition zone–marsh system. The Coastal Conservancy and the Nature Conservancy have acquired 450 acres of former wetlands and are working to acquire additional land and develop a restoration plan. The restoration feasibility study looks at impacts of sea level rise on the project and can be found here.

For more information please contact: Peter Brand, State Coastal Conservancy, brand@scc.ca.gov

Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project

Currently covering an area of about 600 acres, the Ballona Wetlands are the largest and most promising opportunity for coastal wetland restoration in Los Angeles County. The Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project is a long-term, science-based plan to return the Ballona Wetlands to a thriving ecological reserve. The proposed restoration project was designed to account for sea level rise and would create a diverse, resilient and dynamic ecosystem while providing a unique opportunity for the community to reconnect with southern California’s natural heritage. The project is undergoing environmental review, more information is available at this website.

For more information please contact: Mary Small, State Coastal Conservancy, msmall@scc.ca.gov

Sea Level Rise Guidance: The Coastal Conservancy is a member of the California Coast and Ocean Climate Adaptation Team and has been involved in the development of the California Sea Level Rise Guidance. All Coastal Conservancy grantees and project partners are encouraged to use this guidance when evaluating potential impacts of sea level rise on a project.

Guidance for Addressing Climate Change in Conservancy Projects: The Coastal Conservancy has posted the first components of the Guidance for Addressing Climate Change in California Coastal Conservancy Projects. The purpose of the guidance is to assist you in understanding and applying the Conservancy’s adopted Climate Change Policy and Project Selection Criteria.
The completed sections of the guidance can be viewed through the links below:

• Introduction, Purpose and Description
• Section I: Addressing Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Section IV: Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
• Appendix VI.1, Best Management Practices Checklist for Project Grantees
• Appendix VI.2, Methodology for Calculating GHG Emissions and Reductions
• Appendix VI.3, State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document, March 2013
• Appendix VI.4, Resolution of the California Ocean Protection Council on Sea Level Rise, March 11, 2011

The Conservancy is preparing the remaining sections of the guidance and will post them when they are available. These include:

• Section II: Overview of Climate Change Impacts
• Section III: Adaptive Management
• Section V: Vulnerability from Other Climate Change Impacts
• Appendix VI.5: Annotated Bibliography of Climate Change Adaptation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Resources

California Landscape Conservation Cooperative

Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

Cal-Adapt

California Climate Change Research Database

California Climate Action Registry

Southern California Climate Action Database

California Institute for Energy and Environment

Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)

CAL Fire Climate Change Science, Research and Reports

California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Climate Science Program

California Coastal Commission

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative

United States Environmental Protection Agency

United Nations Environment Programme

The Nature Conservancy

National Science Foundation

California Sea Grant

Bay Area Ecosystem Climate Change Consortium

Scenario Planning for Climate Change

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman
Marisa Moret (Public Member)
Ann Notthoff (Public Member)
Peter Sadowski (Public Member)
John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)
Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)
Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

Senate Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)
Noreen Evans (District 2)
Jim Beall (District 15)

Assembly Representatives

Luis Alejo (District 30)
Das Williams (District 37)
Al Muratsuchi (District 66)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer
Glenn Alex, Legal Counsel

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, April 18, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am
LOCATION: State Coastal Conservancy, 11th Floor Conference Room, 1330 Broadway, Oakland, CA

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes of February 14, 2013 Conservancy Meeting

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust for coastal trail planning and to acquire the approximately 73-acre CIES property south of Point Arena, Mendocino County.

B. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to California Trout Inc. to conduct the Elk River Recovery Assessment to evaluate restoration approaches and develop an implementation framework to support the restoration of the Elk River watershed’s natural biological and hydrological functions, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County.

C. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to modify the previously-approved $800,000 grant to Ducks Unlimited for construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge linking the San Francisco Bay Trail to Inner Bair Island in order to enable Ducks Unlimited to use up to $100,000 in bridge construction cost-savings for construction of the other public access improvements on Inner Bair Island including trails, interpretive signs, fencing, and an information kiosk, San Mateo County.

D. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to modify and augment by $39,000 the previously-approved $262,190 grant to the Sotoyome Resource Conservation District to enable in-stream habitat improvements for migrating and rearing steelhead and Coho salmon in Gilliam Creek and Thompson Creek, two tributaries in the watershed of Austin Creek, a tributary to the Russian River in Southern Sonoma County.

E. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization for the Coastal Conservancy to provide legal services to and at the request of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

4. Executive Officer Report

a. Ocean Protection Council Report

b. Update on Progress on the Conservancy’s Long Term Financial Strategy

c. Thank you letter from Peninsula Open Space Trust

d. Legislative Report

CENTRAL COAST

5. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $869,300, including up to $769,300 in grant funds from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to the Regents of the University of California to prepare design, engineering, environmental and permit application documents and conduct surveys for restoration of upper Devereux Slough, Santa Barbara County.

6. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $415,000 to the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District for the acquisition of a conservation easement in the Arroyo Grande Creek Watershed in southern San Luis Obispo County for the protection and restoration of natural resources and compatible public access.

NORTH COAST

7. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $10,000,000 to The Conservation Fund to acquire the approximately 19,650 acre Preservation Ranch property in northern Sonoma County.

8. Consideration and possible Conservancy: certification of the “Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the Humboldt Bay Regional Spartina Eradication Plan”; adoption of the Humboldt Bay Regional Invasive Spartina Eradication Plan; and authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District for implementation of Phase II of the Humboldt Bay Regional Invasive Spartina Eradication Project, Humboldt County.

9. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $300,000 to California Trout, Inc. for tidal marsh restoration design and permit application at the Eel River Estuary Preserve in Humboldt County.

10. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to The Wildlands Conservancy to implement public access improvements at the Eel River Estuary Preserve, Humboldt County.

SOUTH COAST

11. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2,202,355 to the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy for final engineering, construction contract documents, permitting applications, and developing a monitoring program for the San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project, San Diego County.

12. Conservancy Member Comments

13. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

14. CLOSED SESSION: Possible closed session to confer regarding: Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058 and related litigation; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

15. Adjournment

This Meeting Notice and Agenda may be found at http://scc.ca.gov under Quick Links, Public Meeting Notices.

N.B.: Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Conservancy. At any time during the meeting, but prior to the adjournment of the open session of the meeting, the Conservancy may recess or adjourn to closed session to consider personnel matters, prices and terms of real estate transactions, and possible and pending litigation. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to attorney-client privilege and statutory authorization under Government Code Sections 11126(a), (c) (7), and (e).

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Dick Wayman at (510) 286-4182 or dwayman@scc.ca.gov or at the Conservancy: 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612

Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Mr. Wayman no later than five days prior to meeting.