July 2007 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Jeremy M. Hallisey (Public Member)

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources; Karen Scarborough (Designated)

Patrick Kruer, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Michael Genest, Director, Department of Finance; Fred Klass (Designated)

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Abel Maldonado (District 15)                        Loni Hancock (District 14)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                           John Laird (District 27)

Christine Kehoe (District 39)                          Patty Berg (District 1)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Pat Peterson, Deputy Attorney General

Jack Judkins, Legal Counsel

AGENDA

LOCATION: State Coastal Conservancy

1330 Broadway

11^th Floor Conference Room

Oakland, CA

DATE:   Monday, July 16, 2007

TIME:   9:00 a.m.

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Selection of Vice Chair

SAN FRANCISCO BAY

4. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $310,500 to the Regents of California and $547,500 to Stanford University for the development of a San Francisco Bay hydrodynamic and sediment transport model and a modeling framework for San Francisco Bay.

SOUTH COAST

5. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $328,000 to the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Foundation to construct a sediment basin along Los Penasquitos Creek and to educate the community about preventing sedimentation of the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon.

5. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $210,000 to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation to complete the Santa Monica Bay Research and Monitoring Gap Analysisto catalog gaps in research, mapping, and monitoring of the marine resources of the Santa Monica Bay and the Southern California Bight.

NORTH COAST

7. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $275,000 to the Save-the-Redwoods League for acquisition of the 39-acre Broussard property adjacent to Freshwater Lagoon in HumboldtCounty.

8. CONSENT ITEMS

8. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the City of Santa Monicafor installation of an urban runoff treatment system at the Wilshire Drain adjacent to Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles County.

1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $100,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) for project planning and design of a proposed 1.2-acre park at the recently acquired Milton St parcel along the Ballona Creek within Culver City, Los Angeles County.

1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to support the work of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture by disbursing 1) up to $60,000 to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Inc. (PRBO) for a Habitat Restoration Project Design Review Program and for design planning services for interpretive projects; 2) up to the remaining balance in the Conservancy Coastal Trust Fund dedicated to the Joint Venture (currently $11,603.09) to PRBO for Joint Venture coordination and administration; and 3) up to $20,000 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to evaluate seasonal wetlands and update the Implementation Strategy of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture.

1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $9,000 to the County of Santa Cruz for capital improvements and three-years of operations and maintenance costs related to the Rockview Walkway and Viewpoint Access project.

1. Executive Officer Report

9. Presentation of Draft Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail

10. Deputy Attorney General’s Report

11. Board Member Comments

12. Public Comments

13. Strategic Plan Discussion

14. Possible closed session to confer regarding: Sonoma Land Trust v. Port Sonoma Associates et al., Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-239392; Jack Roth v. California Coastal Commission, California Coastal Conservancy and Access for All, California Court of Appeal, 2^nd District, No. B195748; United States of America vs. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California; the County of San Diego; and Other Interested Parties, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; the blockage of legal access to the Conservancy’s Victorine Ranch property in Monterey County;

15. Adjournment

N.B.:   This Meeting Notice and Tentative Agenda may be found on the Internet at:

www.scc.ca.gov/Meetings/meetings.htm

N.B.:   Following or at any time during 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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

For more information, contact Dick Wayman at the Conservancy:

1330 Broadway, 13th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 286‑4182