Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland- February 13
Meeting Notice
Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member), Vice Chair
Joy Sterling (Public Member)
Jeremiah Hallisey (Public Member)
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash and Jenn Eckerle (Designated)
Justin Cummings, Coastal Commission Chair; Madeline Cavalieri (Designated)
Joe Stephenshaw, Director, Department of Finance; Michele Perrault (Designated)
Senate Representatives
Benjamin Allen (District 26)
Josh Becker (District 13)
John Laird (District 17)
Assembly Representatives
Gregg Hart (District 37)
Christopher Ward (District 78)
Tina McKinnor (District 61)
Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer
Ryan Berghoff, Senior Staff Counsel
AGENDA
Agenda Updated 2/3/2025, Item 4D has been added to the Executive Report. Agenda Updated 2/11/2025, It 3F has received an additional letter of support.
Hybrid Meeting
DATE: February 13, 2025
TIME: 10:00 A.M
LOCATION: Elihu M Harris State Building Auditorium – 1st Floor
1515 Clay St., Auditorium, Oakland CA 94612
*Live Spanish interpretation is provided during our Board Meetings on the Zoom teleconference.
*Se proporciona interpretación en español en vivo durante nuestras reuniones de la Junta en la teleconferencia de Zoom.
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid virtual/in-person format. To maximize public safety while maintaining transparency, members of the public can choose to watch the webcast of the meeting or participate in the meeting via Zoom, by telephone, or in person at the location listed above. People attending in person will be required to adhere to the site’s health guidelines, which could include wearing masks, health screening, and social distancing.
Members of the public may watch an online webcast of the meeting or join the meeting by internet with Zoom or by telephone with the following steps:
Webcast (Watch Only): To watch the meeting and not provide verbal comments, please view the webcast at this site: https://cal-span.org. If you do not wish to provide verbal comments, we strongly recommend watching the webcast as this will free up space on the webinar for those who are providing verbal comments. If you intend to make verbal comments, please do not view the webcast, and then switch over to the Zoom webinar or phone to comment, as the webcast will have a time delay and you may miss the opportunity to comment.
Zoom (To Make Comments): In addition to in-person participation, remote participation is available to members of the public via Zoom webinar. To participate via Zoom, you must register for the Zoom Webinar at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mM6yex0rTbW3OU8MAsy41A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Telephone (To Make Comments): Members of the public can offer verbal comments on agenda items by calling in via telephone. Zoom registration is required. Register for the Zoom Webinar at the link above and you will receive an email with a phone number to dial in by telephone. When the agenda item you want to speak on is being presented, press *9 to “raise your hand” and indicate your interest in making a comment. You will be called upon (using your phone number to identify you) and will be unmuted at the appropriate time.
More information on how to participate and comment verbally on an agenda item or during open public comment can be found here.
1. ROLL CALL
A. Vote on Remote Participation (as needed)
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s November 21, 2024, public meeting.
3. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to Orange County Parks to prepare a phasing plan for a two-mile segment of the Santa Ana River Trail located in Orange County at the border with Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and to prepare final designs and obtain permits for a portion of the two-mile segment, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $350,000 to the City of Ukiah to implement Phase 4 of the Ukiah Great Redwood Trail Project, consisting of construction of a 1.9-mile portion of the Great Redwood Trail between Plant Road and Commerce Drive in the City of Ukiah, Mendocino County and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $150,000 to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to the Mattole Restoration Council to host wildland fire-fighting training sessions and to restore historical prairies and landscape level fuel breaks through vegetation removal and management in the King Range National Conservation Area.
D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to Montrose Environmental to continue providing technical assistance on environmental documentation, permit applications, and project planning to support wildfire resiliency project development across the Conservancy’s jurisdiction.
E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,647,600 to the County of Humboldt and the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District to augment the Conservancy grants previously authorized on April 18, 2024, for two mapping projects that develop critical data layers for north and central coast wildfire resilience planning.
F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $277,400 to the Blue Lake Rancheria to acquire two parcels comprising 33.8 acres at the Baduwa’t Estuary, west of McKinleyville, Humboldt County, for the purposes of protection and enhancement of habitat, protection of natural and cultural resources, preservation of open space, providing California Native American tribal cultural access and ceremonial uses, providing public access, and monitoring fish, wildlife, and climate change.
- Addendum: Support Letter
G. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,700,000 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to augment Conservancy funding previously authorized for the restoration of tidal marsh and creation of public access at the Mountain View Ponds (Ponds A1 and A2W), as part of Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project in Santa Clara County.
H. Consideration and possible authorization to approve the Disposition Plan for the Bel Marin Keys South Lagoon Levee, for the purpose of transferring the South Lagoon Levee to the Bel Marin Keys Community Services District to maintain the structural integrity of the levee and to maintain the levee top trail for public access, in Marin County.
4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT
A. Strategic Plan Progress Report
B. 2024 Climate Bond and Conservancy’s Role in Climate Adaptation
C. Reaffirmation of Conservancy’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Guidelines and Goals
D. Impacts of Palisades Fire on Malibu Access Projects
SOUTH COAST
5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the City of Anaheim to undertake the Santa Ana River: River Park project, consisting of the construction of a 3.3-acre nature park to restore natural habitat and provide recreational opportunities along the Santa Ana River in Orange County.
NORTH COAST
6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $5,000,000 for the Great Redwood Trail to the Great Redwood Trail Agency to augment funding for engineering and environmental services, planning and design, public outreach, organizational development, advancement of the railbanking process, technical support, staffing for the Great Redwood Trail Agency, and other costs and services as may be required for the advancement of the Great Redwood Trail in Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt Counties.
7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $503,400 to Mendocino Land Trust to undertake the Great Redwood Trail Willits to Longvale Planning Project, consisting of preparing resource studies and surveys, conducting outreach, coordinating with California Native American tribes, preparing 20% designs, and preparing environmental compliance documents for a 12.7-mile segment of the Great Redwood Trail in the City of Willits and unincorporated Mendocino County.
CENTRAL COAST
8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $4,114,532 to the San Mateo Resource Conservation District to undertake the Pedro Point Headlands Wildfire Resilience Program, consisting of 1) planning and preparing permit applications and environmental review documents for wildfire fuel reduction, including removal of mature trees, and 2) planning and implementation of discrete vegetation management tasks at the Pedro Point Headlands in Pacifica, San Mateo County.
Please note: If a closed session is needed, the Conservancy will reconvene in person and on the webcast and zoom webinar to make any reports required by Section 11125.2 of the Government Code.
9. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS
10. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
- Addendum: Public Comment
11. CLOSED SESSION
A. To confer regarding Pappas, et al. v. State Coastal Conservancy, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Case No. 1417388. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A).
B. To confer regarding Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, et al. (Environmental Science Associates, Real Party in Interest), Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 22STCP03307. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A).
C. To confer regarding City of Trinidad v. Tsurai Ancestral Society, et al., Humboldt County Superior Court Case No. DR180684. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A).
D. To confer regarding Christian Legnitto v. Town of Fairfax, Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CV0003923. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(C).
12. ADJOURNMENT
Note: 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).
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact Taylor Samuelson no later than five days prior to meeting.
Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Taylor Samuelson at
(510) 286-4182 or Taylor.Samuelson@scc.ca.gov or at the Conservancy:
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612