San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #16 – December 9, 2015
AGENDA
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
State Coastal Conservancy
1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room
Oakland, California
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Desired Outcomes of Meeting:
- Attendees are informed of Water Trail-related activities, progress, and accomplishments;
- Attendees learn of potential and planned improvements to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Coyote Point Regional Park;
- Attendees are informed of grant applications for the Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch and Petaluma River Turning Basin; and
- After receiving Advisory Committee guidance, Project Management Team makes consensus-based decisions on trailhead designation for the Petaluma River Turning Basin and Petaluma Marina.
Time – Agenda Items
10:00 – Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, and Meeting Ground Rules
10:10 – New Advisory Committee Members and Alternates for Bay Access, Inc., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Hospitality Industry
10:15 – Updates and Announcements from Water Trail Staff, Project Management Team, and Advisory Committee Members
10:35 – Update on Point Isabel Regional Shoreline (Contra Costa County)
10:45 – Presentation on Coyote Point Regional Park (San Mateo County)
11:10 – Discussion of Grant Application for Berkeley Marina Small Boat Launch and Issues Related to the California Environmental Quality Act
11:20 – Break
11:30 – Trailhead Designation Consideration and Discussion of Grant Application and Issues Related to the California Environmental Quality Act: Petaluma River Turning Basin (City of Petaluma, Sonoma County)
- Presentation and Site Description review
- Discussion with Advisory Committee
- Public comments
- Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
- Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation
12:25 – Trailhead Designation Consideration: Petaluma Marina (City of Petaluma, Sonoma County)
- Presentation and Site Description review
- Discussion with Advisory Committee
- Public comments
- Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
- Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation
12:55 – Public Comment
1:00 – Adjourn
Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Project Management Team; times are approximate.
Questions regarding this meeting may be addressed to Dick Wayman, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager at (510) 286-4182, or Dick.Wayman@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 Dick Wayman (contact information above) no later than five days prior to the meeting.
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