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Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland – February 19

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)

Meagan Harmon 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 2/11/2026 4:57 PM, Item 10 has been postponed

Agenda updated 2/12/2026 3:06 PM, Item 3H now connects to the correct Staff Recommendation and Item 21’s exhibits have been updated.

Agenda updated 2/18/2026 2:47 PM, Item 3G staff recommendation was updated to include Exhibit 3

Agenda updated 2/23/2026 9:17 AM, Item 3G staff recommendation was updated to correct Exhibit 1 & 2

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: February 19, 2026

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: Elihu M Harris State Building Room 1 – 2^nd Floor

1515 Clay St., Room 1, 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.

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.

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_Rq_URZMEThiIy9CrT0B3Bw

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

1a. Vote on Remote Participation (as needed)

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s November 20, 2025, public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $121,000 to Sonoma Land Trust to augment the grant of $1,241,000 authorized by the Conservancy on February 15, 2024 and subsequently augmented by $170,500 to plan for ecological restoration of 280 acres of baylands and alluvial fan in the Tolay Creek Baylands in Sonoma County by conducting community engagement, preparing preliminary designs and environmental compliance documents, and developing a permitting strategy. This augmentation is needed to allow for payment of indirect costs.

B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $275,000 to the City of Capitola to undertake the Esplanade Park Coastal Access Enhancement and Adaptation Plan, consisting of planning and conceptual design for climate-resilient improvements at Esplanade Park in Santa Cruz County.

C. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $1,075,014 of grant funds from the California Department of Conservation’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program to augment the total grant amount authorized on November 20, 2025 for grants to five public agencies to improve forest health and wildfire resiliency, facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and increase carbon sequestration in forests in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties. These additional funds will be granted to the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council and the Native Coast Action Network to carry out planning, wildfire steward training, and workforce development projects in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $941,000 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to augment a previously authorized Conservancy grant for the restoration of tidal marsh and creation of public access at the Mountain View Ponds (Ponds A1 and A2W) and to disburse $559,000 to the California Wildlife Foundation to conduct monitoring and adaptive management, both of which are part of Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda Counties.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $410,000 to the Coastal Corridor Alliance to complete a wetland restoration feasibility study which will include planning tasks and biological analyses to restore and enhance approximately 130 acres of degraded wetland and riparian habitat in the Frank and Joan Randall Preserve, formerly known as Banning Ranch, in the City of Newport Beach in Orange County.

F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $225,000 to two nonprofit organizations and one government agency for three projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the Santa Ana River. Participants will visit locations along the Santa Ana River and various tributaries in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties.

G. Consideration and possible authorization for the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) to disburse up to $500,000 of the Conservancy’s previously granted North Coast Wildfire Resilience Planning and Implementation Grant Program funds to Sanctuary Forest to implement the Vanauken Creek Fuel Break Project, consisting of creating shaded fuel breaks and conducting fuel reduction through forest thinning and prescribed burning on a total area of approximately 597 acres near the community of Whitethorn in Humboldt County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

H. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $950,000 to San Mateo County to augment the Conservancy grant previously authorized on March 24, 2022 for construction of public access improvements and visitor-serving amenities at the Don Horsley Park at Tunitas Creek Beach in San Mateo County, expansion of the project to include stabilization of two hillslopes above Tunitas Creek to protect the public access improvements, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

I. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,448,400 to the Petaluma River Park Foundation to augment the Conservancy grants of $1,395,800, authorized on December 1, 2022, and of $57,120, authorized on November 21, 2024, and augmented by $148,880 on December 3, 2024, for the Petaluma River Park Planning Project, consisting of community engagement, park plan development, specific project designs, research and design of interpretive materials under the Coastal Stories Grant Program, and environmental review associated with development of Petaluma River Park in Petaluma, Sonoma County.

J. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse an additional $1,500,000 to the City of Oceanside to augment a grant previously authorized by the Conservancy on June 6, 2024 in the amount of $1,643,344, for a total authorized amount of $3,143,344, to undertake the Loma Alta Slough Wetland Enhancement Project, consisting of the enhancement of 5.8 acres of coastal wetlands in the City of Oceanside in San Diego County.

K. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,700,000 to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to the City of Imperial Beach for the Bayshore Bikeway Resiliency Project, consisting of conducting outreach and planning and preparing designs, environmental compliance documents, and permit applications needed to retrofit a 1.2-mile segment of the Bayshore Bikeway into a multi-benefit community flood protection and ecosystem resilience corridor in Imperial Beach, San Diego County.

L. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse $5,917,914 of funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to The Nature Conservancy to augment the State Coastal Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 in the amount of $35,000,000, and subsequently augmented by the Executive Officer by $125,223, for a total authorized amount of $41,043,137, to (1) undertake the first phase of the Beach Restoration and Public Access Project, consisting of final design, permitting, and implementation of restoration and public access improvements on 280 acres at Ormond Beach, and management of the Ormond Beach wetlands; and (2) to expand the scope of the first phase to include final design and permitting of an additional 108 acres, and possible implementation of restoration and public access improvements on the additional 108 acres in Ventura County.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. EO Report: Year 3 Strategic Plan Progress Report

B. Coastal Stories: Peoples of the Canal

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Marin Audubon Society to complete the Greater Bahia Wetlands Acquisition, which consists of acquiring the approximately 323-acre Leveroni property located along the Petaluma River in Marin County for protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and wildlife habitat; protection of cultural resources; and potential public access compatible with those purposes.

6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,769,000 to American Canyon Community and Parks Foundation to undertake the Napa River Ecology Center, Implementation Phase, consisting of retrofitting a defunct corporation yard into an accessible, environmental education center that includes educational and interpretive elements, climate resiliency features, and connector trails in Napa County.

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,640,000 to the City of Alameda to conduct community engagement; to prepare plans, designs, environmental review documents, and permit applications; and to coordinate permitting for the Bay Farm Island Near-Term Sea Level Rise Adaptation Project, which consists of a levee, nature-based shoreline protection, and an updated pump station along the northern shoreline of Bay Farm Island, and interim drainage improvements including raising grades along Island Drive, in the City of Alameda.

8. Consideration and possible authorization to: 1) enter into a Federal Cost Share Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of investigating the region’s flood adaptation needs, identifying priority locations and stakeholders, and supporting capacity building for San Francisco Bay shoreline multi-benefit flood risk management projects; and disburse up to $150,000 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Conservancy’s contribution to the Federal Cost Share Agreement, and 2) disburse up to $693,000 to the Bay Area Council Foundation to conduct an economic analysis of the potential for local governments to use policy tools to direct a portion of private sector redevelopment funding to San Francisco Bay shoreline multi-benefit flood risk management projects and to conduct outreach about federal and regional funding for along the Bay shoreline in the 9-county Bay Area.

9. Consideration and possible authorization to (1) enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; in which the Conservancy is the non-federal sponsor for the Corps’s placement of dredged sediment from federal dredging projects at the Cullinan Ranch, Montezuma, Eden Landing, and Hamilton-Bel Marin Keys wetland restoration sites on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay in Alameda, Solano, and Marin counties; 2) disburse to the Corps $13,900,000, including $12,000,000 from a grant to the Conservancy from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement; and 3) adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

SOUTH COAST

10. Consideration and possible Authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the City of San Clemente for the San Clemente North Beach Sand Retention Planning Project, consisting of conducting studies and public outreach; and preparing designs, environmental compliance documents, and permit applications fora nature-based sand retention project to reduce coastal erosion along the San Clemente shoreline, in Orange County. [POSTPONED]

11. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $385,442 to five non-profit organizations for five community-based dune, wetland, and stream restoration projects on approximately 41 acres in Ventura, Los Angeles, and San Diego Counties.

12. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $1,242,182 to the City of Ventura to engage the community and to undertake the Pierpont Beach Management Plan, consisting of site assessment and engineering studies, design and conceptual planning for living shoreline and sand management activities, an implementation plan for a preferred alternative suite of projects, preparation of an environmental compliance documents, and preparation of permit applications at Pierpont Beach in Ventura County.

NORTH COAST

13. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,239,300 to Save the Redwoods League for the Founders Grove Renewal and Restoration Project, consisting of restoration of a 0.75-acre old-growth coast redwood grove, building a new mile-long accessible trail and pedestrian bridge, and installation of interpretive and wayfinding signage in the Founders Grove area of Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

14. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to Sonoma County Regional Parks to replace the aging icehouse at Spud Point Marina, Bodega Bay, western Sonoma County.

15. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,066,000 to Humboldt County Resource Conservation District to undertake the Jacoby Creek Restoration Planning Project, consisting of conducting studies, developing approximately three conceptual designs, collaborating with the community and tribes to select one design for advancement to a 30% project design, and preparing environmental compliance documents to enhance creek habitat and reduce flood risk in the Jacoby Creek watershed in the community of Bayside and the City of Arcata, Humboldt County.

16. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,050,000 to the Sonoma Land Trust for the Osprey Hill Ranch Acquisition Project, consisting of acquisition of a 365-acre ranch for public access and for natural resources, habitat, open space, agriculture, and cultural resources protection, restoration, and management in Sonoma County.

CENTRAL COAST

17. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $507,500 to Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara to undertake the Santa Barbara Ocean Collective Shoreside Infrastructure Planning project, consisting of engaging tribes and other stakeholders; conducting technical studies; preparing permit applications; and advancing to 60% design plans to develop an unused 16,000 square foot lot on the Santa Barbara City College campus into a community boat yard.

18. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $2,015,000 to the City of Santa Barbara to undertake the Lower Sycamore Creek Flood Mitigation and Restoration Planning Project, consisting of completing technical studies; conducting public outreach; evaluating design alternatives; and preparing 30% overall project design, 60% channel restoration design, environmental compliance documents, and permit applications for restoration of lower Sycamore Creek in Santa Barbara County.

19. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust to acquire the 196-acre San Gregorio Ranch to protect, restore, and enhance natural resources and wildlife habitat, including wildlife connectivity, and for public access and compatible agriculture use in San Gregorio, San Mateo County.

WILDFIRE RESILIENCE

20. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District to implement the Ukiah West Hills Project, which consists of reducing fuels on 270-370 acres in the Ukiah Western Hills in Mendocino County.

21. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to one tribe and one nonprofit organization to carry out implementation projects that will improve forest health and wildfire resiliency in the vicinity of Gasquet, Del Norte County and in the vicinity of Somes Bar, Humboldt 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.

22. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

23. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Public Comment

24. 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 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).

25. 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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland – November 20

Meeting Notice

Coastal Stories section was added to the EO Report after mailing.

11/17/25 Agenda item 6 corrected to reflect the right dollar amount or 980,000.

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)

Meagan Harmon 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

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: November 20, 2025

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: Elihu M Harris State Building Room 2 – 2^nd Floor

1515 Clay St., Room 2, 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.

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.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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 September 18, 2025, public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $236,400 to The Hill Street Country Club to undertake the Hill Street Arts Hotel Feasibility Study, consisting of conducting community engagement and completing a feasibility study to establish a new lower-cost hotel in Oceanside, San Diego County.

B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $450,000 to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt to prepare the Murray Field Airport Sea Level Rise Planning and Economic Study and to conduct community engagement to assess the impacts of and identify adaptation strategies for sea level rise at the Murray Field Airport in Eureka, Humboldt County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $181,400 to Friends of the Eel River to undertake the Eel River Native Plant Network Project in anticipation of dam removal in the upper Eel River basin, consisting of: (1) launching a regional native plant network to assess, coordinate, and increase the regional capacity to produce native plants for Eel River watershed restoration projects beginning with Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties; (2) developing a feasibility report and a strategic plan; (3) hosting meetings and seed harvesting trainings; and (4) developing and launching a website.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $445,000 to The Nature Conservancy to undertake the San Francisco Bay Olympia Oyster Public Education Initiative, consisting of targeted public education and outreach on the history and benefits of the native Olympia oyster to build public support for increasing the pace and scale of implementing nature-based approaches to shoreline protection while recovering Olympia oysters in San Francisco Bay.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $71,400 to Sea Otter Savvy to educate the public on the historic role of sea otters and the potential future role of sea otter reintroduction within their historical habitat range in northern California and San Francisco Bay.

F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $431,500 to Friends of the Dunes to acquire 6.52 acres of property adjacent to the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center at 150 Stamps Lane for public access, including potential low-cost overnight accommodations, and for habitat protection, restoration and enhancement; and to develop a habitat restoration and public access plan for the property in Manila, Humboldt County.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Legislative Update

B. Financial Report

C. Adoption of Emergency Regulations for the Conservancy’s Grant Program Guidelines and Project Selection Criteria for the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Proposition 4).

D. Coastal Stories

CENTRAL COAST

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,050,000 to Sempervirens Fund to undertake the Big Basin Redwood Wildfire Resilience Project, consisting of vegetation fuels reduction and habitat enhancement on 215 acres in the old-growth coast redwood area of Big Basin Redwood State Park in Santa Cruz County, and project-related community engagement; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $980,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire the 62 acre Watsonville Slough Mini Ranch property located within the Middle Watsonville Slough wetlands complex in Santa Cruz County to protect and restore natural resources and wildlife habitat, including wetlands; protect and enhance water quality; conserve sensitive species and wildlife corridors; and provide compatible agricultural use and California Native American tribal access and public access.

NORTH COAST

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $565,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust to undertake the Arena Cove Coastal Trail Construction Project, consisting of construction of a 0.3-mile segment of the California Coastal Trail and related trail amenities at Arena Cove in Point Arena, Mendocino County.

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $800,750 to Sanctuary Forest, Inc. to: (1) acquire the 255-acre Ta’che—Nóó-nih Yaash Property to protect, restore, and enhance native species, habitats and waterways; protect cultural landscapes, features and attributes; and provide opportunities for compatible California Native American tribal access and potential limited public access in Whitethorn, Humboldt County; (2) remove cannabis infrastructure; (3) transfer the property to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council; and (4) conduct initial stewardship planning for the property.

WILDFIRE RESILIENCE

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $6,353,000 to two tribes, one university, and one local fire safe council to carry out implementation projects that will improve forest health and wildfire resiliency in Mendocino County, San Diego County, and Monterey County.

10. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,665,000 of grant funds from the California Department of Conservation’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program to five public agencies to carry out planning and implementation projects that will improve forest health and wildfire resiliency, facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and increase carbon sequestration in forests in Alameda County, Santa Clara County, San Luis Obispo County, and Santa Barbara 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.

11. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

12. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Addendum: Public Comment

Addendum: Public Comment

13. CLOSED SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT

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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland – September 18

Meeting Notice

9/12/2025 the memorandum was revised to swap locations of the February and April Meetings for item 4A.

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)

Meagan Harmon, 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

Amy Roach, General Counsel

AGENDA

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: September 18, 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. 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.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mdJ0CAXmRu2SM4kW1EfQiQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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 April 17, 2025

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $270,000 to the Westport Village Society to undertake the DeHaven Access Improvement Construction Project, consisting of construction of public access improvements, including a parking lot, a segment of the California Coastal Trail, signage, and stairway to DeHaven Beach in Mendocino County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

B. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $80,000 to the Carmel River Steelhead Association to purchase equipment for use in annual rescues of steelhead in the Carmel River watershed in Monterey County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $240,200 to The Wildlands Conservancy to prepare plans for and implement the Estero Americano Public Access Infrastructure Improvements Project, consisting of installation of directional and interpretive signage, installation of 5 miles of trails, construction of a public restroom and kayak pull-in areas, and renovation of a dilapidated house to provide caretaker housing at the Estero Americano Coast Preserve in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to amend the Conservancy’s grant authorized on February 15, 2024 to the Noyo Center for Marine Science for the Noyo Center Marine Field Station Resiliency Project (formerly the Marine Ecosystem Resiliency Project) to expand the scope of the project to include dock repair implementation at the Noyo Center’s Marine Field Station located at Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $233,000 to the Noyo Center for Marine Science to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on September 5, 2024 to construct the Noyo Center Marine LaBONEatory Project (formerly the Noyo Center Ecosystem Resilience Initiative Project) and to modify the project to expand the 1,500 square foot multi-purpose work facility to 2,400 square feet to allow for greater coastal stewardship programming, marine science education, and community engagement, and to complete designs and permitting for the expanded facility.

F. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Coastside Land Trust to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 to construct priority components of Phase 2 of the Wavecrest Coastal Access Project at the Wavecrest property in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County in order to expand the grant scope to include construction of the remaining Phase 2 components.

G. Consideration and authorization to amend the Conservancy-required restrictions that limit use of the Napa Resource Conservation District’s 21-acre Huichica Creek Vineyard property to agricultural purposes so that the property can be used for habitat restoration and enhancement, natural resource protection, and potential public access. The property is located in the Huichica Creek Watershed in Napa County and was purchased for agricultural purposes with a Conservancy grant in 1991, when the property was known as Cabral Ranch.

H. Consideration and authorization to amend the Conservancy’s previously authorized project award to the City of Berkeley to modify the project by cancelling the Cesar Chavez Park perimeter trail improvements, adding pier and parking lot improvements, and adding preparation of plans for improving a San Francisco Bay Trail segment at the City of Berkeley Waterfront, in Alameda County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Conservancy Meeting Schedule for 2026 – Revised 9/18/25

B. Climate Bond Update

C. 50th Anniversary Planning

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,091,148 to the City and County of San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 of $5,500,000, to implement the India Basin Waterfront Park Phase 3: Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project, consisting of the redevelopment of the India Basin Shoreline Park in San Francisco into a mixed-use community park with improved public access and recreational amenities, enhanced habitat, and climate resilience.

6. Consideration and possible Authorization to disburse up to $850,000 to the City of Albany to carry out the Albany–El Cerrito Wildfire Resilience Demonstration Project in Albany and El Cerrito (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), consisting of: (1) implementing fire fuel vegetation management and ecological restoration; (2) investing in continuing partnerships for workforce development; and (3) demonstrating for public benefit useful practices for milling, native species planting, and fire hazard management; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

7. Consideration and possible Authorization to disburse up to $400,000 to the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council to adapt their Community Wildfire Prevention Plan into a Regional Priority Plan, to establish a Prescribed Burn Association in Santa Clara County (South Bay Prescribed Burn Association) and, through the Prescribed Burn Association conduct initial workshops, classes, and training programs that will entail a series of small, prescribed burns on Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District lands with the goal of enhancing the ability of both private and public landowners to safely use prescribed burns to reduce wildfire severity and improve landscape health in Santa Clara County.

CENTRAL COAST

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,068,300 to the City of Watsonville to prepare final designs and permit applications for the 0.5-mile second phase of the Lee Road Trail Project, which will add a 1.4-mile-long pedestrian and bicycle trail along Lee Road in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

NORTH COAST

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council to undertake the Upper Horse Creek Channel Restoration Project, consisting of the creation of side channels and off-channel ponds, the addition of wood structures, installation of beaver dam analogues, and the expansion of creek sinuosity to a segment of Horse Creek, in Siskiyou County.

EXPLORE THE COAST

10. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $966,316 to 13 nonprofit organizations for projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the California coast. Participants are drawn from throughout the State and will visit coastal locations from Sonoma County south to San Diego 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.

11. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

12. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

13. CLOSED SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT

CONSERVANCY TOUR INFORMATION:

On Wednesday, September 17, the Conservancy will tour the sites listed below, as close as possible to the identified times, which might be affected by traffic. Members of the public are welcome to join the tour but must provide their own transportation. The tour will conclude by 4:00 PM. Whether a site has facilities that are accessible to people with disabilities (“accessible”) is noted below.

12:00 – 12:45 PM – Point Molate Bay Trail Construction and Point Molate Acquisition

Point Molate Beach Park, Richmond, CA

(Latitude: 37.941472, Longitude -122.410333)

This site has accessible parking spaces and speaker presentations will occur in an accessible location.

12:45-1:00 PM – Transit to Terminal Four Site

2055 Stenmark Drive Richmond CA 94801 (37.96349674041224, -122.42884600000001)

1:00 – 1:30 – Terminal Four Wharf Removal and Habitat Restoration

The parking spaces and the location for speaker presentations are in a flat, graveled area.

1:30-2:30 PM – Transit to Pacheco Marsh

2501 Waterfront Rd. Martinez, CA 94533 (38.03242468677877, -122.08810226412679)

2:30 – 4:00 PM – Lower Walnut Creek Habitat Restoration/Pacheco Marsh Public Access

This site has accessible parking spaces and speaker presentations will occur in an accessible location. Presentations will be followed by an optional site tour, the start of which will be on an accessible pathway. This site has accessible restrooms.

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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Santa Cruz – April 17

Meeting Notice

Updated on 4/8/2025 to reflect correction for the Beach Ranch Property stop and include parking information for the first tour stop.

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

Amy Roach, General Counsel

AGENDA

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: April 17, 2025

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: County of Santa Cruz Board Chambers

701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

*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:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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 February 13, 2025, public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $750,000 to augment the Conservancy’s existing grants of $3,600,000, previously authorized to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District for preparation of designs for a 1.5-mile Santa Ana River Trail segment that is adjacent to the Green River Golf Course and connects to the Orange County line in the County of Riverside.

B. Consideration and possible authorization to amend the Conservancy’s previously authorized Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding cost sharing the incremental cost of placing dredged sediment from the Petaluma River at Cullinan Ranch to add Montezuma Wetlands in Suisun Marsh as a dredged sediment placement site.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $460,000 to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to complete final planning and permitting tasks for the Community Harvest at Watsonville Slough Farm Project which will establish trails, a trailhead, gardens, and gathering facilities at Watsonville Slough Farm in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $240,000 to the City of Santa Barbara to engage Tribes and other stakeholders; conduct technical studies; prepare permit applications; and advance the designs to redevelop Ambassador Park in Santa Barbara, including through native landscaping and cultural components that celebrate the cultural heritage of the Chumash native people.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to the City of San Luis Obispo to prepare a City of San Luis Obispo vegetation management plan focused on reducing fire fuels and the threat of wildfire on City-owned open space and creek properties and to develop a related website.

F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $36,169 to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center to construct two cabins with bathrooms and two new campground bathrooms, and improve related infrastructure on the Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center property located in the community of Caspar, Mendocino County.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

CENTRAL COAST

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to contract for services to conduct community engagement and to prepare designs, environmental review documents, and permit applications for development of the approximately 1.3-mile long Pedro Point Headlands segment of the California Coastal Trail in San Mateo County.

6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the County of San Luis Obispo to construct a segment of the California Coastal Trail between Morro Bay and Cayucos in San Luis Obispo County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County to acquire 1,720 acres of the historic Rana Creek Ranch along Tularcitos Creek in upper Carmel Valley to protect and restore natural resources and wildlife habitat; preserve open space; enable compatible agriculture including cattle grazing; protect cultural resources; provide compatible Native American tribal access and guided public access; and potentially create a tribal education center and tribal housing for property management.

SOUTH COAST

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to undertake the Silver Strand Campground Expansion – Design project, consisting of conducting planning and studies, and preparing designs, environmental review, and permit applications for increasing lower-cost accommodations at Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego County.

NORTH COAST

9. Consideration and potential authorization to disburse up to $1,103,500 to LandPaths to undertake the Calvi Acquisition and Management Planning Project, consisting of acquiring the 84-acre Calvi property in Occidental, Sonoma County for preservation of open space, protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and tribal and public access; and preparing a management plan, conceptual designs, and permit applications.

10. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,272,250, of which $972,250 is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, to the City of Fortuna to complete pre-acquisition tasks and acquire 237 acres along the Lower Eel River in Fortuna, Humboldt County; and to prepare plans and designs for a park on a portion of the property, and to prepare a management plan for the other portion of the property. The City of Fortuna will retain 7.2 acres for open space, public access, and recreation, and the remaining 230 acres will be transferred to the Wiyot Tribe for the preservation of open space; protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and habitat for fish and wildlife; protection of cultural resources; and to the extent compatible with habitat protection, providing public access and California Native American tribal cultural use and access.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

11. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,646,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to undertake the Point Molate Bay Trail Construction Project, consisting of construction of 1.25 miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail from the San Rafael Bridge Trail eastern landing to the City of Richmond’s Point Molate Beach Park in Contra Costa County.

WILDFIRE RESILIENCE

12. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $400,900 to ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit to initiate the Good Fire Promotion Program, consisting of preparing a cultural burn management plan, training yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribal members, purchasing equipment and supplies for cultural burns, and conducting a series of cultural burns totaling 8-30 acres on Johnson Ranch Open Space in San Luis Obispo 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.

13. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

14. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

15. CLOSED SESSION

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).

16. ADJOURNMENT

CONSERVANCY TOUR INFORMATION:

On Wednesday, April 16, the Conservancy will tour the sites listed below, as close as possible to the identified times, which might be affected by traffic. Members of the public are welcome to join the tour but must provide their own transportation. Please contact Lexi Caruthers at lexi.caruthers@scc.ca.gov if you would like a parking pass for the first stop at Seacliff State Beach, otherwise you will need to pay the entrance fee to the State Beach. The tour will conclude by 4:30 PM.

12:30 – 1:15 – Seacliff State Beach Resilience Planning (Latitude: 36.97220, Longitude: -121.91307)
1:15-1:45 – Transit to Beach Ranch Property (36.86975, -121.81531)
1:45 – 2:30 – Beach Ranch Acquisition for Pajaro River Estuary Climate Adaptation
2:30-3:15 – Transit to Santa Cruz Wharf (36.96117, -122.021185)
3:15 – 4:00 –City of Santa Cruz Coastal Resilience Planning

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

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.

Agenda updated 3/5/2026, Item 3H has been updated to correct the date on the Staff Recommendation.

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.

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:

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.

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.

Addendum: Great Redwood Trail Augmentation – REVISED STAFF RECOMMENDATION, 2/13/2025

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

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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland- November 21

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)

Caryl Hart, 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

Item 18 Point Molate Acquisition will be moved up in the agenda to follow after Item 4 Executive Officer Report.

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: November 21, 2024

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: Elihu M Harris State Building Room 2 – 2nd Floor

1515 Clay St., Room 2, 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.

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:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5sk3KafyQDy7v54oiIgC-Q

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s September 5, 2024 public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,000,000 to the County of Monterey to augment the Conservancy grant, previously authorized on February 3, 2022 and augmented on June 1, 2023, to construct the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project in Monterey County

B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Seacliff State Beach Living Shoreline Planning Project, consisting of conducting technical studies and community engagement; and preparing designs, environmental review documents, and permit applications to restore approximately 4.5 acres of dune habitat as a nature-based solution to sea level rise at Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County for the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program to conduct planning and to prepare designs and permit applications for at least four high-priority watershed restoration projects in San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Big Sur Land Trust to augment the Conservancy funding previously authorized on April 18, 2024, to undertake the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Construction Project Phase 2, consisting of restoration of 66 acres of wetland and upland habitat and construction of public access improvements at Carr Lake in Monterey County.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $300,000 of funds granted to the Conservancy by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to implement its Coastal Zone Management Program.

F. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $120,000 to the Pacifica Land Trust to undertake the Pacifica Coastal Resilience Opportunity Study, consisting of preparing studies, surveys and other reports, and conducting community engagement to identify opportunities for nature-based sea level rise resiliency projects in the City of Pacifica, and potentially conducting additional planning tasks to move one to two of the priority projects towards implementation.

G. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $136,500 to the Pacifica Land Trust to augment a previously authorized Conservancy grant of $103,270 for community-based habitat restoration and trail enhancement at Pedro Point Headlands in San Mateo County.

H. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,766,000 to the City of Santa Cruz to augment the Conservancy funding previously authorized on February 15, 2024, to expand the scope of the Santa Cruz Wharf Resilience Improvement project to include construction of additional resiliency improvements along the eastern edge of the Wharf.

I. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $385,000 to augment a previously authorized Conservancy grant of $3,383,733.49 (after previous augmentations) to the City of Berkeley for design, permitting and construction of Berkeley Waterfront improvements in Alameda County. The project augmentation includes development of further designs and plans, and preparation of environmental review documentation and permit applications for a new San Francisco Bay Trail section and two trail staging areas that will be resilient to sea level rise over the next fifty years.

J. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,200,000 to augment the Conservancy grant of $5,000,000 previously authorized to the City of Anaheim to prepare plans, designs, permit applications, environmental review documentation, and conduct community outreach, for the “OC River Walk,” a project to improve and enhance a portion of the Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway in the County of Orange, including reconfiguration and vegetating the riverbank and creating new trail connections.

K. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $439,000 to The Wildlands Conservancy to undertake the Great Redwood Trail Eel River Canyon Preserve Planning Project, Phase 1, consisting of preparing resource studies and surveys, conducting community engagement, coordinating with California Native American tribes, and conducting vegetation management for an 11.2-mile segment of the Great Redwood Trail in unincorporated Trinity and Humboldt Counties.

L. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $215,050 to Mendocino Land Trust to conduct necessary surveys and studies, prepare initial designs, and complete permit applications for one-half mile of new California Coastal Trail near Albion, one mile of new California Coastal Trail connecting Schooner Gulch to Saunders Landing, and improved access to Hearn Gulch Beach in Mendocino County.

M. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District to augment the Conservancy grant previously authorized on September 22, 2022, to implement the Garland Ranch Wildfire Resilience Project, consisting of thinning 12 acres of eucalyptus trees, creating a 6.2 acre shaded fuel break, maintaining previously treated areas, collecting data, and conducting community engagement at Garland Ranch in Monterey County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

N. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $179,260 to Sea Otter Savvy, University of California at Santa Cruz, and U.S. Geological Survey to implement three separate projects to aid in the recovery of the southern sea otter.

O. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to Civicorps to purchase equipment to support Civicorps’ East Bay Wildfire Risk Reduction project, consisting of providing workforce development and removing vegetation from high fire hazard areas in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

P. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,412,307 as an augmentation of the Conservancy grant authorized on February 15, 2024 of $1,500,000 to the Smith River Alliance to conduct the Point Saint George Coastal Trail Implementation Project (“the Project”), consisting of implementation of cultural resource protections and construction of 1.25 miles of the California Coastal Trail, new restrooms, interpretive signage, and improvements to the main trailhead parking area at Point Saint George in Del Norte County. The augmented funds will be granted to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to implement the cultural resource protections component of the Project.

Q. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $350,000 to Orange County Coastkeeper for the Beach and Coast Accessibility Program to provide grants to nonprofits, agencies, and tribes for beach wheelchairs and other equipment to increase accessibility to California’s beaches and coast in coastal counties statewide.

Support Letter Added 11/19/24

R. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $98,016 to the Concerned Resource Environmental Workers (C.R.E.W.) to implement the Once Upon a Watershed at the West Campus Preserve Project, which will restore 4.98 acres of wetland habitat situated along a tributary of the Ventura River in Ojai, Ventura County as part of the 2024 Community Wetland Restoration Grant Program.

S. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $153,005.50 to the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association to undertake an additional five years of monitoring for the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Monitoring Program, a program of physical and biological monitoring at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon in San Diego County.

T. Consideration and possible authorization for the City of Point Arena to expand the scope of the Arena Cove Harbor Access and Reliance Plan project, which includes plans, designs, and environmental review for a variety of improvements to protect and enhance existing and future use of the Point Arena Pier, Harbor, and Cove for commercial and recreational purposes, to include repair or replacement of a boat hoist at the Point Arena Pier.

U. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to implement the San Francisco Bay Trail: Gap Closure to Martinez Intermodal Station Project, consisting of constructing 0.5 mile of the San Francisco Bay Trail along the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop, in Martinez, Contra Costa County; and the adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

V. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $447,785 to the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District to undertake the Tenmile Creek Vassar Ranch Habitat Enhancement and Sediment Control Project, which consists of restoration of 15-19 acres of grasslands, repair of 3,000-3,600 linear feet of gullies, and upgrade of 1.2-1.4 miles of roads, to enhance water quality and reduce sediment delivery to Tenmile Creek, a tributary to the South Fork Eel River, in Mendocino County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

W. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $245,000 to Marin County Parks to prepare designs, permit applications and environmental compliance documents for the Letter Property Shoreline Restoration Project, which consists of restoring 0.8 acres of intertidal habitat by removing a dilapidated residence and barn built over tidal wetlands, removing retaining walls, revegetating to stabilize the wetlands and uplands, and installing a trail and parking along the Bolinas Lagoon shoreline in Marin County.

X. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $6,639,000, including a $2,639,000 grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board, to the California Invasive Plant Council for the planning, management, treatment, monitoring, and restoration activities of the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project from January 1, 2025-June 30, 2027.

Y. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $4,000,000 to a selected contractor or contractors to undertake the Novato Baylands Public Works Contract for Interim Site Management, consisting of site maintenance and adaptive management tasks at the Bel Marin Keys Unit V, North Antenna Field, and Hamilton Wetlands properties in Marin County.

Z. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $947,850 to the City of Santa Barbara to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on February 2, 2023 of $525,000 for the Wildfire Resilience Project, and authorization to expand the project to include reducing wildland vegetation fuels on an additional approximately 25 acres across six parks, restoring native species on an additional approximately 5 acres across three of the six parks, and conducting additional community engagement activities including volunteer events in the City of Santa Barbara.

AA. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $5,000,000 to the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains to augment a previously authorized Conservancy grant of $2,275,650 for planning for the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project at Topanga State Park and Topanga Beach in Los Angeles County; authorization to expand the project scope to include additional analysis, preparation of ninety percent design plans, and permitting for visitor services improvements of the Project; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

CENTRAL COAST

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara to conduct community engagement and prepare technical studies, actionable sea level rise adaptation pathway plans, and preliminary designs for the Campus Lagoon and Lagoon Road shoreline areas of campus in Santa Barbara County.

SOUTH COAST

6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,060,000 to the City of Encinitas to undertake the Cardiff Beach Living Shoreline Project, Phase 4, consisting of restored dune performance monitoring and adaptive management, including sand placement and native plant management, and preparation of a long-term plan for sea level rise adaptation at Cardiff State Beach in San Diego County.

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $10,260,000 to Santa Monica Bay Foundation, known as The Bay Foundation, to undertake the Santa Monica Coastal Habitat Restoration Program, consisting of implementing a suite of nature-based restoration projects to increase the resilience of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County to climate change impacts.

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $9,200,000 to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District to implement the Santa Ana River Trail Green River Golf Club Segment Phase 1 Construction project, consisting of the construction of 1.71 miles of the Santa Ana River Trail in Riverside County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $600,000 to the Buena Vista Audubon Society to undertake the Buena Vista Lagoon Wetlands Reserve Coastal Habitat Restoration & Resiliency Project, which consists of conducting community engagement and preparing designs and permit applications needed for the restoration of 5.94 acres of wetland habitat at the Buena Vista Lagoon Reserve in San Diego County.

10. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to California Wildlife Foundation, fiscal sponsor for Climate Science Alliance, to undertake the Advancing Coastal Co-stewardship Project, which consists of providing relationship building, meaningful engagement training, workforce development, opportunities for collaboration, and other activities to integrate traditional ecological knowledge, tribal leadership, and tribal co-stewardship into the planning and implementation of coastal habitat restoration projects, including through subgrants, along the southern coast of California.

11. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to Surfrider Foundation to undertake the San Onofre Shoreline Resiliency Project, a sea level rise adaptation project consisting of conducting technical studies, alternatives design and analysis, and community engagement, and preparing preliminary designs for a nature-based solution to protect public access along the San Onofre Surf Beach shoreline in San Diego County.

NORTH COAST

12. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,500,000 to California Trout, Inc. to undertake the Cannibal Island Marsh Restoration Project, consisting of restoring full tidal exchange to 500 acres of former tidal marsh habitat through the removal of degraded water control structures, re-excavation of historic slough channels, and enhancement of natural marsh topography at the Cannibal Island Unit of the Eel River Wildlife Area, Humboldt County.

13. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $950,000 to the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department to obtain final permits and construct two separate segments of the California Coastal Trail totaling 2 miles and related public access amenities, including parking, a restroom, fencing, and signage at the Kashia Coastal Reserve and Stewarts Point Ranch in Sonoma County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

14. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $750,000 to the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust for the Moonstone Beach Coastal Resilience and Public Access Planning Project, which consists of conducting studies and community engagement, identifying and evaluating alternatives, and preparing designs and draft environmental review documents for public access improvements that will alleviate crowding and improve accessibility and climate resilience at Moonstone Beach in Humboldt County.

15. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,505,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust to undertake the Bell Point Land Return Acquisition and Coastal Trail Planning Project, which consists of acquiring the 157-acre Bell Point coastal blufftop property in Westport, Mendocino County for the purposes of natural resources and habitat protection and enhancement; open space and California Native American tribal cultural resources protection; and public access and trail recreation compatible with such uses; and to prepare plans, permit applications, initial designs, and environmental review documents for the establishment of 0.8 miles of California Coastal Trail on the property.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

16. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,403,200 to the Town of Tiburon to undertake the Greenwood Beach Restoration Project, consisting of preparing final designs, constructing, monitoring and adaptively managing a restored natural beach system at Greenwood Beach in Marin County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

17. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,000,000 to The Trust for Public Land to acquire 430 acres of Newark Baylands (Area 4) for the protection and restoration of habitat, public access, the potential creation of an interpretive visitor center, and to the extent compatible with those purposes: education, research, and Native American tribal cultural uses.

Newark Baylands Acquisition Notice

18. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $35,985,000 to East Bay Regional Park District to acquire approximately 52 acres at Point Molate in the City of Richmond, County of Contra Costa, to create a regional shoreline park that will protect, and may restore and enhance, open space, natural, scenic, cultural, and historic resources; and that will provide compatible public and California Native American tribal access, including recreational and visitor-serving amenities.

19. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,000,000 to the Association of Bay Area Governments to undertake the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project, consisting of replacing an existing levee by constructing a 500 linear-foot berm, of which 315 linear-feet will be a horizontal levee, at the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County.

20. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $704,000 to the Land Trust of Napa County to acquire the approximately 523-acre Phinney property for the protection and enhancement of open space, wildlife corridors, and scenic and natural resources; and public access compatible with such uses. The property will be transferred to the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District to expand the adjacent Moore Creek Park and for long-term management.

21. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to implement the Upper Great Highway Climate Resilience Project, consisting of conducting technical studies and community engagement, and preparing conceptual alternatives to prepare Upper Great Highway, from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard, for climate change impacts in the City and County of San Francisco.

Public Comment
- Attachment 1
- Attachment 2

WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PROGRAM

22. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,626,000 to the United States Forest Service to treat approximately 24 miles of historic fuel breaks by removing vegetation along the Santa Lucia ridge line within the Los Padres National Forest to protect neighboring communities in Monterey County from catastrophic wildfire.

23. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,542,000 to the San Mateo Resource Conservation District to undertake the San Mateo County Critical Evacuation Corridors Wildfire Resilience Project, consisting of the removal of hazardous vegetation along two critical road evacuation corridors, Highway 92 and Sand Hill Road, in San Mateo County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

24. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,131,700 to North East Trees, Inc. to implement the Ascot Hills Resilience Project, which consists of enhancement of at least 33 acres of habitat through the removal of invasive plants and planting of native plants to increase wildfire resilience, within Ascot Hills Park in the City of Los Angeles

STATEWIDE

25. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,301,915 to nine non-profit organizations for Coastal Stories projects that will create storytelling installations, murals, and/or other interpretive materials that represent diverse communities’ perspectives that historically have been excluded from narratives of California’s coast and publicly accessible lands.

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.

26. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

27. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Public Comment
- Attachment

28. CLOSED SESSION

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).

29. ADJOURNMENT

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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Fortuna – September 5

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)

Caryl Hart, 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

Amy Roach, General Counsel

Agenda was updated 8/30/24 3:41 PM. An addendum has been added to Item 17.

AGENDA

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: September 05, 2024

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: River Lodge Conference Center

1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540

*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.

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:

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s June 06, 2024, public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse $499,510 to Endangered Habitats Conservancy to prepare plans, 65% designs and permit application materials for the Russian River Floodplain Restoration Project, consisting of the habitat restoration of 358 acres of floodplain near the town of Windsor, Sonoma County.

B. and possible authorization to amend the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant to the Northwest California Resource Conservation and Development Council to change the project from the McKinney Creek Fish Passage Project, which involved removal of a fish passage barrier on McKinney Creek near Hamburg, Siskiyou County, to the Little Grass Valley Creek Fish Passage Project, which will remove a fish passage barrier on Little Grass Valley Creek near Lewiston, Trinity County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $79,120 to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on June 1, 2023, which provided funding to the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation to conduct pre-acquisition activities, coordinate with landowners and key stakeholders, acquire a conservation easement over 24 acres of agricultural land, and prepare conceptual designs for floodplain restoration and coastal access along Tembladero Slough, between Castroville and Salinas River State Beach in Monterey County.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,238,120 to Tamien Nation to undertake phase two of the Tamien Nation Cultural Fire Stewardship Program, continuing to build capacity and equip a native fire crew to steward tribal territory, and implement prescribed fire and fuel reduction work at Henry W. Coe State Park in Santa Clara County.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $8,000,000 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to construct the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project Reaches 1-3 ecotone in Ponds A12 and A13 to restore tidal marsh and upland transition zone habitat adjacent to a flood risk management levee and public access trails in Alviso, Santa Clara County.

F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $498,000 to the Noyo Center for Marine Science to construct an approximately 1,500 square feet multi-purpose work facility for large-scale marine mammal exhibition displays, community education, and storage, and for use as a future marine research and blue economy projects workspace, located in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County.

G. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 for operation of the Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (“BRRIT”) for a second period of five years, of which one million ($1,000,000) replaces the previously anticipated but now rejected grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that was authorized for disbursement on June 6, 2024.

H. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,370,000, comprising $2,870,000 in funds received by the Conservancy from the Wildlife Conservation Board and $500,000 of Conservancy funds, to Save the Redwoods League to augment the Conservancy grant authorized on March 24, 2022 of $794,000, and expansion of the project scope, to construct public access improvements and visitor amenities for the ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway and Restoration Project (formerly the Redwood National and State Park Visitor Center and Restoration Project), at the former Orick Mill A site in Humboldt County.

I. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $20,000 to the County of Humboldt to add Solano County to the existing project of developing critical data layers for wildfire resilience planning concerning north coast counties of California.

J. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $207,600 to Community Initiatives to undertake the Alderpoint Great Redwood Trail Planning Project, Phase 1, consisting of tribal and community engagement, resource studies and surveys, trash removal, vegetation management, and conceptual designs for tribal/local interpretive features along a 4.5-mile segment of the trail and potential trailhead area in unincorporated Humboldt County.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Annual Financial Report

B. Conservancy Meeting Schedule for 2025

C. Recognition of Deputy Executive Officer Mary Small upon her Retirement

NORTH COAST

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $8,500,000 to Save the Redwoods League to repay private loans used to acquire the 3,187-acre DeVilbiss Ranch to facilitate transfer of ownership of the 4,566-acre Lost Coast Redwoods property in northern Mendocino County to the United States Bureau of Land Management for the purposes of natural resource and water quality protection, restoration, and enhancement, open space preservation, California Native American tribal cultural resources protection, wildfire resilience and restoration forestry, and public access compatible with cultural and natural resource protection.

6. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $750,000 to the Noyo Harbor District to undertake the Noyo Harbor Marina Redevelopment Planning Project which consists of conducting community engagement and a planning study; and preparing 60% designs, permit applications, and CEQA documents for the redevelopment of Noyo Harbor Marina in Mendocino County.

7. Consideration and potential authorization to disburse up to $835,000 to the City of Crescent City to undertake the Lighthouse Cove Lower Cost Accommodations Project which consists of adding up to three lower cost units which will accommodate up to 20 people and renovating the existing restrooms at the City of Crescent City’s Lighthouse Cove RV Park in Del Norte County.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to acquire approximately 1,218 acres of the 3,654-acre Richmond Ranch for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of open space, wildlife corridors, natural resources, viewsheds, and grazing lands; and for public access and California Native American tribal cultural uses, in Santa Clara County.

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $700,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to undertake the Keller Beach Access Improvements Project, consisting of constructing public access improvements and amenities at the Keller Beach portion of Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline, Contra Costa County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

10. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,213,270, including $555,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to implement the Lower College of Marin Corte Madera Creek Habitat Restoration Project, which consists of partial removal of a section of concrete channel; restoration of 1.44 acres of tidal wetland, transition zone, and upland habitats; and enhancement of public access, in and along lower Corte Madera Creek in the unincorporated area of Kentfield in Marin County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

CENTRAL COAST

11. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $865,000 to the County of Santa Cruz to prepare technical and feasibility studies, plans, designs, environmental review documents, community and tribal engagement, and permit applications for a new cabin campground and associated amenities at Greyhound Rock County Park in Santa Cruz County. [Lexi Caruthers]

SOUTH COAST

12. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $6,600,000 to the San Diego Unified Port District to undertake the San Diego Harbor Park Project, Phase 1A, consisting of the construction of Harbor Park, a 25-acre park with a beach, boat launch, and many other recreational amenities, to expand and replace Bayside Park on the Chula Vista Bayfront in San Diego County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

13. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $3,457,000 to the Maritime Museum Association of San Diego to replace two mooring dolphins and augment an existing Conservancy grant to prepare design and engineering, environmental compliance documents, and permit applications for the Maritime Museum of San Diego entry building in San Diego County.

14. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $418,784 to 3 non-profit organizations for three community-based wetland and stream restoration projects on approximately 14 acres in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROGRAM

15. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $2,075,000 to East Bay Regional Park District to conduct vegetation treatments to reduce fuels across an estimated 130 acres in Tilden Regional Park, Anthony Chabot Regional Park and Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline, develop an approximately 34-acre shaded fuel break along the southern border of Lake Chabot Regional Park, and purchase vegetation management equipment; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

16. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $4,000,000 to Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to: (1) implement forest health and wildfire resiliency activities in Tomales Bay State Park, a priority project in the Marin Regional Forest Health Strategy; (2) implement wildfire resilience activities in Marin City; and (3) engage the FIRE Foundry workforce development program in either or both project components; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

STATEWIDE

17. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $994,197 to 13 nonprofit organizations and 1 Tribe for 14 projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the California coast. Participants are drawn from throughout the State and will visit coastal locations from Del Norte County south to San Diego County.

Addendum: Explore the Coast Program

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.

18. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

19. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Addendum: Public Comments

20. CLOSED SESSION

21. ADJOURNMENT

CONSERVANCY TOUR INFORMATION:

On Wednesday, September 4, the Conservancy will tour the site listed below, as close as possible to the identified time, which might be affected by traffic. Members of the public are welcome to join the tour but must provide their own transportation. The tour will conclude at 4:30 PM.

2:30 PM – Meet at the ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway and Restoration Project

545 Bald Hills Road, Orick, CA

Latitude: 41.305949 | Longitude: -124.042691

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

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #42 – June 21, 2024, 10am – 12pm

AGENDA
June 21 , 2024
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING

Zoom Meeting Information:

Please join us on Zoom at this link:
https://scc-ca-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcumrqTMrHdeYKO2888Cqs7e8id82p4VD

Desired Outcomes of Meeting:

Attendees are informed of Water Trail-related activities, progress, and accomplishments
Attendees are informed about a new water access audio tour from guest speaker
Attendees are informed of upcoming signage update effort and provide feedback

Time	Agenda Item
10:00	Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, and Meeting Ground Rules
10:15	Updates and Announcements from Water Trail Staff, Project Management Team, and Advisory Committee Members
10:55	Guest Speaker – Drew Dickson
11:25	Water Trail Signage Update Effort – overview and interactive activity
11:50	Public Comments
12:00	Adjourn

Zoom Instructions:

Please register in advance for this meeting at the Zoom link above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, including call-in information.

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 Shalini Kannan, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager, at (510) 286-4167, or shalini.kannan@scc.ca.gov.

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Sacramento – June 6

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)

Caryl Hart, 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

Amy Roach, General Counsel

AGENDA

Agenda update 6/4/2024. Item 3E Exhibit 3, additional letters of support were added.

Hybrid Meeting

DATE: June 06, 2024

TIME: 10:00 A.M

LOCATION: California Natural Resource Agency, Room 2-302 A-B

715 P Street., Sacramento CA 95814

*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.

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:

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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

Vote on Remote Participation (as needed)

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s April 18, 2024 public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and potential to disburse up to $160,000 to the Santa Cruz Hostel Society to augment the Conservancy funding previously authorized on September 22, 2022 to plan and implement renovations to the Santa Cruz Hostel in the City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County.

B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $278,300 to The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to undertake the San Luis Obispo Land Conservancy Wildfire Resilience Project, consisting of purchasing equipment for annual wildfire fuel reduction and road maintenance work within three preserves in San Luis Obispo County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the Yurok Tribe to undertake the Prairie Creek at Elk Meadow Cabins Habitat Enhancement Project, consisting of removing invasive plants and installing large wood features in an approximately 3,000-foot reach of lower Prairie Creek in Humboldt County.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $130,000 to the County of Del Norte to augment the Conservancy’s previously authorized grant of $96,000 to assess the feasibility of expanding camping opportunities and to develop a park improvement plan for Clifford Kamph Memorial Park, the northern gateway to the California Coastal Trail, in Del Norte County; and authorization to expand the project scope to include preparation of designs, engineering, and environmental analysis of improvements identified in the park improvement plan.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the Town of Fairfax to acquire the approximately 100-acre Wall Property in Marin County for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources, wildlife habitat, open space, California Native American tribal cultural resources, and compatible public access.

Addendum: Letters of Support

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Progress Report on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work at the Conservancy

B. Presentations on Sea Level Rise in California

C. Sea Level Rise Memorandum of Understanding for San Francisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,400,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and up to $1,000,000 of grant funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for operation of the Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team for a second five-year period. The funds may be disbursed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.

SOUTH COAST

6. Consideration and authorization to disburse up to $1,643,344 to the City of Oceanside to undertake the Loma Alta Slough Wetland Enhancement Project, consisting of the enhancement of 5.8 acres of coastal wetlands in the City of Oceanside in San Diego County; and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

CENTRAL COAST

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $800,000 to the City of Marina to prepare plans, environmental review documents, and permit applications for improvements to a California Coastal Trail trailhead and coastal access point at Fort Ord Dunes State Park, Monterey County.

NORTH COAST

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $650,000 to the Elk Valley Rancheria to prepare the South Beach Sea Level Rise and Connectivity Feasibility Study, which will develop and evaluate alternatives for how best to prevent future flooding of a vulnerable section of Highway 101 adjacent to Crescent City, while improving public access to South Beach and protecting the Crescent City Marsh in Del Norte County

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $999,335, of which $792,575 are funds received from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, to the Tomales Bay Watershed Council Foundation to implement the Chicken Ranch Beach Wetland Enhancement Project, consisting of restoring approximately one acre of tidal wetlands to enhance water quality and improve wildlife habitat at Chicken Ranch Beach on Tomales Bay, near Inverness, Marin 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.

10. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

11. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

12. CLOSED SESSION

13. ADJOURNMENT

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

Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting in Oakland – April 18

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)
Caryl Hart, 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
Amy Roach, General Counsel

AGENDA

Agenda updated 4/5/2024 8:50 AM, Item 15 has been postponed.
Hybrid Meeting
DATE: April 18, 2024
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.

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_gV2ml0DqTFKpSxBxtFDKtQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the Conservancy’s February 15, 2024 public meeting.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration and potential authorization to disburse up to $2,500,000 to Point Reyes Bird Observatory to augment the Conservancy grant of $2,150,000 to provide an additional two years of stewarding approximately 177 acres of restored wetlands through engaging the local community to maintain and enhance the wetlands and implementing minor property improvements by repairing and maintaining public access amenities in the Novato Baylands in Marin County.

B. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $425,000 to augment the Conservancy funding previously authorized on May 5, 2022 and September 14, 2023, for the purpose of contracting for services to prepare environmental review documents, a cultural and tribal resource survey, and a property appraisal for the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access Program, in Santa Barbara County.

C. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $150,000 to TreePeople and the Inland Empire Waterkeeper for each of their Explore the River 2024 projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore the Santa Ana River.

D. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $24,000 to augment an existing grant to Friends of the Dunes to continue interim management of the 356-acre Samoa Dunes and Wetlands Complex on the North Spit of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County.

E. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $435,000 to the Friends of the Petaluma River to conduct preliminary planning, including community engagement, baseline assessments and feasibility studies, and draft conceptual design for a segment of the proposed urban greenway known as the Petaluma River Greenway in the City of Petaluma, Sonoma County.

F. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $311,900 to Point Reyes Bird Observatory to undertake the San Francisco Bay State of the Birds Dynamic Report Project, which consists of developing a website that provides updated analyses of bird species populations that serve as indicators of San Francisco Bay habitat quality.

4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

A. Tribute to Julia Elkin, former Project Manager at the Coastal Conservancy

B. Strategic Plan Progress Report

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

5. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $3,000,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to undertake the Tidewater Day Use Area Expansion Project, consisting of constructing public access amenities and park features on eight acres of former industrial land to expand the Tidewater Day Use Area of Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland, Alameda County.

6. Consideration and possible authorization to support implementation of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project in the community of Alviso, City of San José, Santa Clara County by: 1) disbursing up to $2,571,700 to San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory for revegetation and three years of maintenance on 17 acres of the Reaches 1-3 levee; and 2) disbursing up to $7,428,300 to Santa Clara Valley Water District for Reaches 4-5 levee construction.

7. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse 1) up to $2,200,000 to Ducks Unlimited to restore tidal marsh and enhance managed ponds; 2) up to $410,000 to the California Wildlife Foundation to implement monitoring and project outreach; 3) up to $150,000 to the Aquatic Science Center to manage the lead scientist and website; and 4) up to $240,000 for executive project management as part of Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project in Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties.

8. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,683,000 to the California Rangeland Trust to acquire a conservation easement over approximately 1,402-acres of Stonier Ranch for the protection of open space, wildlife corridors, viewsheds, natural resources, and grazing lands, in Santa Clara County.

CENTRAL COAST

9. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $6,000,000 to the Big Sur Land Trust to undertake the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Construction Project Phase 2, consisting of restoration of 66 acres of wetland and upland habitat and construction of public access improvements at Carr Lake in Monterey County, and adoption of findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

10. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $650,000 to the County of Santa Cruz to undertake the Santa Cruz Coastal Lagoons & East Cliff Drive Resiliency Study consisting of a technical feasibility study of nature-based adaptation strategies to increase resilience to sea level rise for the three coastal lagoons (Schwan Lagoon, Corcoran Lagoon, and Moran Lagoon) along East Cliff Drive in central Santa Cruz County.

11. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,620,000 to the City of Carpinteria to undertake the Carpinteria Living Shoreline Planning project, consisting of community engagement and preparation of plans, designs, technical analyses, and environmental review documents for a living shoreline solution along Carpinteria City Beach to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise and climate change-driven coastal hazards in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County.

12. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,200,000 to the County of Santa Barbara Flood Control District to develop the Santa Barbara County Sediment Management Program for southern Santa Barbara County, which consists of a program for redirecting ongoing sediment management to support beach-enhancement, living shoreline, and other sea level rise adaptation projects; including conducting community and tribal engagement and technical and feasibility studies to inform the Program; and preparing environmental review documents and permit applications for the Program, in southern Santa Barbara County.

13. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $950,000 to Resilient Cities Catalyst to prepare the Goleta Slough Area Coastal Resilience Adaptation Plan, consisting of a plan for priority nature-based sea level rise adaptation projects for the Goleta Slough area to enhance ecological and community coastal resilience in Santa Barbara County, including conducting community engagement, capacity building, and technical studies to inform the Plan.

NORTH COAST

14. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,811,600 to The Nature Conservancy to undertake the South Fork Ten Mile River Habitat Enhancement Project, consisting of restoration and enhancement of instream and floodplain salmonid habitat at four sites totaling four acres along the South Fork Ten Mile River in Mendocino County.

WILDFIRE RESILENCE

15. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,970,000 to Sonoma County Regional Parks to initiate a Tribal Workforce Fellowship Program, which includes classroom and hands-on training of three cohorts of participants to conduct on-the-ground wildfire resilience activities on tribal and regional park lands in Sonoma County. [POSTPONED]

16. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $6,000,000 to Humboldt County Resource Conservation District to undertake the North Coast Wildfire Resilience Planning and Implementation Grant Program, which will provide grants to public entities and nonprofit organizations for planning, community outreach, environmental review, permitting, and implementation of projects that will increase wildfire resilience through improved management of natural lands and open space, increased collaboration among land managers, and capacity building in northern California’s coastal and coastal watershed counties.

17. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $1,089,749 to the County of Humboldt and the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District for two mapping projects that will develop critical data layers for north and central coast wildfire resilience planning.

18. CONSERVANCY MEMBER COMMENTS

19. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

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.

20. 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 Grassroots Coalition, et al. v. California State Coastal Conservancy, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 21STCP02237. Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A).

C. 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).

D. 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).

21. 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