2022 State Coastal Conservancy Request for Qualifications and Information

The State Coastal Conservancy (“Conservancy”) acts to preserve, restore, and enhance California’s coastal and marine resources, enhance their resilience to climate change, and to expand public access to the coast.

The Conservancy annually updates a list of environmental, engineering, architectural, landscape architectural, construction project management, and the other consulting service providers.  This year, we also invite individuals, firms, non-profits, and community groups involved with community engagement, tribal engagement, community-based restoration, traditional ecological knowledge, and other justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion topics to submit their information.

The list is used in two ways: to identify consulting firms and individuals with appropriate qualifications for Conservancy consultant needs; and to help us make connections with local organizations and individuals engaged with coastal issues and communities in our jurisdiction.

We welcome individuals, consultants, firms, and community groups to submit their qualifications and/or organizational information through this brief online form.  This submission form replaces previous years’ RFQ form.

We encourage submittals by August 31, though they will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.

More information can be found in the complete RFQI here.

The Conservancy has developed working relationships with a number of public and private entities through its work on coastal and watershed restoration efforts over the past 45 years. Advancing environmental protection and climate adaptation work requires diverse collaborations of public and private agencies, Indigenous peoples and Tribal Nations, landowners, and community members. We aim to foster collaboration between these groups to develop creative solutions to complex coastal issues.  We hope this list will increase our awareness of the many groups, organizations, and individuals that should be involved in the development and implementation of our projects.

All information received will be kept on file for at least one year from the date of this request.  Conservancy staff will use this information in soliciting services, as needed, for upcoming Conservancy projects.  We will also use this information in efforts to increase local community connections with our projects and in providing resources to share with grantees and other partners.

State certified Small Businesses (“SB” including small business, minority and women-owned businesses) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (“DVBE”) are encouraged to submit.    The Conservancy encourages all potential contractors to proactively engage with potential SB and DVBE subcontractors.

More information can be found in the complete RFQI here.

We are soliciting consultants with experience and expertise in:

  1. Surveying and mapping;
  2. Construction project management;
  3. Civil and hydrological engineering;
  4. Habitat restoration design, permitting, construction, and monitoring; with a focus on designing for integrated habitats and multiple benefits; including specific expertise and project experience in specific habitat types and mixes of habitat palettes- marine, estuarine, riparian, upland, and watershed areas
  5. Natural and nature-based shoreline protection design; including experimental techniques and work in less common habitat types such as rocky intertidal areas and oyster beds;
  6. Wildfire risk reduction and management
  7. Landscape architecture; with a focus on native and environmentally oriented designs,
  8. Trail planning, design, and engineering;
  9. Water quality assessment;
  10. Geotechnical and geomorphic assessment;
  11. Structural analyses;
  12. Pre-project feasibility analyses;
  13. Economic analyses;
  14. Hazardous or toxic substance investigations;
  15. Wetland, creek, watershed, intertidal and subtidal assessments;
  16. Archaeological studies;
  17. Environmental documentation and assessment under the California Environmental Quality Act and other environmental laws and regulation;
  18. Climate change issues such as urban heat island effect, species migrations, seasonal coastal and fluvial flooding, and sea-level rise;
  19. Botanical studies;
  20. Agricultural studies;
  21. Soil analyses;
  22. Carbon analyses;
  23. Biological investigations;
  24. Natural resource permitting;
  25. Site and land use planning;
  26. Sea-level rise, marsh migration, and coastal erosion modeling;
  27. Environmental monitoring;
  28. Graphic design for interpretive signs; and
  29. Other program-related environmental services, such as appraisals for resource conservation purposes.

The Conservancy also seeks to identify individuals, firms, and community groups providing these services:

  1. Community engagement planning and implementation
  2. Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) training and resources
  3. Community engagement evaluation
  4. Community-focused media and storytelling
  5. Community-based restoration
  6. Community-inclusive design planning
  7. Local labor development and training
  8. Traditional Ecological Knowledge

To submit your qualifications and/or or organizational information, fill out the online form located here and linked at https://scc.ca.gov/public-meetings/ under the Public Notices header.

More information can be found in the complete RFQI here.

Please email taylor.samuelson (at) scc.ca.gov with any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline Extended – Release of CEQA Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Pilings Removal Project

Deadline Extended – Release of CEQA Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Pilings Removal Project

Public Comment Period 3/9/20-4/9/20 4/30/20 – Deadline for Comments Extended

Terminal 4 wharf before restoration

The California State Coastal Conservancy has released the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project on 3/9/20 for a 30 day Public Comment Period through 4/9/20. 4/30/20.

In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15072 and Public Resources Code Section 21092, the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) is providing notice of intent to adopt an initial study/mitigated negative declaration (IS/MND) of environmental impact for the Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project as described here. The public is invited to comment on the IS/MND pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The review period is 30 days and commences on March 9, 2020, and ends on April 9, 2020. Written comments must be submitted to the SCC no later than 5:00 pm on April 9, 2020. The IS/MND document is available for review between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the SCC offices at 1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor, Oakland, California 94612. Paper copies of the IS/MND are also available for review at Richmond City Hall- 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond CA 94804, at the Richmond Public Library – West Side Branch at 135 Washington Avenue in Richmond, CA 94801, and at the Richmond Public Library Main Branch 325 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804. Electronic copies of materials referenced in the IS/MND are available for review at SCC’s office. The Draft IS/MND can also be accessed online here.

The Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project is a collaborative effort involving the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), City of Richmond, and Port of Richmond. The SCC is the proponent of the project and the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); the City owns the project site and is a responsible agency under CEQA. This project would remove large amounts of artificial fill, debris, and sources of contamination from the San Francisco Bay by Point San Pablo Terminal Four (Terminal Four or project site), which consists of the remains of a wharf, warehouse, and associated pilings and structures. Upon removal of the artificial fill, the project would also enhance a degraded area of shoreline and the associated intertidal and subtidal habitat, and enable the expansion of existing eelgrass beds and rocky intertidal habitats.

Terminal 4 wharf before restoration

For further information, to request a copy of the IS/MND, or to provide written comments (hard copy or electronic) please contact: Marilyn Latta State Coastal Conservancy (510) 286-4157 marilyn.latta@scc.ca.gov 1515 Clay St, 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94612.  In light of the shelter-in-place orders in effect, please email comments if possible. 

 

Terminal 4 Notice of Intent

Terminal 4 Draft MND

 

 

Tribal Consultation Policy

State Coastal Conservancy

9/14/2015

 

Introduction

On September 19, 2011, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-10-11, which provides, among other things, that it is the policy of the administration that every state agency and department subject to executive control implement effective government-to-government consultation with California Indian Tribes (“tribes”).  The State Coastal Conservancy (“the Conservancy”) is an agency within the California Natural Resources Agency and has prepared this consultation policy consistent with the Natural Resources Agency’s policy adopted on November 20, 2012.

The Conservancy is charged under Division 21 of the Public Resources Code with preserving, protecting, and enhancing the California coast and the nine-county San Francisco Bay area.  California Indian tribes have sovereign authority over their members and territories, and a unique relationship with California’s natural resources.  Tribes and tribal communities have distinct cultural, spiritual, environmental, economic and public health interests, and traditional cultural knowledge about California resources.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure effective government-to-government consultation between the Conservancy and tribes and tribal communities regarding the development of policies, programs, projects, plans, property decisions, and activities (collectively, “activities”) that may affect tribal communities.  The goal is to promote discussion and consideration of the views of tribes and tribal communities in an effort to resolve concerns of as many parties as possible.

 

Process

The Conservancy will seek to identify California Indian tribes that may be affected by Conservancy activities, and to consult with the affected tribes at a time that allows a reasonable opportunity for tribes to comment and participate.  The Conservancy will utilize the contact list from the Governor’s Tribal Advisor for federally recognized tribes and the Native American Heritage Commission contact list for non-federally recognized tribes. The Conservancy will seek to disseminate public documents, notices, and information relevant to its activities to affected tribes.  Notices will be designed to include sufficient detail of the topic to be discussed to allow tribal leaders an opportunity to fully engage. The Conservancy will identify agency staff, including decision-makers, associated with the activity in question, who can ensure that tribal concerns will be considered.

The Conservancy will seek to conduct meetings, outreach, and workshops at times and locations that facilitate tribal participation.  The Conservancy will request information from tribes when conducting research or studies that pertain to or could affect tribal lands or cultural resources.  The Conservancy will seek to protect confidential information provided by a tribe, recognizing that the Conservancy is subject to the California Public Records Act.

The Conservancy has designated a tribal liaison to serve as the main contact for tribes.  The tribal liaison will seek to ensure that outreach and consultation occur regularly and consistent with this policy.  The Conservancy’s tribal liaison will participate on the Tribal Liaison Committee of the California Natural Resources Agency, which reviews tribal consultation efforts and opportunities and shares information.

The Conservancy will also work with the Native American Heritage Commission to obtain a contact list of tribal representatives of federally recognized and non-federally recognized California Indian Tribes.  The Conservancy will provide to or obtain training for its tribal liaison and other staff, when appropriate, to implement this policy.

 

Definitions

For purposes of this policy, the following definitions shall apply:

Tribe: Refers to a California Indian tribe

Federally Recognized Tribe: A tribal entity that is recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States; these entities are listed on the Federal Register and the current list is posted on the Governor’s Office of the Tribal Advisor’s website.

Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribe: Those tribes that are not federally recognized and are on the list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.

California Indian Tribe: Refers to a federally-recognized California Indian Tribe, as listed in the Federal Register.  Only in situations involving cultural resources will a non-federally recognized California Native American that is on the list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission (“NAHC”) be included in this definition.  The NAHC will provide a list of non-federally recognized California Native American Tribes for each instance.

Tribal Leaders: Refers to elected officials of Indian tribes and their designees.

Tribal Sovereignty: Refers to the unique political status of federally-recognized Indian tribes.  Federally-recognized Indian tribes exercise certain jurisdiction and governmental powers over activities and tribal members within their respective territories.  Some of these powers are inherent, and some have been delegated by the United States.  Existing limitation on tribal sovereignty are defined through acts of Congress, treaties and federal court decisions.

 

Disclaimers

This policy is intended solely for the guidance of employees of the Conservancy.  It is not intended, and should not be construed, to define the legal relationship between the Conservancy and California Native American tribes and tribal communities.  This policy is not intended to replace or supplant obligations mandated by federal law.  The policy defines provisions for improving Conservancy consultation, communication and collaboration with tribes to the extent that a conflict does not exist with applicable law or regulations.  This policy is not intended as a regulation, or to create, expand, limit, waive, or interpret any legal rights or obligations.

 

January 2012 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 28)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                               William Monning (District 27)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                          Das Williams (District 35)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, January 19, 2012

TIME:  1:00 pm

LOCATION: Baldwin Hills- Scenic Overlook

6300 Hetzler Rd.

Culver City, CA

 

 

  1. Roll Call

 

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of November 10, 2011 Conservancy Meeting

 

 

  1. Consent Items

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $156,000 of S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant funds to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County for restoration planning in the Watsonville Slough area of southern Santa Cruz County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $50,000 to the City of Santa Barbara to update the Goleta Slough Management Plan with a sea level rise vulnerability assessment.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to modify the Conservancy’s authorization of November 10, 2011 to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District with respect to the 495-acre Bordessa Ranch property on the Estero Americano in western Sonoma County, to alter the manner in which the property interests may be acquired.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation to produce a study that assesses shoreline vulnerability from future impacts of sea level rise in Monterey Bay.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $285,000 to the Sonoma Land Trust to complete final design and permitting for the restoration of the 2,327-acre Sears Point property in Sonoma County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $85,000 to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District to study the feasibility of reusing dredged materials for tidal marsh restoration and climate change adaptation in Humboldt Bay.

 

  1. Executive Officer Report

 

  1. Update on progress on the Conservancy’s Strategic Plan

 

SOUTH COAST

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $6,250,000 for engineering, hydrologic analyses, geotechnical assessments, and public access design and further authorization to disburse up to $240,000 to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation for data collection and technical review to support environmental impact analysis and permit applications for the restoration of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $714,600 to The River Project to develop the Rainwater Harvesting Project as part of the City of Los Angeles Green Streets Initiative program.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2,557,581, including $1,232,500 to be reimbursed by the California Department of Water Resources and $700,081 to be reimbursed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the construction of managed pond habitat and tidal wetlands in Ponds A16 and A17 in Santa Clara County as part of Phase I implementation of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project.
  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to Napa County to restore one or more sections of “Reach 8” of the Rutherford Reach of the Napa River.
  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $400,000 to the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association to pursue implementation of recommendations in the Ocean Beach Master Plan by conducting a traffic circulation and access study, developing a joint coastal management framework, and developing a joint open space management agreement among the multiple management entities for Ocean Beach in the City and County of San Francisco.

NORTH COAST

  1. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $721,231 to Trout Unlimited to implement a suite of water conservation projects to enhance and restore anadromous fish habitat on key coastal watersheds.

 

  1. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $223,600 to the Northcoast Regional Land Trust to acquire the 20-acre Freshwater Farms Nursery, Humboldt County for the purposes of protecting and restoring habitat and agricultural lands, and providing public access.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

BOARD TOUR INFORMATION

 

The Conservancy will tour the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve on Thursday, January 19, 2012. The tour will commence at 10 am and conclude at noon. Members of the public are welcome to join the tour, but will need to provide their own transportation. For directions to the tour meeting point, please contact Mary Small, msmall@ scc.ca.gov, the day before the tour.

 

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Board. 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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

 

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

 

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

March 2012 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 28)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                               William Monning (District 27)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                          Das Williams (District 35)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2012

TIME: 10:00 am

LOCATION: Channel Islands National Park

Auditorium
1901 Spinnaker Drive
Ventura, CA 93001

 

  1. Roll Call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of January 19, 2012 Conservancy Meeting

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $150,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District to undertake design, permit applications, and environmental analysis for improvements to parking, bay trail access and restoration at Albany Beach, Eastshore State Park, Alameda County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy modification of its September 20, 2007 authorization regarding the Historic Ship San Salvador to reduce the amount to be repaid by the San Diego Maritime Museum from $750,000 to $500,000 and to alter the terms of repayment, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization for the Association of Bay Area Governments to disburse up to $198,000 of previously granted Conservancy funds to the East Bay Regional Park District to construct .53 miles of San Francisco Bay Trail in the City of Hercules, Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the American Farmland Trust to complete the Bay Area Agricultural Sustainability Plan to foster local, sustainable agriculture, San Francisco Bay Area Counties.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $125,000 to Access Northern California to complete its online guide to wheelchair accessible coastal parks and trails.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to augment an existing contract for landscape architecture services by $60,000 for the purpose of providing concepts and preliminary cost estimates for public coastal access projects in Southern California.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $100,000 to the Santa Barbara Trails Council to prepare design, engineering, environmental compliance and permit application documents for a segment of the California Coastal Trail for public access to and along the Santa Barbara Channel shoreline, Santa Barbara County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy modification of the Conservancy’s August 5, 2010 and December 2, 2010 authorizations to implement the Living Shorelines project, by revising the scope of implementation activities and by authorizing an additional disbursement of up to $300,000 to California Wildlife Foundation to construct two pilot projects in San Francisco Bay on the San Rafael Shoreline, Marin County and offshore from Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Hayward, Alameda County.

 

  1. Executive Officer Report

 

  1. Strategic Planning Discussion

 

  1. Ocean Protection Council Report

 

  1. Legislative Report – Deborah Ruddock

 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2.92 million to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to purchase 5 contiguous undeveloped lots on Las Tunas Beach, Los Angeles County, for the purpose of providing public access to the coast.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $440,000 to the San Francisco Estuary Institute for the Historical Ecology Study of the Tijuana River and Estuary, San Diego County.

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $282,000 to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to construct staging and trail improvements to the San Francisco Bay Area Ridge Trail at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County.

 

NORTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible authorization to redirect $1,000,000 of Conservancy funds, previously granted to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust for the Corda Ranch Conservation Easement Project, toward the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements over the 1,194-acre Barboni Ranch in Marin County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse $300,000 to the Endangered Habitats Conservancy in order to complete the conceptual design of a floodplain restoration project on the Russian River, Sonoma County.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

BOARD TOUR INFORMATION:

 

The Conservancy will tour the Santa Clara River Parkway on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The tour will begin at 1pm and conclude at 4:30. Members of the public are welcome to join the tour, but will need to provide their own transportation. For directions to the tour meeting point, please contact Peter Brand, brand@ scc.ca.gov, the day before the tour.

 

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Board. 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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

 

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

 

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

May 2012 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

Peter Sadowski (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Patrick Kemp (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 28)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                               William Monning (District 27)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                          Das Williams (District 35)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, May 24, 2012

TIME: 10:00 am

LOCATION: Tsakopoulos Library Galleria

East Meeting Room

828 I St.

Sacramento, CA

 

  1. Roll Call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of March 29, 2012 Conservancy Meeting

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to provide up to $60,000 to the Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz Campus, to undertake a study to examine potential risk factors for shark-bite mortality in southern sea otters, Santa Barbara to San Mateo Counties.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $70,000 to the Maritime Museum of San Diego, for its 2012 Festival of Sail and the Ocean Institute’s Tall Ships Festival of 2012, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $169,000 to the County of Santa Clara for the construction, realignment and upgrade of segments of the San Francisco Bay Area Ridge Trail at Sanborn Park in western Santa Clara County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $10,000 to Moat Creek Managing Agency to operate and maintain public access improvements at Moat Creek Beach and along the Moat Creek segment of the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $111,000 to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy to prepare a feasibility study and preliminary designs for an Education and Conservation Center at the Ventura River Steelhead Preserve, Ventura County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $250,000 to the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association (SWIA) to continue physical, chemical, and biological monitoring of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $130,000 to augment funding under the Conservancy’s September 25, 2008 authorization to Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association for the Tijuana Estuary Sediment Fate and Transport Study at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego County.

 

  1. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

 

  1. Ocean Protection Council Update

 

  1. Strategic Planning – update

 

  1. Legislative report

 

NORTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $300,000 to the Endangered Habitats Conservancy in order to complete the conceptual design of a floodplain restoration project on the Russian River, Sonoma County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $210,000 to the Salt River Watershed Council to acquire the 23-acre Toste parcel near Ferndale, Humboldt County, for purposes of riparian restoration and agricultural preservation consistent with the Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project.

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount not to exceed $1,371,450 to the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust to acquire an agricultural conservation easement over each of the four parcels that constitute the 166-acre Stenzel property near Brentwood in Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to The Nature Conservancy for acquisition of the 1,155-acre Nolan Ranch near San Jose in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

 

CENTRAL COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $600,000 to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation to prepare design, engineering, environmental analysis and permit application documents for restoration of tidal marsh and connected uplands in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to the City of Santa Barbara to reconstruct the lower portion of the public stairway to Mesa Lane Beach, in Santa Barbara.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to the California State Parks Foundation to produce detailed construction drawings for the structural restoration of the Pigeon Point Light Station in southern San Mateo County.

 

SOUTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount up to $450,000 to the County of San Diego for trail construction of the Tijuana River Valley Trail System, San Diego County.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Board. 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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

 

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

 

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

August 2012 Board Meeting

 

 

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

Peter Sadowski (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                 Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 28)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                             William Monning (District 27)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                         Das Williams (District 35)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, August 2, 2012

TIME: 12:30 pm

LOCATION:  Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge   Environmental Education Center – Auditorium

1751 Grand Blvd.

Alviso, CA

 

  1. Roll Call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of May 24, 2012 Conservancy Meeting.

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to increase by $200,000 the Conservancy’s prior grant amount to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. for the Middle Bair Island Wetlands Restoration Project in San Mateo County by re-directing cost savings gained from the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Phase I Implementation Project at Eden Landing Ponds E8A/9/8X in Alameda County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to the Marin Audubon Society to complete the restoration of tidal wetlands located at the Bahia Lagoon, Marin County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science for its Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW) Program to undertake native plant restoration at the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, Marin County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $60,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust to construct approximately .75 miles of coastal trail within four existing public access easements and on the Hare Creek Beach property, Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $160,000 to the Laguna Canyon Foundation to develop and implement a signage program for the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park for the purpose of supporting, managing and enhancing public access, Orange County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to accept up to $739,910 in mitigation funds from the Port of Oakland, and to disburse those funds for the Invasive Spartina Project for one year of revegetation project planning, mapping, and implementation and up to five years of monitoring activities at nine sites in the San Francisco Estuary.

 

  1. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

 

  1. Strategic Plan Update

 

  1. Legislative Report

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $3,189,500, including $992,000 to be reimbursed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Program and $1,232,500 to be reimbursed by the California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management Program, to the Sonoma Land Trust for implementation of the Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration Project in Sonoma County. (Item removed from the agenda)

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $920,000 of grant funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and to disburse up to an additional $1,250,000 of Conservancy funds, to East Bay Regional Park District to implement a wetland restoration project at Breuner Marsh in the Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $291,870 to the Solano Resource Conservation District to restore approximately 53 acres of riparian and upland habitat along approximately 1.5 miles of Blue Rock Springs Creek in the City of Vallejo.

 

CENTRAL COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization: 1) to disburse up to the $4.5 million previously authorized on May 19, 2011 for implementation of the San Clemente Dam Removal Project in Monterey County to California American Water (CAW) instead of the California Ocean Protection Council; 2) to disburse up to an additional $27.5 million to CAW for the Project; 3) to execute a grant agreement with CAW for the Project; and 4) to certify a supplemental environmental impact report for the Project.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $404,162 to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation to prepare final engineering and bid documents, reconstruct a damaged levee, and relocate and expand a dock at the Whistlestop Lagoon in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County.

 

SOUTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $650,000 to Earth Island Institute to provide funding for the Community Wetland Restoration Grant Program, a program of the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, for community-based restoration projects in Southern California coastal wetlands and watersheds.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

 

BOARD TOUR INFORMATION – August 2, 2012 10:00 am

 

The Conservancy will tour the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project in the Alviso area where they will get to see ponds at various stages of restoration, including on-going construction and post-restoration results.  The tour will commence at 10 am and conclude at 11:30 am.   Please meet at the Environmental Education Center at 1751 Grand Blvd. in Alviso by 9:45 am.

 

Salt pond levee trails are uneven and dusty. While getting out of vans during tour stops is optional, we recommend wearing or bringing sturdy footwear.

 

If you are interested in attending the tour, we would appreciate notification at least one day in advance.  Please notify Dick Wayman at dwayman@scc.ca.gov or 510-286-4182.

 

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Board. 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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

 

 

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

 

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

October 2012 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

Peter Sadowski (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 28)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                               William Monning (District 27)

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                          Das Williams (District 35)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, October 18, 2012

TIME: 9:00 am

LOCATION:  Wharfinger Building – The Great Room

Eureka Public Marina

1 Marina Way

Eureka, CA

 

  1. Roll Call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of August 2, 2012 Conservancy Meeting.

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $78,750 to Save the Redwoods League to complete planning, design and permitting for a new approximately 2 mile section of the California Coastal Trail on the Usal-Shady Dell Creek Property, northern Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $162,000 to Sonoma Land Trust to complete final engineered designs, environmental review and permitting for three priority fish passage improvements on Stuart Creek, and for public access improvements on the Stuart Creek Run property near Glen Ellen, Sonoma County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $90,000 to the Redwood Community Action Agency to prepare conceptual plans for a new section of California Coastal Trail from Little River State Beach to Scenic Drive, Humboldt County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $175,000 to the Alameda County Resource Conservation District to plan and implement a minimum of four wildlife-friendly pond restoration projects as part of the Alameda County Wildlife-Friendly Pond Restoration Program, Alameda County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible authorization to disburse up to $125,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District for construction of approximately 3 miles of the Bay Area Ridge Trail known as Martinez Feeder Trail #1, and for surveying of an additional 0.7-mile segment of the same trail, west of the City of Martinez in unincorporated Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $545,562, including $465,562 to be reimbursed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, for a comprehensive program of mercury studies as part of adaptive management of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project, Santa Clara County.

 

  1. EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

 

  1. Update on the SF Bay Restoration Authority

 

  1. Budget Report

 

  1. Strategic Plan

 

  1. Ag Easements – Supervisor Steve Kinsey

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy adoption of meeting dates in 2013.

 

  1. Legislative Report

 

NORTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2,350,000 to the Crescent City Harbor District to construct a promenade around the Inner Boat Basin, a new approximately half -mile long section of California Coastal Trail, and other public access improvements at the Crescent City Harbor, Del Norte County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy modification of the Conservancy’s March 29, 2012 authorization by approving an additional disbursement of up to $1,574,000 in funds, received by the Conservancy from the California Department of Transportation, to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust for: (a) the acquisition of a conservation easement over 204 acres of the 1,194-acre Barboni Ranch; (b) pre-acquisition planning activities; and (c) providing an endowment for the perpetual management of California Red-Legged Frog dispersal habitat on the Barboni Ranch, Marin County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $235,000 to the City of Arcata to restore and enhance the McDaniel Slough Wetlands in Humboldt County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Plan for Public Access, and authorization to disburse up to $220,000 to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council for implementation of public access improvements in the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness, Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,362,000 to the City of Fort Bragg for the construction of the Ka Kahleh coastal trail and associated facilities on Noyo Headlands Park, the former Georgia Pacific Mill Site, for natural resource enhancement on a portion of the site, and for the acquisition of the 4-acre Johnson Property, anticipated to be the location of a portion of the trail, Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $263,000 to the Marin Resource Conservation District to implement habitat enhancement projects in the Tomales Bay Watershed, Western Marin County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to the Coastal Ecosystems Institute of Northern California to prepare a sea level rise adaptation plan for the Humboldt Bay Region, Humboldt County.

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $3,189,500, including $992,000 to be reimbursed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Program and $1,232,500 to be reimbursed by the California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management Program, to the Sonoma Land Trust for implementation of the Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration Project in Sonoma County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $750,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District for the acquisition of approximately 1,367 acres of property to expand the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in Alameda County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District for acquisition of up to 51acres of the 148-acre Pacific Custom Materials Property in order to expand and improve Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline between Martinez and Port Costa in unincorporated Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $750,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust for acquisition of the 490-acre Mount Madonna County Park Area property in Santa Clara County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust for acquisition of the 358-acre Uvas Reservoir County Park Area property near the City of Morgan Hill in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the City of Richmond to implement a creek daylighting, restoration and public access greenbelt project at Baxter Creek within the Miraflores Green Housing Project, Contra Costa County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to The Exploratorium to construct exhibits for the Bay Observatory and Public Promenade at the new Exploratorium location on Piers 15/17, and to develop future exhibit concepts and a related program series for the Exploratorium, San Francisco County.

 

CENTRAL COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District to acquire the 317-acre Whisler Wilson Ranch near Point Lobos, for natural resource protection and public access, Monterey County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $300,000, including $100,000 of grant funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Santa Barbara to implement fish passage improvements in lower Mission Creek, southern Santa Barbara County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $40,000 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to prepare final design, permit, and environmental review documents for the future development of a campground at the Piedras Blancas Motel site within Hearst San Simeon State Park, San Luis Obispo County.

 

SOUTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,506,000 to the City of Laguna Beach for acquisition of the 56-acre McGehee property adjacent to the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park for open space, public access, and habitat preservation, Orange County.

 

STATEWIDE

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse an amount up to $300,000 to Coastwalk California, Inc. to 1) develop a California Coastal Trail Association, 2) implement the Coastal Trail signing program; and 3) promote public use of and support for the California Coastal Trail.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

N.B.:   Agenda items may be taken out sequence at the discretion of the Board. 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 Section 11126(a), (c) (7), and (e).

 

 

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

 

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

December 2012 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

Peter Sadowski (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Mary Shallenberger, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Anthony Cannella (District 12)                      Luis Alejo (District 30)

Noreen Evans (District 2)                               Das Williams (District 37)

 

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Elena Eger, Legal Counsel

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

DATE:  Thursday, December 6, 2012

TIME:   9:00 am

LOCATION:   Port San Luis Harbor District
Coastal Gateway Building
3900 Avila Beach Drive

Avila Beach, CA

 

  1. Roll Call

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of October 18, 2012 Conservancy Meeting.

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up $14,200 to the Crystal Cove Alliance to purchase four beach wheelchairs to improve ADA access to Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to  $55,000 to The Trust for Public Land to prepare a plan for projects to preserve and restore the San Diego River area, including the San Diego River Park, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to augment the Conservancy’s December 4, 2008 authorization to disburse an additional amount of up to $77,000 to the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy for technical studies and environmental review for the San Elijo Lagoon  Restoration Project, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $390,000 to the SanFrancisco Parks Alliance to conduct conservation planning in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, including outreach and coordination among Bay Area land conservation entities, with all activities to be undertaken through the Bay Area Open Space Council.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $65,500 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to complete the acquisition of approximately 64.5 acres of property known as the Hunt Property” to add to the Inglenook Fen-Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve in MacKerricher State Park managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Mendocino County.

 

  1. EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

 

  1. Discussion and potential adoption of California State Coastal Conservancy Strategic Plan.

 

  1. OPC Report.

 

CENTRAL COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $200,000 to the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County to coordinate the Healthy Lands& Healthy Communities Initiative and to prepare economic and community benefit case studies of conservation projects in Sonoma, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties to identify priority, multi-benefit conservation projects and their potential new funding sources.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to: 1) disburse up to $400,000 to prepare and submit for regulatory approvals the final design, permit, and environmental review documents for future campground development at Port San Luis Harbor; and 2) provide for a return of campground revenues to the Conservancy, Port San Luis Harbor, San Luis Obispo County.

 

SOUTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $450,000 to the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation to construct the approximately 2.5-mile Flume Trail segment of the San Diego River Park Trail, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $332,000 to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to complete planning of the Carlton Oaks segment of the San Diego River Park Trail, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $168,000 to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to complete environmental review and planning of the Qualcomm Stadium segment of the San Diego River Park Trail, San Diego County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $470,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (“MRCA”) to prepare a Malibu Coastal Access Public Works Plan for specific sites in the City of Malibu, Los Angeles County, namely:

 

(A) Las Tunas Beach: 19016 Pacific Coast Highway (“PCH”); fee owner Harner; deed restriction in favor of public access;  19020 PCH; fee owner: Hundley; public access easement owner: MRCA.

(B) Las Tunas Beach:  no street address: Los Angeles County Assessor Parcel Nos: 4449-007-013, -014, -015, -016 and -017; fee owner: MRCA.

(C) Las Flores Beach: 20802 PCH; fee owner: Lent; public access easement owner:  State of California for benefit of the Conservancy.

(D) La Costa Beach: 21554 PCH; fee owner: Wayne; deed restriction in favor of public access.

(E) La Costa Beach: 21664 PCH; fee owner Conservancy.

(F) Carbon Beach: 22030 PCH; fee owner Pozzo/Keith; deed restriction in favor of public access.

(G) Carbon Beach: 22466 PCH; fee owner: Ackerberg; public access easement owner: MRCA.

(H) Malibu Cove Beach: 26834 Malibu Cove Colony Road; fee owner: Toberman; deed restriction in favor of public access.

(I)  Escondido Beach: 27400 PCH (aka “Geoffreys Restaurant”); fee owner: Holiday House, LLC and 27348 PCH; fee owner Finer Space Malibu LLC; vertical public access easement owner:  MRCA. (NOTE:  easement begins at Geoffreys Restaurant, passes across Escondido Beach Road (private street) and continues over 27348 Pacific Coast Highway (residential parcel on the beach).

(J)  Escondido Beach: 27700 PCH; fee owner Dick Clark; deed restriction in favor of public access;

(K)Escondido Beach: 27910 PCH; fee owner: Wildman; parking access easement owner: Conservancy; also at adjacent property 27920 PCH; fee owner:  Mancuso; vertical public access easement owner:  Conservancy.

(L) Lechuza Beach: no street addresses available for Los Angeles County Assessor Parcel Nos (APNs):  4470-021-900; 4470-028-900 through 918; 4470-001-900, 4470-024-900, 901: fee owner for public access: MRCA; easements over West Sea Level Drive and East Sea Level Drive, APNs 4470-021-008, 009; easement owner:  MRCA; APNs 4470-001-003, 004, 005,006, 008, 012, 013; lateral beach access easement owner: MRCA; and 31736 Broad Beach Rd; fee owner: Barbara J. Page, trustee; vertical public access easement owner: Conservancy.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $300,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to construct a 1.2-acre park along Milton Street, adjacent to the Ballona Creek Trail, in the City and County of Los Angeles.

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $616,534 to the Port of San Francisco to improve the southeast San Francisco Waterfront Access by removing creosote-treated pilings at Islais Creek and designing plans for the renovation of the Copra Crane at Pier 84 as a waterfront-labor history landmark, San Francisco County.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Laguna Terrace Park, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011 00528322; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association v. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; United States of America v. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; Wildman v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC111748; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

  1. Adjournment

 

CONSERVANCY DECEMBER 5, 2012 TOUR INFORMATION:

 

The Conservancy will tour project sites in the Avila Beach and Port San Luis area on Wednesday afternoon, December 5, 2012 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Port San Luis Harbor District Coastal Gateway Building located at 3900 Avila Beach Drive, Avila Beach, CA. The tour concludes at approximately 5:00 p.m. The tour is open to the public but requires advance reservations. To make a reservation, please contact Tim Duff, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager at tduff@scc.ca.gov  no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012.

 

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

 

 

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

Oakland, CA 94612

 

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

 

January 2011 Board Meeting

Meeting Notice

 

Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chairman

Marisa Moret (Public Member)

Ann Notthoff (Public Member)

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash (Designated)

Sara Wan, Coastal Commission Chair; Susan Hansch (Designated)

Ana Matosantos, Director, Department of Finance; Karen Finn (Designated)

 

Senate Representatives                                   Assembly Representatives

Joseph Simitian (District 11)                           William Monning (District 27)

Christine Kehoe (District 39)

Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer

Glenn Alex, Legal Counsel

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2011
TIME: 10:00 a.m
LOCATION: State Capitol – Hearing Room 126
Sacramento, CA

 

  1. Roll Call

 

 

  1. Approval of Minutes of December 2, 2010 Conservancy Meeting

 

 

  1. CONSENT

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to reallocate Proposition 12 funds appropriated to the Conservancy for restoration of arroyo chub, partially armored stickleback and southern steelhead fisheries in San Mateo Creek and San Onofre Creek in San Diego County for use to restore southern steelhead fisheries in Southern California.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to modify its June 4, 2009 authorization to accept and disburse funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for projects under the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project by allowing any funds not needed for the construction of wetland restoration projects to be used for adaptive management and applied scientific studies, engineering and environmental services, and project management and related activities for Phase I of the South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to augment the Conservancy’s December 3, 2009 authorization by $164,000 to the Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz Campus, for study of coastal contaminants and anthropogenic stressors on southern sea otter recovery, Monterey County.

 

  1. Executive Officer Report
  2. Strategic Plan update
  3. Long Term financial strategy

 

NORTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $3,000,000 to Save-the-Redwoods League to acquire approximately 957 acres known as the Shady Dell Creek Tract, as part of the 50,635-acre Usal Redwood Forest Conservation Project in northern Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $2,500,000 to The Conservation Fund to acquire the approximately 464-acre Smith Tract portion of the Ten Mile Ranch, located adjacent to the Ten Mile River, Mendocino County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $525,000 to the City of Eureka for final designs and construction of the Truesdale Vista Point/Elk River trailhead, for cleanup of homeless encampments along the Elk River Trail alignment and vicinity, and for a feasibility study of trail development and natural resource enhancement on a nearby coastal open space parcel in the City of Eureka, Humboldt County.

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $144,500 to the National Park Service to complete site selection, environmental review, and preliminary design of a new hostel to be located within the Redwood National and State Parks in Del Norte County.

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse $150,000 to Island Conservation for habitat restoration planning for Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in the County of San Francisco.

 

CENTRAL COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $250,000 to the Regents of the University of California for public access improvements at the Coal Oil Point Reserve adjacent to Devereux Slough, Santa Barbara County.

 

SOUTH COAST

 

  1. Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $500,000 to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy to acquire and prepare a stewardship plan for 70 acres of the Hollingsworth Ranch property along the Ventura River in unincorporated Ventura County.

 

  1. Conservancy consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $690,997 in grant funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Long Beach to dredge, treat, and dispose of contaminated sediments from Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach, Los Angeles County.

 

  1. Conservancy Member Comments

 

  1. Public Comments

 

  1. CLOSED SESSIONS:

 

Possible closed session to confer regarding: Ackerberg v. California Coastal Commission, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS122006, and related litigation, including Access for All v. Ackerberg, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC405058; Malibu-Encinal Homeowners Association vs. Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS 431798; Pace v. California State Coastal Conservancy, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC408190; United States of America vs. 127.60 Acres of Land, more or less, situated in San Diego County, State of California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Civil No. 06CV1670W NLS; and other pending litigation; and/or to consider the initiation of litigation.  Session will be closed to the public pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e).

 

  1. Adjournment

 

N.B.:   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 Section 11126(a), (c)(7), and (e).

 

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Dick Wayman at (510) 286-4182 or dwayman@scc.ca.gov.

 

or at the Conservancy:

 

1330 Broadway, 13th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

 

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

 

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