Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint released (and survey)

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) have developed a  plan over the past several years, and the draft is now out for review.    The news release is here: https://www.planbayarea.org/news/news-story/draft-blueprint-released . 

The main issues being addressed are transportation and housing (and equity in general), as well as resilience, including sea-level rise mitigation.   The plan is based on an economic model showing growth from 2020 (7.93 million people in 2.76 million household, with 4.08 million people employed) to 2050 (10.33 million people in 4.04 million households, with 5.41 million employed).  It projects/assumes increased graying of the population (age 65 and over), and increased income inequity (low and high income percentages both increasing, middle incomes decreasing).

The top-level site for the plan has links and further information.

A four page flyer summarizing the draft plan is also available.  Public comment opens today (July 10th) and closes on August 10, 2020.   A 3 minute video about the plan is available on the website, as well as a survey seeking opinions on priorities and types of projects.   The survey should take about 5 minutes to fill out.

Tunitas Creek Beach Park enters public planning phase

San Mateo County Parks, along with it's agency partners, is beginning the public process where  the community can get involved andprovide  feedback on the future design of the park.

Since public in-person meetings are not possible at this time, the planning process is an online process, with videos, tools, and a survey to collect ideas.  A 46 page document is also available summarizing current conditions, and proposed design alternatives.  All of the material is available on the Tunitas Creek Beach Improvement Project page.  The introduction video is available in Spanish, Mandarin, and English.

The current survey will close on July 20th, but the public planning process will continue after that.

MCC Meeting - July 8, 2020 (Conducted Remotely)

The MCC Meeting Agenda on July 8, 2020 will be conducted remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom. There will be no public meeting room for the meeting. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comment are available in the first page of the agenda. 

Supporting material:
Connect the Coastside: County presentation & additional meetings
Consent: MCC minutes for June 8, 2020 and June 24, 2020

November 3, 2020 MCC Election Resolution : There will be 3 MCC councilmembers elected on Nov. 3rd.  Filing opens on July 13, and ends August 7.  See the County Elections site for more information.

UPDATE: 7/8/20 meeting video & minutes

MCC Meeting - June 24, 2020 (Conducted Remotely)

The MCC Meeting Agenda on June 24, 2020 will be conducted remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom. There will be no public meeting room for the meeting. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comment are available in the first page of the agenda. 

Supporting material:
Cypress Point Project - CDP Roadmap (updated June 24)
Connect the Coastside - Next steps - Public input on Moss Beach
Consent: MCC minutes for May 27, 2020

UPDATE:  6/24/20 meeting video &  minutes

Attorney General Public Hearing on proposed sale of Seton Hospital

A public meeting will be held on July 6, 2020 at 10AM on the proposed sale of Seton and Seton Coastside, to AHMC by the current owner, Verity Health.

To attend the public meeting, use this Bluejeans meeting: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/uzddfwfa

The 97 page analysis of the proposed sale is available from the Office of the Attorney General at this link .

A purchase agreement was entered into on March 30, 2020, but will not be final until approved by the Attorney General