Midcoast Community Council
An elected Municipal Advisory Council to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors,
representing unincorporated Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Princeton, and Miramar
Ramona Arechiga has been hired as Natural Resource Manager for County Parks. This new managerial position was created as part of the return to a stand-alone County Parks Department.
Arechiga has a master’s degree in forest resources from Oregon State University, and experience working for nonprofits and the Peace Corps. Originally from Redondo Beach, she recently moved to the Bay Area from Oregon.
On 2/11/14 the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the transfer of the 478-acre Wicklow property from Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to County Parks. The property surrounds Quarry Park in El Granada and provides connection from Rancho Corral de Tierra to Mirada Surf and the CA Coastal Trail (see map). The $5,000 transfer costs will be covered from the Midcoast Parks Mitigation Fee account.
San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) has published their Final Report on Identification and Remediation of Fecal Pollution in Pillar Point Harbor. The study identifies sources of bacteria in the harbor and presents a plan to address them.
“The key lesson learned from this project is that the high fecal indicator bacteria counts at Capistrano Beach are a landscape-level issue, not based at or in the Harbor itself but rather in the upland urban area.”
The annual MCC Administrative and Planning Retreat will be held Saturday, February 1, 2014, starting at 9:00 AM at Granada Sanitary District, 504 Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada. The public is welcome. Supervisor Horsley will attend during the first hour to discuss his 2014 priorities for the Midcoast.
AGENDA
Supervisor Horsley's 2014 Midcoast priorities
County 2014 Planning Dept Workplan
County 2014 DPW Midcoast Workplan
MCC 2014 Issues/Projects
MCC Policies/Procedures (2/1/14 update)
MCC 2014 Government Meetings & Task Assignments (adopted)
UPDATE: 2/1/14 Minutes
County Parks Dept is holding a Community Field Meeting Sat, Jan 25, 9:30-11:30AM to review and receive public input on concept plans for San Vicente Creek habitat enhancement and Cypress Forest management. Meet at FMR parking lot, California & N.Lake, Moss Beach. Rain cancels. Flyer has more info.
UPDATE:
County Parks FMR Vegetation Mgmt webpage will track this project.
Audio recording of 1/25 field meeting by Michael Liang
Apr 2013 County Parks presentation, FMR portion
Feb 2013 MCC presentation: FMR infrastructure projects & natural resource protection issues
