Coastal Sediment Management Draft Plan Available for Review

Coastal Regional Sediment (sand) Management Plans (CRSMP) are being developed for specific portions of the coast (littoral cells).  The program seeks to present ways to restore and preserve beaches, reduce the proliferation of protective shoreline structures, sustain recreation and tourism, enhance public safety and access, restore coastal sandy habitats, and identify cost-effective solutions for restoration of areas impacted by excess sediment.  

Santa Cruz Littoral Cell CRSMP includes the coastline from Pillar Point to Moss Landing (including Pillar Point Harbor). The draft plan has been released for public review April 15 - May 15, 2015. There is an Executive Summary here. More info on MCC ocean/shoreline page

Comments, suggested edits, general feedback, etc. may be sent to Brad.Damitz@noaa.gov.

MCC Meeting April 8

AGENDA

• Connect the Coastside presentation:   Transportation Alternatives draft report. 3/18/15 MCC rep comments to TAC

• Devil's Slide Ride event Information

• PLN2014-00490 new house on 15th at Montara Creek ravine - MCC comments (approved)

• 2-Stage Hwy Crossing Design Alternative 

• Consent agenda: Minutes for 3/25/15

Location: GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

UPDATE:  4/8/15 meeting VIDEO & MINUTES

POST Buys Last Private Land on Pillar Point Bluff

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has completed purchase of the last private land on Pillar Point Bluff, with funding from the Coastal Conservancy, and plans to transfer the property to County Parks by year-end.   The 21-acre parcel lies between the Pillar Ridge Manufactured Home Community and the ocean.  This addition to the County’s Pillar Point Bluff preserve will connect a gap in the California Coastal Trail, though there is no timeline yet for actual trail improvements.  

MCC Meeting March 25, 7PM

AGENDA
Plan Princeton Preferred Plan & Policy Framework - slide presentation
HMB Yacht Club ADA beach access ramp
Consent agenda: Minutes for 2/25/15

Location: GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

UPDATE:  3/25/15 meeting video & minutes

Hwy 1 Crossings/Medians/Turn Lanes: Mar 11 Public Workshop

The March 11 MCC meeting will be a public workshop at special venue: 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Cypress Meadows, 343 Cypress Ave, Moss Beach.  Agenda - Flyer - Video

New design alternatives for Midcoast Highway 1 crossings, medians, & left turn lanes will be presented by the County’s traffic consultants, followed by Q&A, and community feedback. The design revisions are a result of public feedback at two community workshops last summer.  

A more in-depth Preliminary Planning Study and an online survey are available on the County's Speakout site (comment deadline April 15).  
See MCC project page for all project documents.