Public Workshop June 23: New Highway Crossing Alternatives

The County will present the latest design alternatives for Midcoast Highway 1 at-grade crossings, raised medians, and left-turn lanes:

   Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
   HMB Yacht Club, 214 Princeton Ave, Princeton

The new compromise design Alternative 3 has been developed for Montara and Moss Beach in response to public comments. It provides limited raised medians for traffic calming at village gateways, and for pedestrian crossing refuge at 3 locations (Virginia, 7th, & 2nd). 
Project Summary -- Design Alternatives Matrix -- Draft Planning Study 
4/28/15 MCC comments - public comments
Conceptual design images:
Mirada Rd. Alt 1, 2
Moss Beach Cypress Alt 1, 2, 3; Town Center Alt 1A, 1B, 2, 3
Lighthouse/16th Alt 1, 2
Montara Town Center Alt 1, 2, 3; Montara Beach Alt 1, 2, 3
Gray Whale Cove Alt 1&2

Following Tuesday’s public meeting there will be an online virtual workshop open until July 10.  Once a preferred alternative is selected for each location, the next planning phase can move forward, with detailed designs, environmental review and permitting.  Construction timeline will depend on prioritization of locations and availability of funding. 
See Highway 1 page for background and related projects.

Parallel Trail Design Gets Underway

The County has entered a contract with BKF Engineers to complete Design Phase 1 of the initial segment of the Midcoast Multimodal Trail (aka Parallel Trail).  The trail has long been envisioned as an east-of-highway multi-use transportation trail connecting the Midcoast communities to each other and to Half Moon Bay.  The trail is expected to be completed in 4 segments.  Design of the southern segment (from city limits at Mirada Rd. to Coronado in El Granada) is set to begin this summer. 

The project will include complete environmental review, multiple public outreach events to develop a preferred trail alignment, and conceptual construction plans and estimates, to be presented to the County Planning Commission.   

Design Phase 1 is expected to be completed in spring 2016.  Phase 2 will include advanced design and permitting tasks in FY 2016-17.  Project design and permitting is funded by a $500,000 grant from SMC Transportation Authority Measure A Ped/Bike Program. 

Project Manager is James Hinkamp,  jhinkamp@smcgov.org
staff report  --  MCC project page

Public Workshop June 16: Motel Expansion in El Granada

The County will hold a Pre-Application Workshop to allow for public comment on a proposed 2-story, 14-room addition to the Harbor View Inn at 51 Avenue Alhambra in El Granada.  (site plans - Google aerial & street view)

     Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 6:30-8:00 PM
     GCSD, 504 Ave Alhambra, third floor, El Granada

UPDATE 7/14/15: Workshop Summary
Note: Staff later acknowleged that the correct maximum building height is 28', not 36' as indicated in the Workshop Summary.

UPDATE 7/9/19: Project description revised as follows:  CDP, Staff-Level Design Review, & Use Permit Amendment to allow for the addition of 15 guest rooms (for a total of 34), a conference room, employee break area/office, & new reception area. This project is appealable to the CA Coastal Commision. Revised plans -- Google images

UPDATE 7/26/19:  MCC comments

MCC Meeting June 10, 2015

AGENDA for June 10, at 7:00 PM
Location: GCSD meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3rd floor, El Granada

Midcoast at-grade crossings & raised medians: Preview and discussion of revised design alternatives for Moss Beach and Montara which include raised median crossing refuges at 3 locations. The final County public workshop to select preferred design alternatives will be Tuesday, June 23, 7-9 PM at HMB Yacht Club.

Project Summary — Design Alternatives Matrix — 4/28/15 MCC comments — project page

New HMB Library presentation (Friends of HMB Library)

Consent agenda: Minutes for May 13, 2015

UPDATE:  6/10/15 meeting Video — Minutes

Harbor District Service Review Available for Comment

SMC Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) has released the Draft Municipal Service Review and Sphere Update for the San Mateo County Harbor District.  

Affected agencies, residents, property owners and interested individuals and groups are requested to provide comments to the LAFCo Executive Officer, Martha Poyatos, by email at mpoyatos@smcgov.org or fax at (650) 363‐4849. Please submit comments by June 26, 2015.

The Executive Officer’s Report including comments and recommended determinations will be presented to San Mateo LAFCo at the Commission meeting of July 15, 2015 scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 400 County Center Redwood City. 

The comprehensive review and report were put in motion after last year's Civil Grand Jury Report: "What is the price of dysfunction? The San Mateo County Harbor District."  

News article: Oversight commission suggests Harbor District dissolve: LAFCo releases draft report recommending county takeover.
More info on Harbor District history and issues on MCC Harbor Page.