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
MCC Regular Meeting Agenda for August 12th, 2020. --- The meeting 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 at the top of the agenda.
Supporting material:
Minutes for July 22, and July 29, Financial Report 2019-2020
Mirada Rd CCT bridge: condition, detour, MCC letter
UPDATE: 8/12/20 meeting video, minutes
[Updated 7 August]
One incumbent did not file, so the filing period fot MCC candidates is extended to close of business, Wed, Aug 12th.
The most recent San Mateo County Elections press release https://www.smcacre.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/38_listofofficeswithextendedcandidatefilingperiod.pdf?1596865848 For more election and filing information, including the Candidate registration form and Guideline booklet, visit the County elections site (https://www.smcacre.org/current-election).
Filing now closes at end of business on Wed, Aug 12th, and some paperwork must but signed and turned in at 40 Tower Rd. in person.
Four people have filed and qualified as of Aug 7th. Since the filing deadline is close, it is best to contact the elections office directly as soon as possible, if you want to run. Contact Michelle Yue MYue@smcacre.org, direct phone number: 650.312.5293
You must be a resident of the MCC area (unincorporated El Granada, Princeton, Moss Beach, Montara, and northern Miramar).
Are you prepared for the next public safety power shutoff?
CID is partnering with PG&E, Peninsula Clean Energy, along with other community organizations to help older adults and people with disabilities be prepared. Visit the Center for Independence website. The program provides access to backup batteries, as well as other advice.
MCC Agenda for a special session on Connect the Coastside on July 29 at 7pm. This meeting 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.
There will be a special format for this study session. The description is on pages 2 and 3 of the Agenda. Links to several documents are in the agenda and are provided here as well.
CTMP Comments (Lisa Ketcham - submitted as a Moss Beach resident)
Jill Ekas (email) – Community Development Director, City of Half Moon Bay
Khoa Vo (email) - Deputy Director – Road Services, San Mateo County
This is going up ahead of the agenda to give the community as much time as possible to look at the documents that they find interesting or useful.
The San Mateo County home page for Connect the Coastside (CTMP), with links to the executive summary, the document itself, and recent presentations, and the County page with all of the older presentations and documents for Connect the Coastside. Note, the January 15, 2020 draft is the current version. The County is working on revisions following the public meetings.
US FHWA description of ICE (Intersection Control Evaluation) process and goals. This is similar to Caltrans, but the Caltrans document is no longer available on the web.
Article describing the reasons and policies for moving from LOS (Level of Service) to VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), and the FAQ for SB743, the bill that mandated the change.
Caltrans Roundabout design guidelines (7 pages extracted from much larger overall design manual).
DKS ICE for Cypress & Hwy 1 (2017), evaluated under contract to the County, plans for same, review of the ICE by the MCC consultant Michael Wallwork, and Michael Wallwork's sketches and thoughts for a California Ave & Hwy 1 roundabout.
MCC transportation presentation on Hwy 1 and related issues from July 2018, and Connect the Coastside study session presentation from the MCC Nov 14, 2018 meeting.
