MCC Regular Meeting: August 14, 2024

MCC Regular Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

The meeting will be conducted both in person at Granada Community Services District, 504 Avenue Alhambra, 3rd Floor, El Granada, CA, and remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom (link). We encourage remote participation. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comments are available on the Agenda.

Agenda & supporting materials:
2. Council Follow-up Reports: Health Care on the Coast
4a. Consent Agenda: MCC annual financial report (postponed)
5a. Harbor Retail Center: Presentation - MCC comments (approved)
5b. GGNRA plan update
Future Agendas (Tentative): Farallone School Lighting; Stormwater; MCC communications policy

UPDATE: 8/14/24 meeting video & minutes

MCC Regular Meeting: July 24, 2024

MCC Regular Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

The meeting will be conducted both in person at Granada Community Services District, 504 Avenue Alhambra, 3rd Floor, El Granada, CA, and remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom (link). We encourage remote participation. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comments are available on the Agenda.

Agenda & supporting materials:
3a. Consent Agenda: Minutes of June 12 and July 10, 2024 (postponed)
4a. Midcoast Shoreline Erosion: Bob Battalio presentation
4b. SMC tree ordinance update: presentation & draft ordinance
4c. Coastside Resilient Infrastructure Strategic Plan (CRISP) - MCC letter & project table (approved)
Future Agendas: (Tentative): GGNRA, harbor, stormwater

UPDATE: July 24 meeting video & minutes

3 MCC Seats Open for Nov 5, 2024 Election

UPDATE 8/15/2024: No candidates filed for MCC open seats by the deadline. Without any candidates Midcoast Community Council will not be on the Nov. ballot.

UPDATE 8/10/2024:
Extended Candidate Filing Deadline for MCC:
Wednesday, Aug 14 at 5:00 PM.

If an eligible incumbent does not file Declaration of Candidacy by August 9, 2024 at 5 p.m., the filing period is extended for that office for five calendar days until August 14, 2024 at 5 p.m., for any person other than the incumbent.   
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The Nov 5 General Election ballot will have 3 seats open for election to the Midcoast Community Council (Election Resolution).  One of those seats has no eligible incumbent.  Councilmember terms are for 4 years.  

Candidate filing period runs from July 15 through August 9 at 5:00 PM
Election Calendar & Candidate Information

The County Elections Office will hold a Candidate Seminar for help with the filing process on Wed, July 24, at 10:00AM.

MCC Regular Meeting: July 10, 2024

MCC Regular Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

The meeting will be conducted both in person at Granada Community Services District, 504 Avenue Alhambra, 3rd Floor, El Granada, CA, and remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom (link). We encourage remote participation. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comments are available on the Agenda.

Agenda & supporting materials:
4. Consent Agenda:
a. Minutes of 6/12/2024 (postponed)
b. 2024 Election resolution (approved)
c. County funding agreement formalizing MCC funding process (postponed)
d. Harbor District Surfers’ Beach Pilot Restoration Project grant: MCC letter (approved)
e. Age-Friendly Half Moon Bay Coastside: MCC endorsement (approved)
5a. GCSD presentation of Burnham strip project: presentation & map
5b. Update on MCC Communications Policy (postponed)
Future Agendas: (Tentative): CRISP, GGNRA, tree ordinance, stormwater

UPDATE: July 10 meeting video & minutes

Protected Tree Ordinance Update July 2024

The County's Planning and Building Department has prepared an update to the County’s Tree Removal Regulations to improve management of individual trees and tree canopy in the County, and to improve the tree removal and trimming permit process, consistent with the County’s General Plan. The draft ordinance is available for review here: Tree Ordinance Public Review Draft

There will be an informational study session on the draft ordinance on Wednesday July 10, 2024, at 9:00 AM at the SMC Planning Commission (in person and via Zoom). 
Agenda & staff report are here.
Please submit your comments about the draft ordinance by July 23, 2024.

A companion guidance website (SanMateoCountyTrees) has also been launched to provide more information to the County’s residents about the value of trees, and outline the permit process steps, among other useful information.