Disaster Preparedness Day June 8

Saturday, 6/8/13, 10 AM – 2PM
San Mateo Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Ave, San Mateo.
More info on flyer.

Shoreline Erosion Meeting 5/29/13

Pillar Point Harbor Shoreline Erosion Committee
Wednesday, May 29, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at HMB Yacht Club in Princeton

Agenda includes:
Beach erosion at Surfer’s Beach, Princeton shoreline, & West Shoreline Trail.
Pillar Point Harbor boat launch ramp dredging & Perched Beach.

Update on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 6:05PM by Lisa Ketcham

Notice of Special MCC Meeting in order for a quorum of MCC members to attend and participate.

Update on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 4:15PM by Lisa Ketcham

Presentation on Harbor Shoreline Erosion at Princeton and West Trail.

Update on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 8:41AM by Lisa Ketcham

5/29/13 Meeting Report  --  Video (2nd part only)

2013 Midcoast Road Projects

County Dept of Public Works (DPW) has compiled a list of Midcoast road and drainage projects planned for 2013.  Included are:

• Road resurfacing on Etheldore in Moss Beach, and portions of Airport/Harvard in Princeton.
• Road construction in Seal Cove: Del Mar, San Ramon, Madrone
• Drainage channel work & culvert replacements at various locations
• Vegetated swale construction along streets at 14 locations as part of Fitzgerald ASBS Pollution Reduction Program.

Update on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 5:22PM by Lisa Ketcham

The list has been updated with road resurfacing also on portion of Alhambra in El Granada.

MCC Meeting 5/22/13, 7pm, GSD

Granada Sanitary District (GSD) meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3^rd Floor, El Granada.

Supervisor Horsley will attend.

Regular Agenda:

• Preliminary Draft HMB Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan - Presentation.  Draft plan is on ALUCP website. Excerpts: Noise Contours, Safety Zones, Safety Criteria.
• Highway 1 Lighthouse Crossing (email to Supervisor Horsley, slides)

Consent Agenda: 5/8/13 MCC Minutes, 5/22/13 Treasurer’s Report

Update on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8:04AM by Lisa Ketcham

5/22/13  MINUTES  --  VIDEO

Public Workshop on Airport Planning May 23

The updated HMB Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan affects future land uses and development surrounding the airport. Policies address height of structures for airspace protection, aircraft noise impacts, and safety compatibility criteria near the ends of the runway. The draft plan is here.

Erosion Threatens Harbor’s West Trail

Pillar Point Harbor’s West Shoreline Trail extends from the parking lot at Pillar Point Marsh out to the west breakwater and Mavericks Beach.  It is a very popular recreational trail and important emergency vehicle access point.

Just south of the marsh where the trail meets the harbor beach, a section is being eroded by wave action. In places the erosion encroaches directly into the trail.  Since 2011 a bench and surrounding section of trail have been closed off with yellow caution tape.  Ongoing erosion threatens closure of the trail if something is not done. 

The trail belongs to the Harbor District. It was granted to the District when the breakwater was built. The trail is public coastal access as partial mitigation for harbor construction. Repair and protection of the trail is listed as a District top priority, studies were completed a year ago, and funds were budgeted for the actual repair work during 2012-13. Inexplicably, the project is on hold.

The engineering study with repair alternatives is now a year old and has yet to be released to the Harbor Commissioners and the public. There has not yet been any public discussion of preferred erosion protection alternative, nor any Harbor District action to initiate the complicated permitting process. The proposed project alternatives are all forms of armoring. Beach nourishment with harbor dredge material is not considered in the report. 

Coincidentally the Harbor District is looking for sites to put dredge material, and one current project, to dredge the area at the boat launch ramp, may be a possible source of beach nourishment for the West Shoreline Trail.

2012 West Trail Erosion Study, via Public Records Request:
--Draft Condition Survey & Repair Alternatives
--Draft Coastal Engineering Analysis (9mb)
--Construction Cost Estimates
--Permitting Strategy Memo

Riprap inevitably ends up strewn over the shoreline. 

MCC Meeting 5/8/13, 7pm, GSD

Granada Sanitary District (GSD) meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, 3^rd Floor, El Granada.

Regular Agenda:
Coastside Disaster Preparedness presentation
Midcoast California Coastal Trail presentation

Consent Agenda: 4/24/13 MCC Minutes, 5/8/13 Treasurer’s Report

Update on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7:21PM by Lisa Ketcham

5/8/13  MINUTES  --  VIDEO

Princeton Planning Effort getting underway

Princeton Plan consultant agreement is on the Board of Supervisors consent agenda 5/7/13, after which the planning project will get underway.  Here are links to project timeline and scope of work.  See the Issues Page on this topic for more info.

Parks Alive! May 5, 9-noon, at Quarry Park

FMR Parking Lot Improvements Meeting 5/9/13

May 9, 6:30-7:30pm, County Parks will hold a public meeting to review proposed Fitzgerald Marine Reserve parking lot improvements for better stormwater management and public access.  Purpose of the meeting is to discuss the revised plans and solicit public input. The current plan (Feb 2013) is here. For more information contact Senior Planner Sam Herzberg.

Meeting Location: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Parking Lot, North Lake St at California Ave, Moss Beach.