Midcoast Community Council

The next meeting of the Midcoast Community Council will take place on Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83446082841 Topics include the following: SMC Sheriff's Midcoast Trends Covid-19 Vaccine... Connect the Coastside Visit the MCC Website to read the full agenda and learn more! http://www.midcoastcommunitycouncil.org//mcc-regular-meeti

Harbor West Trail Living Shoreline Receives CCC Approval The California Coastal Commission (CCC) at their Feb 12, 2021, meeting approved the Coastal Development Permit authorizing construction of approximately 300 feet of living shoreline and stormwater/drainage improvements along Pillar Point Harbor West Trail. The popular recreation area and essential emergency access to the west breakwater has been threatened with closure due to erosion since 2011. The CCC staff report ...calls this a win-win for the public and coastal resources an important project, not only for the Pillar Point Harbor area and its users and habitats, but also for the Commission, where the promise of living shorelines can be put to the test, and where lessons learned here can be applied elsewhere along the California coast. The natural shoreline component is designed to protect the trail from chronic erosion using nature-based design techniques -- cobble berm and rock fingers, topped with a re-created sandy beach using harbor dredge material, and vegetated back dunes. The stormwater component will improve the aesthetics, function and maintenance needs of the existing storm drain system by re-routing runoff into a biofiltration area west of the trail to an alternate outlet into the marsh. See http://www.midcoastcommunitycouncil.org//harbor-west-trail for links to the plans, images, etc. Construction by the Harbor District, which owns the West Trail, is expected to occur over 4 months beginning in spring 2021, followed by native planting of dune & biofiltration basin in the fall. There will be 5 years of physical and biological monitoring.

The next meeting of the Midcoast Community Council will take place on Wednesday, February 10th at 7pm via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83446082841 Topics include the following: San Mateo County Parks Update (Nicholas Calderon) Mirada Road / Medio Creek Bridge (Erickson)... MCC Quarterly Newsletter, Winter Edition (Weil) Visit the MCC Website to read the full agenda and learn more! http://www.midcoastcommunitycouncil.org//mcc-regular-meeti

The City of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County and the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce are hosting a virtual open house event on Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. We invite you to come and learn about the Coastside Recovery Initiative (CRI) and to contribute your ideas. You will hear from Lenny Mendonca, former Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom. We look forward to seeing you! Please click here (https://zoom.us//regi/tJwvceqoqDIpGdcmUAHr_...PXV6AFTfNwAZa6Y) to register for the virtual open house. You will receive a confirmation email with an add to calendar option that includes the Zoom link. The meeting will include breakout sessions. There is additional information on the City of Half Moon Bay website: https://www.half-moon-bay.ca.us//Coastside-Recovery-Initia

Agenda for January 27, 2021 MCC Meeting (Child Care, Connect the Coastside, Lighting), 7:00pm Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be conducted remotely pursuant to the provisions of the governor’s executive Orders N-2520 and N-29-20 temporarily suspending and modifying certain teleconference requirements under the Ralph M. Brown Act. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING IN PERSON....Continue reading