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VIDEO. ZOOM Meeting. San Mateo County Planning Commission Meeting: Wed. Sept. 9th, 2020 at 9:00 a.m to discuss the San Mateo County Parks and Facilities 5 Year Routine Maintenance Program.
Staff would like to gang all Department of Public Maintenance into a 5-year rolling California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) permit.
Due to the time permitting takes, DPW projects can take so long that culverts, bridges, streams, etc. may have maintenance issues that cause more damage to the environment by not getting done in a timely manner, than the CEQA process protects.
Additionally, by streamlining the permitting process there can be more “work scheduling certainty”. The permitting process and time lags are expensive for County and taxpayers.
Regular Agenda and Staff Report
1. Owner: San Mateo County Applicant: Department of Public Works & County Parks File Number: PLN2020-00119 Location: Unincorporated Coastal Zone Assessor’s Parcel No: Various, Unincorporated Coastal Zone
Coastal Development Permit to authorize routine maintenance activities at County maintained parks and facilities over the course of a five-year period for the Department of Public Works Five-Year Master Permit for the County’s Routine Maintenance Program. Primary on-going activities include culvert, bridge, and other storm drainage maintenance; roadside ditch and swale maintenance; sediment removal; bank stabilization; vegetation management; and trail and road maintenance. Applicant deemed complete April, 7, 2020. Please direct any questions to Project Planner Renee Ananda at [email protected].
2. Correspondence and Other Matters
3. Consideration of Study Session for Next Meeting
4. Director’s Report
5. Commissioner Updates and Questions
6. Adjournment
About the Project
The County Department of Public Works and Parks Department conduct a range of routine maintenance activities to ensure that County facilities are properly functioning and operational. Primary maintenance activities include vegetation management and sediment removal along roads, trails, ditches, swales, and low impact development features; culvert repair/replacements; roadside slide and slip-out repairs; bank stabilization; and other maintenance at campgrounds, marinas, airports, flood control facilities, and bridges.
Historically, the County has developed, permitted, and conducted routine maintenance activities as individual discrete actions. The purpose of developing the Routine Maintenance Program is to provide a more comprehensive, efficient, and consistent approach to conducting and permitting routine maintenance activities.
The County recently completed a Routine Maintenance Program Manual (Maintenance Manual), which serves as the basis and project description for CEQA compliance and permit development. The Maintenance Manual identifies maintenance objectives, outcomes, and standards; describes natural resources in the Program area and specific conditions at sites where routine maintenance is anticipated; provides guidance and updated Best Management Practices to avoid and minimize potential environmental impacts during maintenance; describes countywide impact mitigation approaches; and details administration and reporting activities.
In accordance with State CEQA Guidelines, the County has conducted CEQA analysis including Notice of Preparation and Public Scoping, preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and Notice of Availability and Public Review. The Final EIR, including Response to Comments, is available for download below.
Contractor
Horizon Water and Environment
Public Works Contact
Krzysztof Lisaj
[email protected]
Documents
Author: Coastside Buzz
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