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VIDEO. From the Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Director’s meeting Agenda on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 7:30pm, as a remote meeting.
GCSD Chair, Nancy Marsh, Reports. El Granada CERT and DEM (SMCo Dept. of Emergency Management) are very interested. This would include a midcoast HAM Radio Antennae to boost emergency communications into El Granada hills.
GCSD Community Recreation Center Plans
The 2019 community recreation needs survey results showed a strong desire by district residents for a recreation center, with 67% of respondents rating this as important or very important.
In July 2021 GCSD acquired the building and property at 480 Avenue Alhambra in El Granada, to develop in the future as a Community Recreation Center (CRC) and District Office. The location adjacent to the new park provides significant benefits, such as the opportunity for combined indoor/outdoor recreation programs, and it puts GCSD staff in a good position to oversee and manage both the park and CRC. The site is leased to the current Picasso Preschool operator through May 2025, while GCSD completes the new CRC design and regulatory processes.
The Board selected Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. to design renovation and expansion of the existing building to be flexible for many recreational purposes, as well as being suitable for community and private events. GCSD’s limited staff, which supports sewers and trash collection as well as parks and recreation would relocate to the CRC from their current leased space. Group 4, based in South San Francisco, has designed many community recreation centers all over the peninsula and beyond. GCSD looks forward to designing and building a practical, versatile and beautiful CRC that will meet the needs of the whole community, across a wide range of interests and demographics.
The design process was initially informed by community perspectives collected in GCSD’s 2019 Community Survey. Group 4 and GCSD then sought additional community perspectives by inviting residents to participate in an online survey in December, 2022. The community also reviewed the proposed design at several public Board meetings during the planning phase. In March 2023, the Board authorized submission of the proposed design below to the County for review.
From the California Grants Portal:
CDFA Community Resilience Centers Program
The purpose of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Community Resilience Centers(CRC) Program is to build local resilience across California communities by improving community facilities. It is a priority of the CRC program to fund resilience center projects in disadvantaged communities and disadvantaged unincorporated communities, or sites serving these communities.
Recent and ongoing climate events and public health emergencies impact every part of California.Such events encompass shorter-term events like earthquakes, extreme heat, mudslides, flood, wildfires, power outages, and disruptions; they also include longer-term events like the COVID pandemic, sea level rise, drought, and rising temperatures. Due to historic redlining and cycles of underinvestment, communities across California face differential access to local community resilience opportunities including public health resources, clean energy infrastructure, and emergency response services.
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Meetings ~ 3rd Thursday @ 7:30pm
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Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Agendas and Zoom Links
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) PCTV Videos
The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar.
GCSD Regular Board Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm in the District’s meeting room, and are normally shown on Pacific Coast TV (PCT) (Cable channel 27) at 6:00 am on Wednesday and at 11:00 am Saturday following the meeting (but check the schedule as show times can vary).
Mission Statement
To protect public health and safety, preserve our environment, and maintain fiscal soundness by providing high quality service for wastewater, solid waste collection, recycling, and serving the community’s needs for parks and recreation, through responsible operations and management.
The Granada Sanitary District was formed in 1958 under the California Sanitary District Act of 1923. In October of 2014, the District was reorganized as the Granada Community Services District under California Government Code 61000 et seq. The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar. The District is also responsible for the sewage collection system and disposal for approximately 2,500 residences and businesses in these same unincorporated areas as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Garbage and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with the Granada Community Services District.
The District office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located on the third floor of 504 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada. To contact the District please call (650) 726-7093. Regular board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
2023 Board of Directors
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Barbara Dye – President
Nancy Marsh – Vice President
Jen Randle – Director
Matthew Clark – Director
Jill M. Grant – Director
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Staff
General Manager: Chuck Duffy, Dudek & Associates
Assistant General Manager: Delia Comito
Legal Counsel: William Parkin, Wittwer Parkin LLP
District Engineer: John Rayner, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Administrative Assistant: Nora Mayen
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) is a Joint Powers Authority created by an agreement between the Granada Sanitary District, the Montara Sanitary District, and the City of Half Moon Bay in 1976. The agreement called for the creation of the Authority to build and operate a commonly owned sewer treatment plant for the benefit of all three agencies. All sewage generated by the three agencies is pumped and piped to the treatment plant for treatment and eventual disposal. For more information on SAM, please visit their website at samcleanswater.org.
Links to previous GCSD meetings’ videos.
The Granada Community Services District (GCSD), formerly the Granada Sanitary District, gained park and recreational jurisdiction on October 1, 2014, for the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Miramar and Princeton (i.e. the “GCSD Community”) by a positive vote of 60% of the voters in the District. This reorganization allows the district to provide parks and recreation services in addition to the sewer, solid waste and recycling services it currently provides to over 2,500 residences and businesses in the District as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Solid waste and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with GCSD.
The parks and recreation function is funded by utilizing a portion of GCSD’s share of San Mateo County property tax revenues, not from sewer charges. GCSD’s goal is to provide parks and recreation services that benefit the GCSD community, with a commitment to robust neighborhood outreach on new projects.
Granada Parks Advisory Committee (PAC) Agenda
The PAC was formed by the Granada Community Service Board to ensure community involvement in all phases of park planning, design and development. Seven voting members are appointed by the Board to serve two-year terms. Members receive no compensation – they are neighbors volunteering to support and benefit our community. The PAC makes recommendations regarding parks and recreation to the GCSD Board of Directors. PAC meetings are held at the GCSD office at least once each quarter and are open to the public and televised. The PAC meeting schedule and meeting minutes may be found here.GCSD owns the undeveloped “Burnham Strip” property along Obispo Street between Coronado Street and Avenue Alhambra in El Granada, which may be developed as an El Granada gateway park.
Additional potential park areas are a small GCSD-owned parcel on Capistrano Road in Princeton and the road medians in El Granada. GCSD and SMC completed a Permit Agreement in February 2018 which allows the District to make improvements to the El Granada Medians. GCSD may implement landscaping, seating, and active and passive recreational improvements on these properties, following an open and transparent community outreach process and all required permit and environmental review processes.
El Granada in 1972. Look at that big triangle of land that is now completely eroded!
Author: Coastside Buzz
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Given its misbehavior on Montara, it would be wise to slow roll any dealings with DEM to make sure all details are entirely clear.
I’m curious how the survey was conducted and how many respondents there were. Also did the survey explain that El Granada residents will be footing the bill?