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CONSENT AGENDA. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. IDD = intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Agenda. Consent Staff Report and attachments for Item #16: “Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board to execute a Certificate of Acceptance for a Deed of Public Access Easement (Public Access Easement), accepting from Big Wave LLC, a California limited liability company, a permanent public access easement across a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 047-311-080, (“Property”) located in unincorporated San Mateo County; and
B) The County Executive, or their designee, to execute any and all additional notices, consents, approvals, and documents in connection with said Deed of Public Access Easement and Certificate of Acceptance.”
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Public Access Easement Acceptance, APN 047-311-080 (portion of) in unincorporated San Mateo County; Big Wave Project
RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board to execute a Certificate of Acceptance for a Deed of Public Access Easement (Public Access Easement), accepting from Big Wave LLC, a California limited liability company, a permanent public access easement across a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 047-311-080, (“Property”) located in unincorporated San Mateo County; and
B) The County Executive, or their designee, to execute any and all additional notices, consents, approvals, and documents in connection with said Deed of Public Access Easement and Certificate of Acceptance.
BACKGROUND
In May of 2015, the Board of Supervisors granted several approvals related to the development of two parcels of land owned by the Big Wave Group, a California non-profit corporation (“Big Wave”), located in the unincorporated Princeton-by-the Sea area of the County, adjacent to the Pillar Point Bluff and Pillar Point Marsh Preserves. Those parcels are known as the North Parcel and the South Parcel. The Board approvals included development of the North Parcel with a Wellness Center, which would include accommodations for developmentally disabled adults as well as for support staff.
On May 19, 2015, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors considered (1) the Certification of an Addendum to the Certified 2010 Big Wave Wellness Center and Office Park Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Final EIR (2010 EIR) for the Big Wave North Parcel Alternative Project (Big Wave NPA Project), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The project involved the development of the Big Wave North Parcel including five buildings containing approximately 155,500 sq. ft. of industrial/office/storage uses; a 3-building Wellness Center consisting of 70,500 sq. ft. of affordable housing and associated uses with a maximum of 57 bedrooms for a maximum of 50 developmentally disabled (DD) adults and 20 staff and approximately 20,500 sq. ft. of industrial/office/storage uses; and a total of 554 private parking spaces, as well as the development of the south parcel (APN 047-312-040) with a boat storage lot and 92 coastal access public parking spaces. The Office Park and Wellness Center will contain no more than 176,000 sq. ft. of industrial/office/storage uses.
The Board of Supervisors approved the subdivision subject to conditions of approval including the proposed establishment of coastal access public parking requirements. Parking spaces shall be provided in a singular location on the north parcel adjacent to the sidewalk along the frontage of the north and south parcels. The parking spaces shall be located within a public access easement.
DISCUSSION
Big Wave LLC has offered to dedicate the necessary public access easement across a portion of their Big Wave LLC parcel, Assessor’s Parcel Number 047-311-080, in order to satisfy the coastal access public parking requirement. The proposed Easement will thus create a continuous path that will provide access to the coastal parking lot.
Big Wave LLC will assume ongoing maintenance of the Easement and as has agreed to construct, maintain and accept liability for the access easement, subject to the County’s acceptance of said Public Access Easement.
Real Property Services prepared the Public Access Easement Deed, which provides for the dedication of a new permanent public access easement required by the County for the construction of the Coastal Access Parking Lot located on the Big Wave LLC property.
The Department of Planning concurs with the acceptance of the Public Access Easement and the County Attorney has approved the resolution and conveyance documents as to form.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Establishment of a Public Access Easement across the North Parcel will partially satisfy coastal access public parking requirements for the conditional project approval of the Big Wave NPA Project, and will advance County interests in providing pedestrian access to coastal resources.
FISCAL IMPACT
Big Wave LLC donates the required easement and has agreed without monetary compensation. Thus, there is no impact to the County General Fund as a result of this easement donation.
More on the Big Wave Housing and Wellness Center on Coastside Buzz
Fact Sheet
Mission: Provide housing, a sense of community, and access to opportunities for Bay Area adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Vision: Become a “community hub” and place to belong for adults with special needs throughout the Bay Area.
The Need: Approximately 55,000 Bay Area individuals have IDD such as autism, Down syndrome, developmental delay, brain injury, and cerebral palsy. Over half are 18+ and isolated and lonely once they leave the school system. 80% live at home with family caregivers, creating a crisis as family members age and pass. Bay Area affordable housing serves just 8% of adults with IDD. 85% are unemployed with limited job skills and job options.
The Project: A 12-acre campus which includes:
- 50,000 sq. ft. residence with 36 private studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments for 38 residents and aides. Seven of the units are reserved for need-based families.
- 10,000 sq. ft. outdoor courtyard for recreation, socialization, and community engagement, as well as inside communal areas.
- Commercial kitchen operated by tenant One Step Beyond, Inc. (OSBI), offering a Culinary and Catering Academy for Bay Area adults with IDD, teaching cooking skills for independent living or to gain employment in the culinary industry.
- Day Program operated by OSBI, providing continuing education, community inclusion, music, arts, physical fitness, recreation and job training.
- Additional 3,000 sq. ft. of commercial space on the ground floor for businesses that may provide potential employment opportunities for residents.
- Five-acre Farm on adjacent property for education and skills development, which currently serves hundreds of Bay Area adults each month from multiple County Day Programs, who help produce products sold to the local community.
- Supported living model where residents choose their daily activities from jobs to volunteering, day programs or recreation, with access to education, skills development, job opportunities and community engagement.
- Job Creation of dozens of local, above minimum wage jobs including administrative, caregivers, and other facility and campus support personnel.
Project Cost: Total cost to build: $37M
Funding: Community funded, including sale of residential memberships via a community housing cooperative; grants; private donations; up to $12.5 construction funding by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).
Progress: Secured all construction and utility permits. Installed underground infrastructure including water main, onsite water utilities, sewer main and on-site sewer and conduit for underground utilities; biological protection fence installed; compacted and certified pad completed; Phase I of wetlands restoration completed; temporary electricity installed, construction financing secured; general contractor secured.
Construction of the primary residence is targeted to begin September 2024 and take approximately 18 months to complete.
The Big Wave Residence
This campus on Airport Boulevard in Princeton Harbor, Half Moon Bay, California, offers critically needed lifelong housing and a community hub for Bay Area adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It includes individual apartments, communal spaces, an outdoor courtyard for socialization and community engagement, and a working Farm. Big Wave has worked with the California Coastal Commission and San Mateo County to secure the permits needed to meet regulatory requirements, the needs of the target population, and the community at large.
About Big Wave
The Big Wave Group is a Bay Area 501©3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide housing, access to opportunities, and a sense of community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Half Moon Bay, CA, the campus will include a 50,000 sq. ft. residence, a 10,000 sq. ft. outdoor courtyard for recreation and socialization, a working Farm, and a commercial kitchen operated by One Step Beyond, Inc. (OSBI). OSBI will provide a Culinary and Catering Program and Day Program for adults with IDD throughout the Bay Area. Project location: 380 Airport Road in Half Moon Bay, CA. Mailing: PO Box 1901, El Granada, CA 94018. www.bigwaveproject.org Facebook, Instagram @bigwaveproject
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