accompanying report on advisory committee
Resolution No. 98-26
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Declaring the Board's Intent to Establish an Advisory Committee for the Purpose of Reviewing and Recommending Revisions to District Policies as They Relate to the Coastal Area of San Mateo County Under Consideration for Possible Annexation Into the District
Whereas, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District was requested by the Half Moon Bay City Council, the Midcoast Community Council, and the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council to research possible methods of preserving open space on the San Mateo County coast; and
Whereas, the District has researched the
various mechanisms,
organizations, and entities that might be involved in
coastal land preservation,
and believes that a feasible and appropriate
method of preserving open space
resources on the coast is through extension
of the District boundaries to
include the coastal area west of Skyline
Boulevard to the San Mateo County
coast, from the southern boundary of the
City of Pacifica to the Santa Cruz
County line;
and
Whereas, the District held two community
information meetings in
the coastal area under consideration for
annexation, during which the questions
and concerns of the coastal
communities were raised and discussed, particularly
related to specific
policies of the District and how they would be implemented
in the coastal
area, if any annexation were to take place;
and
Whereas, the Board of Directors finds that a
review and discussion
of the specific District policies raised at the
community information meetings
would be very valuable, with the objective
of considering modifications
to those policies to more accurately reflect
the differing geographic features
and land uses in any coastal area under
consideration for potential annexation,
and that these policies are
appropriate were any coastal area to be annexed
at any time in the future;
and
Whereas, the Board of Directors specifically
intends to review the
policy on
(1) land acquisition, focusing on alternative methods of preservation such as purchase of conservation easements;
(2) the policy of eminent domain, specifically stating that acquisition of agricultural or ranch lands on the coast will be from willing sellers only, and that the District would not use eminent domain to acquire anyone's home;
(3) the policy of agricultural use, focusing on ways and means of preserving agricultural use on the coast, such as purchase of development rights or agricultural conservation easements; and,
(4) other policies as identified in the future; and
Whereas, at its meeting of
June 24, 1998 the Board of Directors
will consider placing an advisory
measure on the November 3, 1998 ballot
to determine if the voters in
coastal San Mateo County west of Skyline from
the southern boundary of
Pacifica to the Santa Cruz County line wish their
area to be annexed into
the jurisdiction of the District; and
Whereas,
if the Board places an advisory measure on the November
3, 1998 ballot, and
if that measure is approved by the voters, and if the
Board then determines
to proceed with a proposed annexation of any coastal
area either then or in
the future, then the Board will form and convene
an advisory committee
consisting of representatives of the coastal area,
which will review,
discuss, and recommend revisions to specified District
policies related to
the area under consideration for annexation, and will
include input from a
wide range of community and special interest groups
on the
coastside.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the
Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Open Space District hereby
declares its intent to form a coastal
advisory committee for the purpose of
reviewing and recommending revisions
to specified District policies,
including acquisition, eminent domain, and
agricultural use, as they relate
to the coastal area under consideration
for possible annexation, if the
Board places an advisory measure on the
November 3, 1998 ballot and if that
measure is approved by the voters and
if the Board then determines to
proceed with any annexation of any coastal
area either then or in the
future.
Passed And Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on June 24, 1998 at a regular meeting thereof, by the following vote:
Ayes: 7
Noes: 0
Abstain: None
Absent: None