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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2015-08-21TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of August 17-21, 2015 TIBURON Correspondence, Notices and other Information 1. Letter - August 17 - Landmarks thank you - Depot Gallows Wheels 2. Email - August 19 - Seminary Neighborhood Asso: Strawberry Development Agenda, Minutes 1. Cancellation - August 26 - Tiburon Planning Commission REGIONAL, NOTICES AND AGENDAS Correspondence, Notices and other Information 1. Draft Report - August 10 - Marin Clean. Energy - Richmond Solar PV 2. Summary - August 11- General Management Plant for GGNRA 3. Draft EIR - August 13 - Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control Integrated Vector Management Program 4. Conference - Sept. 17 - State of the San Francisco Estuary * Council Only DIGEST e LANDMARKS Making History The Town of Tiburon 1505 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 August 17, 2015 Dear Friends; Our thanks for your $10,000 donation to the Railroad Ferry Depot Gallows Wheels relocation project. We are all very excited about finally being able to move the wheels to the Railroad Museum. The Belvedere -Tiburon Landmarks Society preserves local landmarks, artifacts, and open spaces of historical significance on the Tiburon Peninsula. Landmarks manages Old Saint Hilary's Landmark, the Tiburon Railroad -Ferry Depot Museum, the SS China Cabin, the Landmarks Art and Garden Center, and the History Collections — for the enjoyment of our community and its visitors. We appreciate your support! For your records, we are a non-profit organization, with a 501c(3) classification from the IRS; therefore, your $10,000 contribution is tax deductible. This support helps the Landmarks Society continue to preserve and exemplify Living History throughout the year for our community. Thank you again! Alan K. Brune Executive Director Landmarks Society 5 47-2 SuP1 1920 Paradise Drive Old St. Hilary's & Wildflower Preserve 201 Esperanza Street Art & Garden Center 841.Tburon Boulevard 1550 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920 415-435-1853 www.landmarks-society.org DIGEST c -_2-- From: i From: Seminary Neighbors <seminaryneighbors@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 2:08 PM To: frank@standingstonegroup.com; Vice Mayor Erin Tollini; Councilmember Jim Fraser; Councilmember Alice Fredericks; Councilmember O'Donnell Cc: Peggy Curran Subject: Tiburon and Strawberry's Shared Interest Attachments: Marin County BOS Letter.073015.pdf UNARY PO Box 2321 Mill Valley 94942 SeminaryNeighbors@gmail.com Tiburon Mayor and Town Council 1505 Tiburon Blvd Tiburon CA 94920 Dear Mayor Doyle, Vice Mayor Tollini and Council Members Fraser, Fredericks and O'Donnell. The Seminary Neighborhood Association is a group of Strawberry residents who came together in 2010 in response to the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's plans to redevelop their campus. Over the last five years our group has grown but remains focused on the future of the Seminary property albeit under new ownership. Over these years it's become dear that what happens in Strawberry doesn't stay in Strawberry. Because of our unique geography and the importance of the 101 freeway what happens here effects every Tiburon, Belvedere and Mill Valley resident. You and your neighbors have to pass through Strawberry every time you leave your community. We've watched and have been impressed by your efforts to address traffic on the peninsula. The expansion of the school bus program is nothing short of heroic. But all of your hard earned efforts could be wiped out by new Strawberry development (e.g., a new high school on the peninsula) with its attendant traffic impacts. As you can see from the attached letter the City of Mill Valley has recognized this reality and evidentially created a policy to review and comment on activities in Strawberry that will impact the lives of their residents. To be clear we're not asking for you to take an immediate position on the Seminary or any other Strawberry project at this time. But we do have a specific request: as fellow neighbors who all live on the same 1 peninsula, who share Tiburon Blvd and the Redwood Frontage Rd, we encourage Tiburon to create a policy of reviewing and commenting on future Strawberry projects for the benefit of your constituents. Sincerely, Seminary Neighborhood Association CC: Tiburon Town Manager 2 July 30, 2015 Marin County Board of Supervisors 3501 Civic Center Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 SUBJECT: Bently Holdings Master Plan Amendment and Precise Development Plan Amendment — 2015 Belvedere Place Traffic and Parking Study Dear Supervisors, The City of Mill Valley has a vital interest in land use plans for the Strawberry area. County Public Works and Community Development staff are aware from past and recent meetings on traffic congestion that Mill Valley is particularly concerned with any potential impacts to the Highway 101 interchange. Mill Valley's General Plan 2040 includes a policy to collaborate with the County and Caltrans on transportation planning efforts that provide direct benefit to Mill Valley, including the Highway 101/East Blithedale-Tiburon Boulevard intersections. We appreciate the opportunity to engage with the County of Marin on the environmental review process for the proposed Bently Holdings Master Plan and Precise Development Plan Amendments so that we can better understand the potential transportation/traffic impacts of the project. City staff has reviewed the Department of Transportation District 4 letter dated July 14, 2015 and is in agreement with the comments provided. In addition, Mill Valley's traffic consultant, David Parisi, has reviewed the 2015 Traffic and Parking Study and provided the comments below. The City of Mill Valley hereby submits our comments on the 2015 W -trans Belvedere Place Traffic and Parking Study and requests that additional analysis be performed, as specifically outlined below, before the Board accepts the Study and takes action on the Bently Holdings Master Plan and Precise Development Plan Amendments. City of Mill Valley, 26 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Marin County Board of Supervisors July 30, 2015 Page 2 of 3 City of Mill Valley Comments on Belvedere Place Traffic and Parking Study Background: • Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale Avenue and the Redwood Highway Frontage Road are key connections to and from the City Mill Valley, and their operation affects most vehicle trips into and out of Mill Valley. • The Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale Avenue corridor is operating at near - capacity levels a number of hours each day, and often at over -capacity conditions. Traffic congestion between the Redwood Highway Frontage Road and the southbound off -ramp from US 101 often spills back well into Mill Valley, resulting in excessive delays along East Blithedale Avenue, Camino Alto, and throughout the City. • Thus, the City of Mill Valley is concerned with any development proposal that could generate substantial vehicle trips along these roadways, further exacerbating congested traffic conditions. Review of Traffic Study: The reported existing level -of -service (LOS C) for the SR 131/Redwood Highway Frontage Road intersection is incorrect. o According to the City's recent Program for Arterial System Synchronization (PASS) results, the SR 131/Redwood Highway Frontage Road intersection currently operates at LOS D during the AM peak hour and LOS D/E during the PM peak hour (as noted in the report, in 2012 the SR 131/Redwood Highway Frontage Road intersection was operating at LOS D; traffic demands have increased since 2012). Additional intersections should be analyzed in the study: o Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale Avenue at Tower Drive/Kipling Drive, o US 101 Southbound Off -ramp, and o US 101 Northbound Off -ramp. Analyze the project's potential impact on vehicle queuing through the Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale Avenue corridor should be evaluated. The traffic study should evaluate cumulative (e.g., year 2035) conditions. The trip distribution assumptions are questionable. The trip distribution assumptions for US 101 North and US 101 South appear to be flip-flopped. Traffic demands are typically higher for trips to/from the north than the south. The study concludes that under existing plus project conditions the project's additional traffic would not result in any study intersection exceeding level -of - service standards. This conclusion should be revisited based on: o Provide actual existing level -of -service at SR 131/Redwood Highway Frontage Road o Include additional key intersections along Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale Avenue o Use realistic trip distribution assumptions Marin County Board of Supervisors July 30, 2015 Page 3 of 3 o Account for traffic demands and effects of downstream intersection constraints o Include an analysis of cumulative as well as cumulative plus project conditions. If the project is found to create potentially significant impacts and proposed mitigation is provided, the project's "fair share" contribution toward improving impacted intersections should be considered, including but not limited to, contribution to providing a third eastbound through lane and a northbound right - turn lane at SR 131/Redwood Highway Frontage Road. At this point, the City of Mill Valley questions whether the County's recommendation of a CEQA Categorical Exemption is appropriate given the potentially significant impacts to local and regional traffic from the project proposal to remove the prohibition against medical office use and permit a maximum of 47,400 square feet of existing office space to be converted for Medical Services — Clinics and Laboratories at Belvedere Place. It is our expectation that further traffic analysis will provide a more realistic basis upon which a CEQA evaluation can be made. Furthermore, the ability to successfully mitigate the potentially significant traffic impacts of the project must be clearly established in order to make required findings that the project would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or welfare of the County. The City of Mill Valley looks forward to active engagement and consultation on this project and all land use matters within the Strawberry unincorporated area. Vin Smith Director of Planning and Building NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION THE REGULAR TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 HAS BEEN CANCELLED THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 SCOTT ANDERSON, SECRETARY MCE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT MARIN CLEAN ENERGY RICHMOND SOLAR PV PROJECT DIGEST 2-0 2 __ W E AUG 1 1 2015 PLANNING DIVISION DATE: August 10, 2015 TO: State Clearinghouse, Contra Costa County Clerk, Responsible and Trustee Agencies, and Interested Parties LEAD AGENCY: Marin Clean Energy Marin Clean Energy (MCE) is a Joint Powers Authority governed by a seventeen -member Board of Directors representing each of the participating jurisdictions which include the City of Belvedere, Town of Corte Madera, Town of Fairfax, City of Larkspur, City of Mill Valley, City of Novato, City of Richmond, Town of Ross, Town of San Anselmo, City of San Pablo, City of San Pablo, City of Benicia, City of El Cerrito, City of San Rafael, City of Sausalito, Town of Tiburon, unincorporated Napa County and the County of Marin. As the Lead Agency overseeing this project's environmental review, MCE has initiated the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report to determine the nature and extent of the project's potential impact on the environment. Pursuant to Sections 15086 and 15087, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, this Notice is given to advise interested parties that the Agency has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the proposed project described above and that the Draft EIR is available for public review. The project description, location, and the potential environmental effects are discussed below. PROJECT SPONSOR: Marin Clean Energy, 1125 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael, California 94901 PROJECT LOCATION: The project site is located due west of the intersection of Castro Street and West Hensley Street in the City of Richmond, in the County of Contra Costa, California. The 40 -acre project Site would occupy portions of three individual assessor parcels (561-100-038-0, 561-100-034-9, and 561-100-037-2) totaling approximately 60 acres. Approximately 40 acres are the site of a capped landfill, and 20 acres are filled and compacted fertilizer ponds; the site is included on a list of hazardous material sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. MCE has an option to lease the site from the current landowner, Chevron Products Company, for solar energy development. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project would involve site preparation, installation and operation of a 10.5 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the project site. The installation would include approximately 80,000 thin-film, non -reflective solar panels, which, in combination with 11 utility -scale inverters, would convert sunlight into electricity. This would be fed directly into the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility grid from a point adjacent to the site. The project would be built in two phases. Phase I would involve installation of a 2 MW non -penetrating, ballasted, fixed -tilt PV array on the southern portion of the landfill area (approximately 13 acres of the 40 acre landfill). The panels would extend from about 30 inches above grade to a maximum height of eight feet. Phase 2 would involve installation of a 3.5 MW PV array on the 20 acre filled and compacted fertilizer pond. The array on the compacted fertilizer pond site would use single axis tracking arrays. These arrays would extend from at least 30 inches above grade to a maximum of height of 14 feet in its highest position. Phase 2 would also include installation of a 5 MW non -penetrating, ballasted, fixed -tilt PV array on the northern portion of the landfill area (27 acres of the 40 acre, landfill). The panels would extend from about 30 inches above grade to a maximum height of eght feet. All inverters and "r bra •rtes r ^� Notice Of Availability Of A Draft Environmental Impact Report Marin Clean Energy Richmond Solar PV Project Page 2 of 2 transformers would be mounted on concrete pads. The pads on the capped landfill would be placed above ground so as to not penetrate the landfill cap. Multiple pad mounted transformers would be connected by above -grade conduits to switching substations and pole mounted metering connected to existing 12.47 kilovolt PG&E distribution lines. Site access during construction and operation would be along existing paved roadways. All deliveries and materials would primarily enter by the existing Hensley Street gate onto paved access roads to the project site. Larger vehicles may be required to access the site through existing paved roads and security gates within the Chevron refinery to the west of the project site. Construction staging and parking would occur adjacent to the northwest of the landfill. Site preparation would require placement of up to 500 cubic yards of fill on the landfill and removal and redistribution of a temporary berm on the fertilizer pond area of approximately 3,400 cubic yards of soil among various low spots on this portion of the project site. Grading would be balanced onsite; no export or import of cut or fill material is proposed. Disturbed areas would be re -vegetated with native grasses and wildflowers. The proposed project requires approvals by the Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors and the City of Richmond's Design Review Board. POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: The Draft EIR identifies potentially significant environmental impacts in the following issue topics: • Biological Resources • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Hydrology/Water Quality REVIEW PERIOD: As specified by the State CEQA Guidelines, the Draft Environmental Impact Report will be available for public comment for a 45 -day review period. The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report will begin on August 14, 2015 and end on September 29, 2015. Comments may be submitted, in writing, by 5:00 p.m. on September 29, 2015 and addressed to: Greg Brehm, Director of Power Resources Marin Clean Energy 1125 Tamalpais Avenue San Rafael, California 94901 email: gbrehm@mcecleanenergy.org PUBLIC MEETING: MCE will hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed project and receive comments on the Draft EIR on August 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the City of Richmond City Council Chambers, located in the Community Services Building at 440 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The Draft EIR is available for public review at MCE offices, 1125 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael, California 94901, and at the Richmond Public Library -Main Branch, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804. The Draft EIR may also be accessed from the Agency website, http://www.mcecleanenergv.org/, Greg Brehm, Director of Power Resources Marin Clean Energy Aug 07, 2015 Date Print Form 1 Notice of Completion & Environmental Document Transmittal Appendix C Mail to: State Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 3044, Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 (916) 445-0613 For Hand Delivery/Street Address: 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Project Title: Marin Clean Energy Richmond Solar PV Project Lead Agency: Marin Clean Energy SCH #2015042040 Mailing Address: 1125 Tamalpais Avenue City: San Rafael, California Zip: 94901 Contact Person: Greg Brehm Phone: (415) 464-6037 County: Marin Project Location: County:Contra Costa Cross Streets: Castro Street and West Hensley Street Longitude/Latitude (degrees, minutes and seconds): 37 0 56 ' 44 " N / 122 a 22 •34 " W Total Acres: 40 Assessor's Parcel No.:561-100-038-0, -034-9, and -037-2 Section: Twp.: Range: Base: Within 2 Miles: State Hwy #: 580 Waterways: SF Bay, Wildcat Creek, San Pablo Creek Airports: none Railways: RPRC, UP and BNSF Schools: Peres El, multiple others City/Nearest Community: City of Richmond Zip Code: 94801 Document Type: CEQA: D NOP 0 Draft EIR ❑ Early Cons 0 Supplement/Subsequent Ent ❑ Neg Dec (Prior SCH No.) ❑ Mit Neg Dec Other: NEPA: ❑ NOI ❑ EA O Draft EIS ❑ FONSI Other: 0 Joint Document O Final Document ❑ Other: Local Action Type: D General Plan Update ❑ General Plan Amendment ❑ General Plan Element ❑ Community Plan ❑ Specific Plan ❑ Master Plan ❑ Planned Unit Development 0 Site Plan D Rezone ❑ Prezone ❑ Use Permit O Land Division (Subdivision, ctc.) ❑ Annexation O Redevelopment O Coastal Permit O Other: Development Type: ❑ Residential: Units ❑ Office: Sq.ft. ❑ Commercial:Sq.ft. ❑ Industrial: Sq.ft. 0 Educational: ❑ Recreational: ❑ Water Facilities:Type MGD Acres Acres Acres Acres Employees 0 Transportation: Type Employees 0 Mining: Mineral Employees 0 Power: Type Solar MW10.5 ❑Waste Treatment:Type MGD o Hazardous Waste:Type 0 Other: 40 -acre solar Installation Project Issues Discussed in Document: 0 Aesthetic/Visual ❑ Fiscal 0 Agricultural Land X❑ Flood Plain/Flooding 0 Air Quality 0 Forest Land/Fire Hazard 0 Archeological/Historical 0 Geologic/Seismic x❑ Biological Resources ❑x Minerals ❑X Coastal Zone ❑x Noise 0 Drainage/Absorption 0 Economic/Jobs 0 Population/Housing Balance 0 Public Services/Facilities 0 Recreation/Parks 0 Schools/Universities 0 Septic Systems X❑ Sewer Capacity x❑ Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading 0 Solid Waste O Toxic/Hazardous 0 Traffic/Circulation 0 Vegetation 0 Water Quality 0 Water Supply/Groundwater ❑X Wetland/Riparian 0 Growth Inducement 0 Land Use 0 Cumulative Effects ❑ Other. Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation: Capped Landfill and Filled Former Fertilizer Pond / M-3 Heavy Industrial / Industrial Project Description: (please use a separate page if necessary) The proposed 10.5 MW PV system would deploy approximately 80,000 thin-film solar panels at the project site. The solar panels would be non -reflective and, in combination with 11 utility scale inverters, would convert sunlight into electricity, which would be fed directly into the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility grid at locations adjacent to the site. The project would be a combination of non -penetrating ballasted fixed tilt arrays (maximum height of approximately 6 feet) and single axis tracking ground mount arrays (maximum of height of 14 feet in highest position). Multiple transformers would be connected via aboveground lines to adjacent switching substations. Access would be from the existing Hensley Street gate to the property. Note: The Stale Clearinghouse will assign identification numbers for all new projects. !fa SCH number already exists for a project (e.g. Notice of Preparation or previous draft document) please fill in. Revised 2010 Reviewing Agencies Checklist Lead Agencies may recommend State Clearinghouse distribution by marking agencies below with and "X". If you have already sent your document to the agency please denote that with an "S". Air Resources Board Boating & Waterways, Department of California Emergency Management Agency California Highway Patrol X Caltrans District #4 Caltrans Division of Aeronautics Caltrans Planning Central Valley Flood Protection Board Coachella Valley Mtns. Conservancy Coastal Commission Colorado River Board Conservation, Department of Corrections, Department of Delta Protection Commission Education, Department of X Energy Commission X Fish & Game Region #3 Food & Agriculture, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of General Services, Department of Health Services, Department of Housing & Community Development Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Office of Public School Construction Parks & Recreation, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Department of X Public Utilities Commission X Regional WQCB #2 Resources Agency Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of X S.F. Bay Conservation & Development Comm. San Gabriel & Lower L.A. Rivers & Mtns. Conservancy San Joaquin River Conservancy Santa Monica Mtns. Conservancy State Lands Commission SWRCB: CIean Water Grants SWRCB: Water Quality SWRCB: Water Rights Tahoe Regional Planning Agency X Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Department of Other. Other: Local Public Review Period (to be filled in by lead agency) Starting Date August 14, 2015 Ending Date September 29, 2015 Lead Agency (Complete if applicable): Consulting Firm Rincon Consultants Address: 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 400 City/State/Zip: Oakland, CA 94612 Contact: Abe Leider Phone: 510-834-4455 Signature of Lead Agency Representative: Applicant: Marin Clean Energy Address: 1125 Tama!pais Avenue City/StatcrZip: San Rafael, California 94901 Phone: (415) 464-6037 Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resource ode. Reference: Section 21161, Public Resources Code. Date: Revised 2010 RECEIVED AUG 1 7 2015 g/e/c DIGEST To'I)!1!>t + tIes Department of the Interior TOWN OF11BWS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fort Mason, San Francisco, California 94123 IN REPLY REFER TO D1 8 (GOGA-PLAN) AUG 1 1 2015 Dear Friend of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods National Monument: We are pleased to present this Summary Edition of the final General Management Plan for Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods National Monument. This is an abridged version of the two -volume Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods National Monument General Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement (FGMP EIS). It is intended to provide background to the plan and a complete description of the National Park Service's selected alternative for future management of the park without reading the full plan. Digital versions of this Summary Edition, the FGMP-EIS. and the Record of Decision are available online at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/GGNRAGMPSummary or www.nps.gov/goga/learn/management/completed-plans-and-projects.htm Sincerely, Brian Aviles Acting Chief of Planning Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Park Service (415) 561-4942 brian avilesJnps.gov o 595 Heiman Lane Cotati, CA 94931 1.800.231.3236 or 707.285.2200 707.285.2210 fax www. tnsmosquito.corn Philip D. Smith District Manager BOARD OF TRUSTEES Yvonne Van Dyke, President Cotati Lee Braun, Vice President Belvedere Shaun McCaffery, Secretary Healdsburg Herb Rowland Jr., Treasurer Novato Tamara Davis Sonoma County At Large Richard Stabler Sonoma County At Large Martin Castro Windsor Una Glass Sebastopol Laurie Gallian Sonoma Paul Libeu Rohnert Park 5 teve Ayala Petaluma Bill Pitcher Santa Rosa Frederick Smith Marin County At Large Ed Schulze Marin County At Large Nancy Barnard Corte Madera Tom Bradner Larkspur Laura Fennema Tiburon Sandra Ross Mill Valley Frank Egger Fairfax Judith Tru sendi San Rafael Phil Paisley Ross William Holland San Anselmo DIGEST Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District's Integrated Vector Management Program SCH# 2012052066 Date: August 13, 2015 To: State Clearinghouse; Responsible, Trustee, and Interested Agencies; and other Interested Organizations and Individuals Draft PEIR: The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR). The Draft PEIR addresses the potential environmental impacts that would result from implementation of a range of vector control alternatives that are components of the District's Integrated Vector Management Program (Program). After consideration of public comments on the Draft PEIR, the Final PEIR, additional comments on the Final PEIR, and then certification, the District Board of Trustees will decide whether and how to approve and carry out the Proposed Program on its ongoing Integrated Vector Management Program. Public Review and Hearings: Three public hearings will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm to receive agency and public comment on the content of the Draft PEIR for the Proposed Program. 1. Tuesday September 15: San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. 2. Thursday September 17: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 3. Monday September 21: Petaluma Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954 The Draft PEIR is available on the District's website www.msmosquito.com,for review at the District's office at 595 Heiman Lane, Cotati, CA 94931 between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, upon request (CD), and at 29 public libraries throughout the District Service Area. Belvedere -Tiburon Library City of Mill Valley Public Library City of San Rafael Public Library City of Sausalito Public Library Larkspur Public Library Marin Co. Library, Bolinas Branch Marin Co. Library, Civic Center Marin Co. Library, Corte Madera Branch Marin Co. Library, Fairfax Branch 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon CA 94920 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley CA 94941 1100 E Street, San Rafael CA 94901 420 Litho Street, Sausalito CA 94965 400 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur CA 94939 14 Wharf Road, PO Box 10, Bolinas CA 94924 3501 Civic Center Dr., Room 42, San Rafael CA 94903 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera CA 94925 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax CA 94930 • Marin Co. Library, Inverness Branch Marin Co. Library, Marin City Branch Marin Co. Library, Novato Branch Marin Co. Library, Pt. Reyes Stn Branch Marin Co. Library, South Novato Branch Marin Co. Library, Stinson Beach Branch Town of San Anselmo Public Library Cloverdale Regional Library Forestville Library Guerneville Regional Library Healdsburg Regional Library Northwest Santa Rosa Library Occidental Library Petaluma Regional Library Rincon Valley Library Rohnert Park- Cotati Regional Library Santa Rosa Central Library Sebastopol Regional Library Sonoma Valley Regional Library Windsor Regional Library 15 Park Ave., PO Box 160, Inverness CA 94937 164 Donahue Street, Marin City CA 94965 1720 Novato Blvd., Novato CA 94947 11431 State Route 1, PO Box 1330, Point Reyes Station CA 94956 6 Hamilton Landing, Ste. 140A, Novato CA 94949 3521 Shoreline Highway, PO Box 578, Stinson Beach CA 94970 110 Tunstead Ave., San Anselmo CA 94960 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale CA 95425 7050 Covey Rd., PO Box 1718, Forestville CA 95436 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville CA 95446 139 Piper Street, Healdsburg CA 95448 150 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa CA 95401 73 Main St., PO BOX 703, Occidental CA 95465 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma CA 94952 6959 Montecito Blvd, Santa Rosa CA 95409 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park CA 94928 211 E St., Santa Rosa CA 95404 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol CA 95472 755 West Napa St., Sonoma CA 95476 9291 Old Redwood Hwy., Bldg. 100, Windsor CA 95492 Documents referenced in the Draft PEIR may be viewed at the District office by appointment (call 707-285-2200 during normal business hours, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm), Monday through Friday. Project files will be maintained at this location. Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your written response must be sent at the earliest possible date, but not later than 45 days after receipt of this notice or by 3:30 pm on October 2, 2015. Please send your response to: Philip D. Smith, 595 Heiman Lane, Cotati, CA 94931; or fax: 707-285-2210; or email: peir@msmosquito.com. g,i3 - 2-0/c Philip D. Smith, District Manager Date Page 2 of 4 Integrated Vector Management Program (IVMP) Location and Description The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District undertakes activities through its Integrated Vector Management Program. The District undertakes vector control activities through its Program to control and/or provide information on the following vectors of disease and/or discomfort in the Program Area: mosquitoes, cockroaches, fleas, flies, rats, mice, ticks, and yellow jacket wasps. The District also performs vegetation management (including control of noxious and/or invasive plants) to facilitate access to vector habitat, improve efficiency and effectiveness of mosquito control operations, and as a source reduction measure. The District (Project Sponsor) has prepared a Draft Programmatic EIR (PEIR) to evaluate the effects of the continued implementation of the control strategies and methods prescribed in its Integrated Vector Management Program (IVMP or Program). The PEIR evaluates the District's IVMP, which consists of six general types of coordinated and component activities called alternatives: Surveillance, Physical Control, Vegetation Management, Biological Control, Chemical Control, and Other Nonchemical Control/Trapping. In order to realize effective and environmentally sound vector management, vector control must be based on several factors: carefully monitoring or surveying vector abundance and/or potential contact with people; establishing treatment criteria (thresholds); and appropriately selecting from a wide range of control methods. This dynamic combination of surveillance, treatment criteria, and use of multiple control activities in a coordinated program is generally known as Integrated Pest (or Vector) Management (IPM or IVM). The Program's "project area" is called the Program Area and consists of the District's "Service Area" boundaries, which generally includes all lands within Marin and Sonoma counties. The environmental impact analysis focuses on the potential for impacts within Marin and Sonoma counties from the District's Proposed Program and also considers the potential for control activities within the Service Area to affect any adjacent jurisdictions. Under California law, the District also can take direct but limited action in adjacent areas bordering its Service Area (the counties of Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Solano), if needed to provide control of mosquitoes and other vectors originating in adjacent areas for the health and safety of residents of the immediate Service Area [California Health and Safety Code Section 2240]. Surveillance: Vector surveillance, which is an integral part of the District's responsibility to protect public health and welfare, involves monitoring vector populations and habitat, their disease pathogens, and human/vector interactions. Vector surveillance provides the District with valuable information on what vector species are present or likely to occur, when they occur, where they occur, how many they are, and if they are carrying disease or otherwise affecting humans. Vector surveillance is critical to the IVMP because the information it provides is evaluated against treatment criteria to decide when and where to institute vector control measures. Physical Control: Physical control is managing vector habitat to reduce vector production through "source control/reduction" measures that are nonchemical or nonbiological techniques. In many cases, physical control activities involve restoration and enhancement of natural ecological functioning. For mosquitoes, these activities include, but are not limited to, water management and maintenance of channels, tide gates, levees, and other water control facilities to improve water circulation. Vegetation Management: The species composition and density of vegetation are basic elements of the habitat value of any area for mosquitoes and other vectors, for predators of these vectors, and for protected flora and fauna. District staff periodically undertake vegetation management activities as a tool to reduce the habitat value of sites for mosquitoes and other vectors or to aid production or dispersal of vector predators, as well as to allow District staff's access to vector habitat for surveillance and other control activities. Vegetation removal or Page 3 of 4 thinning primarily occurs in aquatic habitats to assist with the control of mosquitoes and in terrestrial habitats to help with the control of other vectors. Biological Control: The District's application of mosquitofish in mosquito habitat is the most commonly used biological control agent for mosquitoes in the world. Due to concerns that mosquitofish may potentially impact red -legged frog and tiger salamander populations, District policy is to limit the use of mosquitofish to ornamental fish ponds, water troughs, water gardens, fountains, unused swimming pools, and other types of isolated man-made ponds that do not provide habitat that could support native species and that are not connected to natural waterways. Chemical Control: Chemical control is a Program tool that consists of the application of nonpersistent insecticides to directly reduce populations of larval or adult mosquitoes and other invertebrate threats to public health (e.g., yellow jacket wasps, ticks). If and when inspections reveal that mosquitoes or other vector populations are present at levels that trigger the District's criteria for chemical control — based on the vector's abundance, density, species composition, proximity to human settlements, water temperature, presence of predators, and other factors — District staff will apply pesticides to the site in strict accordance with the pesticide label instructions and District best management practices (BMPs). Other Nonchemical Control/Trapping: This tool includes the trapping of rodents and/or trapping of yellow jackets that pose a threat to public health and welfare. For both vector species, tamper-resistant or baited traps are used. While these program elements together encompass the District's Integrated Vector Management Program, it is important to note that the specific activities performed by District staff vary from day to day, and from site to site. While some consistent vector sources are exposed to repeated control activity, many areas with minor vector activity are not routinely treated, and most of the land within the District's Service Area has never been directly treated for vectors. Other Alternative Programs evaluated in the Draft PEIR include the following: No Program, Reduced Chemical Control Alternative Program, and No Chemical Control Alternative Program. Summary of Potentially Significant Impacts The PEIR evaluates potential environmental impacts (direct, indirect, and cumulative) and focuses on the following environmental resources and concerns: human health, ecological health, land use, public services/hazard response, water quality (surface and ground waters), air quality, climate change (greenhouse gas production), noise, and biological resources. The analyses conclude that most of the impacts to these resources or concerns are either "no impact" or a "less -than -significant impact." One air quality impact was determined to be potentially significant but could be mitigated to less than significant. The Chemical Control Alternative could subject people to objectionable odors. Without site-specific information, it cannot be determined whether an objectionable odor may persist downwind of a particular treatment area; therefore, an application containing an odorous compound may impact an undefined number people for an undefined period of time including recreationists and residents. The materials have been used in the current Program, and people have not complained about odors. However, it is possible that complaints could occur in the future. Page 4 of 4 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference September 17-18, 2005 The Conference showcases the latest information about the estuary's changing watersheds, impacts from major stressors, recovery programs for species and habitats, and emerging challenges. The conference will feature over 80 speakers including Kim Stanley Robinson, science fiction writer; Glen MacDonald, UCLA; Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions; Andy Lipkis, TreePeople; along with many local and regional experts. 160 poster presentations will be highlighted during the evening reception on September 17th. Premier Sponsors: State Coastal Conservancy and the Delta Stewardship Council Major Sponsors: Bay Area Clean Water Agencies and the Regional Monitoring Program Early -bird Registration: Due August 20th Pre -registration: Due September 10th Hotel Reservation Deadline: August 27th PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL PAID Oakland, CA Permit No. 2508 T8**B1 *****3 -DIGIT 949 MARGARET CURRAN TOWN OF TIBURON. TOWN MANAGER 1505TIBURON BLVD TIBURON CA 94920-2530 IEIItiIIIIriiIllli.IhhllhiltiulliIliiiilltitiiititiiuIIiiI.