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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIDPENINSULA,REGIONAL
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT CERTIFYING THE
ENVIEFLONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SAN MATEO COASTAL ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District ("District")has caused to
be prepared an Environmental Impact Report('EHV') for the San Mateo Coastal Annexation
("Project'); and
WHEREAS, a Draft EIR was prepared and circulated for public review and comment in
June 2002 as required by the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA'), Public Resources
Code Section 21000 et seq.; and the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14,
Section 15000 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the May 2003 Final EIR responded to the public comments submitted
during the public review period; and
WHEREAS,the EIR(consisting of the June 2002 Draft EIR and the May 2003 FEIFL)
was presented to the Board of Directors of the District and the public; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the District on June 5, 2003,to
consider the EIR at which all interested persons were given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the District has reviewed and considered the information contained in the
EIR.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the District Board of
Directors as follows:
I. The Board of Directors hereby finds and certifies that the EIR has been prepared
and completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA guidelines, and the
District's rules and procedures; and
2. The Board of Directors hereby finds and certifies that the EIR was presented to
the Board of Directors and that the information contained in the EIR has been
reviewed and considered by the District Board of Directors; and
3. The Board of Directors finds and certifies that the EIR reflects the independent
judgment and analysis of the District.
RESOLUTION No. 03-18
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District on June 6, 2003, at a Special Meeting thereof, by the following vote:
AYES: N. Hanko, L. Hazsett, M. Davey, P. Siemens, J. Cy�L, D. LittP.e, K. Nitz
NOES: none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT: none
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Se etary Pifsident
oard of Directors Board of Directors
I, the District Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly
held and called on the above day.
Di 'c lerk �
Exhibit A.1
The following described lands and those referred to are all within the County of San
Mateo, State of California:
Beginning at a point where the centerline of the middle fork of San Pedro Creek inter-
sects the southerly line of the corporate limits of the City of Pacifica as described in that
certain"AFFIDAVIT OF COUNTY CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RELATING THE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PACIFICA AS A GENERAL LAW CITY"recorded November 22, 1957, in the Office of
the County Recorder of the County of San Mateo, Recorder's File No. 99677-P; thence
from said point of beginning southeasterly along the center of said creek and continuing to
follow the general westerly and southwesterly lines of the lands described in the Proposed
Annexation to the City of Pacifica being Ordinance Number 241 dated October 26, 1962
and recorded on January 9, 1963 in said Office of the County Recorder, 9200 feet more or
less to the southeast corner of the Northwest '/4 of the Southeast '/, of Section 24 in
Township 4 South, Range 6 West, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence leaving said
corporate city limits and running west from said southeast corner along the southerly line
of the North '/z of said Southeast '/4 of said section 1320 feet more or less to a point of
intersection with the North/South centerline of said Section 24; thence South along said
centerline 1320 feet more or less to the North '/4 corner of Section 25; thence along the
northerly line of said Section 25 West 2640 feet more or less to the northwest corner of
said section; thence along the west line of said section South 4600 feet more less to the
general northerly line of the Rancho Corral de Tierra (Palo Mares); thence in an easterly
direction along said Rancho line and continuing along the general westerly and
southwesterly lines of the lands of the SFSF&GR various courses for approximately 10
miles to a point of intersection with the general northerly line of the Half Moon Bay Road;
thence westerly along said general northerly line to a point of intersection with the
easterly line of Section 14 in Township 5 South, Range 5 West, Mount Diablo Base &
Meridian; thence southerly along said easterly line and the general southeasterly boundary
of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District as exists on January 1, 2002 a distance
of thirty-five (35) miles more or less to a point of intersection with the San Mateo/Santa
Cruz County line; thence along said common County line in a general southerly, westerly,
southerly and westerly direction to the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean; thence
northerly along said mean high tide line to a point where such line intersects the
southwesterly line of the incorporated limits of the City of Pacifica; thence in a general
southeasterly direction along said city limits to the point of beginning.
TOGETHER WITH the Northeast '/4 of Section 27 in Township 7 South, Range 3
West, Mount Diablo Base & Meridian.
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Exhibit A.2
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
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San Mateo Coastal Annexation
Final Environmental Impact Report/Responses to Comments
REVISIONS
Adopted by the
Board of Directors of Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
June 6, 2003
Pages H-24, VI-4 and V11-7 Mitigation AGL-3d a): Buffers shall be designed in relation to
the nature of the of the adjoining land use,a*d potential land
uses and proposed public access.
Pages 11-33,VI-7 and VII-14 Mitigation HAZ-2a: Review, in conjunction with the local fire
protection services, available water resources. In consultation
with the county of San Mateo Environmental Services
Department and the California Department of Forestry,the
District shall determine whether the construction of dry hydrants
(as defined in the Final EIR at page H-32)on specific lands
acquired is feasible in order to provide additional remote area
water supplies for fire suppression activities. The district shall
purchase a 1,500—2,000-gallon maintenance-style water truck.
The District-owned water truck shall be available for mutual aid
calls during fire suppression activities.
Pages 11-39,V1-7 and VII-15 Mitigation E[AZ-2e: The District shall limit trail use to low-
intensity hiking, bird watching,bicycling, equestrian use,
environmental education and other similar low hazard uses, and
prohibit smoking, camping,pier rtg picnic areas, fireworks
and off-road vehicle use,
Pages V1-3 and V11-2 Mitigation Measure LU-I b.5 shall be revised as follows
and inserted on page VI-38. Mitigation LU-1 b.5: Trails
shall be sited a minimum distance of 300 from occupied
- .1ied
dwellings unless site specific circumstances make this
infeasible. Where a 300-foot setback is not feasible, trails
shall be set back a minimum distance of 50 feet. shafl-be
eafer-eed and— as fa;r-away ffefA eeet*pied dwellings as
pfaefieab Tfails net within planned read fights ef way shall
be set baek - . . fistanee ffem eeeupied dwellings
in aeeefdanee with the fellewing-
Land Use De.,.,., ...,en d ae dd-Setb aek
Residential 50 feet
Agfietiftur-al 15 Q fft'+
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TifnbeF Pr-eduetion 50 feet
Where setbaeks speeified above afe met feasible-, pPotential
noise and privacy impacts must be evaluated for any
subsequent District Action and shall be reduced by use of
berms, fencing, landscaping, and other feasible and
compatible means, if necessary.
Pages VI-5 and VII-8 Mitigation Measure AGR-3e shall be revised and added on
page VI-5 as follows: Mitigation AGR-3e: Where
pesticides herhieides are used ,
including pesticides for control of noxious weeds, they
must be handled, applied, and disposed of in such a manner
that they do not adversely affect adjacent agriculture,
including organic agriculture.culture. Pesticide Hef a-use shall
be guided by label restrictions and any advisories published
by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation
(CDPR) and the County Agricultural Commission. These
chemicals shall only be applied by a person who is properly
trained in their application.
Pages VI-8 and VII-25 Mitigation B10-1h: Trail crossings of streams and
drainages shall be designed to minimize disturbance
through the use of bridges, fords, or culverts,whichever is
least environmentally damaging. Bridges and culverts shall
be designed so that they visually and functionally blend
with the environment and do not substantially interfere with
the movement of native fish. Sufficient depth and velocity
of water through the culvert shall exist in fish-bearing
streams for passage of native fish and other native aquatic
species during high and low flow conditions. Equestr-i
shall be
t��ailNas All trail stream crossings
restricted at fish-bearingstreams during critical times such
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as during spawning, unless bridges and culverts are
provided for-lse-use.
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San Mateo Coastal Annexation Project Documents
ERRATA and REVISIONS
Approved by the
Board of Directors of Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
June 6, 2003
The Draft Final Service Plan for the San Mateo Coastal Annexation Area
dated May 24, 2003, is corrected as follows:
Page 7—The third paragraph, sixth line, is revised to read as follows: ". . .could be used
for agriculture, and to encourage sale or leasing of District properties for outdoor. . ."
Page 8 —The first paragraph, second bullet, is revised to read as follows: the opportunity for
one or more local residents to be elected to the District Board of Directors would be provided;
and . . ."
The third paragraph, second line, is revised to read as follows: ". . .interests,both public and
private, in acquiring land and conservation and agricultural easements. . ."
Page 20-Paragraph 2 is corrected as follows:
By law, special districts are limited to a maximum of seven
wards, which represent roughly the same number of people.
The District is composed of seven wards with
approximately 100,000 people in each. Figure 2 illustrates
the physical relationship between the existing District
Wards and the Coastal Annexation Area. Based on the
2000 Census, the District will be pp ie g
reapportioned the Ward boundaries in 2002 pietee
next general eleetion. Representation for the Coastal
Annexation Area would also require the District to
reapportion its boundaries. Since the population within the
Coastal Annexation Area is below 100,000 a separate ward
for the San Mateo Coast is not anticipated. The District
could include the Coastal Annexation Area within one or
more wards.
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Page 22 - Figure 2 is corrected by replacement with the attached revised map.
Page 23 —The last sentence of the second paragraph is revised to read as follows: "The
ESA will receive public notice of all regular and special Board meetings, including where
decisions are made to acquire lands or to approve use and management plans in the
Coastal Annexation Area."
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Page 42 -Paragraph 4 is corrected as follows:
Should the District acquire lands that contain existing
structures, these structures may be maintained and
improved for uses such as staff or caretaker housing or for
rental to others. Rental preference would be provided to
other open space or recreation providers, such as the San
Mateo County Parks and Recreation Department, and other
public service workers, including teachers, where use of
such facilities would benefit public recreation or open
space programs and the community. Structures may or may
not be retained depending on their condition and potential
for compatible use. If retained, structures would likely not
be expanded. Dilapidated or dangerous structures and other
hazardous structures not of historic or scenic value may be
demolished.
Page 17—G.3.9: a) is corrected as follows:
"Buffers shall be designed in relation to the nature of the
adjoining land use,potential land uses, and proposed public
access;"
Page 26—G.6.8 is corrected as follows:
The word"an"shall read"and"; "picnicking"shall read"picnic
area".
Page 30—G.6.27, line 4 is corrected as follows:
"proposed improvements"
Page 33 —G.6.17(i) section a), line 5 is corrected as follows: ". . .whether the construction of
dry hydrants(as defined in the Final EIR II-32)on specific
lands. . ."
Page 34—G.6.K(i)is corrected to define BMP as it in the Draft EIR,page IV-11-5:
"BMP's include:
1. Flow of runoff from drainage structures will be directed to
vegetated area, away from creeks and drainages as is practical,
2. Conduct any trail maintenance work during low flow periods.
3. Use erosion and sediment control measures to minimize water
quality impacts and ensure no sediment at heavily traveled trails
flows into creeks. These measures include:
• Silt Fences
• Straw Bale Barriers\Brush or Rock Filters
• Storm Drain Inlet Protection
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0 Sediment Traps
0 Sediment Basins
* Erosion Control Blankets and Mats
9 The District shall prevent erosion on step slopes by
using erosion control material according to
manufacturer's specifications.
4. If soil is to be stockpiled for any reason at creeksides,no run-off
will be allowed to flow back to the creek."
Page 36 G.6.P(i), line 3 is corrected as follows:
"construction stand"shall read"construction standard."
Page 38 Partnerships, line 4 is corrected as follows:
". . .are be limited to" shall read are limited to."
Page 39, the first full paragraph, first sentence, is corrected as follows:
"District would manage lands it acquires that are adjacent to land
owned by another open space interest(e.g.POST, California
Department of Parks and Recreation, San Mateo County
Department of Parks), in a compatible way."
Final Environmental Impact ReportlResponses to Comments
Page III-1, third paragraph, the second line is corrected as follows:
"This information is provided here if it was..."
Page IV-10 is corrected as follows:
Response to Comment VC10-9: "Ne4 everything is not
considered a minimal
Response to Comment VC114: " See General Response 4-9."
Page IV-27 is corrected as follows:
Response to Comment VC374: In the next to last line, "ana"
shall read"an"
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