Resolution No. _____________

Board of Supervisors, County of San Mateo, State of California

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Resolution Determining that the Design and Construction of Drainage Improvements at Three Locations in Montara/Moss Beach is Allowable Pursuant to the MidCoast Community Plan, and Authorizing the Director of Public Works to Finance the Design and Construction of Said Drainage Improvements with Mitigation Fees

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, this Board adopted an ordinance in 1990, which established Mitigation Fees that are paid by property owners at the time a building permit is issued, and which can be used to construct road or drainage improvements in the subareas of the County where the Mitigation Fees are collected; and

WHEREAS, the MidCoast area is a Mitigation Fee subarea; and

WHEREAS, this Board adopted amendments to the MidCoast Community Plan in 1994, that revised road standards for the seven subareas of the MidCoast and provided that drainage improvements would be constructed in conjunction with road improvements; and

WHEREAS, the amendments to the Community Plan also provided exceptions to the standards as adopted, for specified reasons; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works, over the past few years, has evaluated and discussed with the MidCoast Community Council (MCC), various options to construct storm drain and road improvements in the subareas of the MidCoast as provided for in the MidCoast Community Plan; and

WHEREAS, said options did not result in the construction of road and drainage improvements; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works and the MidCoast Community Council have recently discussed constructing only drainage improvements without concurrently constructing road improvements in areas that are subjected to repeated flooding; and

WHEREAS, the MidCoast Community Council and the Director of Public Works are recommending that storm drain facilities be constructed in three areas of the MidCoast that are subject to repeated flooding; and

WHEREAS, the MidCoast Community Council and the Director of Public Works believe that said construction is an allowable exception to the standards contained in the MidCoast Community Plan; and

WHEREAS, this Board has considered and concurs in the recommendations of the MidCoast Community Council and the Director of Public Work.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that:

1.

This Board hereby finds and determines that construction of drainage improvements at:

a)

Etheldore Street and Sunshine Valley Road;

b)

Cypress Avenue from Etheldore Street to Highway 1; and

c)

Cedar Street between George Street and Montara Creek

in the Montara/Moss Beach area of the MidCoast, is allowed by the MidCoast Community Plan as said drainage improvements will meet the goal of the Midcoast Community Plan to “preserve and enhance the visual qualities of the coastal community which gives it a unique character and distinguishes it from other places,” by minimizing the damage that happens each time flooding occurs in these areas.

2.

The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to utilize Mitigation Fees to finance the preparation of any necessary studies, environmental documents, regulatory and Coastal Development permits, and the construction of said improvements as approved by this Board.

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