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REFERRAL 22.7 - PAJARO RIVER LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS AND PRIORITY COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATES
a. Consider receiving an update from the Pajaro River Flood Management Agency regarding repair and improvements to the Pajaro River Levee;
b. Consider receiving an update from staff regarding the Pajaro Long-Term Recovery Planning and status update 2010 General Plan implementation related to Pajaro and Chualar Community Plans development.
c. Provide direction to staff.
Project Location: North County Inland Area (Pajaro); Central Salinas Valley Area (Chualar)
Proposed CEQA action: Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15262 of the CEQA.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission:
a. Receive a status update from the Pajaro River Flood Management Agency regarding repair and improvements to the Pajaro River Levee;
b. Receive a status update from staff regarding the Pajaro Long-Term Recovery Planning and status update 2010 General Plan implementation related to Pajaro and Chualar Community Plans development; and
c. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
On March 29, 2023, the Planning Commission accepted Referral No. 22.7 requesting a presentation on Pajaro River Levee improvement plans and a presentation on the proposed approach for community plans envisioned in the 2010 General Plan (Pajaro and Chualar as first priorities). The Planning Commission referral further requests for continual updates on how the Housing and Community Development Department is making progress toward developing those community plans, that are supposed to help address infrastructure problems in these communities and receive updates on the Pajaro River Levee improvement projects that are underway.
Pajaro River Levee Repairs and Improvements
Overnight on March 10, 2023, the Pajaro River levee breached and inundated the community of Pajaro and surrounding farmland in north Monterey County. Mark Strudley, PhD., Executive Director of the Pajaro Regional Flood Mana...
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