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Public hearing to consider accepting the 2025 Annual Report pursuant to the County of Monterey Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (REF260003) and to consider amending the Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to remove the requirement to produce an annual report and extend the window of time for newly hired planners to receive Program training from 60 days to six months (REF260007)
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PROJECT INFORMATION:
Planning File Numbers: REF260003 and REF260007
Project Location: Countywide
CEQA Action: Not a Project per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt two resolutions to:
a. Accept the 2025 Annual Report pursuant to the County of Monterey Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Attachment B); and
b. Amend the Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to remove the requirement to provide annual reports and extend the window of time for newly hired planners to receive Program training from 60 days to six months (Attachment C with Exhibits).
SUMMARY:
The Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (the “COAMMRP” or “Program”) was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2012 as a result of litigation. The COAMMRP established policies and procedures that the County must follow to ensure compliance with conditions and mitigation applied to projects and to document how the conditions were satisfied. On October 9, 2001, the Board of Supervisors adopted procedures for a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Reso. No. 01-391) to reinforce monitoring and tracking mitigation measures in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The procedures were substantially revised and adopted as the Program was in 2012, with more amendments in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022. Standard procedures incl...
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