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REF220021 Fort Ord Habitat Resource Management Plan
a. Receive a status update on the Habitat Resource Management Plan related to former Fort Ord properties owned by the County of Monterey and Monterey Peninsula College; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Project Location: Unincorporated County of Monterey, Fort Ord Master Plan
Proposed CEQA Action: Statutory exemption pursuant to Section 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Alternative Energy and Environment Committee:
a. Receive a status update on the Habitat Resource Management Plan related to the former Fort Ord properties owned by the County of Monterey and Monterey Peninsula College; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY:
Preparation of the Habitat Resource Management Plan (RMP) for former Fort Ord lands owned by the County of Monterey (County) and Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) is to fulfill the County’s and MPC’s obligations as land recipients under the Installation-Wide Multispecies Habitat Management Plan for Former Fort Ord (HMP) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [“ACOE”], 1997). The RMP provides direction to manage the Plan Area for the continued viability of species and habitats pursuant to the requirements of the HMP for former Fort Ord lands designated pursuant to the HMP as Habitat Management Areas (HMAs) and Borderland Parcels (Borderlands) (Attachment A).
The County, in coordination with MPC, have developed a 2nd Administrative Draft RMP that was recently provided to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a requested 60-day review period, ending July 30, 2026. Staff met with agency staff on June 15, 2026 to provide an overview of the RMP and preliminarily discuss key policy issues including: a) meeting HMP goals and objectives while recognizing changes in 30 years; b) aligning ...
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