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a. Receive a project report on the Carmel River Lagoon Project; and
b. Provide direction to staff, as appropriate.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee:
a. Receive a project report on the Carmel River Lagoon Project; and
b. Provide direction to staff, as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
The proposed project is located within and adjacent to the Carmel River State Beach and Lagoon between State Route (SR) 1 and the Pacific Ocean in the unincorporated Carmel area of Monterey County, California.
The project is a multi-objective, multi-year, multi-organizational effort to improve habitat for threatened and endangered species in the lower Carmel River and Lagoon, improve natural floodplain function, and protect public infrastructure, while maintaining or improving flood risk to existing developed areas.
Pursuant to a 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), the project consists of three project components: 1) Ecosystem Protective Barrier (EPB); 2) Scenic Road Protection Structure (SRPS); and 3) Interim Sandbar Management Plan (ISMP). An Environmental Impact Report on the project is being prepared for the project. The Capital Improvement Committee last received an update on this project on December 9, 2016 (Legistar File No. 16-1333
Since that timethe Draft EIR was released for a 60-day public review period beginning December 2, 2106 and ending on January 31, 2017.The County received a significant number of comments, and additional technical studies related to the SRPS component have been identified as a result of the public comment. Staff is processing an amendment to the County's consultant agreements to accommodate the additional work. Stage 1 (establishment of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), evaluation of natural stream alignment and breach location (draft), evaluation impacts of wall options on ...
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