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Request to continue the public hearing to consider the 2017 Annual Report on the status of compliance with Condition of Approval/Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plans for various land use projects, including projects with mitigation measures approved by the County of Monterey in 2017.
(REF180006/Countywide)
CEQA Action: Not Applicable per Section 15060(c) (1) and 15378(b) (5)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors continue the public hearing on the 2017 Annual Report on the status of compliance with Condition of Approval/Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plans for all land use projects with mitigation measures approved by the County of Monterey in 2017.
SUMMARY:
Staff completed a draft of the 2017 Annual Report pursuant to the County's "Condition of Approval and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Board Resolution No. 17-049), for consideration at a public hearing. On March 1, 2018, staff met with representatives from the Save Our Peninsula Committee ("SOPC"). Staff presented the draft report, but also identified ambiguities and clarifications within the program. Mr. Richard Rosenthal, attorney for SOPC, requested that this item be continued to April 3, 2018 to allow time for staff to work with SOPA to clarify and agree on items in question. An additional meet and confer meeting has been requested the week of March 26, 2018.
DISCUSSION:
On October 9, 2001, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) (Resolution No. 01-391) delineating procedures for monitoring and tracking mitigation measures imposed by the County on land use projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Subsequently modifications to the MMRP (Resolution No. 14-363) were adopted in 2014 that included the electronic tracking of conditions of approval and clarifications documented regarding the applicability of the program to discretionary land use entitlements that are approved ...
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