Summary: Monday, February 22, 2016 / 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All sorts of hot topics are on the agenda tomorrow; that’s Tuesday! If you are thinking you might be “bored” tomorrow, with nothing to do, consider attending one of our local “Board” meetings. Both the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meet tomorrow. I have links to their agendas, and references to other information, at kusp.org/landuse. I also have a link to the agenda of the Santa Cruz City Council, which is holding a study session at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, to discuss Water Financial Planning and Rate-Making. At 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will receive an update on Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin planning under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. It would be hard to overstate the importance of this groundwater management effort. It would also be hard to overstate the impacts that the so-called Ferrini Ranch development will have on the Highway 68 corridor. The Board is planning to change project conditions to save the developer almost half a million dollars. Tomorrow, the Santa Cruz County Board will be considering an ordinance on the overnight parking of recreational vehicles, essentially prohibiting such parking anywhere in the County. The Board is looking for more transportation funding, and more affordable housing funding, and will also be discussing groundwater management. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog Monterey County Board Agenda Website Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Agenda Santa Cruz City Council Agenda, February 23, 2016 City Council Agenda - Water Financial Planning Materials Santa Cruz County Board Agenda #26 – Affordable Housing funding Santa Cruz County Board Agenda #32 – Mid-County Groundwater Agency Santa Cruz County Board Agenda #48 – Sustainable funding for transportation Santa Cruz County Board Agenda #54 – Overnight RV parking For more information on Salinas Valley groundwater management, please contact Robert Johnson
