STAFF ANALYSIS. If no protest is filed by a person whose substantial interests are affected within 21 days of the issuance of the Order, this docket should be closed upon the issuance of a Consummating Order.
STAFF ANALYSIS. The federally-approved California Coastal Management Program (CCMP) comprises three distinct state agencies: the Commission, BCDC, and the California State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy). The CZMA requires that one single state agency be the primary recipient of all federal CZMA funds awarded to the CCMP. The Coastal Act designates the Commission to serve this purpose. Therefore, any federal CZMA funds for other state agencies must be received by the Commission; included in the Commission’s budget; and passed through to the other CCMP agencies by means of an interagency agreement. The arrangement to pass through funds has been used since 1977, when the United States Department of Commerce approved the CCMP.
STAFF ANALYSIS. The Federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), requires that only one state agency be the primary recipient of federal CZMA funds. The Coastal Act designates the Coastal Commission to serve this purpose. Therefore, any federal CZMA funds for BCDC and other state agencies must be received by the Commission, included in the Commission’s budget, and passed through to the other agencies by means of an interagency agreement. The arrangement to pass through funds has been used since 1977, when the U. S. Department of Commerce approved California’s Coastal Management Program. TABLE A: Breakdown of FY 2008/2009 Coastal Zone Management Grant Funds by Agency & Section CZMA Sections CA Coastal Commission BCDC State Coastal Conservancy CZMA grant section TOTALS Section 306 Coastal Management Program (*state match required) $1,770,300* $196,700* (no funds requested) $1,967,000* Section 309 Enhancement Grants $411,000 $125,000 $536,000 Nonpoint Source Program (Section 310) Protecting Coastal Waters (*state match required) $58,000* $10,000* $68,000* $2,239,300 $331,700 $ 0 Total Grant $2,571,000 In Fiscal Year 2008/2009, the State of California has been granted a total of $2,571,000 in CZMA funds: BCDC will receive $331,700, and the Coastal Commission will retain the remaining $2,239,300 (see Table A, page 1). The grant funds will be awarded pursuant to three sections of the CZMA, Sections 306, 309, and 310. Section 306 - $1,967,000 (CCC $1,770,300 and BCDC $196,700) Section 306 funds provide program implementation funding for California’s Coastal Program. The state is required to match any Section 306 funds that are granted to it by the federal government. The state match for BCDC is included in their 2008/2009 budget; and, therefore, the Coastal Commission will not incur any additional expense. Section 309 - $536,000 (CCC $411,000 and BCDC $125,000) In 1990, the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) was reauthorized and amended to add a new “Coastal Zone Enhancements Grants” program under CZMA Section 309. In 2006, the Coastal Commission updated the 2001 Assessment and Strategy and identified California’s four highest priorities “coastal zone enhancement objectives.” The four highlighted objectives identified were: special area management planning, wetlands, cumulative and secondary impacts and coastal hazards. The Coastal Commission prepared a multi-year Section 309 Strategy for improving the California Coastal Management Program in the four priority areas. BCDC pr...
STAFF ANALYSIS. A. Annexation (AZ)
STAFF ANALYSIS. At the conclusion of the protest period, if no protest is filed this docket should be closed upon the issuance of a consummating order.
STAFF ANALYSIS. A. General Overview
STAFF ANALYSIS. A. Annexation (AZ)
B. Preliminary Plat/Final plat(PFP): A perpetual ingress/egress easement shall be filed with the Ada County Recorder, which shall include a requirement for maintenance of a paved surface capable of supporting fire vehicles and equipment. A copy of such should be submitted with the final plat for City Engineer signature. Alternatively, plat note #8 could be modified to include this information. Direct access via N. Meridian Rd., an arterial street, is prohibited. The garage for the existing home accessed via N. Meridian Rd. is being removed and a new detached garage constructed, which will be accessed from the common driveway.
STAFF ANALYSIS. A. Development Agreement Modification (MDA):
STAFF ANALYSIS. The Applicant proposes to modify the existing Development Agreement (DA) (H-2015-0024 Eagle Commons at Overland – DA Inst. #2016-106278) required with annexation of the property in 1995 (Ordinance #719), which was later amended in 2019 (H-2019-0016 – Inst. #2019-028379), to update the conceptual development plan for the site. The existing DA covers a larger 73.5+/- acre area which is now under several different ownerships. For this reason, a new DA is proposed as part of the modification that will only apply to the subject 2.53-acre property. The existing DA provisions and conceptual development plan is included in Sections VII.A and B below, respectively. The existing plan depicts one (1) commercial building pad on the site. The proposed plan depicts two (2) 2-story office buildings consisting of 22,000 square feet (s.f.) and 15,808 s.f. and associated parking and landscaping; a perspective drawing of the structures and site was also submitted as shown in Section VII.C below. The Applicant has also submitted a short plat application to subdivide the parcel into two (2) lots, one for each building, and associated parking, which is currently in process. The proposed uses (i.e. healthcare or social services; or professional service) are listed as principal permitted uses in the C-G zoning district per UDC Table 11-2B-2. Future development is subject to the dimensional standards listed in UDC Table 11-2B-3.
STAFF ANALYSIS. In order to serve growth and safeguard system reliability for existing and new customers in the Lakeland and Polk County area, Peoples has entered into the proposed Agreement with SeaCoast to expand gas flow into this region of its service territory. To provide intrastate transportation of gas to Peoples, SeaCoast will tap into an existing four-inch pipeline lateral of Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC’s (FGT) system serving Hillsborough County and extend a new 2.5 mile six-inch pipeline into Peoples’ new high pressure main pipeline at the Polk-Hillsborough County line. As part of this project, an existing out-of-service gate station that previously provided gas to an end-use industrial customer will serve as the access point of the expansion. During staff’s April 15, 2021 call with Peoples, the utility explained that the recommission process would involve testing and repairing the gate station to bring it in line with current safety and operational standards. The cost to recommission the gate station is included in the proposed Agreement. The map showing the proposed extension and its connections to existing facilities is contained in Attachment B of the recommendation. The parties stated that they have completed the preliminary design for the infrastructure extensions. Pending Commission approval of the Agreement, the permitting process will be initiated and is expected to take four to five months. Construction is anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2021. SeaCoast estimated that the proposed transmission pipeline will be completed by the first quarter of 2022. Xxxxxxx stated that it projects approximately 5,480 existing customers, including 4,750 residential and 730 commercial/industrial customers, would benefit from the expansion project through increased resiliency and reliability.2 In addition, Xxxxxxx stated that the proposed project would support additional customer growth in the Lakeland region. The proposed Agreement specifies an initial term of 20 years and thereafter shall be extended for additional 10-year increments, unless either party gives no less than 30 days of written notification of termination. The negotiated reservation charge (confidential) included in the proposed Agreement is designed to allow SeaCoast to recover its operational and maintenance costs, depreciation, taxes, and return on investment associated with the new transmission pipeline. SeaCoast stated that the rate set forth in the Agreement is a cost-based rate...
