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Consider authorizing the submittal of Letters of Interest to the Association of Bay Area Governments to propose the Cache Slough area and the Grizzly Island Road corridor as new Priority Conservation Areas and a boundary adjustment to the Tri City and County Cooperative Planning Area Priority Conservation Area (Continued from the August 27, 2019 meeting)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors consider authorizing the submittal of Letters of Interest to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to propose the Cache Slough area and the Grizzly Island Road corridor as new Priority Conservation Areas and a boundary adjustment to the Tri City and County Cooperative Planning Area Priority Conservation Area (PCA).
SUMMARY:
ABAG is currently accepting Letters of Interest from local counties and cities who wish to propose new PCAs or modify the boundaries of existing PCAs within its jurisdiction. Letters of Interest must be submitted to ABAG by September 16, 2019. Local agency adopted resolutions must be submitted by January 16, 2020.
Update:
This item was continued from the August 27, 2019 meeting as the result of a 2-2 vote. Supervisor Brown made a motion to approve staff's recommendation along with the addition of the three potential County PCAs as identified in the Solano Transportation Authority's (STA) 2016 PCA Study (Putah Creek, Dixon Agricultural Service Area, and Elmira). Supervisors Vasquez and Spering did not support the motion. After further discussion, Supervisor Vasquez made a motion to approve staff's recommendation with the acknowledgement that the three potential PCAs in the STA Study will be reviewed further at the next opportunity to designate new PCAs. This motion was not supported by Supervisors Brown and Thomson. As such, this item was continued to Septe...
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