Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Resolution Naming the New San Mateo County Park Opening at Tunitas Creek Beach the "Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach"
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution naming the new San Mateo County Park opening at Tunitas Creek Beach the "Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach."
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County's newest park at Tunitas Creek Beach is located eight miles south of the City of Half Moon Bay in unincorporated San Mateo County, totals approximately 58 acres and includes almost one mile of sandy beach, steep coastal bluffs, and the mouth of Tunitas Creek. The park property has sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean to the west and is framed by iconic sandstone cliffs to the north. Numerous special status and protected plant and animal species, including the Western Snowy Plover, can be found on the property.
Since 2019, the County Parks Department and its contractors have worked to develop and construct new amenities at the park property, including improved parking areas, scenic overlooks with bench seating, an accessible pedestrian pathway to the mid-bluff with public restrooms, tiered amphitheater style seating and gathering spaces, picnic tables, interpretive displays and signage, and improved beach access via the existing service road. The beach has minimal development, and instead offers park users opportunities for passive recreation.
Construction is nearing its completion, and the park is scheduled to open to the public later this fall.
DISCUSSION:
Chapter 2.52 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code sets forth the County's policy for recognizing and honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the County of San Mateo, including by naming County facilities in honor of those individuals.
The naming of Count...
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