Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: President David Canepa, District 5
Subject: Nomination to Represent the Central Coast Region on the California Coastal Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
title
Nominate a Member of the Board to represent the Central Coast Region on the California Coastal Commission.
body
BACKGROUND:
The County received a request from Robert Rivas, Speaker of the California State Assembly, dated March 4, 2025, requesting nominations by the Board for an appointment to the California Coastal Commission.
Public Resources Code Section 30301 provides that there are six coast region representatives on the California Coastal Commission. San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, and Monterey County make up the Central Coast Region and are represented by an appointee of the Speaker of the Assembly. In regions composed of three counties, such as the Central Coast Region, the Board shall nominate one or more Supervisor(s) for appointment within 45 days from the date of receipt of a request for nominations. (Pub. Res. Code, § 30301.2.)
DISCUSSION:
The Board shall nominate at least one Member to represent the Central Coast Region on the California Coastal Commission. The nominee(s) will then be sent to the Speaker of the Assembly’s Appointments Unit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.