FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION AGENDA & MINUTES February 2010

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Tour of Inspection – 1:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting – 2:00 p.m.

City Hall, Council Chambers
East side Monte Verde St. between Ocean & 7th Avenues
Carmel, California

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

COMMISSION MEMBERS: JOE FORD, CHAIRPERSON
LESLIE KADIS
VICTORIA LYNCH
TODD HORNIK
TOM LEVERONE

II. EXTRODINARY BUSINESS

Nomination and election of chairperson and vice chairperson.

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPEARANCES

Thank you for attending the meeting. Anyone wishing to address the Commission on matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission may do so now. Please state the matter on which you wish to speak. Matters not appearing on the Commission’s agenda will not receive action at this meeting but may be referred to staff for a future meeting. Presentations will be limited to three minutes, or as established by the Commission. Persons are not required to give their name or address, but it is helpful for speakers to state their name in order that the Secretary may identify them.

V. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Consideration of the minutes for the 1 December 2009 special meeting.

2. Adopt meeting calendar for 2010.
VI. APPLICATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

IF YOU CHALLENGE THE NATURE OF THE PROPOSED ACTION IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION, OR PRIOR TO DELIBERATION OF THE ITEMS ON THE TOUR OF INSPECTION/PUBLIC HEARING.

1. Consideration of an application to remove a 16” diameter Monterey pine tree the applicant consider a hazard. The site is located on the west side of Torres St., 5 north of Third Ave. The applicant is Bill Callahan for the property owners Don Woo & Maria Boisvert.

VII. ORDERS OF BUSINESS

1. Review and make recommendations on a proposal submitted by Barbara Livingston to modify the western portion of Devendorf Park.

VIII. REPORTS FROM STAFF AND COMMISSION

1. Receive verbal report from the Ad Hoc Beach Committee.

2. City Foresters report on a project to remove several eucalyptus trees from Mission Trail Nature Preserve near the Lester Rowntree Native Plant Garden for fire fuel reduction, public safety, and implementation of the MTNP master plan.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Forest and Beach Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning and Building Department located at City Hall, on Monte Verde between Ocean and 7th Avenues during normal business hours.

If there is not a special meeting, the next regular meeting of the Forest and Beach Commission will be:
4 March 2010
1:30 p.m. – Tour of Inspection
2:00 p.m. - Regular Agenda

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