Planning Department

Mission Bay Park Master Plan Update: Fiesta Island AmendmentScoping Meeting – May 23, 2017

Planning Department

• Project Description• Environmental Review Process• Scoping Meeting Purpose• How do I comment?

Scoping Meeting Overview

Planning Department

• 448 Acres• 34 camping sites• 6.1 miles of shoreline• Loop roadway• 2 Existing Habitat Areas

Project Area

Planning Department

• Trails• Roadway

Improvement• Parking Areas• Causeway Widening

& Tidal Gates

Island Improvements

Planning Department

• Least Tern Habitat (Light Brown)

• Seasonal Roadway• Beach (Yellow)• Wetlands Restoration

(Blue)

North Island

Planning Department

• Over-the-Line (Dark Brown)• Additional Sand Recreation

(Dark Brown)• Youth Camping Area (Light

Purple)• Kelp Drying Area (White)• Sand Maintenance Area

(White)• Beach (Yellow)

Central Island

Planning Department

• Causeway Widening/Re-Engineering

• Water Flow Improvement• Regional Parkland (Green)• Primitive Camping (Purple)• Marsh Creation (Blue)

Southeast Island

Planning Department

Southwest Island: Option A• Fiesta Island Road Extension

to Hidden Anchorage• Paddling Storage and Launch

Facility (Dark Blue)• Designated Beach Swimming

Area (Orange)• Fenced Off Leash Dog Park –

87 acres • Least Tern Habitat (Light

Brown)• New Eel Grass Habitat (Light

Blue)

Planning Department

• Parking Area Near Existing Road

• View Pavilion & Plaza• Picnic Tables• Running trails• Fenced Off-Leash Dog Park

– 93 acres• Least Tern Habitat (Light

Brown)• New Eel Grass Habitat

(Light Blue)

Southwest Island: Option B

Planning Department

Discloses project impacts to public and decision makers.

Identifies ways to avoid or reduce environmental impacts.

Analyzes alternatives. Fosters interagency coordination and public

review/participation.

EIR Purpose

Planning Department

Contains a brief description of the project, its location, and where documents relating to the project can be found.

Notifies responsible agencies and other interested parties that an EIR will be prepared.

Solicits input regarding the scope, focus, and content of the upcoming EIR.

Distributed for a 30-day public review period.

Notice of Preparation

Planning Department

• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)• Inform public and decision makers of potential

environmental impacts• Encourage public involvement

• Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)• Analyze potential impacts and mitigation measures• Analyze cumulative impacts and alternatives to the

proposed project

Environmental Review Process

Planning Department

Overview of the EIR and Public Hearing Process

Spring 2017 –

Project Description Defined

May 9, 2017 –

Prepare / Distribute Notice of Preparation

(30 Days)

May 23, 2017 -

Scoping Meeting

Summer / Fall 2017 –

Prepare Draft EIR

Winter / Spring 2018 –

EIR Released for Public Review

Winter / Spring 2018 –Presentation for

recommendation by Mission Bay Park

Committee(Action item)

Winter / Spring 2018 –Presentation for

recommendation by Park and Recreation Board

(Action Item)

Spring 2018 –Presentation for

Recommendation by City Council Committee

(Action Item)

Summer 2018 –Presentation for adoption

by City Council(Action Item)

Fall 2018 –Presentation for adoption

by Coastal Commission(Action Item)

Navy Blue signifies Opportunity for Formal Public Comment on the EIR

Dark Orange signifies Public Hearings

Planning Department

Receive public input on the scope of environmental issues in the Draft EIR:

Purpose of Scoping Meeting

• Land Use• Transportation/Circulation• Air Quality• Greenhouse Gas Emissions• Noise• Biological Resources• Historic Resources• Visual Effects and

Neighborhood Character• Human Health, Public Safety

and Hazardous Materials

• Hydrology and Water Quality• Population and Housing• Public Services and Facilities• Public Utilities• Energy• Geology and Soils• Paleontological Resources• Agricultural Resources• Mineral Resources• Tribal Cultural Resources

Planning Department

• Consider range of reasonable alternatives • Avoids or lessens an impact • Feasible • Meet most of the project’s objectives

• Mandatory alternatives • No Project Alternative• Identify Environmentally Superior Alternative

Alternatives

Planning Department

http://fiestaislandamendment.com/

Project Information

Planning Department

All Comments Must Be in Writing

1. Submit Comment Form tonight; or2. Email to PlanningCEQA@sandiego.gov; or3. Mail Comments to:

Rebecca Malone, AICPCity of San Diego Planning Department1010 Second Avenue, Suite 1200, MS 413San Diego, CA 92101

NOP Comments must be received by June 8th.

How Do I Comment?