Hybrid format
Courtyard Marriott - Santa Cruz
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Friday March 14, 2025
CALL TO ACTION:
Based on the published agenda, there are no specific Offshsore Wind reports so public comment should be during the general public comment period at the beginning of each meeting. Here are some ideas for topics:
Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.
OR HERE ARE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR TOPICS TO SPEAK ON:
1. Review of the successful National Day of Action - End It event, both locally and nationally.
2. Remind that an Operations and Maintenance (O & M) Port may entail, such as New Bedford Mass, where the turbines are towed for repairs.
3. Inform that REACT ALliance will be proceeding on "business as usual" in the efforts against OSW, even with the most recent actions by the president.
4. Inquire about their understanding of the cost of the energy produced? Most data states that 3-4 times more than other energy sources. How will the low income residents of CA afford this cost?
5. Demand (AGAIN) the Coastal Staff heed the many studies that have been provided to them that counter many of the "assumptions" they have made in issuance of their permits.
7. Inquire about their understanding of the action that president took in regard to OSW?
8. Discuss the transmission plan from the Energy Dept that shows many additional lease sites and transmission line landings.
9. Reiterate the impacts to the fishing industry, including increased large vessel traffic, navigation hazards, decreased upwellings, EMF leaks, migration and breeding patterns impacted from noise and EMF of High volt cables, and mass killing of benthic habitat and species from high decibel mapping close to the ocean bottom floor.
10. Discuss the concerns of the “Big Sur Coastline” famous viewshed that people travel from all over the world to see, now potentially filled with giant 300’ OSW service vessels, oil rig sized substations, and hundreds of 1000 ft. wind turbiMarchnes?
Remember you need to register one day before the day you plan to speak. Go to the home page here for the March meeting.
https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2025/3
And click on the green button that says “SUBMIT SPEAKER REQUEST HERE”. You will then go through a number of screens and answering questions.
Here is a link to the virtual meeting procedures; https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2025/3https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/virtual-hearing/VIRTUAL-HEARING-PROCEDURES.pdf