In person only!

Coastal Gateway Building

3900 Avila Beach Drive

www.portsanluis.com

CALL TO ACTION:

Continue to attend and speak at the General Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting to share your concern about the Board’s actions at the July 23, 2024 meeting - moving one step forward on approving an industrial port at Port San Luis. See below for a more detailed description.

On July 23, 2024, the Port San Luis Harbor Commission by a vote of 3-2 approved a Project Evaluation Agreement between the Port and Clean Energy Terminals, LLC. Several Port Commissioners stated "this is just a feasibility study, nothing more". However the agreement includes language about negotiating in good faith for an option to lease, one or more parcels of land within the harbor district for the project. The project in section 3.6, page 8 of same agreement is defined as "construction of an operations and maintenance marine terminal".

OR

Speak to your general concerns about the potential industrialization of Port San Luis.

OR

Speak to Consent Item H - Offshore Wind Update

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION:

Speak to concerns about site surveys in State Waters and Federal Waters and the impact to marine animals using high decible sound.

OR

Speak about the environmenal disaster on Nantucket Island, Cape Cod and the mainland due to turbine blade failure.

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center

1055 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION:

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

OR

Speak to the Environmental Disaster on the East Coast and how it is easily replicated on the West Coast with the proposed OSW project.

OR

Speak to the decision by the Port San Luis Harbor District regarding moving forward with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

On Line Candidate Forum for Port San Luis Harbor District Commissioners, District 2. Two candidates are running for one seat:

Richard Scangarello

Katie LIchtig

Questions must be submitted by October 8, 2024 for the online forum scheduled for October 16th. Submit questions by email at candidateforums@lwvslo.org or go to the website to submit questions at www.lwvslo.org.

Registration for the event is suggested to receive event reminders but not required. Register at www.lwvslo.org.

The event will be live-streamed on Zoom

Link to event:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86585828009?pwd=P0Q2ksYmMzIHVMTmXmrNPTadBADGRP.1

Meeting ID: 865 8582 8009

Passcode: 960210

OR

On YouTube Live at www.youtube.com/@lwvsloco

Submit questions by email to candidateforums@lwvslo.org or to to the League of Women Voters website www.lwvslo.org

REACT is most interested in the candidates stance on offshore wind specifically their stance on an operations and maintenance port in Port San Luis and their understanding how this type industrialization will affect the port and surrounding area, also more generally their stance on floating offshore wind turbines off the San Luis Obispo County Coast.

In person only!

Coastal Gateway Building

3900 Avila Beach Drive

www.portsanluis.com

CALL TO ACTION:

Continue to attend and speak at the General Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting to share your concern/outrage about the Board’s actions at the July 23, 2024 meeting.

On July 23, 2024, the Port San Luis Harbor Commission by a vote of 3-2 approved a Project Evaluation Agreement between the Port and Clean Energy Terminals, LLC. Several Port Commissioners stated "this is just a feasibility study, nothing more". However the agreement includes language about negotiating in good faith for an option to lease, one or more parcels of land within the harbor district for the project. The project in section 3.6, page 8 of same agreement is defined as "construction of an operations and maintenance marine terminal".

OR

Speak to your general concerns about the potential industrialization of Port San Luis.

OR

Speak to Consent Item H - Offshore Wind Update

OR

Speak to Discussion Item A - Subreceipt Agreement with the County of San Luis Obispo regarding transfering a funds transfer for implementation of Deep-Water Port Feasibility Study.

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION:

Speak to Item 7b - Sea Otter Awareness Week and the potential distruption to the sea otters in Morro Bay due to Offshore Wind site surveys activity, increased boat traffic.

OR

Speak to Item 9b - Approval of Offshore WInd sub-recipient agreement with SLO County.

The recommended action is approval of the agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the funding sub-recipient agreement with the County of San Luis Obispo. The fund supports staffing costs associated with development of the joint Operations and Maintenance Waterfront Infrastructure Facility Siting Study and Site Readiness Plans.

OR

Speak to your concerns about site surveys in State Waters and Federal Waters and the impact to marine animals using high decible sound.

OR

Speak about the environmenal disaster on Nantucket Island, Cape Cod and the mainland due to turbine blade failure.

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about site surveys in State Waters and Federal Waters and the impact to marine animals using high decible sound.

OR

Speak about the environmenal disaster on Nantucket Island, Cape Cod and the mainland due to turbine blade failure.

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center

1055 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION:

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

OR

Speak to the Environmental Disaster on the East Coast and how it is easily replicated on the West Coast with the proposed OSW project.

OR

Speak to the decision by the Port San Luis Harbor District regarding moving forward with Offshore Wind.

OR

Speak Specifically to Item No. 36 - Requesting to Approve a Sole Source Contract with Motto Macdonald to Prepare an Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure Study for Port San Luis and Morro Bay. 

This item is basically to use grant funds to have Mott Macdonald (through a sole source contract) prepare an Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure Study.  It seems like this is the second step after the initial work done by this group and published as the REACH study in 2022.  This report apparently will provide more information and data.  There are not too many things to pick apart in the proposal, but a few are added below.    

However, the biggest concern, and it is stated below, is the County of San Luis Obispo moving another step forward on the potential industrialization of the two ports in the county with very little (if any) public outreach.  Industrialization of these two ports is potentially the single largest project this county has ever seen and for the County Government to basically ignore their constituents is abysmal. 

 Overall

1.       The contract is awarded as a sole source, meaning that no other companies were able to provide a proposal for consideration.  The staff report states that Mott Macdonald has done prior work with the County and REACH for OSW – prior work is not a compelling reason to sole source such a large contract amount. 

2.      While it is stated that 3 sites are being looked at, actually only two sites are being looked at – Morro Bay and Port San Luis.  While Cal Poly owns the Cal Poly Pier structure, the Cal Poly Pier in on Tidelands under the jurisdiction of Port San Luis.

 3.      Just to be clear, these grant funds are being used to further support offshore wind ports located in the County of San Luis Obispo.  However, the County has completely failed to provide any public engagement opportunities  to the residents regarding their  concerns/input, etc. about the industrialization of these two ports.  This lack of concern/transparency for the general public from the County of San Luis Obispo is poor government.

 4.      Further a portion of these grant funds are being used to pay for engagements between Mott Macdonald and the foreign wind companies – termed “lease holder engagement” while the County has failed to conduct a “county resident engagement”.

Morro Bay

1.       Section 4.6 states that “up to 3 outreach meetings will occur – either firmly state that 3 meetings will occur or 2 or 1, but not “up to 3” which is meaningless and vague. 

 2.      Section 4.6 also states that Mott MacDonald will answer “technical” questions.  This should be amended to “a question and answer session will be conducted during the outreach meetings”.  Any aspect of the proposal should be included, not just the “technical aspects”. 

 3.      Under Project Assumptions, the public engagement meetings for Morro Bay have been reduced to 2 vs. “up to three” in section 4.6.

Port San Luis

1.       There is no mention of any public outreach meeting in the Port San Luis/Cal Poly section.  Why would Morro Bay be allowed up to 3 sessions and Port San Luis, who’s district boundaries encompass over 80,000 residents (vs. the 10K residents in Morro Bay) not be granted a similar number of public outreach sessions.   

www.slocounty.org

Zoom meeting only - at be able to attend, please email avilavalleyac@gmail.com to request a Zoom Link

Clean Energy Terminals -the company that signed an agreement with Port San Luis Harbor District to conduct a feasibility study with the option of moving forward with a lease for up to 10 acres of Harbor District Property for a Operations and Maintenance Port, will be making a presentation to AVAC at the September 9th meeting.

In the spirit of open public participation, REACT expects a questions and answer period.

www.avac-avila.org

In person only!

Coastal Gateway Building

3900 Avila Beach Drive

www.portsanluis.com

CALL TO ACTION:

Continue to attend and speak at the General Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting to share your concern/outrage about the Board’s actions at the July 23, 2024 meeting.

On July 23, 2024, the Port San Luis Harbor Commission by a vote of 3-2 approved a Project Evaluation Agreement between the Port and Clean Energy Terminals, LLC. Several Port Commissioners stated "this is just a feasibility study, nothing more". However the agreement includes language about negotiating in good faith for an option to lease, one or more parcels of land within the harbor district for the project. The project in section 3.6, page 8 of same agreement is defined as "construction of an operations and maintenance marine terminal".

There are significant concerns with Brown Act Violations during this process.

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about the site surveys that are currently happening in State Waters (coastline to 3 miles out).

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center

1055 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION:

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

OR

Speak to the Environmental Disaster on the East Coast and how it is easily replicated on the West Coast with the proposed OSW project.

OR

Speak to the decision by the Port San Luis Harbor District regarding moving forward with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

In person only!

Coastal Gateway Building

3900 Avila Beach Drive

www.portsanluis.com

CALL TO ACTION:

Port San Luis Harbor Commission, after two attempts to hold a discussion in closed session regarding negotiations of the price and terms of up to ten acres of tidelands area within the Port San Luis Harbor District, will now be holding the discussion in the public realm.

The staff report should be available by Thursday, July 18th for review and determination of talking points. Please plan on attending this discussion on port industrializaiton.

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys in State Waters.

OR

Speak about the results of the California Coastal Commission on Friday, July 12th, Agenda Item 9- which was the Coastal Development Permit for Atlas Winds to conduct site surveys in State Waters.

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center

1055 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to the decision the Coastal Commission made regarding the Coastal Development Permit held on July 12, 2024 to allow Equinor/Atlas Wind to conduct nearshore (coastline to 3 miles out) site surveys;

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

THE JULY 9TH MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys in State Waters that will be before the California Coastal Commission on Friday, July 12th, Agenda Item 9.

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center

1055 Monterey Street

San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to your concerns about the upcoming Coastal Development Permit scheduled for the July 2024 California Coastal Commission hearing to allow Equinor/Atlas Wind to conduct nearshore (coastline to 3 miles out) site surveys;

OR

Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys in Federal or State Waters OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

Public Comment on the 6/18/2024 agenda is Item number 66, after consent items and presentations. Likely Public Comment will not begin before 10:30a.

County Government Center
San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to your concerns about the upcoming Coastal Development Permit scheduled for the July 2024 California Coastal Commission hearing to allow Equinor/Atlas Wind to conduct nearshore (coastline to 3 miles out) site surveys in OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: Speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center
San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Public Comment In Person Only, while the meeting begins at 9:00a, General Public comment on items not on the agenda typically does not begin before 10:00a

County Government Center
San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak about,

1. The recent withdraw of the de minimis waiver at the California Coastal Commission meeting, or

2. The concerns about the site surveys using high decibel sound, or

3. Speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Hybrid format - Meeting are the 1st Thursday of each month

Los Osos Community Services District Office

2122 9th Street, Los Osos, CA

CALL TO ACTION:

1. Speak during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of the meeting and request that folks speak to the California Coastal Commission on Friday, May 10th, Item 7. Energy, Ocean Resources & Federal Consistency regarding the upcoming site surveys by Equinor Offshore Wind Company.

   Rather than the Coastal Commission having a full-fledged hearing on this Coastal Development Permit, the Executive Director is allowing the item to be a Coastal Development Permit de minimis waiver. Which means the Executive Director has made a determination that permit No. 9-23-0874-W, for Equinor Wind US LLC to conduct their site surveys will have no adverse effect on coastal resources.

   Please note this reference from the Coastal Act - Coastal Act section 30624.7 “A proposed development is de minimis if the executive director determines that it involves no potential for any adverse effect, either individually or cumulatively, on coastal resources….”

2. If speaking at the May 10th meeting is not possible, we encourage the submission of written comments on Item 7 by going to the www.coastal.ca.gov

   Click on Monthly Meeting Agenda, go to Friday May 10, 2024 and scroll down to Item 7 - Energy, Ocean Resources & Federal Consistency and hit the “Submit Comment” button. Provide your input on the overall issue of site surveys and/or the concerns with this being a de minimis waiver. Written comments need to be submitted by 5p on Friday May 3rd!

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center
San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Public Comment In Person Only

County Government Center
San Luis Obispo

CALL TO ACTION: Attend in-person and speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.

www.slocounty.org

Zoom
www.avac-avila.org

Cayucos Elementary Cafeteria   
www.cayucos-ccac.com

Hybrid Format - both In-Person and ZOOM

Vets Hall, 209 Surf St.
Morro Bay, Ca.

www.morrobayca.gov

CALL TO ACTION: REACT Alliance will be making a presentation during public comment. Please attend and support REACT Alliance and/or speak to your concerns about the upcoming site surveys OR speak generally about your concerns with Offshore Wind.