From: George
To: Norvell, Bernie; Godeke, Jason; Peters, Lindy; Rafanan, Marcia; Albin-Smith, Tess; Sanchez, Diana Subject: Public Hearing 24- 908
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 11:49:01 AM
Attachments: FBHC_AltVision_Rev1.5.png
Honorable City Council members,
I support the resolutions and this carefully crafted plan. I believe the concerns I had have been addressed. This represents an immense amount of work. I can see how this matrix anticipates much that we as a community will have to demand of this process, and participants within it, as we move forward.
The change to the Coastal Trail zoning is a good first step, and should be enlarged considerably. For many reasons, We need a substantially larger Parks and Recreation area or what I will call “Wildlife Corridor.” To this, I look for a Central Parkland area after the cleanup of the ponds and surrounding areas is completed. This will require working closely with the owners of the 77 acres in the North. That will take some time.
The recognition through zoning of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo is long over due. I also appreciate the plaque on the Science building.
The establishment of the Science Center zoning designation is something this community has dreamt of for decades. It appears to me that the city is being thorough in its requirements of the Noyo Center and has thought through the challenges and the step–wise manner in which this can best be achieved.
By approving these LCP updates the city is setting a high bar for future applicants who might wish to build and develop projects out on the Headlands.
The map in Attachment #3 is fine, as far as it goes. It reflects the issues being discussed in these resolutions. There is a great deal more discussion and study that needs to occur for our community to do a full LCP update for the Headlands –– and we should embark on this soon. I feel this should be led by the city. Attachment 5 is an inadequate and now outdated reflection of what has been, in many respects, and exemplary planning effort by the community and the city. The old maps are helpful as an historical record, but they do not reflect the realities of Global Heating, including sea level rise SLR the need for carbon sequestration and sustainable development–where approved by the community–and much more.
Here is another old map that reflects a much larger vision of restoration and regenerative design which was presented at public meetings by The Fort Bragg Headlands Consortium and needs to be part of this new phase of planning for our communities future.
Thanks to the Council, City staff and everyone who contributed to this important step.
George Reinhardt
Apologies for the blurriness of the map. A crisper version will be supplied when we embark on the full LCP update. You can see that this calls for a much smaller footprint of development, indicated in the tan areas. The ponds are cleaned and possibly gone. The creeks are daylighted. The Wildlife Corridors and natural set backs are far larger–this is reflected in the dark green and the cross hatched areas. g