If You Missed The Meeting At the Middle School...

...please don't think you can't know what is going on! Go to the County page with the link to a video of the meeting and the Powerpoint that was presented. See the June 19, 2012 date for those links. Catch up and stay informed!

http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/PW/LOWWP

Everyone Seen "Dig Los Osos" Yet?

Don't miss the County's new website. Bookmark it for future reference as it will be up and running late July. Hope we don't crash their servers! Cool art!

http://www.diglososos.com/Home/

Yesterday's Look At Midtown

It Was As If The Grateful Dead Were Reincarnated And Playing At The Middle School.

Circling at the parking lot, which was overfull with cars forced to exit back out onto the street, and the beyond-standing-room squish of people in the middle school auditorium, I expected a holographic, iconic rock band to suddenly reanimate. Like maybe the Grateful Dead. But no, the sewer has regained its popularity in Los Osos!

Paavo Ogren, Bruce Gibson, John Waddell and the rest of the new County team put on a presentation encompassing the next three years of sewer installation and expectations. It was concise in content and even in tone for the sewer disengaged; snappy in presentation for those fainting from the heat and wanting to get out early; and replete with compelling humor to enlist the attention of the usually anxious and grumpy crowd (Project Manager Jim Brantley is an up and coming star). Really, only one speaker at the end marred the perfect mellowness of the two hour presentation. And for once or twice, it wasn't even Al!

Our project is off to a very promising start.

Los Osos Sewer Project Safe

The request for revocation of the permit for the Los Osos sewer project by the Los Osos Sustainability Group was DENIED by the California Coastal Commission today. Let's hope that is the last such obstacle to getting this project built. The phrase, "We Delay, We Pay," has come true every time a project was delayed or stopped. Although the monthly payments this time round are scaled back, the years to pay have stretched out longer.

I wonder how much staff time and money LOSG is responsible for on the cost of this project that we all are paying for? It is wonderful that we can all express our opinions about this and other issues, but at what point should these opinions be expressed only in venues that don't add to an already hefty financial burden on the community? Sorry Board of Supervisors, I know that this means you.

Thanks to Mr. Ogren, Mr. Waddell, Mr. Hutchison, and county staff who worked on this and our District 2 Supervisor Mr. Gibson for representing the majority of the community in Huntington Beach today. Have a safe trip home.

The link to the meeting can be found here:

http://www.cal-span.org/cgi-bin/media.pl?folder=CCC

Progress at Mid-Town Today

Related to the Waste Discharge Permit and recycled water plan is the work on the Mid-Town site. Work is moving swiftly on creating a basin for putting some of the water that will be removed from the trenching in the low-lying areas. Concrete was poured for something. I'll ask at the meeting next week. Below is what it looked like today.

The last shot was taken by not looking at what the camera was doing. It was a drive-by as evidenced by parts of my car. The concrete truck was offloading into what looked like a wood form.

Save September 6 for a SLO RWQCB Meeting on the Recycled Water Management Plan

The links to the transmittal letter and the staff report on the Regional Water Quality Control Board's site are broken. I reported it. But try the links off here anyway:

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_decisions/tentative_orders/index.shtml

Habitat Management Plan - Another Milestone

http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Assets/PW/LOWWP/document+library/Evironmental+Documents/Approved+Habitat+Management+Plan+June2012.pdf

June 8 Letter Confirms Wastewater Project is Underway!

http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Assets/PW/LOWWP/document+library/Evironmental+Documents/Letter+to+CCC+6.8.12.pdf

Mid-Town Site, Friday, June 8, 2012

The work progressed today.

Formerly Known as Tri-W....

......Now known as the Mid-Town site, work has begun on its restoration project. (Top photo from the porch at South Bay Community Center.) No shovel tossing in sight, despite the many protests to this iteration of a sewer project. No it won't be a park, although that possibility exists at a future date. It will be "park-like," with trails to keep the newly planted natives from being crushed by human feet, and a wood fence to keep vehicles out. The restoration is mandated by the Coastal permit and is not a whim of the County, despite what some opine.

Bid Ad in Trib for Collection System Pump Stations

The project moves forward like a caterpillar with many legs - so many moving parts! One step closer to the sewer.

Read the ad in the Trib at this link:

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/classified-ads/ad/1891391#storylink=misearch

Public Forum on Collection System

Off the County site:

NOTICE:

A public forum is planned for Tuesday, June 19 from 7-9pm at the Los Osos Middle School to provide information about the upcoming construction of the project collection system.  Join us for information about the project status and community outreach, and find out what to expect during construction.

A new website is being developed specifically for project construction.  The website will go online before construction begins and include regularly updated schedules and maps of construction progress, information on expected traffic impacts, and contact information.

http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/PW/LOWWP

For the Tuesday, June 05, 2012 Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

Visible movement on the treatment plant property! Good news! And how will our "sewer regulars" respond? Watch the show on Channel 21 , starting 9:00 a.m. or on your computer off of this link:

http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/bos/BOSagenda.htm

(This was a Friday, June 1 addendum to the Supe's agenda.)
AMENDMENT #1 TO THE BOARD AGENDA


AMENDED ITEMS

II. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code, § 54956.8.) It is the intention of the Board to meet in closed session to have a conference with its Real Property Negotiator concerning the following: 4. Property Description: 2198 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos (APNs 067-011-021/067-011-021); Parties with Whom Negotiating: John Giacomazzi and Janet Kline; Instructions to Negotiator: Terms and Conditions. 5. Property Description: 2350 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos (APNs 067- 031-008/067-031-011); Parties with Whom Negotiating: Donald & Toni Andre and David & Donna Andre; Instructions to Negotiator: Terms and Conditions.

Not Looking Good for LOSG's Hope on CDP Revocation

The report from the California Coastal Commission's staff came out today regarding the revocation hearing for the CDP for the Los Osos waste water project.

The Los Osos Sustainability Group will NOT be happy with the staff report. We'll have to watch the meeting on our computers that day as most of us will not be attending the meeting in Huntington Beach, but it looks like LOSG has run out of options to crash the sewer project.

Read the report here:

http://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2012/6/F15a-6-2012.pdf

Tuesday, June 05, 2012 Board of Supervisors Meeting

Consent Agenda - Planning & Building Items

7. Request to approve a contract with Jodi McGraw Consultants in the amount of $189,814 to prepare a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Community of Los Osos. District 2.


From the staff report:
"The Los Osos HCP is a component of the overall protection strategy for the sensitive habitats of Los Osos. The absence of this plan will result in a patchwork of permitting that will not be able to achieve the coordinated goals of the Los Osos HCP. This plan also provides one of the components to allow future growth in Los Osos. Preparation and implementation of this plan is consistent with the Countywide goals of providing a well-governed and livable community."