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V*.. .i March 28, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: KERRY SULLIVAN DIRECTOR / SUBJECT: ITEM #1- PA-0500224: Use Permit application for a nature preserve, campground, and conference center to be constructed in three phases. (Use Types: Recreation—Campgrounds and Recreation—Nature Preserve) The State Lands Commission sent the attached letter dated March 16, 2007 stating that the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is inadequate to fully evaluate the project under CEQA. The CDD has reviewed the letter and determined that the Initial Study is adequate for the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration. A detailed review of the letter is provided below with excerpts from the letter in quotes and responses in bold. "The project description does not provide enough details to assess all potential impacts from the various phases. The project does not describe how the new docks and an ADA accessible ramp will be designed and the extent of impacts to the river bank. The design also needs to consider how any improvements to the river bank would sustain periodic flooding and river bank erosion." • Complete construction drawings will be submitted with permit applications to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Reclamation Board, and California Department of Fish and Game. A field trip with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game identified the preferred location for the ADA accessible ramp to minimize impact to the waters and the bank. The ramp will require the removal of less than 0.01 acre of Himalayan blackberry bushes and the relocation of one bunch of reeds to the south. However, the location of the ramp and landing will avoid all existing trees. The ramp and landing will be secured with driven piles and constructed over the existing vegetation. No additional erosion protection will be needed as construction of the landing and ramps will not result in the creation of bare ground. The ramp will have at least one switch back to minimize the slope for those with disabilities. "The project proposes several restrooms but does not provide type of restrooms being proposed, source of water, and how the sewer would be treated."