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<br />FRCM : .:OLLEEN JORDA~~ FAX NO. : 650-637-1651 <br />Jit:-:9-~C 11 :ST:¡rn ~rO1l!-COIJ TV ~~ SAN IiIAìeO ..SEO~831Q16 <br /> <br />Feb. 03 2000 01:22AM P5 <br />T-Q¡¡ ~ C4!C5 ~-Ia' <br /> <br />/" <br /> <br />~-C4 <br /> <br />wiw. me applicable jurisdtçúons. and agC:$ieS. It is an impon&n' ~ Wa( relateS to the <br />water releases Û'cnn tho Peninsula Wcershed imo the san MI1'a."O and PilarcitOS Creek <br />waœ~s. aDd their respective affecœd commwù1:Íe$. AaacbeQ is it copy at the: lateSt Draft <br />of we p~ Water ReleaSe ComingeDCy Plan (datec1 Sqttamber 1.3, 1999) that should be <br />refercced in rl:I4 Peninsula WAtershed Mana¡emcnr PIaD. <br /> <br />Within thi Peninsula Wart:t Relea$c COt1tUlgency Pian the Sheriffs Arca OES b2s been <br />ideœified as the 1- ageacy fur IlOtifytns the jurisd.icnom aø4 age.acy that atelor will be <br />impaœlX1, It is = Sheriff"s Area OBS recOU1J¡»MSI1oølbat the San rrwu;Î$Co Publïc Ut:i1iUes <br />Co~. as the Stannary/owner astm:y. make a direct cocaa with those affecœd <br />jurisdictÍDWJ, a,gCDCies~ and. the Sbcrtff's Area DES in the event of ('ontingency water relea!ilei. <br />If additional çlartf"rcanon is :ft@d pie.. CODQCt Tom Maruyama of: the Sberitf's Area O£S at <br />(6S0) 363-4700. <br /> <br />3. f'ifieldl~~þjll ~1t\te Trail MiJh!a.MfL4I <br />In ~ 1<mg tenn. the Board of Supenison c:Motses the lUd.¡e Trail C~'s proposed U'ai1 <br />a.l.ignmeAt! A1r.emaÚVfi A for hi1œn aa4 cyclists. aDd. B for aquacriaIw; however. we <br />recogA1Ze that a pbased implem.mWion mIJœI:!IeIWe. Tbe County is currenùy in tbt= process <br />of secu:cma a trail ~ at the SkyIawo. CemeterY that would facili1aœ Al~ative A. <br /> <br />The r&fit pbüe cou14 be addc4 as u A.kemaüvc D to facilitafe _rim 4ocat led tOUli several <br />daYi a week for I1ilœrs, equestriaus, aM bikats while me mtruu'ucmrc, which is beiDa secured <br />by tœ Ridae TIm COUŒil, was beina consuueted. To fAcmmœ. imerim ACCess. San MateO <br />County Parks Department could recruit and train lU4ac Traü monitors. ha11dle a reieMWon <br />system for interim ICCQS, provide sipse, ac4 JX'Ovic!e poræble pau1cS. 'I'bt secoœ phase <br />could be to implement Alwmanve C for hilœrs. equestrians. anÅ cyc1istS and gradually <br />nnpk:mèn£ interim ao:ess for Alternatives A aad B. The dûrd phase wouk1 be to implement <br />Alternative A tot hikeri aD4 cyc1i$tS, and Alr.enw:ive B to: equesuiaDs seven days a week. <br /> <br />Most of the: mitigation"s identified in the Draa Em ..vhich would b~ required EO facilitate the <br />FifældJCahill R.id¡e U'ail Alternative A make sense; }soW8\let. we take issue wi1h MW!tal of the <br />proposed mitiglLUODl whkh do not seem pracrn:able or reasocable as follows: <br /> <br />1. Location of A~ities <br />The Draft SIR. m¡Wres S restroom façi1itieS. .At a maximum, tour restroom facilities ibQuld <br />be aacquaœ; ODe at the Qort1J. aœ SOUfh Ñh~dS. oœ al -me midc1le of me trai11U the five <br />Poims area, and ODe at the Skyline Quarty. <br /> <br />2. Sea~"tl1 ProbibiticM <br />The Draft Em iœicaœs Wai in order to prOtect Marbled M~et critical habitat. there shoulå <br />be a restriction on public we to d.cc;e11!-led access (uodcrthe terms of Alterna.tiv~ D) wirhin or <br />adjacent to critical habitat areas from May is co August IS. <br /> <br />MOit of the habitat for the Marhle4 M¡¡nelct is Loc:ated away from the b1¡e Trail. Noi5e <br />rtsulùn: frOP1 trail U~IC: would not l~ly havc an adverse impaCt on tbe Marbled MUrTele[. Also <br />Marbled Mune1eu ate ~wn to nest adjaecmt to e~ting hllvib used. rOlC.Ü and uws both <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />.. -~._._,. .-"T- <br />