Events 

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NCAC Meetings and Recent Items:

The last  monthly meeting of the NCAC was held on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 6PM, via Zoom. Minutes for the meeting will be on the "Minutes of Meetings" page as available. YouTube video of the meeting is available at this LINK. Agenda for the meeting is below:

1. Roll Call -- Establishment of Quorum

2. Consent Agenda

   • Agenda

   • Minutes -- LINK

   • Treasurer -- LINK

3. Public/Council Comment.-- Limited to items NOT on the agenda. 3 min per person, one turn per person, maximum 20 minutes total.

4. County and Local Agency Reports

   • County Supervisor (Bruce Gibson, Blake Fixler)

     • Plans for a community discussion (Morro Bay and Cambria) on the proposed Wind Farm project

   • Law Enforcement (Sheriff and CHP) – Statistics LINK

   • CCSD

     • Service District Activities -- LINK

     • CCSD Fire Chief report

     • Cambria Fire Safe Focus Group -- LINK

   • NCAC Land Use Committee (status of previous referrals)

     • Safety/Security re Christmas Market

     • Results of Brambles Plans Public Hearing

   • Land Use Committee – What do we do and when (from referrals, resident input, etc.)? Why is it important to the community?

   • Planning  Interface (Ana Luvera)

5. Guest Presentation

   • Lighthouse Century presentation – Mary Ann Gustafson

6. Reports from Standing Committees and Special Interest Representatives

   • Hispanic Committee Report

   • Agriculture Report

   • Outreach Committee -- Oral

   • Environmental Report

   • Business Report

   • Traffic/Transportation Report

   • Correspondence Report

7. New Business

8. Adjourn

The last monthly meeting of the NCAC was held on Wednesday, 21 August 2024, via Zoom. YouTube video of the meeting is available  HERE. Minutes of the meeting will be placed on the "minutes" page as available. 

Note that some recent links have been added (below these sections). Also, we've provided links to allow interested parties to comment on the proposed Morro Bay Windfarm project. 

The county Board of Supervisors is investigating a Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) for SLO county. While the initial BOS meeting on this has passed, residents are still able to pass comments on the IRC to the BOS. You can send a message for all Board members at:   boardofsups@co.slo.ca.us  (be sure to put IRC in the subject line). ​

The SLO county supervisors recently completed a survey of Community Area Councils (of which NCAC is one of 11, for the unincorporated areas of the county). At their meeting on 5 December, the BOS voted to accept the revised rules for CACs, with an invitation to the community to "weigh in" with comments. The BOS will then review the handbook in the next year, and update as necessary.  Links to the various documents are below:

• Survey results -- HERE​

• Revised CAC Handbook -- HERE

Summaries of recent meetings and other activities may be found on the "Recent Activities" page, while meeting minutes may be found on the "Minutes of Meetings" page. 

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Regarding storm damage (including from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 storms) -- Following a recent meeting, county planner Kip Morais reached out to  the Parks Department after the meeting and got this:

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Based on discussions with planning staff on other storm damaged infrastructure along coast, per County regulations – emergency permits may be issued to implement temporary stabilization measures, and may require additional permits i.e. grading/ encroachment permit(s) as applicable.  We determine this in consultation with Coastal Commission staff and other dept staff.   After the emergency ceases, and within 30 days of issuance, a proper Minor Use Permit / Coastal Development permit application shall be submitted to have the improvements carefully reviewed in compliance with the County coastal codes and policies. This may result in possible removal and/or alterations of the improvement installed.

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An emergency permit will not speed up the process for implementing the ultimate long term project, it is just a way to stabilize vulnerable infrastructure temporarily until a permanent fix can per fully designed permitted and implemented. The coastal accessways do not meet the criteria for an emergency permit.  Here is the full code section below:

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Emergency Permit  https://library.municode.com/ca/san_luis_obispo_county/codes/county_code?nodeId=TIT23COZOLAUS_CH23.03PERE_23.03.045EMPE