On Monday July 19, 2021, the Coalition’s Marina Committee (Committee) conducted its monthly meeting with the various agencies and entities involved in The Village at Loch Lomond Marina development. This meeting was held as a Zoom video conference.
Meeting Attendees, Descriptions and Abbreviations
The Pt. San Pedro Road Coalition’s Marina Oversight Committee: represents the general community, including the surrounding subdivisions and The Strand HOA.
S.R. Community Development Department (CDD): is the City agency responsible for, among other things, the management of planning processes, issuance of development permits and overseeing the subsequent construction.
S.R. Dept. of Public Works (DPW): is the City agency responsible for infrastructure planning, construction and maintenance. This includes roads, utilities and public spaces.
The Village at Loch Lomond Marina Master Association (VLLMMA): is the overall entity that represents all owners of parcels within the Village at Loch Lomond Marina and owns some of the public access parcels within the development. Also known as the “Master Association.”
Safe Harbor Marinas (SHM): is the owner of the marina and marina-related parcels.
Trumark Homes: is the owner of the undeveloped/unsold residential parcels in The Strand as well as the parcel at the corner of Loch Lomond Drive and Pt. San Pedro Road currently containing the commercial building
Marina Village Associates (MVA): was the owner of the undeveloped/unsold residential parcels but has sold those parcels to Trumark Homes. However, MVA retains some responsibility for completion of work on some of the public access parcels along the waterfront.
Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC):is the California agency charted with protecting and enhancing San Francisco Bay and encouraging the Bay’s responsible and productive use for this and future generations. As such, they have shoreline responsibilities that includes much of the Loch Lomond Marina.
Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB): The San Francisco Bay RWQCB has authority over any activities that may affect the Bay. Their charter is “To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California’s water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.”
Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE): Similar to the RWQCB but with a broader mission, which is to “Deliver vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners, to secure our Nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk.” Like the RWQCB, the ACOE has jurisdiction over any actions that could affect the Bay.
Following is a summary report on the items discussed at this meeting:
Harbormaster’s Office: SHM and Andy’s Market each stated that have not been able to reach agreement on a lease to implement a café in this space. There was clearly a serious gap in their perspectives on why these negotiations have not been successful. Various attendees expressed disappointment over this impasse. Vice Mayor Maribeth Bushey offered her services as mediator to attempt to resolve any differences that are preventing the establishment of a café, a highly desired outcome by the community. There was general agreement that a mediator could be useful but that a successful resolution could be difficult to achieve at this point. In any case, the Harbormaster’s Office itself will move to the Marina Services Building (where the old boat repair shop was located). It is not clear how this building would be utilized in the absence of a café and the Harbormaster’s Office. There was also discussion that the public has become accustomed to the absence of a building in this space (where the gravel is currently located between Andy’s Market and the Yacht Club) and should be reminded that this building has always be a part of the permitted construction on this development site.
Breakwater Connector & East Jetty (playground) Flooding: Final approval by BCDC awaits approval from RWQCB and ACOE. Given the expected time those will take, MVA stated that the revised target construction start is March 2022 and completion by November 2022 before king tide season. However, these dates cannot be confirmed until the RWQCB and ACOE approvals are granted.
Kayak Dock (between Yacht Club and Boat Launch Ramp): The only remaining obstacle is obtaining RWQCB and ACOE approvals. MVA stated that the dock will be delivered mostly constructed and require only a few days to install. MVA is hopeful that it will be installed by year-end.
Kayak Launch Ramp (at the Breakwater connector): RWQCB and ACOE approvals remain the only obstacles to proceeding with the work on this ramp and the breakwater connector and east jetty/playground work. As a result, any predictions on when the work will begin or be completed are in limbo.
Pt. San Pedro Road Repaving: As part of the construction permits, the areas at the Loch Lomond Drive/Pt. San Pedro Road intersection and the area at the emergency exit from The Strand that were trenched during the earlier phases of construction, must be repaved using the same sound-deadening asphalt originally used on the roadway. MVA states that they are working on the schedule with subcontractors and the S.R. Rock Quarry (providers of the sound-deadening asphalt) and hope to have the work done later this summer.
Residential Housing and Mixed-Use Building Construction: After a week delay in completing the permit applications, Trumark Homes is now doing the trenching and installation of the services, sewer and water lines and will then install the foundation pads. Building permits have reviewed with CDD and are ready for issuance. Trumark hopes to have all “horizontal” work completed by this fall. The finalized parcel map for the replacement of the commercial building with a mixed-use building (commercial on first floor, 5 condos on second floor) is in final approval stage at DPW. The completion of the sale of this parcel by MVA to Trumark Homes is contingent on the approval and filing of this parcel map.
Marina Services Building: (aka Boat Repair Facility and Marina Utility Building) Move of the Harbormaster’s Office to the south end of this building facing the boat launch ramps is being planned as well as other uses.