On Monday May 18, 2020, the Coalition’s Marina Committee (Committee) met with the S.R. Community Development Department (CDD) and S.R. Dept. of Public Works (DPW) for our regular monthly review of the developments at The Village at Loch Lomond Marina (the residential portion is called “The Strand”) whose developer is Marina Village Associates (MVA). Also attending was a representative of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). This meeting was held as a Zoom video conference.
CDD gave a progress report on the potential sales of the marina property by MVA. The sale of the marina and related property (marina, marina green, breakwater, yacht club building, launch ramp, east and west jetties, planned boat repair building, and the parking area adjacent to The Cove development) is still in progress. The potential buyer is Safe Harbor Marinas with harbors throughout the country and including marinas in Emeryville and Alameda. Current expectation is that the sale will close by the end of May 2020. The sale of the unbuilt residential sites, including the multi-use building planned for the current location of the dry cleaner and dental offices, is at an earlier stage of negotiations due to delays related to the coronavirus pandemic. The potential buyer has not been identified nor has an expected closing date. Residential construction is not likely to resume prior to a sale of the property by MVA.
On April 20, 2020 the S.R. City Council met to review a proposal for an amendment to MVA’s Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) and a BMR Agreement Amendment (see Loch Lomond Marina Post Archives). The SIA amendment’s purpose was to establish new bonding requirements for the property given that some of the originally bonded items have been completed but some (such as the breakwater connector and the east jetty/playground) have had plan changes necessitating a change to the bond requirement. The BMR Agreement deals with an exchange of the requirement for six remaining Below Market Rate residential units (of the original 17) for a contribution to the City’s low cost housing fund. Both of these actions were approved by the City Council.
Flooding Remediation on the Breakwater Connector and Playground: A permit amendment has been approved by BCDC, and BCDC is now awaiting construction plans to be submitted by MVA for review.
Fuel Dock and Fuel Storage Facility: A permit amendment has been approved by BCDC. However, BCDC is awaiting a water quality certification from the Bay Area Water Quality Review Board (WQRB) before granting MVA permission to proceed with the work. CDD is working with MVA and the WQRB to get this certification completed.
Kayak Launch Ramp: The BCDC permit amendment dealing with modifications to the breakwater connector did not include the needed changes to the launch ramp as a result of the elevation changes. BCDC will require a permit amendment to cover the launch ramp redesign. A preliminary review by BCDC indicates that no additional Bay fill mitigation is expected to be needed, but approval will still require a permit amendment to be submitted by MVA.
Kayak Dock: Changes to the original design for the dock (to be positioned next to the boat launch ramp) have not yet been submitted to BCDC by MVA. Those changes might require a permit amendment, but BCDC felt that it is possible that only an administrative plan review will be required. Revised plans for dock design have been provided by MVA and approved by the Yacht Club and the kayak advocacy group and need to be submitted to BCDC.
Pt. San Pedro Road Median Reconstruction: The two medians adjacent to the driveway entrance to the old Andy’s Market need to be reconstructed to align with the new emergency entrance to The Strand. This work involves moving a light pole and shifting the spacing between the two medians several feet to the west. The work began on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 and will take approximately three weeks and the cost is paid by MVA. This is separate from the required repaving at the signal-controlled intersection which will occur later.
Emergency Entrance to The Strand: MVA has order lockable bollards to be installed to block the entrance but they have not yet been delivered, hence the temporary cones that are there now. A question was raised about implementation of signage to indicate this alleyway was private property or some such notification to avoid pedestrian access. CDD stated that this was private property and such signage would be the responsibility of The Strand HOA or MVA and would not require CDD approval as long as it fell within S.R. signage guidelines. This information will be conveyed to The Strand HOA Board for any potential action.
Street Signage: There is no street sign for Loch Lomond Drive at the corner of Loch Lomond Drive and Pt. San Pedro Road. This same roadway on the north side of the intersection is named Lochinvar. DPW said that this is the responsibility of The Strand HOA or MVA since this is a privately maintained road, albeit with public access rights. This information will be conveyed to The Strand HOA Board for any potential action.