On Monday August 16, 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.
The following text references various Village owners, governmental agencies, companies and other entities, often by acronym. A detailed description of these entities can be found on The Village-Who’s Who page.
Following is a summary report on the items discussed at this meeting:
BCDC Permit: As of July 30, 2021 BCDC has approved the latest amendments to its permit governing this development. The updated permit with all amendment language can be found in the Marina Library (use the magnifications icon to enlarge it for readability). It was noted that, while BCDC has approved these amendments, the clearance of the RWQCB and ACOE are also required before BCDC allows construction to proceed. All the BCDC “start by” and “complete by” dates below are contingent on these clearances or request for further extensions.
Fuel Facility (Dock and Storage): While BCDC has approved this construction it still requires RWQCB and ACOE clearance. BCDC’s permit requires construction to start by 12/31/22 and complete by 12/21/23 unless a further extension is granted.
Harbormaster’s Office: SHM re-stated that they have not been able to reach agreement with Andy Bachich (Andy’s Market) on a lease for a café in this space. There was clearly a serious gap in their perspectives on why these negotiations have not been successful. Attendees expressed a strong desire to make the plaza a vibrant community asset and that this café is a part of that goal. CDD pointed out that, unlike the grocery store, there is no mandate that there be a café. In any case, SHM confirmed that 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. It was pointed out that changes in the use of the Harbormaster’s Office could trigger a requirement for a design review and public comment process and possibly a review by BCDC. Paul Jensen suggested that S.R. place a person in authority from the CDD on this committee now that he has retired as CDD Director.
Breakwater Connector & East Jetty (playground) Flooding: BCDC has approved this work in the latest permit revisions contingent on approval from RWQCB and ACOE. Pending that approval, the BCDC permit requires that construction start by March 31, 2022. It appears that the construction must be complete by 11/30/22 in advance of winter king tides but that is not clear in the BCDC permit. MVA stated that ACOE had required an updated archeological report and MVA has authorized funding for this report to be generated.
Kayak Dock (between Yacht Club and Boat Launch Ramp):Â With the amended BCDC permit, 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. BCDC requires construction to start by 3/31/22 and complete by 11/30/22.
Kayak Launch Ramp (at the Breakwater connector): Like the kayak dock and the flood mediation work, RWQCB and ACOE approvals remain the only obstacles to proceeding with this work. BCDC requires construction to start by 3/31/22 and complete by 11/30/22.
Residential Housing Construction:Â Construction had started up and then halted due to some altered requirements by Marin Sanitary, MMWD and PG&E. These have all been cleared and construction is again underway. Trumark Homes is now doing the trenching and installation of the storm drains, sewer, water lines and power service and will then install the foundation pads. Trumark expects to have all “horizontal” work (utilities and pads) completed by this fall. They expect to begin “vertical” work on the existing pads across from the east jetty shortly and on the new pads as soon as they are installed.
Mixed Use Building: 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 second-round plan check 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. MVA stated that there may be issues that will delay this sale for an unknown amount of time. This delay seems to be related to completion of some of the landscaping work which cannot be finalized due to drought restrictions. DPW and MVA are working out a solution to this dilemma, possibly including an escrow account in which MVA could place the funds needed to do this work at a later date.