BILL NUMBER: SCR 56	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Oropeza

                        AUGUST 20, 2009

   Relative to coastal development and Marina del Rey.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 56, as introduced, Oropeza. Coastal development and Marina del
Rey.
   This measure would request the County of Los Angeles to undertake
a comprehensive update of the Marina del Rey local coastal program
prior to any further approvals of coastal development permits or
amendments to the local coastal program for Marina del Rey, in order
to ensure that any redevelopment proposals reflect the statewide
goals and objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1975 and the
California Environmental Quality Act.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Marina del Rey was established in 1954 as a small craft
harbor and public recreation resource by Congressional House Document
389 and substantially funded by the federal government through
Public Law 83-780 signed by President Eisenhower. The federal
documents set forth the recreational intent and contemplated
recreation and marine-dependent development of Marina del Rey, which
encompasses .63 square miles; and
   WHEREAS, In a 1956 general election, Los Angeles County (county)
residents approved the use of a revenue bond to pay for the county's
financial obligations for the creation of a small boat harbor to be
known as Marina del Rey; and
   WHEREAS, As of June 30, 2009, for Marina del Rey there are 19
individual pending redevelopment proposals in the early stages of the
regulatory approval process and two approved 500 or more unit
apartment complexes spread out over 15 buildings yet to commence
construction; and
   WHEREAS, The redevelopment proposals have not been considered in
their entirety pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code) and the California Coastal Act of 1975 (Coastal Act)
(Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources
Code); and
   WHEREAS, Many of the redevelopment proposals do not adhere to the
certified Marina del Rey local coastal program (MdR LCP), which
defines appropriate land use for parcels, sets maximum height and
density allowances, and protects key viewscapes; and
   WHEREAS, On January 8, 2008, the California Coastal Commission
found that the MdR LCP was out of conformity with the Coastal Act and
voted unanimously to recommend that the county undertake a
comprehensive update of the MdR LCP that addresses the overall
direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental and social impacts of
the redevelopment proposals; that key environmentally sensitive
habitat area identification and protection be added to the MdR LCP;
and that small boat slips be protected from further elimination; and
   WHEREAS, On August 21, 2008, the supervising regional planner of
the County Department of Regional Planning asserted at a public
meeting that the county would not undertake a comprehensive MdR LCP
update, which was reaffirmed in a letter dated May 28, 2009, from the
acting director of the department to the California Coastal
Commission; and
   WHEREAS, The county continues to move forward with piecemeal
applications and local coastal program amendments, many of which do
not comply with the MdR LCP or coastal act policies; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That Marina del Rey is an asset of regional and
state significance including environmentally sensitive habitat areas
that are ecologically connected to the state-owned Ballona Wetlands;
and be it further
   Resolved, That in order to ensure that any redevelopment proposals
for Marina del Rey reflect the statewide goals and objectives of the
California Coastal Act of 1975 and the California Environmental
Quality Act, the Legislature requests the County of Los Angeles to
undertake a comprehensive update of the Marina del Rey local coastal
program prior to any further approvals of coastal development permits
or amendments to the local coastal program; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.