DATE: October 13, 2016
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RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION AND THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE MARINE PLANNING PARTNERSHIP FOR THE STATE-OWNED TIDELANDS AND SUBMERGED LANDS LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN OFFSHORE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (Attachment A) is to memorialize a collaborative partnership between the California State Lands Commission (Commission) and the San Diego Unified Port District (District) to effectively plan for use of the ocean space and to include local trustee grantee's participation in management. The planning effort would include development of a pilot-scale marine decision-support framework and spatial analysis tool. The framework encompasses coastal waters off San Diego County in an area to be determined based on further discussions.
The value of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) efforts has gained valuable recognition at the state and local levels and the pilot marine decision-support framework is anticipated to serve as a model for future co-management collaborations between the Commission and its local trustee grantees. For the District, the MOA provides the opportunity to have a "seat at the table" and a leading voice in the planning for coastal and ocean resources of which the District is both intimately familiar and invested. The marine spatial planning effort is consistent with, and supports, the District's Integrated Planning Vision and Guiding Principles and goals of the District's Compass Strategic Plan.
The Commission and the District will work together to develop a process to acquire and share comprehensive environmental baseline data, environmental analyses, impact assessments, conservation opportunities, socioeconomic research, and other information pertaining to the pilot planning area. This collaborative process will allow for s...
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