Good afternoon,

Please see the attached Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council (BSMAAC) Agenda for next Friday, May 2nd at 10:00am, the meeting packet (minutes, reports, etc.). 

We will be meeting in-person in the conference room at the Big Sur Lodge at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The address is 47225 CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920. We are hosting this meeting in-person as well as providing a zoom link for a webinar. The zoom link for the webinar function will allow you to join the meeting virtually or via telephone. As a webinar, participants on zoom can only listen and watch in real time but will not be able to have their video or audio on for the BSMAAC members or members of the public to see/hear. The link is included in the agenda and is listed below.

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android Device:

     Please click this URL to join: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/92040929363  

Or One tap mobile: 

     +16692192599,,92040929363# US (San Jose)

     +16699006833,,92040929363# US (San Jose)

Or join by phone: 

    Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

        US: +1 669 219 2599  or +1 669 900 6833  or +1 213 338 8477  or +1 929 205 6099  or +1 312 626 6799 

    Webinar ID: 920 4092 9363

Best,

Katie

Katie Scariot, (she/her) or (they/them)Assistant Planner | Advanced Planning TeamHousing and Community Development Department1441 Schilling Place, 2nd Floor South, Salinas, CA 93901Direct: (831) 796-6093ScariotK1@CountyofMonterey.gov

√‘Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council Meeting

Friday, May 2, 2025

10:00 a.m.

Big Sur Lodge, 47225 Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920

Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Supervisor Kate Daniels, Co-Chairs

AGENDA

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:

Please click this URL to join. https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/92040929363

Or One tap mobile:

+16692192599,,92040929363# US (San Jose)

+16699006833,,92040929363# US (San Jose)

Or join by phone:

Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 669 219 2599 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 213 338 8477 or +1 929 205 6099 or

+1 312 626 6799 US

Web ID: 920 4092 9363

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call and Introductions

III. Approval of the February 28, 2025 Draft Minutes

IV. Recognition of Karen Grimmer’s Work with the BSMAAC

V. Appointment of South Coast Representative

VI. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items – limited to 3 minutes

VII. New Business – None

VIII. Old Business

a. Update on CA Coastal Trail – Sen. Laird

b. Mud Creek Coastal Development Permit ~ Process, Lessons Learned and Future

Plans – California Coastal Commission

c. Update on Restrooms at Garapata – California State Parks/State Coastal

Conservancy

IX. Reports from Member Agencies

a. Big Sur Resident, North Coast

b. Big Sur Resident, South Coast

c. Big Sur Chamber of Commerce

d. Community Association of Big Sur

e. County of Monterey Planning Department

f. Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

g. California Coastal Commission

h. Caltrans

i. California State Parks and Recreation

j. NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaryk. United States Forest Service

l. 5th District, Monterey County Board of Supervisors

m. 30th District, California State Assembly

n. 17th District, California State Senate

o. 19th District, United States Congress

X. Report from Non-Member Agencies on Issues Pertinent to Big Sur

a. United States Forest Service, Law Enforcement Officer

b. California Highway Patrol

c. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office

d. Big Sur Fire

e. Big Sur Byway Organization

XI. Adjournment

Next Meeting – Friday, July 11, 2025

~Thank you to the Big Sur Lodge for your hospitality and for the use of the conference room at the Big Sur Lodge~

For BSMAAC Agendas and Minutes please visit

https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/housing-communitydevelopment/planning-services/current-planning/committees-hearings-agenda

MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, April 27 through Saturday, May 3 – newest information is in bold text. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent. 

Highway 1: Full Closure: Big Sur Marathon: Big Sur Station – Rio Road:  April 27

There will be full closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 for the Big Sur Marathon from 4 am to 1 pm. The start of the race is at the Big Sur Station (Post Mile 45.64) to just past the finish line at Rio Road in Carmel (PM 72.92).

Only emergency vehicles and scheduled CHP-led caravans are allowed on Highway 1 during the race. If travel for local residents is necessary between 4 am and 1 pm, travelers may join the CHP-led caravan on the schedule available at the following link:

Traffic Information

For additional information about the Big Sur International Marathon on Sunday April 27, please visit: https://www.bigsurmarathon.org/

Highway 1: Full Closure: Rocky Creek Bridge: April 27 – April 28

There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge (12 miles south of Carmel) for the deployment of equipment to conduct emergency seawall repair work from 10 pm to 6 am. 

Highway 1: Bixby Creek Bridge – Palo Colorado: April 27 – April 28

There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 between the Bixby Creek Bridge and Palo Colorado for concrete pouring work from 9 pm to 6 am. 

Highway 1: Rocky Creek Bridge: May 4 – May 5

There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek Bridge for seawall repair work from 10 pm to 6 am.