Comments by Paul Perkovic
November 15, 2009
Bob Battalio emailed me a copy of a presentation he recently made to Surfrider Foundation, San Mateo County Chapter, with nice photos and a good outline of the situation. During the initial Working Group meeting, he spoke about some possible solutions. In his opinion, the Army Corps of Engineers should look for ways to pay for the sand bypassing the breakwater, with Corps money, and start right away on permitting. He notes that it has been 40 years and now is the time for expedited activity. State…
November 14, 2009
Here is a summary of some of the presenter comments: Peter Grenell, General Manager, San Mateo County Harbor District, introduced the purpose of the working group, summarized the problem, outlined project goals and status, and introduced the concept of a demonstration project with the Army Corps of Engineers. Invited participants (at the table) introduced themselves. Unfortunately, this portion of the video was lost. I will post the names and affiliations of participants in a later addition to this…
November 14, 2009
Francine, Thanks for reading the article! So the headline grabbed you, which is what headlines are for. But seriously, you are right, the solution is a long ways off . . . so you must be very farsighted to see it. I'll be posting a follow-up shortly that summarizes a bit more of the discussion. The Harbor District is suggesting that there be a "demonstration project" to show the feasibility of beach nourishment or restoration, hoping somehow that this will be able to slip past the Sanctuary restrictions.…
November 04, 2009
In addition to the uncounted ballots mentioned by Jo Laster, there are also the precinct paper ballots voted on Tuesday (but not tallied; I miss the Eagles!) and potentially other mail ballots received at Elections prior to 8 p.m. Tuesday but not yet processed.
Also, specifically for the Granada Sanitary District election, no write-in results at all have been reported, so where Charlie Hall might place among the 5 candidates appearing on the ballot is anyone's guess.
October 13, 2009
The MWSD rain gauge shows 3.71 inches total for the 15 hours ending at 6 p.m. Tuesday night, approximately 0.25 inches per hour.
That's more than 10% of our average annual rainfall, and much of it soaked in nicely.
October 13, 2009
So far, the storm isn't as severe as the forecasters had predicted, in my opinion. Winds on the coast have been moderate, typical of other storms - and nothing close to the 60 or 70 mph that had been predicted. Rainfall has been relatively steady since about 3 a.m., averaging about 1/4 inch per hour with peaks at about 1/2 inch per hour. The total rainfall will definitely help recharge our local aquifers after the recent dry years. My drive around the community earlier showed moderate flows in drainage…
October 05, 2009
In addition to the candidate statements linked in this article, Darin Boville also videotaped the Candidates Forum held on September 30, 2009, sponsored by the Midcoast Community Council and the League of Women Voters. Jacqueline Jacobberger, President of the San Mateo County League chapter, moderated and selected questions submitted by audience members. Each candidate had an opportunity for an opening statement, a minute to respond to each question, and a closing statement. Darin's video of the…
October 05, 2009
In addition to the candidate statements linked in this article, Darin Boville also videotaped the Candidates Forum held on September 30, 2009, sponsored by the Midcoast Community Council and the League of Women Voters. Jacqueline Jacobberger, President of the San Mateo County League chapter, moderated and selected questions submitted by audience members. Each candidate had an opportunity for an opening statement, a minute to respond to each question, and a closing statement. Darin's video of the…
October 05, 2009
In addition to the candidate statements linked in this article, Darin Boville also videotaped the Candidates Forum held on September 30, 2009, sponsored by the Midcoast Community Council and the League of Women Voters. Jacqueline Jacobberger, President of the San Mateo County League chapter, moderated and selected questions submitted by audience members. Each candidate had an opportunity for an opening statement, a minute to respond to each question, and a closing statement. Darin's video of the…
July 17, 2009
Joel, perhaps unintentionally, entirely missed the point of my original posting: CCWD's and NCCWD's rates are going up 4 to 5 times faster than MWSD's. The short and long-term impact on Coastside residents and businesses, especially agriculture and floriculture, are frightening. Here is the approximate average monthly residential water bill for each agency: CCWD - $49.40 - up more than 113% since 2000 NCCWD - $51.48 - up more than 131% since 2000 MWSD - $74.35 - up LESS THAN 25% since 2000 If these…
July 02, 2009
I'm not an attorney, but common sense and a bit of legal reasoning suggests that the attempt by Keenan to sell off water connection rights from the Beachwood parcel might constitute a breach of contract for the sale of the real estate. Under California Supreme Court interpretations of Proposition 218, water and sewer services are incidents of property ownership, they are not personal property like a washing machine that you can simply remove from real property. When you buy real property with an…
January 14, 2009
What isues has the Midcoast Community Council discussed that could have a potential conflict with the goals of other local agencies? Last year, when the MCC was being attacked for doing nothing, I put together a brief list of "Some Previous Midcoast Community Council Discussion Topics" from the previous decade or so, to illustrate the wide range of topics that had been discussed. Here's the same list again. How many subjects do you see where membership on the board of any local agency presents a…
November 25, 2008
Charlie, The Public Works Plan, Phase I ("PWP"), includes the projects needed to complete the plan outlined for voters prior to their 81% approval of Measure V, i.e., acquisition and improvement of the former Citizens Utilities ("CUCC") water system to meet the needs of the current residents in the Montara / Moss Beach community and to provide improved fire protection for everyone, while preventing the enormous water rate increases proposed by CUCC. It was never proposed that current developed properties…
November 18, 2008
The Public Works Plan includes three major components: (1) additional water supply; (2) additional water storage; and (3) additional treatment to improve water quality. Under additional water storage, there are two sites proposed for new storage tanks. The Alta Vista site would put 1,000,000 gallons of potable water near the highest point in the distribution system, to provide water supply and emergency reserves anywhere needed. The Schoolhouse site would add 100,000 gallons of treated water storage…
October 19, 2008
Vince, My post is perfectly clear. MWSD has no involvement in the losses posted by San Mateo County's investment fund and reported widely by the San Francisco Chronicle, which might have raised concerns among our constituents. The link to the LAIF site allows anyone access to the same information our Board of Directors and management has available. At this point we have not heard of any problems with LAIF investments, but with the financial collapse on Wall Street having many unanticipated side effects,…
August 30, 2008
Thanks for posting your photos, Steve. Montara Water and Sanitary District's 50th Plus 5th Anniversary Celebration was a tremendous success, thanks to the many community residents and businesses who participated. You can also read coverage from the Half Moon Bay Review. Quentin L. Kopp was quite excited to have Sunday, August 24, 2008 designated as "Quentin L. Kopp Day" in Montara and Moss Beach. Thanks to the following Community Participants for food, beverages, and other assistance for the celebration,…
August 29, 2008
Montara Water and Sanitary District's 50th Plus 5th Anniversary Celebration was a tremendous success, thanks to the many community residents and businesses who participated. You can read coverage from the Half Moon Bay Review at http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2008/08/29/news/doc48b59e493de83635953159.txt Quentin L. Kopp was quite excited to have Sunday, August 24, 2008 designated as "Quentin L. Kopp Day" in Montara and Moss Beach. Thanks to the following Community Participants for food, beverages,…
July 03, 2008
Charlie, Do you have any MWSD agendas, staff reports, minutes, letters, etc. - i.e., some actual documentation - that supports any of the things you are attempting to insinuate by your questions? It is easy to make up even the most far-fetched "Is it true that ..." question, and almost impossible to disprove without examining every document in the District. For example, I could make up an extremely suggestive "Is it true that CUSD failed to explore [some absurd idea]?", and you could not categorically…
July 02, 2008
The analysis is very useful to Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) customers, too. One of the misplaced attacks that has been leveled against MWSD is that our Board has not acted as quickly as some would like to build an intertie between the Montara / Moss Beach system and the Coastside County Water District (CCWD) system. A realistic analysis shows that CCWD is already overcommitted to its own customers. It has no prospect of increasing its "supply assurance" to obtain more water from the…
July 01, 2008
Julia Scott of the San Mateo County Times scooped the Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble on an important local story. She also did significant independent research, spoke with CalTrans, Montara Water and Sanitary District, and North Coast County Water District people, and uncovered facts that contradict Charlie Gardner's claims (and of course totally repudiate Jim Larimer's fanciful claim of 1000 gallons per minute). "Hopes of finding water trove under Montara dry up", published in the San…
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