NEW ITEMS:
* Stop the Coup! Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.
* Ocean Protection Council Strategic Plan
CONTINUING ITEMS:
- Combined SBCAN Roundtable on proposed Marine Protected Areas Friday, Feb. 14 at noon via Zoom
- Public Review of the Santa Maria General Plan Update
- Renew Membership with SBCAN
A message from Indivisible Santa Barbara and Commit to Democracy:
Stop the Coup!
Emergency Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, February 8 at 1pm
Unitarian Church, 1535 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara
and online
Our nation is in crisis and we need to come together as a community to hear from our government leaders about what is being done and what WE can do to stop the illegal takeover of our institutions and federal programs.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you on Saturday.
With deep appreciation for your support,
Myra [email protected] and Joan [email protected]
Indivisible Santa Barbara
Commit to Democracy
Sign up here for a link to attend online: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/753991/
A message from California Ocean Protection Council:
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CENTRAL COAST MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Friday, February 14, 2025
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Agenda
- Welcome
- Representatives of the Natural Resources Defense Council will present their proposals for Marine Protected Areas off Pt. Sal and Carpinteria. They will explain what an MPA is and why they are asking the California Fish and Game Commission to put these protections in place. Attendees will be invited to ask questions and express concerns or support. The SBCAN Board will consider whether to support the proposals.
- Other issues or announcements
- Closing
Register for the Zoom meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fdMsMXRXTc6Yi6Zg2B2JMg
Note: We are changing the North County Roundtable to the second Friday each month at noon and making it a Combined Roundtable when topics warrant it. The South County Roundtable will continue to be held the fourth Friday at noon and will also be a Combined Roundtable when topics warrant it.
Download Fact Sheet on Pt. Sal proposal
Public Review of the
Santa Maria General Plan Update
Draft Policy Frameworks
PUBLIC NOTICE FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA:
The Draft General Plan Policy Frameworks are available for public review and comment from Wednesday, February 5 to Sunday, March 2.
WHAT’S BEING PLANNED: The Community Development Department is preparing a Comprehensive update to the City’s General Plan. This document creates the master plan for Santa Maria’s growth for the next 20-30 years. The City is anticipated to grow by 30,000 to 40,000 residents during that time, meaning the community must identify where and how to build thousands of additional housing units, and where to build new parks, schools and other development. The Policy and Plan Development phase is currently underway with the completion of draft Policy Frameworks for each of the nine elements of the City’s updated General Plan. The Policy Frameworks are a step in the General Plan Update process prior to drafting General Plan Elements. The frameworks highlight key direction for each General Plan Element including goals, policies, and implementation activities to achieve that direction.
WHERE YOU COME IN: The public review period will be an opportunity to review the draft Policy Frameworks for the General Plan and provide your feedback. All of the frameworks as well as a form for providing feedback are available at the project website: https://www.imaginesantamaria.com/policy-frameworks
Upcoming Public Meetings where you can learn more and provide feedback:
Planning Commission Study Sessions: Thursday, February 6 and Thursday, February 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Shepard Hall in the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria
Office Hours with Planning Staff:
Wednesday, February 19 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XKdVD95rQUOgywXiOYutTQ
Wednesday, February 26 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Community Development Department Conference Room, 110 S. Pine St., Santa Maria
Comments may also be submitted within the public review period to Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager, by email at [email protected], or mailed/delivered to the City of Santa Maria Community Development Department (110 South Pine Street, Room 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458) by Sunday, March 2.
Department: Community Development
Contact Person: Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager
Telephone Number: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2444
Email Address: [email protected]
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AVISO PÚBLICO DE LA CIUDAD DE SANTA MARIA:
Revisión Pública de los Marcos de Política Preliminares de Actualización del Plan General
Los documentos del Borrador de los Marcos de Política del Plan General están disponibles para revisión y comentarios públicos desde el miércoles 5 de febrero hasta el domingo 2 de marzo.
LO QUE SE ESTÁ PLANEANDO: El Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario está preparando una actualización integral del Plan General de la Ciudad. Este documento crea el plan maestro para el crecimiento de Santa María para los próximos 20-30 años. Se anticipa que la ciudad crecerá de 30,000 a 40,000 residentes durante ese tiempo, lo que significa que la comunidad debe identificar dónde y cómo construir miles de unidades de vivienda adicionales, y dónde construir nuevos parques, escuelas y otros desarrollos.
La fase de Desarrollo de Políticas y Planes está actualmente en marcha con la finalización de los borradores de los Marcos de Políticas para cada uno de los nueve elementos del Plan General actualizado de la Ciudad. Los Marcos de Políticas son un paso en el proceso de Actualización del Plan General antes de redactar los Elementos del Plan General. Los marcos destacan la dirección clave para cada elemento del Plan General, incluidos los objetivos, las políticas y las actividades de implementación para lograr esa dirección.
DÓNDE INGRESA: El período de revisión pública será una oportunidad para revisar el borrador de los Marcos de Políticas para el Plan General y proporcionar sus comentarios. Todos los marcos, así como un formulario para enviar comentarios, están disponibles en el sitio web del proyecto: https://www.imaginesantamaria.com/policy-frameworks
Próximas reuniones públicas en las que puede obtener más información y proporcionar comentarios:
Sesiones de estudio de la Comisión de Planificación: 6 de febrero y 20 de febrero a la 1:30 p.m. en Shepard Hall en la Biblioteca Pública de Santa María, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria
Horario de oficina con el personal de planificación:
Miércoles 19 de febrero, de 1:00 a 2:30 p.m. en Zoom. Regístrese aquí: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XKdVD95rQUOgywXiOYutTQ
Miércoles, 26 de febrero, 1:00 a 2:30 p.m. en la Sala de Conferencias del Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario, 110 S. Pine St., Santa Maria
Los comentarios también pueden enviarse dentro del período de revisión pública a Dana Eady, Gerente de la División de Planificación, por correo electrónico a [email protected], o enviarse por correo/entrega al Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Santa María (110 South Pine Street, Room 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458) antes del domingo 2 de marzo.
Departamento: Community Development
Persona de contacto: Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager
Número de teléfono: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2444
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
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From:
Mark van de Kamp, MPA, DTM
Public Information Manager
Santa Maria City Manager’s Office
Office: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2372 / cell: (805) 720-4038
Santa Maria City Hall, 110 East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Join the Santa Maria Team
If you haven't renewed your SBCAN membership for 2025, please do so now. We need your support -- through your participation, membership, sponsorship or donations.
We need to keep moving forward together to face the challenges of the new year and accomplish our shared goals of environmental, economic and social justice.
We’re stepping up our game – and we hope you’ll step up with us! We have new initiatives we’ve implemented and more we’ve planned. Please read our 2024 “Highlights” for details.
You are integral to our success. You have helped us build a strong network of progressive activists, save prime farmland, create more affordable housing, work to improve water quality, fight increased trucking of fossil fuels and restarting of the pipeline that burst into the channel, and more.
We are making our annual membership appeal now. If you recently paid your membership, or sponsored one of our events, or made a donation, you are already a member for 2025. We’re not asking you to contribute again – unless you want to! Mostly, we hope you will read our 2024 Highlights and continue to be involved with us.
If you have not made a recent contribution, we hope you will become a member or renew your dues now to help us continue to do our vital work. We rely on grants, sponsors, donors, fundraisers and you to keep doing our educational and advocacy work.
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Please make your donation online at sbcan.org/donations, or send a check to P.O. Box 6174, Santa Maria, CA 93456-6174. We especially like monthly contributions!
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Thanks again for your support and doing the good work!
Sincerely,
Jeanne Sparks and Ken Hough
Co-Executive Directors
