CRMC 



the issue areas addressed by most of the subcommittees, and could coordinate 

 implementation of SAM plan objectives. 



Recommendations 



***Establish specific charters, jurisdictional responsibilities, and program 

 implementation work plans for subcommittees. Assign stafT to planning 

 and management within subcommittee jurisdiction. (See SAM plan recommendations, 

 below.) 



**DeveIop a formal training course program for all Council members, 



regardless of length of service, to be successfully completed before a member may vote 

 with the Council. Require completion of periodic update and review courses to familiarize 

 Council members with related program and policy developments at the state and federal 

 levels. 



**Establish a selection review board, composed of academics and members 

 of the Land Use Impacts Council recommended in Chapter 1.3, to establish 

 qualification criteria for Council membership and to review the qualifications of proposed 

 Council nominees. 



**Consider establishing an outside administration-level academic review 

 board which could provide policy guidance, technical assistance to staff, 

 and expert input to contested CRMC impact evaluations. For example, the 

 review committee could provide written deteraiinations where a staff analyst felt that a 

 project was of a unique character not amenable to standard evaluation procedures, or 

 raising issues not adequately addressed by existing written policy. For public projects 

 involving funding deadlines or public projects involving health and safety issues, the 

 review committee could meet with representatives of the public agency or municipality and 

 the analyst to clarify issues, adjust project plans to mitigate coastal resource impacts, or set 

 schedules and deadlines for compliance with specified pollution control measures or other 

 impact mitigation procedures. 



PROJECT EVALUATION 



Findings and Concerns 



Land Use Evaluation Tools and Review Criteria 



Although the Redbook lists general use categories which are considered 

 preferable in water area types, few uses are prohibited outright except in 

 conservation areas, and stated preference criteria are broad and, in general, 

 lack specificity. For example, "water dependent and water-enhanced commerce, 

 including business catering to tourists," is listed among the highest priority uses of Type 5 

 Commercial and Recreational Harbors, a categorization which could accommodate many 

 uses which effectively limit public access to the shoreline. Because CRMC has 

 interpreted its authority over land use narrowly, water use designations 

 should be as clear as possible in order to limit degradation. 



Specirically stated preferences for water-dependent uses which 

 established formal suitability categories would not only provide improved 



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