Monday, October 16, 2023

06:00pm to 08:00pm

535 Kelly Avenue
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Contact:

Olivia Boo
(650) 363-1818

IN-PERSON WITH REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AVAILABLE
This meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee will be at the Ted Adcock Community Center, South Day
Room, at 535 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, California. Members of the public will be able to participate in the
meeting in person at the Ted Adcock Community Center, South Day Room, or remotely via the Zoom platform.
For information regarding how to participate in the meeting, either in person or remotely, please refer to the
instructions below.
Remote Public Participation Option

1. The October 16, 2023 Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting may be accessed remotely by members of
   the public through Zoom online at: https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/92325880062. The meeting ID is: 923 2588
2. The meeting may also be accessed via telephone by dialing +1 669-900-6833 (Local). Enter the
   meeting ID: 923 2588 0062 and then press #. (To find your local number:
   http://smcgov.zoom.us/u/admSDqceDg).
3. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting using an internet browser. If using your
   browser, make sure you are using a current, up to date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge
   12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionalities may be disabled in older browsers including internet explorer.
4. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as
   this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.
5. When the Committee calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand” or *9 if calling in
   on a phone. The Secretary will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before
   they are called to speak.
6. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
   *Written public comments may be emailed to [email protected], and such written comments should indicate
   the specific agenda item on which you are commenting.
   *Please see instructions for written and spoken public comments below.
   County of San Mateo Planning & Building Department
   Agricultural Advisory Committee
   John Vars, Chair Dr. Igor Lacan Jonathan Winslow
   Natalie Sare, Vice Chair James Oku Koren Widdel
   Daniel Theobald Jess Brown Peter Marchi
   Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou Jim Howard Ryan Casey

ADA Requests
Individuals who require special assistance or a disability related modification or accommodation to participate
in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting, should
contact Olivia Boo, Planning Liaison, as early as possible but no later than 10:00 a.m. on the business day
before the meeting at (650) 363-1818 and/or [email protected]. Notification in advance of the meeting will
enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting, the materials
related to it, and your ability to comment.
*Instructions for Public Comment During Meeting
Members of the public may address the Members of the Agricultural Advisory Committee as follows:
*Written Comments:
Written public comments may be emailed in advance of the meeting. Please read the following instructions
carefully:

1. Your written comment should be emailed to [email protected].
2. Your email should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting or note that your
   comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda or is on the consent agenda.
3. If your emailed comment is received by 5:00 p.m. on the business day before the meeting, it will be
   provided to the Members of the Agricultural Advisory Committee and made publicly available on the
   agenda website under the specific item to which your comment pertains. If emailed comments are
   received after 5:00 p.m. on the business day before the meeting, the Planning Liaison will make every
   effort to either (i) provide such emailed comments to the Agricultural Advisory Committee and make
   such emails publicly available on the agenda website prior to the meeting, or (ii) read such emails
   during the meeting. Whether such emailed comments are forwarded and posted, or are read during the
   meeting, they will still be included in the administrative record.
   *Spoken Comments
   If you wish to speak to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, please raise your hand for the Chair to
   acknowledge you. Once acknowledged, please start by clearly stating your first and last name for the record.
   If you have anything that you wish distributed to the Agricultural Advisory Committee and include in the official
   record, please hand it to the Committee Secretary and/or Chair, or other designee, who will distribute the
   information to the Agricultural Advisory Committee members and staff.
   If participating by Zoom, please click on the “raise hand” feature or *9 if calling in on a phone. Once the Chair
   calls on you to speak, you will be activated and/or unmuted to speak.
   *Additional Information:
   Public records that relate to any item on the agenda for a regular meeting are available for public inspection.
   Those records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at
   the same time they are distributed to all members, or a majority of the members of the Agricultural Advisory
   Committee.
   MATERIALS PRESENTED FOR THE MEETING:
   Applicants and members of the public may submit materials to the Agricultural Advisory Committee. All
   materials (including but not limited to models and pictures) submitted on any item on the agenda are
   considered part of the administrative record for that item and must be retained by the Committee Secretary. If
   you wish to retain the original of an item, a legible copy must be left with the Committee Secretary.
   AGENDAS AND STAFF REPORTS ONLINE:
   To view the agenda, please visit our website at https://planning.smcgov.org/agricultural-advisory-committee.
   Staff reports will be available on the website one week prior to the meeting. For further information on any item
   listed below, please contact the corresponding Project Planner indicated. To subscribe to the Agricultural
   Advisory Committee agenda mailing list, please “subscribe” to email updates at the above website link.
   
4. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COMMITTEE:
   Olivia Boo, Agricultural Advisory Committee Liaison
   455 County Center, 2nd Floor
   Redwood City, CA 94062
   (650) 363-1818
   Email: [email protected]
   NEXT MEETING:
   The next regularly scheduled Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting is on November 13, 2023.
   AGENDA
   6:00 p.m.
5. Call to Order
6. Member Roll Call
7. Meeting Procedures
8. Committee Nomination for AAC Secretary.
9. Officer Elections for Chair and Vice Chair. (These positions are required to be filled by
   farmers.)
10. Oral Communications to allow the public to address the Committee on any matter not on the
    agenda. If your subject is not on the agenda, the Chair will recognize you at this time.
    Speakers are customarily limited to 3 minutes. See instructions explained above regarding the
    spoken comments process. Please note that the Committee cannot discuss or act on an item
    not on the agenda.
11. Committee Member Update(s) and/or Questions to allow Committee Members to share news
    and/or concerns for items not on the agenda.
12. Consideration of Meeting Minutes for the December 12, 2022, April 10, 2023, and May 8,
    2023 AAC meetings.
13. Community Development Director’s Report. (Planning Liaison)
14. Discussion on status of Peninsula Open Space Trust parcels excluded from wildlife
    conservation easements that are associated with the Lake Lucerne Mutual Water Company.
15. Presentation on efforts to establish a food hub for San Mateo County. Presenters: Verónica
    Mazariegos-Anastassiou (Brisa Ranch), James Nakahara (Kitchen Table Advisors), Kathy
    Webster (LeftCoast Grassfed), Eliza Milio (San Mateo Resource Conservation District).

Consent Agenda

12. Owner: Daniel and Natalie Sare
    Applicant: Natalie Sare
    File Number PLN 2023-00321
    Location: 78 Pilarcitos Creek Road, Half Moon Bay (unincorp.)
    Assessor’s Parcel No. 056-380-110 (formerly 056-380-020 and portion of 056-380-060)
    Consideration of an Agritourism Event Permit for the temporary, seasonal Santa’s Tree Farm
    operation beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 1, 2024. No operational
    changes are proposed from last season. Please direct any questions to Project Planner

Adjournment