The HCP/NCCP Local Partners encourage local residents to bring their knowledge, expertise, and vision for Santa Clara County’s future to this once-in-a-lifetime planning process. Toward this end, public open houses, meetings, and hearings will be held at crucial milestones and the public will be encouraged to provide specific comments during the development of the HCP/NCCP. Throughout development and approval of the HCP/NCCP, the public will also be kept informed through a series of newsletters, fact sheets, web site updates, and other informational items.
Habitat Protection & Rangeland Issues Forum will be held on Friday, April 16, from 1:30-3:00pm at the Coyote Grange Hall, 8140 Monterey Rd, Coyote, CA and 3:15-4:30pm Tour with parking at 7366 Basking Ridge Rd., San Jose, CA. Contact Ken Schreiber at (408) 299-5789 for more information.
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Open House | Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM with an open house, followed by a presentation and question and answer session at 7:15 PM. Local leaders and members of the consultant team will discuss the draft conservation strategy, adaptive management and monitoring, cost and funding options, and plan implementation.
Meeting Materials:
June 23, 2009 Community Meeting Postcard Notification
Directions to Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center
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Open House | Community Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center. Local leaders and members of the consultant team reviewed the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan and HCP/NCCP planning process and presented new information, including the preferred draft conservation strategy, adaptive management and monitoring, cost and funding options, and implementation.
Meeting Materials:
June 25, 2008 Community Meeting Postcard Notification
Program/Agenda
PowerPoint Presentation
Comment Card
Exhibit Board - Project Schedule
Exhibit Board - Relationship of the Implementing Entity to External Parties
Exhibit Board - Land Acquisition Strategy
Exhibit Board - Land Acquisition Strategy with Applicable Landscape Linkages
Exhibit Board - Major Stream Conservation Actions
Exhibit Board - Flowchart of the Adaptive Management Process
Exhibit Board - Timing of Monitoring Phases
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Open House/Community Meeting and EIR/EIS Scoping Meeting was held on September 26, 2007 at the Morgan Hill Community Center. Presentations by local leaders, participating wildlife agencies, and members of the consultant team reviewed the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan and HCP/NCCP planning process and provided new information on biological goals and objectives of the Habitat Plan and draft alternative conservation strategies.
Meeting Materials:
September 26, 2007 Community Meeting Postcard Notification
Federal Register Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIR/EIS and Public Meeting Notice
Meeting Agenda/Program
Fact Sheet on Biological Goals and Objectives and Conservation Strategies
Conservation Strategy Development Process Diagram
Presentation Part 1 - Introduction and Overview of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan
Presentation Part 2 - Impact Assessment, Conservation Alternatives, Biological Goals & Objectives
Presentation Part 3 - Conservation Strategy and Alternatives
Presentation Part 4 - Public Input, How to Provide Scoping Comments, and Next Steps
Display Board 1 - Conservation Strategy
Display Board 2 - Covered Species (5.3 MB)
Display Board 3 - Fish Communities (11.19 MB)
Display Board 4 - Land Cover Types (3.68 MB)
Display Board 5 - Conservation Strategy Alternatives (10.43 MB)
Display Board 6 - Conservation Actions (7.5 MB)
Comment Form
The first community meeting was held April 15, 2005 in Morgan Hill. An overview of the HCP/NCCP process, timeline and schedule was provided as well as introductions to the Local Partners.
Meeting Materials:
The second community meeting was held September 28, 2006 at the Santa Clara County Government Center in San Jose. Several key habitat conservation planning isues were reviewed, including the proposed study area, permit term, list of covered species, and covered activities.