Meeting Minutes
Draft Minutes Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council
Regular Meeting March 27, 2026
Stinson Beach Community Center
Members Present:
Ralph Camiccia (Bolinas)
Rudi Ferris (Bolinas Rod and Boat Club)
Nils Warnock (All Hands Ecology)
Jeff Loomans (Stinson Beach)
Mia Monroe (Golden Gate National Recreation Area)
Joe Mueller (College of Marin)
Dr. Wendy Kordesch (Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary)
Lynne Stenzel (Point Blue Conservation Science)
Sarah Allen (At-Large)
Members Absent:
Jean Gould (Seadrift Association) - excused
Mischon Martin (Marin County Parks) - excused
Dave Press (Point Reyes National Seashore) - excused
Staff Present:
Samantha Haimovitch, Superintendent (MCP)
Call to Order at 10:08 am
Public Comment
Open time for public expression, up to three minutes per speaker, on items not on the Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council Agenda. (While members of the public are welcome to address the Council, under the Brown Act advisory council members may not discuss, deliberate, or take action on items not on the agenda, and generally may only listen.)
Members of the public commented on trees falling into the Lagoon channel and raised questions regarding policies and limitations affecting tree removal on Kent Island.
Approve Meeting Minutes from July 25, 2025 and November 7, 2025 (Action Item)
Motion: Council to accept the Meeting Minutes from July 25, 2025 and November 7, 2025 as submitted.
M/S Stenzel/Camiccia
AYES 9
NAYS 0
ABSTAIN 0
ABSENT 3
2026 State of the Lagoon Conference (Action Item)
Notes: Staff and Council reviewed plans for the May 7, 2026 State of the Lagoon Conference, including the draft program, community outreach, and use of the historical Bolinas Lagoon timeline/display from a previous conference.
Motion: Council to approve the draft agenda and program for the May 7, 2026 State of the Lagoon Conference, with an amendment allowing refinement of a presentation title.
M/S Allen/Warnock
AYES 9
NAYS 0
ABSTAIN 0
ABSENT 3
Agency Reports (Information Item)
Agency members may report on agency activities that have taken place since the previous BLAC meeting that do not appear on the agenda. Council cannot discuss or take action on these items.
Notes:
NPS/PRNS: Councilmember Monroe provided updates on National Park Service activities and reported on behalf of absent Point Reyes National Seashore representative, Councilmember Press. Updates included dune studies and protective fencing at Stinson Beach, discussion of a public-facing beach camera, beach cleanups and snowy plover nesting, and monarch butterfly counts.
GFNMS: Dr. Kordesch reported that new Sanctuary leadership recently toured the South End Project and Bolinas Lagoon. The South End Project team was submitting permits for the 30% designs, CEQA was complete, and grant funding was being pursued.
MCP: Staff provided updates on the Letter Property Shoreline Restoration Project, the completed Bolinas Wye project, and eucalyptus management along the Bolinas Lagoon shoreline. Staff reported that 18 eucalyptus trees were removed between 2020 and 2024 and that Parks was initiating permitting for a second phase of removals.
Council discussion included recently fallen trees, future removals, permitting, and possible reuse of removed trees in restoration projects. Dr. Kordesch offered to connect Parks with an interagency effort to improve permitting efficiency for restoration projects.
Council Member Comments (Information Item)
Council members may speak about items of interest that do not appear on the agenda. Council members cannot discuss or take action on these items.
Notes:
Rod and Boat Club: Councilmember Ferris provided an update from the Bolinas Rod and Boat Club.
Point Blue: Councilmember Stenzel provided an update on Point Blue activities, including ongoing bird banding work.
College of Marin Lab: Councilmember Mueller reported on youth education programs at the Bolinas Field Station, including microbiology programming, and provided an update on research involving control sites, transects, and mapping.
Town of Bolinas: Councilmember Camiccia reported on a meeting concerning repair of the seawall at Brighton Beach and Coastal Commission matters, including the Surfer Overlook seawall repair. He requested regular updates concerning Duxbury Reef.
At-Large: Councilmember Allen noted a planting activity scheduled for 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Town of Stinson Beach: Chair Loomans reported on long-range planning work in Stinson Beach and his role as vice chair of the committee.
All Hands Ecology: Councilmember Warnock reported that All Hands Ecology was conducting its annual shorebird survey on Bolinas Lagoon
Next Regular Meeting Date (Action Item)
The Council approved Friday, July 17, 2026 as the next regular meeting date, contingent upon identification of an appropriate location for a Summer Field Trip. No suitable field trip location was identified during the meeting.
Motion: Vote on Friday, July 17, 2026 for the next meeting date. Location TBD
M/S Camiccia/Allen
AYES 9
NAYS 0
ABSTAIN 0
ABSENT 3
Meeting Adjourned at 12:04 p.m.