Inventory of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and the California Coastal Commission Records

California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission 1969-1980

Physical Description: 258 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the CCZCC are arranged in four subgroups: Records of the Executive Office, Records of the Chief Planners Office, Records of the Land Use Division, and Regional Commission records.

Records of the Executive Office 1973-1980

Physical Description: 97 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Executive Office of the CCZCC are arranged in fourteen series: Chairman Correspondence; Executive Director Correspondence; Speeches, Meeting, and Conference Files; Personal Correspondence; State Commission Correspondence; State Commission Memorandum; State Commission Public Request Files; State Commission Meeting Files; State Commission Press Releases; State Commission Public Response/Articles; Regional Commission Executive/Chairman Files; State and Local Government Agency Correspondence Files; Interstate and Federal Agency Correspondence Files; and Executive Director-Legislative Correspondence Files.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 1/1

Series 1. Chairman Correspondence. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Correspondence from the Chairman to CCZCC staff members and various state agencies regarding CCZCC activities, procedures, and regulatory authority. Also included are some thank-you letters from Chairman Lane.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 1/2-2/15

Series 2. Executive Director Correspondence. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 34 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged first by general correspondence files and then by chronological correspondence files.

General correspondence include letters from private citizens, state and federal agencies, universities, and utility corporations to the Executive Director requesting copies of commission board minutes, maps of jurisdictional boundaries, policies and position statements on the coastal environment and on coastal management. Chronological correspondence and memorandum cover a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibility and authority of the CCZCC. Topics include the formation of a new state agency and the six regional commissions; local versus state planning; the implementation of Proposition 20; the establishment of CCZCC objectives, policies, and permit fees; defining Local Coastal Plan (LCP) guidelines, criteria, approval of permit procedures. Also included is correspondence with state and federal agencies regarding CCZCC authority, responsibilities and jurisdictional boundaries. Files also discuss particular areas of concern and potential conflict between the CCZCC and the federal government and utility companies regarding the leasing of offshore oil drilling permits along the Outer Continental Shelf (mostly in the Santa Barbara area), expansion of harbors and ports (notably the port of Long Beach and the port of Los Angles) as well as the expansion of the San Onofre and Moss Landing power plants and tanker safety. This series also reflect the CCZCC interests in housing development within the coastal zone, especially in the Sea Ranch area of Marin County. In most cases copies of permit approvals/ denials contain attached CCZCC recommendations that are particularly insightful in obtaining CCZCC attitudes and objectives towards housing development in the coastal zone as well as an assessment of the potential impacts of traffic, water and waste disposal, the character of development, a history of the site development, occasional maps and property drawings. To a lesser degree files include court related documents, Attorney General opinions, budget negotiations, acquisition of coastal property, and quarterly reports.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 2/16-2/17

Series 3. Speeches, Meeting, and Conference Files. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 2 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Subjects contained in these files include correspondence, invitations to attend conferences, press releases and transcripts of speeches. Topics cover the California Coastal Act (1976), coastal planning, wildlife management, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Sea Grant, and nuclear energy.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 2/18

Series 4. Personal Correspondence. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Primarily incoming correspondence from environmental organizations, local officials, and state agencies regarding coastal planning, the Coastal Act, coastal legislation. Most incoming letters include copies of outgoing response attached. Invitation letters and letters of recommendation for employees are also present.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/1

Series 5. State Commission Correspondence. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Correspondence regarding overall CCZCC operations, public interests, public perception, and budget related issues.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/2-3/3

Series 6. State Commission Memorandum. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 2 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Commission memoranda on such topics as nuclear energy, offshore oil drilling, LCP guidelines, public access to coastal areas, the Coastal Act, financial reports and the budget, CCZCC jurisdictional boundaries. Most memoranda include background information, analysis, maps, and staff recommendations.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/4

Series 7. State Commission Public Request Files. 1973-1975

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged by type of request then in chronological order.

Mostly incoming correspondence with the occasional outgoing response attached. Requests are primarily from the public for annual reports, copies of Proposition 20 and CCACC regulations.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/5-3/8

Series 8. State Commission Public Meeting Files. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 4 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged first by meeting agendas, then by meeting notices, and then by meeting summaries. Files are chronological therein.

Meeting agendas and meeting notices contain listings of development permit appeal cases including appeal number, property owner's name, claim for exemption, physical location of property. Files contain little or no staff analysis or review. In many instances, meeting agendas and meeting notices have identical information. Meeting summaries contain a listing of development permit appeal cases including appeal number, location of property, and commission review for each case on appeal before the commission. Also included are agency-wide updates regarding coastal legislation, coastal regulation and planning, and the Local Coastal Program (LCP).

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/9

Series 9. State Commission Press Releases. 1975-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Press releases cover topics on coastal legislation (AB3875), nuclear power, San Onofre nuclear power plant, regulatory requirements and duties of other state agencies, purchase of coastal property, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and the Coastal Act.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/10

Series 10. State Commission Public Response/Articles. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in chronological order.

File includes correspondence from the Chairman and Executive Director to newspaper editors from local and regional California newspapers. Topics include housing, energy and utility issues, environment, and private property rights versus state government regulation.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/11-3/19

Series 11. Regional Commission Executive/Chairman Files. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 9 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged first by general correspondence, then in alphabetical order by title of regional commission and thereunder in chronological order.

General correspondence files include memoranda and meeting notices from the Executive Director to the six regional commission executive directors regarding coastal legislation (SB 1277, 1976), employee conflict of interest filings for the Fair Political Practices Commission, intra- governmental regulation with other state agencies, the budget, and coastal development permit procedures and guidelines. Regional commission files contain primarily correspondence and memoranda between the regional directors and the Executive Director as well as between the Executive Director and state agencies, local governments, developers, and citizen groups on topics pertinent to the region. Most files contain references to various city and county Local Coastal Programs (LCP), county master plans, energy, the environment, CCZCC boundaries and jurisdiction, and in some cases reports on the total number of development permits approved and denied in a given region. Notable for the Central Coast Regional Commission are documents related to Moss Landing Harbor District, Monterey County Master plans, and various coastal development projects including the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Pajaro Dunes area. Of particular importance in the records for the North Central Coast Regional Commission are documents related to Sea Ranch, Bodega Harbor project, and Point Reyes. The San Diego Coast Regional Commission contain documents related to Lindbergh Field and the San Dieguito Lagoon whereas the South Central Coast Regional Commission documents relate to offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) area of Estero Bay and near Point Hueneme. Finally, of special importance to the South Central Coast Regional Commission are documents related Playa Del Rey, Bolsa Chica Wetlands, and the Pacific Palisades area.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 3/20-4/26

Series 12. State and Local Government Agency Correspondence Files. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 29 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Files are arranged alphabetically first by state agency, then by local and regional agencies, and thereunder in chronological order.

State agency files include correspondence and memoranda from the Chairman and the Executive Director to various state agencies, members of the legislature concerning offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), energy, the Coastal States Organization, CCZCC budget, intra-governmental regulatory jurisdiction and authority, private property rights versus governmental control, federal funding, acquisition of coastal property, ports, implementation of the Coastal Act, and state legislation effecting the CCZCC. Included in this series are correspondence files with the Attorney General, the Legislature, Department of Finance, and the State Lands Commission. Local government files include correspondence from the Executive Director to local citizen groups regarding coastal planning, CCZCC regulation and responsibilities, coastal plan elements, and the environment. Included in this series are correspondence files from California Coastal Alliance, League of Women Voters, and the Sierra Club.

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Series 13. Interstate and Federal Agency Correspondence Files. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 6 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged alphabetically first by state, then by title of federal agency and thereunder in chronological order.

Interstate files include correspondence from the Executive Director with state agencies and members of the legislature from other states requesting information on the Coastal Act legislation, Coastal Act implementation, and coastal planning strategies. Federal agency files contain correspondence from the Executive Director with United States Congressional Members regarding federal funding (Coastal Zone Management Act), federal legislation, oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), energy facility siting, ports, and intra-governmental regulation. To a lesser degree there are copies of House Resolutions and copies of congressional reports. Included in this series are correspondence files from the Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Department of the Interior.

File folders: AC 91-18: 4/33-4/37

Series 14. Executive Director-Legislative Correspondence Files. 1975-1980

Physical Description: 5 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged first by legislative session, then by house, and then by bill number.

Files include background information and analysis of legislation affecting the CCZCC and the CCC. Files include analysis of AB3544, 1975-1976, AB2351 and SB1873, 1977-1978 and SB158, 1979-1980.

Records of the Chief Planners Office 1973-1978

Physical Description: 16 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Contains Subject Files.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 4/38-5/14

Series 15. Subject Files 1973-1978

Physical Description: 16 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically.

Subject files consist of three major subjects: budget files, Office of Coastal Zone Management (OCZM) Grants, and the Shoreline Erosion Program. Budget files includes correspondence and memoranda between the CCZCC and the Department of Finance regarding the CCZCC budget proposals and requests to fund various CCZCC departmental obligations, including, studying and surveying the impact of offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Local Coastal Program (LCP), salaries, regional commission funding, and costs associated with developing the nine coastal planning elements. The bulk of the subject files are those files associated with the OCZM. OCZM files contain correspondence, memoranda, and reports requesting federal funding from the OCZM, copies of OCZM guidelines and CCZCC drafts of OCZM applications. Applications contain federal criteria for funding, CCZCC explanations for projected expenditures, analysis of CCZCC activities and responsibilities. Most correspondence is associated with examining jurisdictional boundaries and cooperation between federal and state governments within the coastal zone, national versus state interests with regards to offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), intra-governmental regulatory coordination and estuarine sanctuaries. Of particular importance is a complete copy of the CCZCC management program approved by the OCZM in July, 1976. Contained in the management program are the CCZCC statements regarding housing, energy, transportation, public access, and development within the coastal zone. Shoreline Erosion Program files includes publications and reports from the State of California Resources Agency and the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development on beach erosion and shore line protection.

Records of the Land Use Division 1974-1980

Physical Description: 40 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Contains Project Files.

File folders: AC 96-01-30: 5/15-7/13

Series 16. Project Files 1974-1980

Physical Description: 40 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged alphabetically according to project and thereunder chronologically.

Project files consist of five major topics: the Delta Advisory Planning Council, the Local Coastal Program (LCP), Resource Protection Zones (RPZ), the Sea Grant Advisory Panel (SGAP), and Statewide Interpretive Grant (SIG) files (SIG). Delta Advisory Planning Council files contain primarily drafts of reports and plans issued to the CCZCC from Delta Advisory Planning Council regarding protection and conservation strategies for the California Delta including land and water use, recreation, conservation, water quality, local versus state management of delta resources, and jurisdictional boundaries of the CCZCC. LCP files include correspondence, memoranda, background information, drafts of reports, and working files relating to the implementation of the Local Coastal Program (LCP). Files in general discuss the specific contents of the LCP including housing, issue identification, CCZCC policies procedures and responsibilities as it relates to the LCP, funding procedures, coastal energy development, and intra-governmental coordination. LCP working files contain memoranda, manual drafts, and master copies of LCP components including issue identification, public access to the coast, housing, land use planning/ zoning, and intra-governmental regulation and authority within the coastal zone. Resource Protection Zone (RPZ) consist of correspondence with state agencies and the regional commissions, memoranda, news clippings, and guideline drafts regarding the review procedures and guidelines for the establishment of Resource Protection Zones (RPZ) and wildlife/ecological reserves. RPZ, or buffer zones, were classified as those areas neighboring public beaches, parks, and wildlife preserves. The purpose of designating an area as an RZP was to insure the natural character and the intensity of development within the coastal zone did not adversely impact those sensitive resource areas. Files include preliminary drafts of potential Resource Protection Zone (RPZ) within each regional commission jurisdiction. Most drafts include specific RPZ or wildlife/ecological reserve location, physical size, public access, land use potential, and potential impacts associated with property development. In some instances maps are available. Sea Grant project files consists of correspondence and project summaries from the Executive Director to various Sea Grant recipients. Administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sea Grants are federal grants given to primarily universities and private industry for the purposes to accelerate the national development of marine resources including its conservation, proper management, and to maximize its social and economic utilization. Files reflect the conflict of interest between the state and the federal government over coastal resources. SIG files include correspondence and working drafts regarding California Coastal Commission (CCC) policy and procedures for implementation of the SIG. SIG was designed to assist local government and regional commissions in determining how the authority of the CCC shall be applied in the coastal zone prior to the certification of the LCP. Specifically, SIG examined the geologic stability of bluff top development, urban and new development siting, viewshed protection, low- income housing, and public access.

Regional Commission Records 1969-1976

Physical Description: 105 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the North Central Coast Regional Commission and the South Central Coast Regional Commission are included in Regional Commission Records.

North Central Coast Regional Commission Records. 1969-1976

Physical Description: 46 file folders

Scope and Content Note

North Central Coast Regional Commission Records are arranged in two series: Executive Director's Personal Correspondence and Minutes.

File folders: AC 94-02-29: 7/14/-7/18

Series 17. Executive Director's Personal Correspondence. 1969-1973

Physical Description: 5 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence from Michael Fischer prior to his appointment as Executive Director of the North Central Coast Regional Commission. Correspondence is primarily during his tenure as Associate Director of the San Francisco Planning and Urban Development Association.

File folders: AC 94-02-29: 7/19/-9/16

Series 18. Minutes. 1973-1976

Physical Description: 41 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Files include meeting notices and agendas, staff reports and recommendations, correspondence, memoranda, resolutions, hearing testimony statements, and news clippings. Minutes cover a wide variety of topics associated with the implementation of Proposition 20 within North Central Regional Commission jurisdiction (Sonoma, Marin, and San Francisco counties). Minutes include regional commission updates and recommendations regarding development permit approval or denials primarily in the Sea Ranch area of Marin County and to a lesser degree the Sea Drift and Timber Cove housing projects. Minutes also discuss the regional commission's strategies to establish guidelines and review procedures for the preparation of the coastal plan, a statewide plan for the long term conservation and management of California's coastal resources. The plan was based on nine elements: the marine environment, coastal land development, appearance and design of coastal development, intensity of development, geology of the coastal zone, energy development and facility siting, transportation, recreation/access to the coast, and the powers, funding, and organizational authority necessary to carry out the coastal plan. Overall, the minutes reflect a number of larger issues such as overlapping governmental regulatory control, protection of private property versus public access to coastal resources, and Proposition 20 versus private property rights.

South Central Coast Regional Commission Records. 1973-1975

Physical Description: 59 file folders (3 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Contains Coastal Plan Implementation Files.

File folders: AC 91-08-12: 9/17-12/17

Series 19. Coastal Plan Implementation Files. 1973-1975

Physical Description: 59 file folders (3 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged alphabetically by title of coastal plan element.

Coastal Plan Implementation Files include correspondence, memoranda, background information, and preliminary and policy drafts concerning the implementation of Proposition 20 within the South Central Coast Regional Commission jurisdiction (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties). According to Proposition 20 each regional commission was charged with the preparation of a regional plan, known as coastal elements, for the protection and management of its coastal resources. Specifically, the coastal plan elements include: Appearance and Design, Coastal Land Resources, Energy, Geology, Intensity of Development, Life in the Sea (or marine resources), Powers and Funding, Recreation, and Transportation. The planning elements associated with energy and marine resources are particularly comprehensive and informative. The Energy Element examines the sources of energy (electric, solar, and gas), impacts of petroleum exploration, power plant siting, liquid natural gas refineries, and tanker terminals. The Life in the Sea Element includes information regarding oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and estuarine sanctuaries. Overall the files reflect the regional and statewide goals, concerns and conflicts associated with coastal planning within the jurisdiction of the South Central Coast Regional Commission.

California Coastal Commission 1970-1986

Physical Description: 511 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the CCC are arranged in six subgroups: Records of the Executive Director, Executive Office, Assistant Director's Office, Chief Deputy Director's Office, Land Use Division, and Land Use and Local Assistance Division.

Records of the Executive Director. 1973-1984

Physical Description: 69 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Executive Director are arranged in two series: Personal Correspondence and Subject Files.

File folders: AC 94-02-29: 12/18-15/7

Series 20. Personal Correspondence. 1978-1984

Physical Description: 51 file folders (2.5 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, statements of testimony before state and congressional hearing committees, and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the Executive Director. Primarily correspondence is between the Executive Director and various utility companies, state and federal agencies, members of the Legislature, city and county governments, and environmental groups. Files include topics such as administration of the California Coastal Commission (CCC), budget and finance related issues, coastal permit guidelines, coastal energy resources (oil and natural gas), estuarine sanctuaries, housing, Local Coastal Program, nuclear and power plant siting, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease/sale agreements, and offshore oil drilling in the OCS. Topics associated with budget, energy, and the OCS are particularly comprehensive and informative. Budget files reflect the internal strategies and administrative procedures to accommodate the state budget reduction efforts of former Governor George Deukmejian during the early 1980s. Energy related correspondence in general analyze the potential impacts associated with power plant siting at San Onofre, Moss Landing, and Point Hueneme. OCS correspondence in general is concerned with the conflict between the Department of the Interior and the CCC over federal lease/sale agreements (especially #35, 48, 53, and 68), federal versus state regulatory control over coastal resources, and the potential impacts associated with offshore oil drilling. Personal correspondence files in some instances duplicate information contained in the Records of the Executive Director's Office- Executive Director General Correspondence files. See also the Executive Director Subject files for further information regarding the above listed topics.

File folders: AC 94-02-29: 15/8-16/7

Series 21. Subject Files. 1973-1978

Physical Description: 18 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Correspondence, reports, studies, and publications concerning the management and protection of resources within the coastal zone. Most files cover general subjects such as housing, environmental protection, coastal management, regional planning, and offshore oil drilling. There are a few files that are mainly correspondence with federal agencies including the Agency for International Development, Office of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the Office of Coastal Zone Management.

Records of the Executive Office. 1978-1986

Physical Description: 69 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Executive Office are arranged in three series: General Correspondence, Legislative Correspondence Files, and Office Subject Files.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 16/8-18/18

Series 22. General Correspondence. 1980-1983

Physical Description: 54 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, statements of testimony before state and congressional hearing committees, and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the Executive Director. Primarily correspondence is between the Executive Director and various utility companies, state and federal agencies, members of the Legislature, city and county governments, and environmental groups. Files include topics such as administration of the California Coastal Commission (CCC), budget and finance related issues, coastal permit guidelines, coastal energy resources (oil and natural gas), estuarine sanctuaries, housing, Local Coastal Program, nuclear and power plant siting, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease/sale agreements, and offshore oil drilling in the OCS. Topics associated with budget, energy, and the OCS are particularly comprehensive and informative. Budget files reflect the internal strategies and administrative procedures to accommodate the state budget reduction efforts of former Governor George Deukmejian during the early 1980s. Energy related correspondence in general analyze the potential impacts associated with power plant siting at San Onofre, Moss Landing, and Point Hueneme. OCS correspondence in general is concerned with the conflict between the Department of the Interior and the CCC over federal lease/sale agreements (especially Lease/Sale #35, 48, 53, and 68), federal versus state regulatory control over coastal resources, and the potential impacts associated with offshore oil drilling. Major locations for potential offshore oil drilling included the Santa Barbara Channel, Port Hueneme, Santa Maria Basin, Point Conception, Point Arguello, Santa Ynez Basin and Coal Oil Point. General correspondence files in some instances duplicate information contained in the Records of the Executive Director's- Executive Director Personal Correspondence files. See also the Executive Director Subject files for further information regarding the above listed topics.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 18/19-19/1

Series 23. Legislative Correspondence Files. 1978-1986

Physical Description: 5 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence, memoranda, and occasional transcripts of testimony before state and congressional hearing committees regarding legislation affecting the California Coastal Commission (CCC) budget, authority and responsibilities. Files also include some analysis of legislation affecting the CCC.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 19/2-28/13

Series 24. Office Subject Files. 1979-1986

Physical Description: 191 file folders (10 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Most files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, statements of testimony before state and congressional hearing committees, and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the California Coastal Commission. General subjects include county and city government planning issues related to the implementation of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) especially in the southern half of the state, housing, ports/ harbors, and state and federal intra-governmental regulatory control within the coastal zone. Particularly comprehensive and informative are the files concerning the CCC budgets, legal affairs, offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and development permit procedures. Budget files reflect the internal strategies and administrative procedures to accommodate the state budget reduction efforts of former Governor George Deukmejian during the early 1980s. Legal Affairs files includes correspondence and memoranda between the CCC and the Attorney General, and court related documents that the CCC was party to. The major cases include Chula Vista vs. CCC, CCC vs. City of San Diego, Signal vs. CCC, Rome vs. CCC, and Paoi vs. CCC. OCS correspondence in general is concerned with the conflict between the Department of the Interior and the CCC over federal lease/sale agreements (especially lease/sale #48, 53, 68, 73, and 80), federal versus state regulatory control over coastal resources, the potential impacts associated with offshore oil drilling, port dredging, and tanker safety. Major locations for potential offshore oil drilling included the Santa Barbara Channel, Port Hueneme, Santa Maria Basin, Point Conception, Point Arguello, Santa Ynez Basin and Coal Oil Point. Permit files include correspondence regarding development permit approval or denials with CCC recommendations and explanations attached. In most instances, files relate to individual homes and various housing projects primarily in central and southern California. Contained within the "Public Response" subject files are videotapes from two television appearances by the Executive Director entitled "Speak Out: Offshore Oil Drilling" (1978) and "The Role of the California Coastal Commission" (1985). See the Associate Director's Subject files for additional information on a number of the subjects listed below.

Archaeological Guidelines, 1981-1984,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Big Sur, 1981-1986,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Bolsa Chica, 1982-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Budget, 1981-1986,

Physical Description: 15 file folders.

California Coastal Council, 1978-1982,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Chula Vista, 1980-1982,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Coastal Energy Impact Program (CEIP), 1979-1985,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Coastal States Organization (CSO), 1981-1985,

Physical Description: 5 file folders.

Conflict of Interest, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Erosion, 1982-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Estuarine Sanctuaries, 1980-1982,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Fish and Game, 1980-1986,

Physical Description: 6 file folders.

Housing, 1978-1983,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Humboldt County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Irvine, 1980-1982,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Legal Affairs, 1979-1986,

Physical Description: 16 file folders.

Legislative, 1981-1984,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Legislative Inquiries, 1981-1984,

Physical Description: 5 file folders.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), 1983-1985,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Local Coastal Program, 1980-1986,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Los Angeles County, 1980-1986,

Physical Description: 5 file folders.

Marin County, 1981-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Media, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Mendocino County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Monterey County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1979-1986,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Nuclear Activities, 1981-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Oceanside, 1980-1981,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Office of Ocean Coastal Resources Management (OCRM), 1983-1987,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Office of Coastal Zone Management (OCZM), 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Orange County, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 1979-1984,

Physical Description: 31 file folders.

Parks and Recreation, Department of, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Permit, 1978-1986,

Physical Description: 14 file folders.

Permit Files-Special, 1981-1983,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Personnel, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Planning, 1980-1982,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Ports/Harbors, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Public Response, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 4 file folders.

Railroad Abandonment, 1983-1984, 6

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Reorganization, 1980-1991,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Resources Agency, 1983-1984,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

San Diego County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

San Luis Obispo County, 1981-1983,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

San Mateo County, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Santa Barbara County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Santa Cruz County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Sea Ranch, 1979-1982,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Senior Staff, 1979-1984,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

State Coastal Conservancy, 1979-1984,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

State Lands Commission, 1982-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Technical, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Ventura County, 1980-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Wetlands, 1980-1984,

Physical Description: 5 file folders.

Records of the Assistant Director's Office. 1975-1983

Physical Description: 108 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Assistant Director's Office are arranged in seven series: Correspondence, Meeting Files, State Commissioner Appointment Files, Regional Commission Correspondence Files, State Agency Correspondence Files, Federal Agency Correspondence Files, and Subject Files.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 28/14-29/9

Series 25. Correspondence. 1976-1983

Physical Description: 15 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged first by general correspondence and then alphabetical by topic and thereunder in chronological order.

Files include four major topics: Coastal Act correspondence, Legislative correspondence, Power Plant correspondence, and State Commission correspondence. In addition to correspondence, most files contain memoranda, reports, and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the California Coastal Commission (CCC). General themes include internal administrative procedures and guidelines for planned but never fulfilled closure of the six regional commissions which was to expire July 1, 1981, the Coastal Act (1976), federal funding for various CCC projects, federal and state regulatory control within the coastal zone, Sea Ranch, offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and OCS lease/sale #53 and 68. Legislative files include analysis of several legislative bills from 1977-1978 session affecting the CCC, namely AB 1600, AB 1385, and SB 90 and the 1980 California Parklands Act. Power plant files includes correspondence with the various utility companies and the Department of the Interior concerning designation and review of potential electric and nuclear power plant sitings, port expansion, and tanker safety. Locations considered include Diablo Canyon, Point Conception, Elk Hills Petroleum Reserve, Huntington Beach, Camp Pendleton, and the Channel Islands. The State Commission files include memoranda from commission staff to regional commissions regarding general agency updates, notices of changes in administrative and permit procedures, and intra- agency contracts and policies. Also included are background documents associated with the offshore oil drilling and power plant siting. A few copies of statements of testimony before state hearing committees are also present in files. Also included is a report from the San Onofre Marine Review Committee which conducted a report to analyze the potential effects of the San Onofre nuclear power plant on marine resources, changes in sea floor habitats, and the possibility of future violations of state thermal discharge standard from Unit 1.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 29/10

Series 26. Meeting Files. 1977-1979

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Files include summaries of state commission meetings. Most of early meeting summaries document voting action on coastal development appeals whereas later meeting include development permit decisions in addition to state commission action on various city and county Local Coastal Program (LCP) and power plant siting.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 29/11-29/14

Series 27. State Commissioner Appointment Files. 1979-1983

Physical Description: 4 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence regarding state commissioner appointments to fill agency vacancies. Includes letters of nomination by the Senate Rules Committee, letters of acceptance, and letters opposed to various nominations.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 29/15-29/21

Series 28. Regional Commission Correspondence Files. 1976-1979

Physical Description: 7 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Files arranged first by general correspondence and then alphabetically by regional commission branch and chronological therein.

Correspondence and memoranda concerning general subjects such as housing, development permit procedures and guidelines, and on occasion copies of regional commission meeting agendas. Most regional commission files include topics specific to the regional jurisdiction. For example, North Central Coast Regional Commission files include general information on Sea Ranch whereas San Diego Coast Regional Commission files include general information Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease/sale #48.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 29/22-29/32

Series 29. State Agency Correspondence Files. 1977-1978

Physical Description: 11 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Files arranged in alphabetical order according to name of the state agency and chronological therein.

Correspondence and memoranda to various state agencies and to the legislature regarding coastal zone housing, California Coastal Commission (CCC) responsibilities and jurisdiction, intra-governmental regulatory responsibilities in the coastal zone, CCC budgets, offshore oil drilling, and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease/sale #48. State agencies include the Attorney General's Office, Department of Finance, Governor's Office, Office of Planning and Research, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation Development Commission, State Controller, State Lands Commission, University of California, and Water Resources Control Board.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 30/1-30/6

Series 30. Federal Agency Correspondence Files. 1975-1981

Physical Description: 6 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order by name of federal agency and then chronological therein.

Correspondence with several federal agencies concerning federal grants for coastal management, federal and state coastal regulatory consistency, energy, and offshore oil drilling along the coast of California. Particularly comprehensive is the correspondence with the Office of Coastal Zone Management (OCZM) regarding coastal protection versus national energy interests for offshore oil drilling.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 30/7-33/4

Series 31. Subject Files. 1975-1983

Physical Description: 64 file folders (3 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order and then chronological therein.

Most files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, occasional statements of testimony before state and congressional hearing committee's and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the California Coastal Commission. General subjects include county and city government planning issues related to the implementation of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) especially in the southern half of the state, housing, and state and federal regulatory control within the coastal zone. Particularly comprehensive and informative are the files concerning the CCC budgets and offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Budget files reflect the internal strategies and administrative procedures to accommodate the state budget reduction efforts of former Governor George Deukmejian during the early 1980s. OCS correspondence in general is concerned with the conflict between the Department of the Interior and the CCC over federal Lease/Sale agreements (especially lease/sale #48, and 53), federal versus state regulatory control over coastal resources, the potential impacts associated with offshore oil drilling, port dredging, and tanker safety. Also included are some court related documents associated with case The State of California vs. James Watt, Secretary of the Interior . See the Executive Office Subject files for additional information on a number of the subjects listed below.

Big Sur, 1980,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Budget, 1977-1983,

Physical Description: 17 file folders.

Coast Plan Element-Energy, 1975,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Estuarine Sanctuaries, 1978,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Hollister Ranch, 1980-1982,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Housing, 1977-1980,

Physical Description: 9 file folders.

Liquefied Natural Gas, 1977,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Local Coastal Program, 1978,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Office of the Coastal Zone Management (OCZM), 1977-1982,

Physical Description: 5 file folders.

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 1979-1982,

Physical Description: 23 file folders.

Records of the Chief Deputy Director's Office. 1970-1984

Physical Description: 29 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Chief Deputy Director's Office are arranged in four series: Personal Files, Administrative Files, Correspondence, and Subject Files.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 33/5

Series 32. Personal Files. 1970-1980

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Files include resumes and correspondence with the Executive Director regarding duties and responsibilities of the Chief Deputy Director's office.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 33/6-33/8

Series 33. Administrative Files. 1980-1981

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically.

Correspondence, memoranda, and drafts of reports primarily associated with the administrative reorganization plans and procedures as a result of the anticipated closure of the six regional commissions on July 1, 1981. Included is a report by the Department of Finance evaluating staffing needs and workload California Coastal Commission (CCC) requirements entitled "California Coastal Commission: Arrangement, Planning, and Staffing Needs" (1978).

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 33/9-33/11

Series 34. Correspondence. 1978-1982

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order by topic and then chronological therein.

Miscellaneous correspondence, news clippings, and newsletters from various environmental and private property advocacy groups, notably the California Coastal Council.

File folders: AC 94-06-30: 33/12-34/10

Series 35. Subject Files. 1973-1984

Physical Description: 22 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Arranged in alphabetical order and then chronological therein.

Most files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports and news clippings on a wide variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and concerns of the California Coastal Commission. General subjects include the California Coastal Commission budgets, county and city government planning issues related to the implementation of the Local Coastal Program (LCP), coastal access, and state and federal regulatory control within the coastal zone. Particularly comprehensive and informative are the files associated with the Sea Ranch development project. See below for list of subjects.

Bolsa Chica, 1982-1983,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Budget, 1981,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Coastal Access, 1978-1984,

Physical Description: 3 file folders.

Federal Regulatory Consistency, 1979-1982,

Physical Description: 1 file folder.

Legislature, 1979,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Marina Del Rey, 1979-1980,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Parks and Recreation, Department of, 1980-1981,

Physical Description: 2 file folders.

Sea Ranch, 1973-1981,

Physical Description: 10 file folders.

Records of the Land Use Division. 1977-1979

Physical Description: 13 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Contains Local Government Claim Files.

File folders: AC 94-07-01: 34/11-35/3

Series 36. Local Government Claim Files. 1977-1979

Physical Description: 13 file folders

Scope and Content Note

Files arranged first by general correspondence and then alphabetically by county and then by city and chronological therein.

Correspondence, memoranda, and statements relating to county and local government claims for reimbursement of costs incurred as a direct result of the preparation, review, approval, certification, and implementation of various Local Coastal Programs (LCP). Claims include direct and estimated expenditure statements, workload summaries, and California Coastal Commission review of claims. Most files reflect actual costs for 1977-1978 and estimated costs for 1978-1979. Contained in files are county government claims for Del Norte through Ventura counties (1977-1981; 4 file folders) and city government claims for the cities Arcata through Watsonville (1977-1981; 8 file folders).

Records of the Land Use and Local Assistance Division. 1978-1983

Physical Description: 42 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Contains Local Coastal Program Grant Files.

File folders: AC 95-07-26: 35/4-37/5

Series 37. Local Coastal Program Grant Files. 1978-1983

Physical Description: 42 file folders (2 cubic feet)

Scope and Content Note

Files arranged by grant number and chronological therein.

Correspondence, memoranda, federal grant applications and agreements relating to California Coastal Commission (CCC) administration and monitoring of federal government grants to cities and counties to complete various LCP. Perhaps most significantly are the drafts of "Issue Identification Reports", or "Local Coastal Work Program Reports." These reports were usually part one of county and city LCP submitted to the CCC. Most reports provide a description of existing and future land uses, coastal access, housing, recreation, and protection of coastal viewsheds and marine resources. Reports also assess the applicability and conflicts between the local and CCC coastal policies and the potential adequacy of local plans to meet the requirements of the Coastal Act. Most files date from 1978 and are concentrated in Southern California locations. The following is a list of grant numbers and locations:

Grant #78-130, Del Norte County, 2 file folders.

Grant #78-131, City of Carmel, 2 file folders.

Grant #78-132, City of Imperial Beach, 2 file folders.

Grant #78-133, City of Carlsbad, 4 file folders.

Grant #78-134, Sonoma County, 4 file folders.

Grant #78-135, City of San Buenaventura, 3 file folders.

Grant #78-136, City of Monterey, 2 file folders.

Grant #78-137, Mendocino County, 1 file folder.

Grant #78-138, Ventura County, 3 file folders.

Grant #78-139, City of Oxnard, 3 file folders.

Grant #78-140, City of Morro Bay, 3 file folders.

Grant #78-141, San Diego County, 4 file folders.

Grant #78-142, Santa Cruz County, 1 file folder.

Grant #78-143, City of Seal Beach, 2 file folders.

Grant #78-144, Los Angeles County, 3 file folders.

Grant #78-145, Orange County, 3 file folders.

Series Description