The Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday awarding a construction contract that would transform the 58-acre Tunitas Creek Beach into San Mateo County's new regional shoreline park.
The project was long planned for a scenic stretch of sandy beach framed by cliffs visible from Highway 1.
Turning Tunitas Creek into the new waterfront park involves creating paths and scenic overlooks, as well as setting up picnic tables.
In addition, plans include improving parking and building public restrooms, ranger facilities, and interpretive exhibits and signage.
Tunitas Creek Beach is located about eight miles south of Half Moon Bay, it was purchased from a private owner by the Peninsula Open Space Trust in 2017 and sold to the county in 2020.
Notably, through donor support and continued fundraising, the Peninsula Open Space Trust has contributed millions toward development and construction costs.
Following an extensive public disclosure process, County Parks along with partners Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Coastal Conservancy released a preferred design that seeks to balance recreation with environmental stewardship.
Project design and permit costs have been funded through a grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy.
The county received three bids for the project, the lowest being $11,593,710. The project would be paid for with funds from the County Capital Projects Fund, San Mateo County Measure K funds, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation Proposition 68 grant.
The Board will consider the contract at its regularly scheduled meeting at 9:00 a.m. this Tuesday, the 13th, where members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting in person or remotely through the Zoom platform.
The meeting will be held in the Board Chambers at 400 County Center in Redwood City.
The meeting can be accessed via Zoom online at https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/91835129034 with a webinar ID: 918 3512 9034.
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