FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
FEIS - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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REVISIONS TO THE DEIS<br />
B o u l d e r B a y C o m m u n i t y E n h a n c e m e n t P r o g r a m P r o j e c t E I S<br />
top of the under ground infiltration galleries and will include water quality<br />
interpretive signage.<br />
Mitigation Measure REC-1 in DEIS Chapter 4.6 has been revised as follows:<br />
REC-1: Beach Access Shuttle Service and Beach Maintenance Funding<br />
Boulder Bay will operate their van shuttle service as follows to reduce potential<br />
impacts to Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> beaches from increased visitation:<br />
• To reduce impacts to Speedboat Beach, Boulder Bay shall not provide guests<br />
with van service to Speedboat Beach. Although access to Speedboat Beach<br />
cannot be restricted, as it is a public beach, the resort shall not promote the use of<br />
Speedboat Beach in informational materials or provide shuttle service to the<br />
beach to avoid overcrowding and environmental degradation that may result from<br />
overuse. Furthermore, the lack of amenities and constraints at Speedboat<br />
Beach will be noted to discourage visitors. Boulder Bay will coordinate with<br />
Placer County and will provide sufficient funding to Placer County for<br />
beach maintenance staffing and trash removal.<br />
• Because the Kings Beach State Recreation Area and Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>-Nevada State<br />
Park (Sand Harbor) beaches are the largest public beaches in the area and offer<br />
more tourist attractions (boat rentals, picnic grounds, restrooms, etc.), Boulder<br />
Bay will encourage guests to visit these beaches rather than Speedboat Beach.<br />
Coordination will occur regularly with both recreation areas prior to shuttle<br />
services to these sites.<br />
• Boulder Bay shall offer the general public (e.g., Crystal Bay and Brockway<br />
residents and guests) use of their proposed on call van service during peak<br />
summer months (e.g., Memorial Day to Labor Day) to supplement the other<br />
Boulder Bay funded improvements to existing public transit systems (e.g.,<br />
Crystal Bay to <strong>Tahoe</strong> Vista Trolley). Boulder Bay may charge non Boulder Bay<br />
guests and residents a nominal fee (e.g., similar to a taxi) to use the van service<br />
and shall market the service to local residents and visitors of other developments.<br />
The use of the Boulder Bay on call van service by non-Boulder Bay guests and<br />
residents will reduce the number of private automobiles used to access nearby<br />
recreational facilities (e.g., beaches) during peak summer months, thereby<br />
improving access for other non-Boulder Bay visitors to the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Basin.<br />
To avoid overcrowding of area beaches and a reduction in the quality of the<br />
recreational experience, the Boulder Bay on call van service will coordinate<br />
with the Kings Beach State Recreation Area and Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong>-Nevada State<br />
Park on peak summer weekends to determine capacity prior to each dropoff.<br />
When visitors are dropped off, the van attendant shall discuss capacity<br />
with the parking attendant to determine if additional persons may be<br />
brought to the site and the van attendant shall note the number of people<br />
dropped off and picked up from each beach. During peak periods, van<br />
service may operate hourly or more, depending on demand. Boulder Bay<br />
shall establish a regular schedule to maintain an organized system of beach<br />
visitor accounting. If the beaches should reach parking capacity, guests will<br />
be encouraged to wait until later in the day when beach facilities typically<br />
empty out.<br />
PAGE 9- 2 HAUGE BRUECK ASSOCIATES SEPTEMBER 8 , 2010