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Mountain View commission backs expansion and pile‑pier barrier for Sailing Lake habitat island
Summary
The Parks & Recreation Commission recommended staff complete environmental clearance, permitting and plans to restore the Sailing Lake Habitat Island using the larger restoration Alternative 2 and a drilled‑pile pier barrier (Barrier C); the motion passed unanimously.
Raymond Walt, watershed manager for the City of Mountain View, presented the Sailing Lake Habitat Island Alternative Analysis and recommended restoring the island to a larger historic footprint while installing a pier‑style perimeter barrier to reduce erosion and discourage human disturbance.
Walt told the Parks & Recreation Commission that the island’s footprint has declined from about 0.18 acres (1991) to roughly 0.11 acres (2023). He said staff documented nesting use—on the order of hundreds of nesting birds per breeding season—and concluded the island is ecologically important for shorebirds. Staff evaluated a do‑nothing option, a limited restoration (Alternative 1) and a larger restoration…
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