MLT Arena Cove Trail

The City of Point Arena is advancing the Arena Cove Coastal Trail Link project under Coastal Development Permit CDP 2024-1, aiming to establish a public access trail connecting the Bureau of Land Management’s Point Arena-Stornetta Unit to Arena Cove in Mendocino County, California. The scope includes constructing two engineered stairways to navigate coastal slopes, a viewing platform equipped with interpretive panels for public education, and two trailhead signs at key access points. The project has been determined exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15300(e) for new construction of accessory structures with no significant resource impacts, with a Notice of Exemption filed and certified. The applicant is the Mendocino Land Trust, Inc., and the City of Point Arena serves as the lead agency responsible for permitting and oversight. No federal acquisition regulations apply, as this is a state-level environmental permitting action, not a competitive federal procurement. There is no contract value, pricing, or payment information available, and no standard federal contract clauses, delivery schedules, or invoicing protocols are referenced. Performance will occur at 695 Port Road, Point Arena, with inspection and acceptance tied to the trail’s physical completion in the designated location. The primary point of contact is Marie Jones, City Planner, reachable at 707-357-6480, with Nicolet Houtz of the Mendocino Land Trust listed as a secondary contact. No federal contracting mechanisms such as SAM registration, UEI or CAGE codes, socioeconomic set-asides, or small business certifications are applicable or disclosed. Submissions related to the environmental exemption were due by July 9, 2025, and required a certified exemption document to be mailed to the Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento. No formal contract administration data, inspection criteria, quality standards, or delivery terms beyond the physical construction of trail infrastructure have been defined or documented, as approval hinges solely on compliance with CEQA’s categorical exemption and coastal development regulations rather than performance-based contracting requirements.