Timeline

January 7, 14, 21, 28; February 4, 11, 18; March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had no new information on the project.

November 7, 14, 21; December 5, 19, 26, 2019; January 10, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 20; August 3, 6, 13, 20, 27; September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12, 19; December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2020 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had no new information on the project.

September 26; October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019: The Contra Costa County Planner, Stanley Muraoka, filling in for Telma Moreira while she is out of the office, advised via email that there was no news about the the proposed cemetery.

2018: August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; September 6, 13, 20, 27; October 4, 11, 18, 25; November 8, 15, 29; December 6, 13, 20;
2019: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28; March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 22, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30;
2019 continued: June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 3, 11, 18, 25; August 2, 14, 22, 29; September 5, 12, 17:
The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had no new information on the project, nor any information about the impact of Mr. Corrie's death on the project.

June 28; July 9, 12, 19, 26, 2018 The Contra Costa County Planner, Stanley Muraoka, filling in for Telma Moreira, advised via email that he had no new information on the project, nor any information about the impact of Mr. Corrie's death on the project.

May 3, 14, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 2018 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that there was nothing new to report. She also said that she had "no news about the status of anything that relates to the project" due to Mr. Corrie's death on April 26, 2018 (link to obituary),

April  26, 2018 Mr. Sidney Corrie,Jr., the legal owner of the site of the proposed cemetery, passed away on April 26, 2018 (link to obituary), While Mr. Corrie was the legal owner of the site, his company, Corrie Development Corporation, is the applicant and developer of the proposed cemetery.

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 17, 26, 2018 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that there was nothing new to report.

February 21, 2018 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that on this date, her Department had met with the applicant, Mr. Sid Corrie, and his engineer, in "a short meeting for the purpose of discussing the steps of how to move forward and anticipated schedule. There was nothing submitted or received at the meeting. We did discuss that any hearing(s) is pretty much several months away and not before the end of the year. We are not expecting any new documentation at this point but if we have any new documentation or any reports produced for public review we will let you know as soon as they become available.”

August 31; September 21; October 10, 19, 26; November 2, 14, 30; December 7, 15, 21, 2017; January 2, 11, 18, 25, 2018 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had nothing new to report.

August 10, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that “We do not have a date for the Planning Commission and there are no current work performed on the project, with the exception of internal review of the Water Efficient Plan."

June 8, 15, 26; July 6, 12, 20, 27; August 3, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had nothing new to report.

June 2, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that “at this time, it appears that we will not be heading to a public hearing in Summer of 2017,” explaining that “Nothing has been submitted to our Department to date.”

April 20, 27; May 4, 11, 19, 22, 25, 2017  The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised via email that she had nothing new to report.

April 10-11, 2017 The East Bay Times published an article about the proposed cemetery in which the County Planner, Telma Moreira, was interviewed: “We’re reviewing the project as a whole, and it’s a very complex project,” Moreira said. She hopes the cemetery proposal will come before the county Planning Commission for a hearing sometime in late summer or early fall. “I don’t know how much work we have ahead of us.”

April 6, 2017 The project applicant submitted a new "Water Efficient Plan" in February 2017, which is currently being reviewed by the County. The plan consists of four documents: A response to this new plan was sent to the County on April 6, 2017 by Bill and Holly Newman, titled "Comments on Creekside Memorial Park (County File LP05-2096) Water Efficient Plan," which described four areas of concern with the new plan (8 pages).

March 2, 9, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Stan Muraoka, filling in for Telma Moreira while she is out of the office, said that there was nothing new to report.

February 23, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Stan Muraoka, filling in for Telma Moreira while she is out of the office, said that he does not anticipate any dates (including the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing) to be set before her return on March 13.

December 29, 2016; January 5, 12, 19, 27; February 6, 16, 2017 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was no news about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing.

December 16, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was no news about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing. She noted, "I do not expect any news around the holidays."

December 1, 8, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said on December 1 that "there is a possibility that we may go before the CPC [County Planning Commission] early/late Spring 2017." On December 8, she said "At this point, we are not even certain about a CPC [County Planning Commission] meeting in Spring of 2017."

November 10, 17, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was nothing new to report about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing.

November 3, 2016  The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said "We do not anticipate any date before the County Planning Commission for 2016. Hopefully the project will move on in 2017."

August 22; September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; October 7, 20, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was nothing new to report about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing.

August 13, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that "We have not [set] dates for a public hearing or if it will take place before the end of this year."

August 4, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that no date has been set for the County Planning Commission public hearing, but that they are "(h)oping to still be able to go before the County Planning Commission before the end of the year."

March 24; April 7, 14, 28; May 6, 12, 19, 26; June 2, 9; July 7, 14, 25, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was nothing new to report about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing.

March 11, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that "we hope to go before the County Planning Commission late Spring/early Summer. No dates yet."

February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 3, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, said that there was nothing new to report about the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing.

January 14, 2016 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that there is "a slim chance" that the date of the County Planning Commission public hearing would be in the spring; she added that she will know more by the end of February.

December 4, 17, 2015 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the date of the Planning Commission public hearing may be Spring of 2016.

October 22, 29; November  6, November 20, 2015 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that there was no news about the proposed cemetery or the date for the Planning Commission public hearing.

October 8, 2015 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the Planning Commission public hearing would not occur in 2015.

January 8, 15, 28; February 9, 19, 27; March 12, 24; April 2, 16, 27; May 7, 14, 28; June 5, 19, 25; July 2, 23; August 6, 13, 28; September 3, 11, 17, 24, 2015 The Contra Costa County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that no date has been set for the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

December 9-11, 2014 At the San Ramon City Council meeting on December 9, the City Council agreed to send a letter to the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors stating their opposition to the proposed cemetery. For more information, see the agenda, staff report, annotated agenda, video, and approved minutes of the  meeting. The letter was sent on December 11, 2014.  An article about the meeting appeared In DanvilleSanRamon.com by Cierra Bailey on December 10: “San Ramon council withdraws support for Tassajara Valley cemetery”. Another article appeared in the Contra Costa Times by Joyce Tsai: “Cemetery plan opposed” dated December 11, 2014.

November 13, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised: "As far as schedule, we would like to make sure the public hearing will be away from holidays so as many people may be able to attend. We are planning for early 2015. Will keep you informed."

October 16, October 30, November 7, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that "We do not have any updates yet. Now that we are approaching the holidays, the chances of having this project before the County Planning Commission before Thanksgiving is slim. There is a chance we may go early December; however, date and time is to be announced. Will let you know if I have any new information."

September 26, October 2, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that  there was "nothing new to report" regarding the date of the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

September 18, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that "a date is yet to be determined" for the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

September 2, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission will not occur in September.

August 28, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that no date has been set for the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

August 21, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that “we will inform of a date soon” for  the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

August 16, 2014 Save Mount Diablo held a Tassajara Ridge Hike in Hidden Valley Open Space  on Saturday August 16, from 9 AM to 12 noon. For more information, click here. Additional information: on Save Mount Diablo website; a flyer for Windemere residents; a flyer for non-Windemere residents.  Here's a link to photos taken at the hike that show the 450 people who attended. An article by Cierra Bailey titled "San Ramon residents organize protest against Creekside Memorial Cemetery” dated August 18, 2014 appeared in the DanvilleSanRamon.com Express on August 19, 2014. Juan Pablo Galván of Save Mount Diablo sent an email titled "Saturday's hike was great! Thank you!” on August 19, 2014 with photos and a description of the hike. Cierra Bailey's August 19 article cited above also appeared in the PleasantonWeekly.com on August 22, 2014, but with different reader comments: “San Ramon residents organize protest against Creekside Memorial Cemetery”

August 12, 2014 At the San Ramon City Council meeting on August 12, several people spoke during the two public comment sections of the meeting to request that the City of San Ramon discuss and then adopt a resolution against the proposed cemetery. The dates of the future City Council meetings at which the resolution will be discussed have not been determined. An article by Joyce Tsai on August 19, 2014 in ContraCostaTimes.com titled “San Ramon: Tassajara cemetery opponents ask City Council to reverse ’05 resolution” describes the meeting. Here is the link to the video of the meeting; the request to reverse the 2005 resolution was made during Section 6 Public Comment (time stamp 07:05). Additional comments were made during Section 13 Public Comment (time stamp 26:00). A link to the meeting minutes will be added when they become available.

July 28, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission will not be held in August and that she will advise of a date.

July 2, 2014; July 15, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission may happen in late August: “We are anticipating that it may take Place in late August. We would not announce a date until we are certain of a date/time, and location.” .

June 24, 2014 The City of San Ramon held a study session on the proposed cemetery. Here are links for more information:
  • The City of San Ramon has published the official video  of the June 24th “Presentation and Discussion of the proposed Creekside Memorial Park cemetery in the Tassajara Valley.” This is a video of the entire meeting and lasts 116 minutes and 11 seconds.
  • A video of the June 24, 2014 meeting was created by an attendee and includes the overview presented by the San Ramon Planning Services Division Manger Debbie Chamberlain and comments made by meeting attendees (it does not include concluding comments made by Mayor Bill Clarkson and Vice-Mayor Phil O'Loane): link
  • The DanvilleSanRamon.com Express on June 25, 2014: "San Ramon council holds forum on Tassajara Valley cemetery: Tri-Valley residents speak out against Creekside Memorial proposal" by Cierra Bailey (the comments following the article are also worth reading)
  • The DanvilleSanRamon.com Express on June 25, 2014: "Cemetery Gripe Fest" in Roz Rogoff's San Ramon Observer blog (and the comments following it)
  • The San Ramon Valley Times on June 26, 2014: "Tassajara Valley: Opponents blast cemetery plan" by Joyce Tsai; page 1 and page 2
  • PleasantonWeekly.com on June 28, 2014 "Opinions" in Roz Rogoff's San Ramon Observer blog (and the comments following it)

Here is a link to a related article by Carlos Barria, Shanghai, in Reuters.com on May 15, 2014: "As attitudes change in China, people look to the sea for burial"
Here is a link to a related article by Jason Sweeney in the Contra Costa Times on October 25, 2012: "Census Report: City sees population explosion; San Ramon's Asian population is growing fastest."

June 10, 2014 The City of San Ramon announced that they will be holding a study session on the proposed cemetery on Tuesday June 24 at 7 pm at the San Ramon City Hall, 2222 Camino Ramon, San Ramon.

May 22, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission "may take place in July."

May 15, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission had "a chance for late June, date to be confirmed. We are not certain if June or July."

May 8, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission would probably not occur in May.

May 1, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that no date has been set for the public hearing before the County Planning Commission.

April 3-21, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission will be no earlier than May.

March 13-24, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission will be no earlier than late April or May.

February 6 - March 6, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission will be no earlier than late March.

January 27, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the County Planning Commission is looking more like March.

January 9, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the Contra Costa Planning Commission may occur in late February or early March 2014.

January 7, 2014 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) "will be finalized shortly and will be part of the County Planning Commission staff report." The MMRP is described in the Final EIR on page 1-3 as "a complete list of mitigation measures applicable to this Enhanced Modified Plan Alternative."

December 30, 2013 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advised that the public hearing before the Contra Costa County Planning Commission will not happen in January 2014.

December 16, 2013 The Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator held “a closed hearing to consider the adequacy of the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for a Land Use Permit prepared for the proposed Creekside Memorial Park Cemetery” (Item number 7at 3:30 p.m.) Here are links to the December 16 Agenda and Staff Report.. At this meeting, the Zoning Administrator, Catherine Kutsuris, Director of the Contra Costa Department of Conservation and Development, accepted the Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed cemetery as adequate and complete with modifications (see the Annotated Agenda  and modifications).

Notes:
- this hearing was about the adequacy of the Final EIR only, not about whether the Land Use Permit should be approved or denied.
- the hearing was originally scheduled for December 2, 2013; here are links to the December 2  Agenda and  Staff Report .

December 5, 2013 Additional information for the Final Environmental Report (errata) has been published and is available on the County website. The County Planner advises that the public hearing before the Contra Costa Planning Commission will likely be held in January 2014; no date set yet.

November 18, 2013 The Final Environmental Impact Report  is now available on the Contra Costa County website (it is a big file--35 MB--so it may take a while to download).

October 31 - November 14, 2013 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advises that she will let us know when the Final EIR is available.

October 24, 2013 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advises that there is no new information about when the Final EIR will be available, so it appears that early November is still the anticipated publication date.

October 11, 2013 The County Planner, Telma Moreira, advises that the Final EIR will likely be available in two weeks, with meetings before the Zoning Administrator and the Planning Commission to follow. She advised in an email on October 11, 2013 that "We have provided our comments to the Final EIR and our consultant will be working in the next two weeks to produce copies of the document. This will include response to all the comments. Once the final document is available I will definitely provide you a copy of it. Before we go to the Planning Commission, we anticipate taking the Final EIR before the Zoning Administrator for recommendation of the document. This ZA meeting will be open to the public, even though it is a closed hearing (no testimony will be taken). I do have a letter from you stating that you like to know of "any" meeting, so I will let you know when it is scheduled before the Zoning Administrator as well. No dates yet; however, I anticipate it for early November."

September 30, 2013 The County Planner for the project is now Telma Moreira, replacing Demian Hardman. Her contact information is: Telma B. Moreira, Principal Planner, phone (925) 674-7783, fax (925) 674-7258, Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division, 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, email [email protected].

May 13 - September 27, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, advises that the Final Environmental Impact Report is still being reviewed internally, with no date set yet for its publication.

May 3, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, is still working on the Final Environmental Impact Report, advising in an email on May 3, 2013 that "The document is still going through its final internal review/edits, and will be available soon."

April 25, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, is still working on the Final Environmental Impact Report, advising in an email on April 25 that “It’s taking a little longer than expected.  However, we are wrapping things up.  I’m not sure when it will be completed, but hopefully sometime next week.”

April 19, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, advised that the final EIR will be completed soon, but he does not have a firm date.

March 20, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, advised that the final EIR will be completed by mid-April, and that it will likely appear before the County Plannng Commission in June (no date set yet).

March 7, 2013 The Couny Planner, Demian Hardman, advised that the final EIR will be completed by the end of March, and that it will likely appear before the County Plannng Commission in May (no date set yet).

February 21, 2013 The County Planner, Demian Hardman, advised that the final EIR will likely be completed in mid March. About 3-4 weeks after that, it would appear before the County Planning Commission.

January 10, 2013 The date when the project goes before the County Planning Commission may be delayed beyond late February 2013. When the County Planner was asked on January 10th if a date had been set, he advised  "I do not have an expected Planning Commission date at this time. Check back with me the first week in February."

November 15, 2012 The County Planner received a package of five documents dated October 15, 2012 which addressed the biological resource concerns raised in the Draft EIR. These documents were prepared by the consultant Ms. Angie Harbin-Ireland of AMEC Environment and Infrastructure Inc., and consisted of a cover email (which included the County's emailed requests), a History of Regulatory Agency Consultation, a Biological Resource Update, Clarifications Regarding Special-Status Aquatic Invertebrates, and a Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Survey.

November 5, 2012 The County Planner, in an email to the applicant, noted that the County expects the project to go before the County Planning Commission in February 2013.

August 14, 2012 The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a contract amendment with Sponamore Associates to extend the term of their contract from August 14, 2012 to August 14, 2013, and increase the payment limit by $136,322 to a new total payment not to exceed $400,422. This contract is to complete the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Creekside Memorial Park Cemetery.


April 19, 2012 to August 2, 2012 The Contra Costa County planner notified the applicant in a letter dated August 2, 2012 that the additional information requested had been received (ref letters dated April 19, 2012 , May 23, 2012,  June 6, 2012, and July 16, 2012). Based on this information, Mr. Corrie is a qualified applicant. However, before Mr. Corrie can exercise his right to obtain the portion of Mr. Clancy's property through the approval of a lot line adjustment, approval of a variance to allow for a substandard parcel in an A-80 Zoning District (Exclusive Agricultural District, minimum 80 acres per parcel allowed) is required.


April 12, 2012  The Contra Costa County planner notified the applicant that the County is unable to move forward with the Creekside Memorial Park Cemetery Project unless one of three things occurs: Mr. Clancy submits a letter advising that he (Mr. Clancy) allows the project to occur on his property, or Mr. Corrie provides evidence that he is the legal owner of Mr. Clancy's property, or the project is modified to only include the subject properties that is (are) owned by Mr. Corrie. In addition, all outstanding fees must be paid for work completed to date. The document can be found here, and the attachments to the document can be found here.


February 16, 2012  The Contra Costa County planner notified the applicant that development on 33 acres of the 221 acre site had been suspended, but that the applicant may continue to move forward with a modified project on the remaining 188 acres.  The document can be found here.


October 28, 2011 (Friday)  Draft EIR End of public comment


October 17, 2011 (Monday)  Draft EIR Public hearing


September 13, 2011 (Tuesday)  Draft EIR Public release