Past Public Meetings

Below you will find summaries, presentations, and other helpful documents from previous public meetings discussing the Los Cerritos Wetlands Program EIR planning efforts. We encourage visitors to explore these documents to become better acquainted with this next phase of restoration planning.

Public Meeting – June 4th, 2020

The second public meeting to discuss the LCWA’s Draft Program Environmental Impact Report took place virtually on June 4th, 2020. This meeting covered the impact analysis and alternatives. To view the recording of this public meeting or the presentation used during the meeting click on the links below.

Disclaimer: The recording of the June 4th, 2020 meeting started after the meeting introduction. During the meeting introduction a summary of the meeting that took place on May 21st, 2020 was provided. A link to watch that meeting recording can be found below. Additionally, technical difficulties were experienced during the presentation but the information from the presentation can be found on the presentation slides linked below. If you have any questions about the presentation please reach out to LCWA staff at lcwa@tidalinfluence.com or at 626-815-1019 x 104.

Public Meeting – May 21st, 2020

The first public meeting to discuss the LCWA’s Draft Program Environmental Impact Report took place virtually on May 21st, 2020. This meeting covered the California Environmental Quality Act process and the project description. To view the recording of this public meeting or the presentation used during the meeting click on the links below.

Community Workshop #1

Workshop #1 Summary: The first community workshop was held on March 28th, 2019 at the Mary Wilson Library in Seal Beach, CA. The objective of this workshop was to obtain public input that will be used in order to create an optimized restoration design for the entire Los Cerritos Wetlands complex. During this workshop participants were asked for their input on the types and extent of the public access they would like to see in the Los Cerritos Wetlands.

Below are documents and files used during the first community workshop. Additional results from this workshop will be posted once they have been compiled and analyzed.

To view the agenda from this meeting, click here.
To view the presentation given at the meeting, click here.
The map of current bike and pedestrian trails surrounding Los Cerritos Wetlands can be accessed here.
The questionnaire given to attendees of the meeting can be accessed here.

If you were not able to make it to this meeting in person we encourage you to visit the EIR Online Commenting page, linked on the menu to the left, for further instructions on how to submit your own comments.

Thank you to those of you who did attend! Your input was very valuable and is currently being analyzed by the consulting team for use in developing the optimized restoration plan.

Community Workshop #2

Workshop #2 Summary: The second community workshop was held on September 26th, 2019 at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s watershed classroom in Long Beach, CA. The objective of this workshop was to obtain public input on the Optimized Restoration Design for the entire Los Cerritos Wetlands complex. During this workshop participants were asked for their input on flood management, public access, habitat restoration opportunities, and phasing for each of the 4 main restoration sites.

Below are documents and files used during the second community workshop.

To view the agenda from this meeting, click here.
To view the presentation given at the meeting, click here.
To view images for each of the 4 Optimized Restoration Designs, click the links below:
- North
- Central
- Isthmus
- South
The activity sheet distributed at the meeting can be accessed here.

If you were not able to make it to this meeting in person, we encourage you to visit the EIR Online Commenting page, linked on the menu to the left, for further instructions on how to submit your own comments.

Thank you to folks who attended and provided feedback! Your questions and comments are being taken into consideration in the finalizing of the Optimized Restoration Design, which will go through the CEQA process. Further comments we receive will also be taken into consideration. We hope to see you and others at our next public workshop, which will focus on the CEQA process. This workshop is tentatively scheduled for early 2019.