HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-21-2016 Item 19 Activity Report for the Natural Resources Protection Program for 2016Meeting Date: 6/21/2016
FROM: Derek Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Robert A. Hill, Natural Resources Manager
Freddy Otte, City Biologist
SUBJECT: ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES
PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR 2016
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Natural Resources Protection Program Annual Activity Report for 2016.
DISCUSSION
Background
The City of San Luis Obispo’s Natural Resources Protection Program was formally established
in 1995. At the present time, the City has protected over 7,000 acres of open space comprised of
both fee simple and open space or conservation easement interests (Attachments A: Open Space
Inventory and Attachment B: Open Space Map), including:
1.Operation of open space properties that are held in open space, natural reserve, ecological
reserve, or agricultural reserve status that are managed for resource protection and are
also available for passive recreation where compatible.
2.Administration of conservation easements acquired for permanent habitat, scenic, and
agricultural protection purposes.
3.Protective management and restoration activities in many areas of open space lands, as
well as along San Luis Obispo Creek and its tributaries.
4.Recovery efforts associated with threatened, endangered, or special-status species in
coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and NOAA Fisheries.
5.Continued review and assessment of acquisition opportunities for land within the City’s
Greenbelt.
The Natural Resources Protection Program works in close collaboration with the Parks and
Recreation Department’s Ranger Service Program to ensure the highest care, long-term
stewardship, and appropriate public use of the City’s open space network, while also partnering
with Central Coast Grown and ECOSLO to build additional capacity for land stewardship and
educational purposes (Attachment C: Central Coast Grown Annual Report; Attachment D:
ECOSLO Semi-Annual Reports).
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In addition, program activities include:
1.Organizational leadership for the City’s Stormwater Management Program, insuring
water quality in compliance with the City’s Regional Water Quality Control Board
permits.
2.Collaboration with City Rangers and the Police Department to enforce the City’s creek
protection ordinance.
3.Coordination with other resource agencies such as the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife to help City departments acquire permits and implement and monitor required
mitigation measures associated with infrastructure construction projects.
Open Space Major City Goal for 2015-17.
The Natural Resources Protection Program in partnership with the Parks and Recreation
Department’s Ranger Service and the Fire Department work together on the Council’s 2015-17
Major City Goal for Open Space Preservation: Protect and Maintain Open Space, focused on
expansion, maintenance and enhancement. The key components of the Major City Goal, and
progress completed to date, are as follows:
1.Natural Resources Roundtable
The Natural Resources Roundtable is comprised of 15 members of the community that
possess interest, knowledge and expertise on matters pertaining to natural resource
management and protection, as well as pertinent City Staff (Attachment E: Project Plan).
The Roundtable began meeting monthly in January 2016; five meetings have occurred
with the sixth, final meeting scheduled for June 23rd. Meeting topics have included: 1) a
comprehensive overview of the Greenbelt Protection Program; 2) Biological Resources;
3)Agricultural Resources; 4) Trails and Passive Recreation; and, 5) a Landowner’s
Forum. Following the culmination of the Roundtable meetings, staff will prepare a
vision plan with a set of prioritized projects and program initiatives that could take place
over the course of the next 20 years that will be brought forward for Council and
community consideration in the spring of 2017.
2.Open Space Maintenance Plan
The City of San Luis Obispo 2015 Open Space Maintenance Plan was adopted by
Council on December 15, 2015. It consists of three main focus areas: 1.) Maintenance
Activities; 2.) Trailhead Amenities; and 3.) Open Space Locations (where maintenance
and activities and trailhead amenities are described and mapped for each of the City’s 15
open space properties). In addition, the plan includes two technical appendices: 1.)
Integrated Vegetation Management Plan for Open Space Lands of the City of San Luis
Obispo (2015-2020); and 2.) City of San Luis Obispo Vegetation Management Plan: The
Wildland–Urban Interface.
3.Complete Land Acquisitions
The Natural Resources Protection Program is currently pursuing three separate land
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conservation project opportunities pursuant to Council direction. These are the Miossi
Brothers La Cuesta Ranch and the Ahearn Ranch located in Cuesta Canyon in the
northern portion of the Greenbelt, and the Waddell Ranch located adjacent to the City’s
existing Irish Hills Natural Reserve in the southern portion of the Greenbelt.
4. Open Space Maintenance Plan Implementation
Natural Resources and Ranger Service staff have been working diligently to implement
the Open Space Maintenance Plan. New entry gates, fencing, kiosks, and trash
receptacles with Mutt MittsTM are being installed at various City open space properties at
present, while design work for new interpretive panels is now also underway. Several
areas of trail erosion have been repaired and other unsanctioned trails have been closed
and decommissioned. Additional funding included in the 2016-17 Supplemental Budget
will allow for substantive implementation measures to occur in the areas of invasive
species control and Wildland-Urban Interface fuel reduction and management.
Laguna Lake Other Important Objective for 2015-17.
The Natural Resources Protection Program, in partnership with the Public Works Engineering
Division, is working together on the Council’s 2015-17 Other Important Objective Laguna Lake:
Implement the Laguna Lake Natural Reserve Conservation Plan. There are two key components
to this effort, which are as follows:
1. Dredging and Sediment Management
The City Council approved on January 19, 2016 a master contract with MNS Engineers
to prepare the project design and engineering, environmental permitting, and financing
options that will be necessary to make the project “shovel ready” by the end of the 2015-
17 Financial Plan period. Each of these tasks are underway, and staff anticipates
additional public outreach later this summer to be followed by a City Council hearing in
Fall where staff will recommend a preferred project alternative that considers expected
costs and benefits, as well as assessments of technical, environmental / regulatory, and
financial feasibility.
2. Laguna Lake ADA Trail
This facility is being designed in-house by Public Works Engineering Division staff.
Current plans and specifications are at the 50% level and construction is anticipated in the
spring/summer of 2017. The trail will start at the boat launch area and extend westerly
along the lakefront providing views of the lake and marsh areas, the grassland meadow,
and the south-facing sides of the Morros.
FISCAL IMPACT
Since its inception in 1995 the Natural Resources Protection Program has utilized approximately
$4,302,500 in City general fund monies for Open Space acquisition. This included $952,500 in
Local Revenue Measure Funding (Measure Y) funds since July 2007. This total has been
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matched by $4,785,000 in outside funding support, including private, other local, State, and
Federal sources, as well as $4,050,000 in donated land value. The total value of all Open Space
acquisitions since 1996 is $13,137,500. In addition, many enhancement projects have also
utilized City funds and outside grants, or have benefitted from donations and/or in-kind volunteer
support.
The land transaction history and cost breakdown is included in the attached Open Space
Inventory. The currently budgeted funding for the Open Space Acquisition Fund No. 430 is
$900,000, which is comprised of $400,000 from 2013-15 and $500,000 from 2015-17 of
Measure Y and Measure G funds, respectively. Staff anticipates that these funds will be
expended on current open space acquisition projects, if approved and successful The historic
average, or benchmark, since the inception of the Greenbelt Protection Program for the
expenditure of City Open Space Acquisition Funds is 33% of total project value.
ALTERNATIVE
1.Direct staff to make minor revisions to the status report. Staff will make these revisions
following the meeting and publish a final report at the City’s website.
2.Continue the item and direct staff to significant revisions to the status report or include
additional information.
Attachments:
a - Open Space Inventory
b - Open Space Map
c - Central Coast Grown Annual Report
d - ECOSLO Semi-Annual Report
e - NRR Project Plan FINAL
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Open Space Lands of the City of San Luis Obispo
as of January 1, 2016
I. pre-1996 open space lands
Terrace Hill Open Space, 30 acres
Lemon Grove Open Space, 43 acres
Ferrini Open Space, 136 acres
Laguna Lake Open Space, 140 acres
Let It Be Nature Preserve, 5 acres
South Hills Open Space, 62 acres
Reservoir Canyon Open Space, 203 acres
Lopez Canyon Open Space, 320 acres
Wolfe Open Space Easement Dedication, 95 acres
Madonna Open Space Easement Dedication, 20 acres
Islay Hill Open Space Easement Dedication, 70 acres
Total: 939 acres fee, 185 acres easement (1,124 acres total)
II. Lands Acquired 1996 through 1999
Guidetti Ranch Easement, 1,480 acres (November 1996)
$400,000 City funds
Maino Open Space, 75 acres (March 1997)
$950,000 City funds
$400,000 donation value
Bishop Peak Open Space, 108 acres (February 1998)
$400,000 City funds
$450,000 State and private funds
Total this period: 183 acres fee, 1,480 acres easement
III. Lands Acquired, 2000 – 2001
Filipponi Ecological Area, 75 acres (March 2000)
$175,000 City funds
$350,000 State grants
Stenner Springs Open Space, 49 acres (April 2000)
$55,000 City funds
$10,000 Federal grant
DeVaul Open Space, 182 acres (December 2000)
$182,000 donation value
Prefumo Canyon Open Space, 360 acres (January 2001)
$360,000 donation value
Guidetti Ranch Easement amendment, 1,480 acres (January 2001)
$50,000 City funds
$950,000 State and private grants
Hastings Open Space, 284 acres (March 2001)
$70,000 City funds
$130,000 State grant
Froom Ranch Easement Dedication, 150 acres (May 2001)
$150,000 donation value
Foster Open Space, 154 acres (September 2001)
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$300,000 City funds
$915,000 Federal and State grants
Johnson Ranch Open Space, 242 acres (November 2001)
$300,000 City funds
$1,300,000 Federal, State, and private grants
$150,000 donation value
Bowden Ranch Easement Donation, 195 acres (December 2001)
$195,000 donation value
Total this period:1,346 acres fee, 345 acres easement (plus amendment on 1,480 easement
acres)
IV. Lands Acquired 2002 – June 2007
Bowden Ranch Open Space Dedication, 27 acres (August 2003)
$54,000 donation value
Kuden Donation, 2 acres (September 2003)
$300,000 donation value (per appraisal)
Olson Donation, 1 acre (December 2004)
$250,000 donation value (per appraisal)
Boysen Ranch Easements, 30 acres (June 2005)
$60,000 donation value
Congregation Beth David Easement, 63 acres (June 2005)
$126,000 donation value
Bowden Ranch Fee Donation, 185 acres (50% undivided interest)(October 2005)
$90,000 donation value (per appraisal---encumbered by easement)
Gearhart/McBride Donation, 12 acres (November 2005)
$60,000 donation value (“basic” farmland value)
Brughelli Ranch Easement, 390 acres (December 2006)
$650,000 City funds
$100,000 private grants
$250,000 donation value
Margarita Area Easement donation (King), 71 acres (June 2007)
$142,000 donation value
Union Pacific Railroad property donation (Land Conservancy), 315 acres (June 2007)
$448,000 donation value (per appraisal)
Total this period: 542 acres fee, 484 acres easement
V. Lands Acquired July 2007 – present (Using Measure Y funds)
Elks Lodge Creek and Trail Easement donation (Elks Lodge), 3 acres (May 2008)
$6,000 donation value
Stenner Ranch and Stenner Creek Road property easements, 852 acres (December 2008)
$300,000 Measure Y funds
$200,000 from sale of 14 acre property
$350,000 Federal funds
$150,000 donation value (Stenner Ranch)
$28,000 donation value (Stenner Creek Road property)
Bowden Ranch Open Space , 185 acres (December 2008)
$120,000 from sale of surplus 14 acre property
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Froom Ranch agricultural easement (Irish Hills West, Inc.), 7 acres, June 2010
$35,000 donation value
Froom Ranch, 310 acres, July 2010
$310,000 Measure Y funds
$350,000 Federal and private grants
$40,000 donation value (Phyllis Madonna)
BLM property management agreement, 78 acres, July 2010
No financial consideration
Prefumo Commons donation (Irish Hills Plaza West, Inc.), 12 acres, August 2010
$60,000 donation value
O’Connor Ranch agricultural conservation easement (held by Land Conservancy of SLO
County), 191 acres (October 2010)
$107,500 City funds
$850,000 Federal grant
300 Lawrence Drive lots donation (Inland Pacific Co.), 1 acre, December 2011
$2,000 donation value
Rockview Close open space lot donation, (Asset Logic Group), 3 acres, December 2011
$6,000 donation value
Foster/Spangler property conservation easement donation, 38 acres (December 2011)
$250,000 donation value
Righetti Hill and Righetti Homesite conservation easements, 56 acres (April 2012)
$112,000 donation value
Upper Goldtree Vineyard Tract lots, 89 acres (June 2012)
$235,000 City funds
$15,000 Land Conservancy of SLO County grant
$325,000 donation value (Filipponi / Twisselman)
Total this period: 493 acres fee, 952 acres easement
Total Since Inception of Natural Resources Protection Program: 2,564 acres fee, 3,331 acres
easement (5,895 acres total)
Overall Total: 3,503 acres fee, 3,446 acres easement (6,952 total)
Total City Funds Expended : $4,302,500 (Including $952,500 in Measure Y funds)
Total of all “Outside” Funding Support: $4,785,000
Total Donation Value: $4,050,000
Grand Total: $13,137,500
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December 17 2015
To: Bob Hill, Natural Resources Manager, City of San Luis Obispo
From: Steven Marx, Board President, Central Coast Grown (CCG)
Re: City Lease milestone report
CCG’s lease with the City states that by December 31 2015, we shall "Submit a plan for
public programming and the demonstration gardens consistent with the Premises Master
Plan…and secure the funding necessary to implement the planned public programming and
demonstration gardens.”
The Mission of City Farm SLO’s Educational Outreach Plan is to utilize a thriving farm to
support the work of local groups and organizations in their ag advocacy, food awareness, and
outdoor education efforts
The Vision of this program is of a community that uses innovation, knowledge, and inspiration
to cultivate a resilient food system
Since beginning management of the City Farm property, CCG has undertaken several public
programming initiatives. In April 2014 we held a ground breaking inaugural celebration
attended by over 200 people, including present and former elected officials and City Staff
members. (see https://www.flickr.com/photos/smarx/albums/72157643597495573) Costs for
this event were covered by a USDA/CFDA Grant earlier secured by CCG.
Starting in June 2014, CCG has carried out the City Farm School Program in collaboration
with Pacific Beach High School. At-risk students at this Continuation High School attend
classes for credit on the Farm twice or three times a week from August through June. We are
expecting this program to continue during the next academic year 2016-2017. The
considerable costs for this program have been funded by grants secured by CCG from Henry
Mayo Newhall Foundation, the Miossi Trust, the San Luis Obispo Community Foundation,
and the SLO County United Way. (See http://cityfarmslo.org/city-farm-school-project/)
Since Winter 2015, CCG has partnered with the SLO Permaculture Guild to facilitate develop
of Our Global Family demonstration garden. CCG provides land, irrigation and other
infrastructure and management services for this program and the Permaculture Guild supplies
volunteer labor and supplies. (See http://cityfarmslo.org/global-family-educational-garden/)
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CCG has provided drawings and secured building permits to provide for the construction of a
pergola at City Farm which will provide a venue for future public activities, including
educational workshops and classes, cooking demonstrations and meals, and instructional
programs on sustainable agricultural methodologies for local farmers. The funding for this
project has been provided by a grant secured by CCG from PG and E. (See appendix A)
CCG has developed plans and received conditional approval to build a farm stand at the
entrance to the property on Calle Joaquin. It will serve as a place for our tenant farmers as
well as CCG itself to market produce grown on the land. It will also serve as a place where
the public can interact with farmers and onsite agricultural activities. Most of the building
supplies for this project have been contributed by Home Depot. (See appendix B)
CCG is presently developing plans for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) beginning
in May 2016 and lasting until November 2016. This will bring 15 share owners to the farm
weekly to pick up boxes of fresh produce grown there and will involve them in ongoing
educational and participatory engagement with farm operations. It is expected that the CSA
will expand membership during succeeding seasons of harvest. The CSA is expected to create
a revenue stream for CCG.
CCG is now planning another large event in May 2016 to mark the reopening of public access
to the Farm. This celebration will be well publicized, financed with sponsorships and
contributions, and will serve as a high profile introduction of CCG’s ongoing agricultural and
educational programs.
The programs mentioned above—Farm stand, CSA, and Spring Planting and Harvest Festival-
-have been on the drawing board for more than a year but have been delayed by the
construction of the temporary freeway off-ramp which closed off all public access.
In the long term, contingent upon further organizational growth and funding, CCG envisions
expanding three kinds of public educational programs at City Farm SLO:
Youth based – school partnership, YMCA, summer camp
Farmer training – beginning farmer classes, Farmers Guild, Food Safety
Community – workshops, volunteer opportunities, interns
To build a foundation for the development of such programs in the future, CCG has already
established collaborative partnerships with the community organizations listed here:
SLO County Food Systems Coalition; Farm to School Working Group
Food Bank, GleanSLO
UC Cooperative Extension
Dept of Public Health
Center for Sustainability at CalPoly
STRIDE at CalPoly
Heal SLO
One Cool Earth
Pacific Beach High School
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Prepare Program
SLO Grange
Farmers Guild
The Farm Bureau, Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R)
SLO Permaculture Guild
School Gardens SLO
Living Schoolyard Network
CREEC
YMCA
Restorative Partners
CCG’s funding sources for the programs listed above for FYE 8/31/2016 are as follows:
Current - grants received or pledged for current year - $53,130
Grants pending $25,000
Fundraising and events (once access is available) spring and fall 5,000
Crop sales/CSA $15,000
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Project Plan
Project Title : The Natural Resources Roundtable:
The 20th Anniversary Proceedings of the San Luis Obispo Greenbelt
BACKGROUND
The City of San Luis Obispo formalized its open space program in 1994 with the adoption of an updated
General Plan Land Use Element and Open Space Element, with the allocation of open space acquisition
funding in 1995, and the hiring of the first Natural Resources Manager in early 1996. A subsequent
General Plan update resulted in the establishment of the Conservation and Open Space Element that
was adopted in 2006. Other key policy and regulatory documents include the Conservation Guidelines
for Open Space Lands of the City of San Luis Obispo (2002), adopted property-specific Conservation
Plans, as well as various sections of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code such as: Urban Storm Water
Quality Management and Discharge Control (12.08); Open Space Regulations (12.22); Creeks,
Tributaries, and Riparian Corridor Regulations (12.23); and Tree Regulations (12.24).
The City of San Luis Obispo has: acquired approximately 3,700 acres of open space lands comprised of 14
major properties held in open space reserve, natural reserve, agricultural reserve, or ecological reserve
status; protected 3,500 acres of land with open space or conservation easements; installed a trail network
of nearly 50 miles; and, undertaken maintenance, patrol, and site stewardship of portions of every major
creek system in the City.
Council Direction
The City Council has directed staff to undertake renewed outreach efforts with the environmental and
conservation community, and, separately, asked staff to prepare a strategy for ascertaining the appropriate
resources (e.g. staffing and program structure, facilities and equipment, maintenance funding levels, etc.)
for effective long-term stewardship of natural resource values and passive recreational amenities
appurtenant to City open space properties in existence now and that are planned for the future. The City
Council has also supported the exploration of an Open Space Committee, and this process will inform how
such a potential future committee may be constituted. Lastly, the Natural Resources Roundtable is
incorporated into the adopted Open Space Preservation Major City Goal work program that is a part of the
City’s 2015-17 Financial Plan.
PROJECT STRATEGY AND SCOPE
The overarching strategy contemplated in undertaking the Natural Resources Roundtable is to seek the
community’s input on the future direction of the Natural Resources and Greenbelt Protection Program
in order to strategically forecast and plan for potential opportunities and partnerships, as well as threats
PURPOSE
Establish an ad-hoc committee in order to undertake “The Natural Resources Roundtable: The 20th
Anniversary Proceedings of the San Luis Obispo Greenbelt” resulting in the preparation of a long -term
vision plan, Saving Special Places III: Towards a Sustainable Greenbelt , with a focus on long -term
strategic open space acq uisition priorities, maintenance and enhancement project priorities, future
staffing and equipment, and funding strategies.
Last Updated: 1 /1 2 /16
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and disruptions , with the long-term goal of working towards a sustainable program (e.g. fiscal, social, and
environmental) and addressing matters pertaining to future program priorities and the effective long-term
stewardship of natural resource values in and around the City of San Luis Obispo.
To implement this strategy, there are eight phases proposed for the project:
1. Internal and external policy review, programmatic history, and preliminary mapping and strategy for
long‐term conservation acquisitions and programming;
2. Formulate the project plan for the Natural Resources Roundtable;
3. Identify potential committee members based on a cross section of community non‐ profits in the
environmental and conservation field, Cal Poly academia, pertinent City Advisory Bodies, and at‐large
community members with interest and experience in open space matters, as well as appropriate internal
team members;
4. Prepare a Council Memo;
5. Conduct the Natural Resources Roundtable over the course of six months;
6. Ongoing public information for all subsequent phases consistent with the Public Engagement Manual
(press releases, website, interested parties list, etc.);
7. Prepare a report of major findings and strategies for the future (Saving Special Places III: Towards a
Sustainable Greenbelt for the City of San Luis Obispo); Meet with Natural Resources Roundtable to
review report draft and receive final input;
8. Public hearings and adoption.
ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS
The project proposes the following major themes, one per meeting over the course of six months, in the
following order:
1. Introduction of the Natural Resources and Greenbelt Protection Programs (Accomplishments, Challenges,
and Current Operations) – invite EQTF and other former staff and community members with program
history
2. Biological Resources – invite the experts
3. Agricultural Resources – invite the experts
4. Trails and Passive Recreation Use – invite the experts
5. Landowner’s Forum – invite Greenbelt property owners
6. Towards a Sustainable SLO Greenbelt
7. Review Draft Final Report (meeting date TBD)
PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS
1. Continued support from the City Council
2. Active and collaborative dialogue with Roundtable Members and Team Members
PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
1. No formal budget or funding has been identified for this project
PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND TEAM
Project Manager:
Bob Hill - Natural Resources Manager
Project Team:
Katie Lichtig – City Manager
Derek Johnson – Assistant City Manager
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Freddy Otte – City Biologist
Shelly Stanwyck – Parks and Recreation Department Director
Doug Carscaden – Senior Ranger
Michael Codron – Community Development Director
Garret Olson – Fire Chief
STAKEHOLDERS
Greenbelt open space conservation is a topic of considerable interest and concern for a wide array of
stakeholders. Among those affected by successful open space protection and maintenance activities are:
This project is fundamentally a stakeholder outreach process. Accordingly, each level of the Public
Engagement and Noticing Manual will be reached. The Roundtable meetings will be open to the public.
The following individuals / organizations have agreed to take serve as Roundtable me mbers:
Environmental and Conservation Groups:
Andrew Christie – Sierra Club, Santa Lucia Chapter
Mary Ciesinski – ECOSLO
Daniel Bohlman – The Land Conservancy of SLO County
Greg Bettencourt – Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers
Steven Marx – Central Coast Grown
Bill Waycott – California Native Plant Society, San Luis Obispo Chapter
Academia and Advisory Bodies:
Matt Ritter – Cal Poly Professor, Biological Sciences; City of SLO Tree Committee Chair
William Riggs – Cal Poly Professor, City & Regional Planning; City of SLO Planning Commission
County of SLO
Trevor Keith – County Planning and Building Dept., Deputy Director, Policies and Programs
Marc Lea – County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner
At-Large:
Gary Felsman – The Land Conservancy of SLO County , Honorary Trustee
Eric Meyer – LUCE Taskforce Chair and County Planning Commissioner
Clint Pearce – Madonna Enterprises, Greenbelt Landowner, TBID Chair
Carla Saunders – EQTF and LUCE (1994 and 2014) Taskforce Member
Residents Neighbors
Property owners
Passive recreation users
Local businesses
Academia
Regional partners, agencies, and
non-governmental organizations
Native plant communities and
wildlife
Future generations
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PROJECT TASKS AND SCHEDULE
AVAILABLE REFERENCES
Adopted Policy Documents (available on-line):
1. Conservation and Open Space Element (2006)
2. Conservation Guidelines for Open Space Lands of the City of San Luis Obispo (2002)
3. Open Space Ordinance (Ord. 1332 § 1 (part), 1998)
4. Land Use Element (2014)
Adopted Open Space Conservation Plans (available on-line):
1. Agricultural Master Plan for the City of San Luis Obispo’s Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve (2011)
2. Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2015 Update)
3. Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2005)
4. Irish Hills Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2011 Update)
5. Johnson Ranch Open Space Conservation Plan (2008)
6. Laguna Lake Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2014)
7. South Hills Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2007)
8. Stenner Springs Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2009)
9. Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve Conservation Plan (2013)
10. Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan (2015)
Adopted Maintenance Plan (available on-line):
1. City of San Luis Obispo 2015 Open Space Maintenance Plan (2015)
Greenbelt Planning Documents (available in member binders):
1. A Vision for Sustainability in San Luis Obispo: Recommendations of the Environmental Quality Task Force
(1995)
2. Saving Special Places: A Study of Open Space Values in the San Luis Obispo Greenbelt (1995)
3. Saving Special Places II: Revisiting Open Space Priorities and the San Luis Obispo Greenbelt (2004)
Public Opinion (items 1 and 2 available in member binders; item 3 on-line):
1. Land Use and Circulation Element, Resident Survey (2012)
2. San Luis Obispo County Voter Attitudes Towards Land Conservation. Fairbank, Maulin, and Metz (2011)
3. City of San Luis Obispo Open Space Survey. Riggs et al. (2015)
Task Who When
1. Policy Review, History, Mapping Hill 7/15-9/15
2. Finalize Roundtable Project Plan Hill 9/15-12/15
3. Identify and Solicit Roundtable Members Hill 7/15-10/15
4. Council Memo Hill 1/16
5. Roundtable Meetings Hill; Select Team 1/16-6/16
6. Report of Major Findings and Strategies Hill; Select Team 7/16-12/16
7. Advisory Body and City Council Hearings Hill; Select Team 1/17-3/17
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