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Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Recommendation: Receive and file the Natural Resources Protection Program
Annual Activity Report for 2016.
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Natural Resources Protection Program
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
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Natural Resources Protection Program
Major City Goal:
Open Space Preservation: Protect and Maintain Open Space
Planning:
1.Natural Resources Roundtable
2.Open Space Maintenance Plan
Doing:
1.Complete Land Acquisitions
2.Open Space Maintenance Plan Implementation
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Natural Resources Roundtable:
1.Short-term, ad-hoc advisory to Natural Resources Manager
2.Fifteen Roundtable members
3.Six meetings
i.Greenbelt Overview
ii.Biological Resources
iii.Agricultural Resources
iv.Trails and Passive Recreation
v.Landowner’s Forum
vi.Towards a Sustainable Greenbelt
4. Next step will be staff preparation of a 20 year vision plan for
strategic land conservation efforts and sustainable program
initiatives, expected in winter 2015-16 for community and Council
review and consideration.
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Miossi Brothers La Cuesta Ranch
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Ahearn Ranch
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Waddell Ranch
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Open Space Maintenance Plan Implementation
Before (sagging gates, faded signs, graffiti, overgrown vegetation)
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Open Space Maintenance Plan Implementation
After (new fence, new drive gate and new accessible gate, new trash /
mutt mitts, new single panel kiosk with integrated bench)
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Other Important Objective:
Laguna Lake Restoration: Implement the Laguna Lake Natural
Reserve Conservation Plan
1.Design / engineering of dredging options, environmental
permitting and CEQA, financing options
Status: Stakeholder interviews & background studies
complete; public workshop next month at Laguna Middle
School; PRC and City Council later this summer
2. Laguna Lake ADA Path
Status: In-house design / engineering with Public Works;
95% plans and specifications; construction next spring /
summer
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City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
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Monitoring and habitat enhancement for the steelhead population in the
San Luis Obispo Creek Watershed
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Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Partnership with California Department of Fish and Wildlife and
Cal Poly Biological Sciences to develop a mountain lion tracking program
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Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Collaboration with City Utilities Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and biologists from the Yakima Nation in Washington on the “Pathogen TMDL” to assess how Pacific lamprey can assist us in restoring the ecology of SLO Creek
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City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
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Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream
Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Collaboration with City Public Works Department on the Toro Street Bank
Stabilization Project – Construction Monitoring & Support
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Before - 2006
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Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream
Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
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During & After, 2015 and 2016
Collaboration with City Public Works Department on the Toro Street Bank
Stabilization Project – Construction Monitoring & Support
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Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Collaboration with City Utilities Department on post-fire response and
clean up along SLO Creek resulting from incident at The Sub
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Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Collaboration with City Utilities Department on post-fire response and
clean up along SLO Creek resulting from incident at The Sub
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Item 19 - Presentation
Natural Resources Protection Program
City Biologist’s
Activities:
1.Fish & Wildlife
Monitoring, Research
& Habitat Restoration
2.In-stream Construction
Monitoring & Support
3.Stormwater Program
Management
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Collaboration with City Utilities Department on post-fire response and
clean up along SLO Creek resulting from incident at The Sub
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Robert A. Hill
Natural Resources Manager
(805) 781-7211
rhill@slocity.org
Freddy Otte
City Biologist
(805) 781-7511
fotte@slocity.org
Natural Resources Protection Program
City of San Luis Obispo
City Administration
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
Annual Activity Report to City Council ~ June 21, 2016
Recommendation: Receive and file the Natural Resources
Protection Program Annual Activity Report for 2016.
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Photo Credits:
Brittany App
City Staff
Halden Petersen - Terra Verde
Kody Kester - Contour
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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