HomeMy WebLinkAboutr 10479 reservoir canyon natural reserveRESOLUTION NO. 10479 (2013 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO APPROVING THE
RESERVOIR CANYON NATURAL RESERVE CONSERVATION PLAN AND
ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo has adopted policies for protection,
management, and public use of open space lands acquired by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo manages twelve open space areas totaling
approximately 3,800 acres, including the nearly 800-acre Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Cultural
Heritage Committee, and the general public have commented upon the Reservoir Canyon
Natural Reserve Conservation Plan as it has moved through a Council-directed approval
process, and staff has considered and incorporated those comments where appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve Conservation Plan. The City Council
hereby adopts the Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve Conservation Plan, an offrcial copy of
which shall be kept on record with the City Clerk, based on the following findings:
1. The Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve Conservation Plan is consistent with General
Plan goals and policies relating to the oversight and management of City open space
areas, specifically Conservation and Open Space Element Policy 8.5.6 that calls for the
development of conservation or master plans for open space properties to protect and
enhance them in a way that best benef,rts the community as a whole; and
2. Implementation of the Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve Conservation Plan will
provide protection of identif,red natural and cultural resources and appropriate public
access to the site while maintaining a majority of the site for habitat protection and
enhancement.
SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The City Council hereby adopts the Mitigated
Negative Declaration for the project, an official copy of which shall be kept on record with the
City Clerk, finding that it adequately identif,res all of the potential impacts of the project and that
the following mitigation measures are reasonably capable of reducing potentially-signihcant
impacts to less-than-significant levels :
L Ensuring that new trail construction design preserves native vegetation on the outer edge
in order to screen the trail itself;
2. Ensuring that individuals involved in trail construction are educated about the occurrence
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of sensitive rare plants in the area and what to do if individuals of are observed within a
work area if pre-activity surveys did not find them;
3. Inclusion of commonly used "Best Management Practices" in the construction of trails
and other feature of the site to abate erosion;
4. Use of dusk masks for volunteers and with soil wetting techniques where feasible, and
timing of trail construction to minimize or eliminate exposure to Naturally Occurring
Asbestos; and
5. The large grove of eucalyptus trees in the area that poses a potential wildland-urban
interface ftre hazard will be periodically managed by City contractors and private
landowners. This activity will continue on a regular basis, but with advance notice when
possible and outside of nesting bird season.
With incorporation of these provisions, potential impacts are mitigated to a level that is
less than significant and issuance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration is appropriate.
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Smith, seconded by Council Member Ashbaugh, and on the
following roll call vote:
Council Members Ashbaugh, Carpenter and Christianson, Vice Mayor
Smith and Mayor Marx
None
None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 19tl'day of November 2013
Jan
ATTEST:
City Cler
R VED RM
Dietrick
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Attorney