Settlement of Malibu Parks Campsite Battle Includes a Swap
of two Large Parks Between Warring Government Agencies
Camping is to be allowed at Charmlee park further inland, not at
coast-front Malibu Bluffs park, in order to settle a lawsuit between the City of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The City and SMMC will trade ownership of the two parks as part of the deal. For the last several years these agencies have feuded over the SMMC's plans to make its parks more accessible to active public use, which has aroused worries over brushfire dangers from camping.
DETAILS:
Charmlee Park--construction of one supervised ADA-accessible
campsite, not more than seven supervised standard campsites, and related
improvements in that portion of Charmlee
Wilderness Park
located in unincorporated Los
Angeles County.
Consideration of this item contingent upon Governing Board approval of
settlement of pending litigation: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority v. City of Malibu, and related actions, Case No. SC
092212. [Map 1]
[Map 2] [Map 3] [Staff Report]
[Attachment]
[Attachment
2] MRCA 1/7/2013
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AND OTHER PARKS PURCHASE NEWS:
FEDS RECOMMEND EXPANSION OF SANTA
MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK TO INCLUDE OTHER MOUNTAIN
RANGES:
--comment letter to the National Park Service on Rim of the
Valley Corridor Study Update. [Attachment 1]
[Attachment
2] [Attachment
3] [Attachment
4] [Comment
Letter] [Resolution]
[Attachment
5] SMMC 12/3/2012
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2011/2012 Santa
Monica Mountains
Conservancy Annual Report [Staff Report]
[Annual
Report] SMMC 1/7/2013
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VERDUGO
MOUNTAINS:
La Tuna Canyon --acceptance of APNs totaling approximately
259 acres from the Desert and Mountain Conservation Authority and approximately
311 acres from Whitebird Holdings in La Tuna Canyon, on both sides of the 210
Freeways, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] MRCA
12/5/2012
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SIMI HILLS:
West Hills --acceptance of a donation of APNs 2017-014-011,
2017-014-012, 2017-014-013, 2017-014-014, 2017-014-015, 2017-014-016, 2017-014-018,
and 2017-014-019 totaling 1.14 acres and paying back taxes with in-lieu
mitigation fees, Dayton Canyon area of West Hills, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Map] [Map 2] MRCA
12/5/2012
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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY:
Ex-Las Lomas project--applications to the CalTrans Environmental
Enhancement Mitigation Program grant program for:
City of Santa
Clarita’s 300 acre Gateway Ranch purchase project; [Resolution A]
[Map A]
[Staff Report]
SMMC 12/3/2012
Towsley Canyon--acquisition of remaining interest in Towsley Canyon
apn’s 2826-018-900 and 066; -901 and 067; -902 and 068; 2826-019-901 and 040,
and -902 and 041; Santa Clarita Woodlands, unincorporated Los Angeles County.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Attachment]
[Map] SMMC
12/3/2012
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LA CITY PORTION OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:
acceptance of a conservation easement over an approximately
4-acre portion of APN 5549-003-004 (2775
North Cahuenga Boulevard), Mulholland Drive Scenic
Corridor, City of Los Angeles.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Attachment
1] [Attachment
2] [Attachment
3] [Map] MRCA
12/5/2012
Nichols Canyon--acceptance of a conservation easement over an
approximately 0.10-acre portion of APN 5569-002-003 (2630 Harlesden Court), Mulholland Drive
Scenic Corridor, Nichols Canyon, City of Los
Angeles. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Attachment]
[Map] MRCA
12/5/2012
Laurel Canyon--approval of an option agreement and payments
for the Laurel Canyon Boulevard
and Mulholland Drive
property, City of Los Angeles.
Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Lawrence
Lazar. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed
session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
MRCA 12/5/2012
Laurel Canyon--acceptance of a conservation easement over
portions of APNs 5567-006-024 and 025 (including 2234, 2240 and 2244 Stanley Hills Drive), Laurel
Canyon watershed, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA
1/9/2013
Hollywood--Consideration
of resolution authorizing support of applications to the CalTrans Environmental
Enhancement Mitigation Program grant program for:
Franklin Ivar project. [Resolution D]
[Map D]]
[Staff Report]
SMMC 12/3/2012
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MALIBU AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:
Malibu Lake area--applications to the CalTrans Environmental
Enhancement Mitigation Program grant program for purchase of 47.5 acres [Resolution C]
[Map C], [Staff Report]
SMMC 12/3/2012
Topanga--acquire apn 4444-030-010 in the Topanga Canyon
watershed, unincorporated Los
Angeles County.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Map] SMMC
12/3/2012
acceptance of the offers to dedicate scenic easements and/or
open space easements associated with Coastal Development Permit Nos. 5-91-438
(Pourrahimi), 5-90-1059 (Trucks), 587-458 & 5-87-458-A (Bernstein),
5-91-834 (O’Leary), and 5-90-335 & 5-90-335-A (Ketcham), incorporated and
unincorporated Malibu. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
Latigo Canyon--[Map 1] Saddle
Peak-Piuma Rd: [Map
2] Fernwood/Topanga: [Map 3] MRCA
12/5/2012
Malibu Civic Center
area--Consideration of resolution authorizing: (a) entering into an agreement
to release MRCA from existing obligation to design and construct an access
road, and (b) a grant of construction easement for said access road to the
owners of properties adjacent to MRCA parkland (APN 4452-025-900) on Sweetwater
Mesa, City of Malibu.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Map] MRCA 1/9/2013
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RAMIREZ CANYON IN MALIBU:
construction of two supervised, ADA-accessible campsites to
be closed annually between September 15 and January 15, a portion of the
Coastal Slope Trail, and related improvements in Ramirez
Canyon Park
and adjacent public parkland; all such improvements to be located in
unincorporated Los Angeles
County. [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Map 6] [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
MRCA 1/7/2013
acquisition of conservation and trail easements over APN
4467-002-002 using Coastal Habitat Impact Mitigation Fund, entering into an
agreement to receive fee title to APN 4467-002-002 in the future, and
acceptance of trail and conservation easements over APN 4467-003-021, Ramirez
Canyon, City of Malibu. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Map] [Map 2] MRCA
12/5/2012
acquire apns 4465-004-045 and 4465-004-084 in the Ramirez
Canyon Watershed, unincorporated Los
Angeles County.* [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Attachment]
[Map] SMMC 12/3/2012
acquire a conservation and trail easement over apn
4467-002-002, Ramirez Canyon, City of Malibu.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Map] SMMC
12/3/2012
applications to the CalTrans Environmental Enhancement
Mitigation Program grant program for:
Ramirez
Canyon; [Resolution B
[Map B
[Staff Report]
SMMC 12/3/2012
