SMMC-MRCA 6/6/2018 to 8/8/2018

Some More L.A. Mountains Parkland Deals Taken from the agendas for LA Mountain preservation agencies from June 6^th to August 8^th, 2018

Legend for Shading:

PARKS

THREATS TO PARKS

BALLONA WETLANDS:

plans and specifications for the Ballona Creek Regional Gateway project, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Attachment] MRCA 6/6/2018

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MALIBU:

Near Leo Carrillo State Beach: trail easement associated with Coastal Development Permit No. 05-143 (Bugbee), incorporated and unincorporated Malibu. [ [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 6/6/2018

Along Coastal Slope Trail: acquisition of APN 4453-027-008 (approximately 2.9 acres) in Carbon Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

Big Rock beach: transfer to SMMC from State Parks of an 0.28-acre beachfront property at 20516 Pacific Coast Highway and an 0.15-acre beachfront property at 19812 Pacific Coast Highway, City of Malibu. [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] SMMC 7/23/2018

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LA CITY PORTION OF SM MOUNTAINS:

Mandeville Canyon: acquisition of an approximate 1.5-acre parcel (APN 4490-019-002) [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

Sherman Oaks: acquisition of APNs 2274-025-033 and 034 (approximately 0.53 acres) . [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

Bulwer Drive in Laurel Canyon, acquire five contiguous parcels (APNs 5565-029-011, -012, -013, -014, and -015) comprising approximately 0.64 acres [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

Santa Inez canyon: comment letter to the California Coastal Commission on Case No. A-5-PPL-18-0035, 1525 Palisades Drive, Pacific Palisades. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] SMMC 7/23/2018

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ALTADENA:

improvements to the La Viña open space dedication and public trails adjacent to Millard Canyon, [Map] MRCA 6/6/2018[Staff Report] [Map ] SMMC 7/23/2018

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SEPULVEDA BASIN:

Sepulveda Basin River Recreation Zone project [Staff Report][Attachment] MRCA 6/6/2018 [Staff Report] [Attachment ] [Map ] SMMC 6/18/2018

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AGOURA AND CALABASAS:

acquire the 320 acre Triangle Ranch property, south of 101 freeway at Kanan Road:

[Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 6/6/2018; [Staff Report][Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 7/11/2018;

[Staff Report][Attachment ] SMMC 7/23/2018; [Staff Report] [Attachment ] [Map ] SMMC 6/18/2018

--(Phase 4 purchase is for 150 acres)

Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans for the Liberty Canyon/Route 101 wildlife crossing. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] MRCA 8/8/2018

comment letter to the City of Calabasas on proposed house at 24101 Dry Canyon Cold Creek Road, Cold Creek watershed, at Mulholland Highway [Comment Letter] [Map ] SMMC 7/23/2018

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EAST LA HILLS AND LA RIVER:

Montecito Heights: donation of an approximately 0.131-acre property, APN 5207-024-010, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 7/11/2018

El Sereno: donation of approximately 2.44 acres, APNs 5307-004-016; 5307-007-008; 5307-007-012, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

Elysian Valley: grant of $578,000 in Proposition 1 funds to River LA for Rio Vistas project for three street end park entrances along the Los Angeles River in City of Los Angeles (at Clearwater Street, Coolidge Street and Newell Street). Total cost is $1.75 million; project will filter urban runoff from 5 acres [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] SMMC 7/23/2018

[Staff Report] [Attachment ] SMMC 6/18/2018

at 3 existing Elysian Valley mini-parks owned by the MRCA: Steelhead Park (Oros Street at LA River), Elysian Valley Gateway (Knox Avenue at LA River), and Rattlesnake Park (Fletcher Drive at LA River): grant of $471,000 to the National Audubon Society/Audubon Center at Debs Park for a Los Angeles River Pocket Park Habitat Enhancement and Anti-Displacement Project in City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6] [Attachment 7] SMMC 6/18/2018

Confluence Park Phase II Pre-Improvement Planning, City of Los Angeles [Staff Report] [Attachment SMMC 6/18/2018

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EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

Lopez and Pacoima Canyons: acquisition of APNs 2581-013-005 and 2581-012-006 (approximately 7.7 acres) [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

52 acre former Verdugo Hills Golf Course property: authorizing (a) entering into an agreement with Snowball West Investments LP to acquire all or portions of APNs 2572-025-006 (0.1 acre), 2572-021-020 (30 acres) and 2572-021-016 (12 acres); (b) authorizing the acceptance of an open space dedication. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Map] MRCA 8/8/2018

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VENTURA COUNTY:

adopting Tierra Rejada Valley Habitat Linkage Hub Planning Map. [Map 1] [Map 2] SMMC 7/23/2018

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY:

Presentation by developer of Tesoro Del Valle Project for proposed 820 home project on 1274 acres in unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley, (Wayside and San Francisquito Canyons). [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] SMMC 7/23/2018

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WCB 8/2018: Almost 10,000 acres of wildlife habitat to be saved August 30th

More info: CA Wildlife Conservation Board meeting 8/30/2018

MAPS: http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=160885&inline

THE STATE BOARD IS CONSIDERING PLANS TO FUND THESE LAND PURCHASES:

Crescent City marsh, 133 acres

Garibaldi Ranch land exchange, swap of 336 acres owned by the State for 226 acres owned by the Pacific Flyway Fund, in the Suisun Marsh in Solano County

East Contra Costa 72 acres, in the Diablo Range Mountains

Morongo Basin, 247 acres, in San Bernardino County

El Dorado Ranch phase 3, in El Dorado County, 1018 acres

Triangle Ranch, 70 acres in LA County, south of Agoura Hills

AND THESE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASES:

San Mateo County, 160 acre CE

Indian Creek, near Whitethorn in Mendocino County, 2703 acre CE

Laursen Outback Preserve, near Auburn in Placer County, 333 acres

Pacific Union College Forest in Angwin in Napa, County 864 acre CE

Willow Creek, near town of Paicines in San Benito County, 4459 acre CE

SCC 5/2018

State To Buy Development Rights at Sonoma Coast Redwoods

Located on the south fork of the Gualala River in north Sonoma County: the CA Coastal Conservancy granted $750,000 to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to acquire conservation and public trail easements over the approximately 1,620 acre parcel known as Rips Redwoods Property in coastal Sonoma County. (Coastal Conservancy 5/11/2018)