Round-up of Coastal Land Purchases Funded by the State from June 2013 to August 2014
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6/2013 meeting—no purchases
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10/2013 Meeting:
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-McKay
Forest: accept $1,000,000 in grant
funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and disburse up to $950,000 to Humboldt
County to acquire 1,005 acres in
the Ryan Creek watershed, tributary to Humboldt
Bay, for public access, habitat protection, and sustainable timber
production. Coastal Conservancy 10/2013
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1310/20131003Board05_Ryan_Creek_Watershed.pdf
MAP: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1310/20131003Board05_Ryan_Creek_Watershed_Ex1.pdf
SONOMA COUNTY: disburse up to $353,711 to the Sonoma Land Trust for the acquisition of the Haire Ranch, a 1,091-acre hay farm located on Skaggs Island within the Napa-Sonoma Marsh Complex. Coastal Conservancy 10/2013
STAFF REPORT:http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1310/20131003Board09_Haire_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf
MAP: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1310/20131003Board09_Haire_Ranch_Acquisition_Ex2.pdf
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY:
disburse: 1) up to $1,900,000 to the Save the Redwoods League to acquire a
conservation and public access easement over the 8,532-acre Cemex Redwoods property near the town of Davenport,
and 2) up to $100,000 to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to develop a
public access plan for the property. Coastal Conservancy 10/2013
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12/2013 Meeting:
LOS ANGELES
COUNTY-Ramirez Canyon:
disburse up to $200,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
for acquisition of approximately 104 acres of undeveloped land in Ramirez Canyon for open space, habitat and resource
preservation and public access, Santa Monica
Mountains. Coastal Conservancy
12/2013
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1312/20131205Board05_Ramirez_Canyon_Acquisition.pdf
MONTEREY COUNTY-Big Sur: accept high bids ($75,000 and $50,000) for the purchase of two Kasler Point Transfer of Development Credits (TDCs), request that the Department of General Services assist in the conveyance of the two TDCs, and authorization for the Executive Officer to negotiate and enter into agreement for and to complete the sale of the Conservancy’s property at Victorine Ranch and to retain the services of a real estate broker to assist in the marketing and sale of the Victorine Ranch property. Coastal Conservancy 12/2013
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1312/20131205Board06_Victorine_Ranch_TDC_Sale.pdf
MAP: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1312/20131205Board06_Victorine_Ranch_TDC_Sale_Ex1.pdf
SONOMA COUNTY:
disburse up to $350,000 to the Sonoma Land Trust for the acquisition of the
approximately 238-acre Pole Mountain property in western Sonoma
County. Coastal Conservancy 12/2013
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2013/1312/20131205Board09_Pole_Mountain_Acquisition.pdf
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January, February and March 2014 meetings—no purchases
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5/2014 Meeting:
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY:
disburse up to $4,000,000 to the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County for
the acquisition
of the Pismo Preserve property located adjacent to the City of Pismo Beach.
Coastal Conservancy 5/2014
SANTA CLARA COUNTY:
disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority to
acquire the 1,831-acre UTC
Coyote Ridge Property, Santa Clara
County. Coastal Conservancy 5/2014
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1405/20140529Board08_UTC_Coyote_Ridge.pdf
SAN MATEO COUNTY:
disburse up to $500,000 to San Mateo County Department of Parks to acquire the
174-acre Loma
Mar property adjacent to Memorial
County Park,
for open space, habitat and resource preservation, and public access in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. Coastal
Conservancy 5/2014
VENTURA COUNTY:
disburse up to $843,000 to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy to acquire and
complete a stewardship plan for the 29.38 acre Hatton
property along the Ventura River.
Coastal Conservancy 5/2014
MAP: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1405/20140529Board12_Hatton_Ex2.pdf
https://picasaweb.google.com/rexfrankel/CentralCoastNewParks#6094850038078703906
https://picasaweb.google.com/rexfrankel/CentralCoastNewParks#6094850038078703906
LOS ANGELES COUNTY: disburse up to $297,000 to Community
Conservation Solutions for the
Green Solution Project: Upper LA River Watershed, Phase IV to evaluate the
storm water capture and water quality improvement projects identified in
previous phases of the Project by quantifying and incorporating these projects’
water supply, energy savings, and greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits in
Los Angeles County. Coastal Conservancy 5/2014
LOS ANGELES COUNTY-Malibu: authorization to disburse up to $1,500,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire 703 acres of undeveloped land in Puerco Canyon, for open space, habitat and resource preservation, and public access in the Santa Monica Mountains. Coastal Conservancy 5/2014
STAFF REPORT: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2014/1405/20140529Board15_Puerco_Canyon_Acquisition.pdf
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7/2014 meeting no purchases
