Finally, the L.A. Sierra Club creates a blog....

Success Means Less Newsletters

When I got first got active to save open spaces back in 1985, we had no email, internet or blogs to distribute action alerts. It was all paper. So over the years I built up many piles and boxes and file cabinets full of research on saving the last natural areas in the L.A., Orange and Ventura County areas. I eventually joined the Sierra Club and served on its board for 5 years, collecting piles of the monthly Southern Sierran newspaper. Now they have gone totally electronic, not just to save paper but because they're low on funds. So the Southern Sierran is no longer sent out to all Club members anymore, except by special request.  Back in the day the Club spent around $200,000 a year on conservation campaigns and I mapped out all the natural areas left in these 3 counties and there were 12 large mostly natural areas that were threatened with development. Fast forward to today when 10 of those 12 natural areas are mostly preserved due to our work. So success has meant less work to do for environmental activists. And so even though fundraising is harder, this area is no longer being overrun with bulldozers except in a few spots.

Anyway, here are L.A./OC and Ventura stories from the last 2 years of the Southern Sierran which you might have missed:

SAN ONOFRE NUKE PLANT TO BE PERMANENTLY MOTH-BALLED

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/06/failed_san_onofre_nuclear_plant_close_persistent_protest_pays

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/04/tell_agencies_keep_san_onofre_shut_down

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/12/12_reasons_shut_down_san_onofre_nuclear_power_plant

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JOSHUA TREE—EAGLE MOUNTAIN LANDFILL PROPOSAL ENDED

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/05/landfill_near_joshua_tree_national_park_gets_trashed

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SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PROPOSAL REFINED BY FEDS

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/04/congress_gets_park_service_plan_constricted_san_gabriel_national_recreation_area

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2012/02/sierra_club_took_vision_communities_color

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2012/02/san_gabriels_extreme_makeover_bold_new_plan_iconic_range_would_create_new_national

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NORTH L.A. COUNTY: SANTA CLARITA'S WATER COMPANY BUYS NEWHALL'S LAND'S WATER COMPANY, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLANS

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/04/sierra_club_opposes_water_company_acquisition

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/03/newhall_ranch_unending_quest_develop_santa_clara_river

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/05/sierra_club_sues_save_santa_clara_river

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/08/take_action_newhall_ranch

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY—CREST TO COAST TRAIL

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/09/angeles_chapter_supports_crest_coast_trail

CEMEX MINE PROPOSAL EAST OF SANTA CLARITA

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/03/mega_mine_threat_once_again

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SOUTH BAY TOXIC SITES TO BE CLEANED FINALLY

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/03/epa_begins_groundwater_remediation_project_ddt_superfund_sites

STRAWBERRY PEAK TRAILS TO BE FIXED AFTER STATION FIRE

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2013/01/trail_crew_works_reopen_fire_ravaged_strawberry_peak_trail

61% OF FULLERTON VOTERS REJECT COYOTE HILLS/CHEVRON'S HOUSING TRACT

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/12/grass_roots_efforts_score_victory_fullerton_hills

L.A COUNTY PLANNING—SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/11/greening_la_county

MONTEBELLO HILLS

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/09/fire_exacerbates_housing_plan

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/02/homes_and_oil_dont_mix_montebello_hills

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/06/montebello_hills_task_force_exposes_pattern_oil_spills

CADIZ VALLEY—DESERT WATER GRAB

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/07/big_water_grab_wont_die

GRIFFITH PARK

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/05/proposed_ballfields_run_afoul_griffith_park_vision

FED APPEALS COURT TRASHES NATIONAL FOREST ADVENTURE PASSES

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/05/forest_fees_put_hold

PALOS VERDES LANDFILL

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/04/landfills_toxic_past_concerns_residents

L.A.'S RIM OF THE VALLEY PARKS SYSTEM MAY BE EXPANDED

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2012/04/other_parkland_plan_rim_valley_corridor

ORMOND BEACH WETLANDS
http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2012/02/plan

L.A. RIVER'S NEWEST PARK

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/05/railroad_yard_becomes_park

CHATSWORTH NATURE PRESERVE

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/03/activists_persuade_dwp_open_chatsworth_earth_day

CHANDLER'S SAND AND GRAVEL—PALOS VERDES-HOUSING TRACT

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/blog/2011/03/standoff_palos_verdes_peninsula

Politicians Consider changes to Calif's Main Environmental Law

CEQA Roundup - The Good, Bad & Potentially Bad: What business thinks of reform bills

6/7/2013, swiped from:
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-roundup-the-good-bad-potentially-bad-what-business-thinks-of-reform-bi 


Bills addressing legal uncertainty around the Ballona Wetlands decision received some resistance. (Photo Credit: stonebird/Flickr)

The CEQA reform debate was put largely aside this week as lawmakers work to finalize the state budget before next week's deadline. The short breather provided an opportunity for a post-mortem on the legislative process so far—with one analysis by a group of land use attorneys offering an early glimpse of where business interests, in particular, are likely to seek changes in the months ahead. (More on that below.)
What CEQA proposals are still moving
Of the more than two dozen CEQA bills introduced this winter, only five made it out of their house of origin last week, meaning they could still become law this year.
Perhaps the biggest surprises were the stumbles of the most comprehensive CEQA changes backed by environmentalists, Asm. Ammiano's AB 953 and Sen. Evans's SB 617. Both bills contained the same proposal to address lingering legal uncertainty surrounding the recent Ballona decision, a legal change that is popular with some Dems—but particularly unpopular with the state Chamber of Commerce, which tagged both bills as "job killers." It will be worth watching to see if the bill's legal language makes its way into one of the five CEQA bills still moving.
The Land Use & Development Law Report offers a helpful roundup of the CEQA changes that are still on the table. Their summary:
Active CEQA bills:

• SB 731, the "CEQA Modernization Act of 2013.″ (See CAeconomy's summary of what the bill does—and doesn't do.)
• AB 37, which would require lead agencies to prepare their records of proceedings at the same time they prepare environmental documents for certain projects
• AB 543, which would require translation of certain CEQA notices and CEQA document summaries if 25% of nearby residents are non-English-speaking
• AB 436 and AB 380, which would impose additional CEQA notice and filing requirements

CEQA bills that did not make the cut:

• SB 787, the same far-reaching and controversial CEQA reform proposal that first surfaced in August 2012
• Proposals for specialized divisions within superior courts to handle CEQA case
• Efforts to overturn recent appellate court decisions [including Ballona] holding that CEQA concerns the effects of projects on the environment—not effects of the environment on projects
• Three bills, or portions of those bills, that would have extended the 2011 Environmental Leadership Act's CEQA streamlining provisions to additional categories of projects

Where business may push back
Sen. Steinberg's SB 731, with its focus in streamlining the CEQA process for infill developments, remains the most comprehensive piece of reform legislation. As we pointed out last week, in spite of the unanimous support for the bill in the Senate, disagreements still exist over many of the bill's details.
While environmentalists haven't detailed their quibbles in the last few weeks, a group of land-use attorneys at the law firm Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips recently posted a critical analysis of the bill's provisions—offering a window into where business interests may seek changes in the months ahead.
The Manatt analysis divides the bill's proposals into four categories: Good, Bad, Potentially Bad, and Status Quo. The attorneys consider only one of the bill's provisions "good:" Steinberg's removal of "aesthetic" impacts from the CEQA process. As Manatt puts it, this "removes a subjective matter from environmental review, resulting in possible time/cost savings for qualifying projects.
Many of the other changes the bill would make—including Steinberg's proposals to set new thresholds for common urban environmental impacts like noise, traffic, and parking—are viewed by Manatt with a fair bit of skepticism.
These proposals seem likely to be the focus of debate—and amendments to tighten up language—now that the bill has moved to the Assembly:

• Setting new "thresholds" for common urban environmental impacts – Manatt's take: "Potentially Bad: Noise, traffic and parking are quintessential local issues. Statewide standards may result in local battles over the need for more specific local thresholds of significance, and the nature/scope of local thresholds."


• New requirements that draft CEQA findings be made public sooner – Manatt's take: "Bad: Additional noticing will result in increased processing costs for project proponents and could result in significant delay if revisions to findings and additional public review are necessary."


• Allowing administrative record to be prepared concurrently with the project (instead of at the end): Manatt's take: "Potentially Bad: Currently written such that only the applicant may make this request. May encourage CEQA litigation since administrative record will already be prepared (and paid for) at time of project approval."


• New annual report requirements to demonstrate mitigation of environmental impacts: Manatt's take: "Potentially Bad: Heightened local agency oversight of project implementation and ongoing CEQA compliance. Additional opportunities for CEQA lawsuits where report identifies deficiencies with implementation of mitigation measures. Additional annual costs to project proponents until satisfaction of all MMRP conditions."


• Prohibiting project opponents from performing last-minute "document dumps" to slow down CEQA review process: Manatt's take: "Status quo: While the legislation states that it intends to make changes to Section 21091, no changes to Section 21091 are actually proposed in SB 731 as currently drafted."

WCB 1/2013 to 3/2013: A few State Wildlife board land purchases in March...

LAND PURCHASES BY CALIFORNIA'S WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

FOR JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2013

SUMMARY:

1640 acres of development rights purchased

124 acres bought in full ownership

AGENDA FOR 3/11/2013 MEETING: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=60200&inline=1

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=68100

HUMBOLDT COUNTY: Arcata Community Forest (Humphry) 2 acres for $190,000. WCB 3/2013

MENDOCINO COUNTY: acquire 64± acres, located adjacent to the Inglenook Fen-Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve – MacKerricher State Park. WCB 3/2013

YUBA COUNTY: exchange easements between the State and two separate property owners to provide clear title to the adjoining landowners and improved access to the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Daugherty Hills Wildlife Area (Howard Hill Unit). WCB 3/2013

YUBA COUNTY: Marysville ranch--acquisition of a conservation easement over 1,277± acres of land by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) for a cooperative project with the U.S. Department of Defense, California Department of Transportation and the Trust for Public Land for the protection of oak woodland and grassland habitats and habitat linkages and open space buffers between DFW’s Spenceville Wildlife Area (SWA) and Beale Air Force Base (BAFB). $265,000. WCB 3/2013

BUTTE COUNTY: Little Chico Creek Oak Woodland, 363 acres,  $555,000.00

Conservation Easement, and Expansions 1 and 2 (Mott, Smith and Brigham). WCB 3/2013

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: Puma Canyon, and $488,000  Expansions 1 and 2 (Swart, J. Cox, and M&B Cox)

To consider the allocation for a grant to the Transition Habitat Conservancy to acquire the fee title of three separate properties totaling 124± acres. WCB 3/2013

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There was also a WCB Board Meeting on January 24, 2013;

There were no land purchases on the agenda for that meeting

SCC 12/2012 to 4/2013: End of the "Preservation Ranch" forest development scheme

$24 million to Save 20,000 acres of Redwoods in Sonoma County

NEWS COVERAGE ON THE PURCHASE:
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2013/press-democrat-02-28-2013.html

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130226/ARTICLES/130229626/1350?p=1&tc=

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130228/OPINION/130229575/1350

BACKGROUND FROM OUR WEBSITE:
http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/search?q=preservation+ranch

State taxpayers to contribute $10 million:

from Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting – April 18, 2013
http://scc.ca.gov/2013/04/05/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-april-18-2013/#more-2216
disburse up to $10,000,000 to The Conservation Fund to acquire the approximately 19,650 acre Preservation Ranch property in northern Sonoma County.


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SEVERAL OTHER PURCHASES AND LAND DEALS BY THE COASTAL CONSERVANCY AT DECEMBER 2012 AND FEBRUARY AND APRIL 2013 MEETINGS:

MENDOCINO COUNTY:  disburse up to $65,500 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to complete the acquisition of approximately 64.5 acres of property known as the “Hunt Property” to add to the Inglenook Fen-Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve in MacKerricher State Park managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Coastal Conservancy 12/2012.

STAFF REPORT: (map links not working)

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1212/20121206Board3E_Hunt_Property_Acquisition.pdf

disburse up to $100,000 to the Mendocino Land Trust for coastal trail planning and to acquire the approximately 73-acre CIES property south of Point Arena, Mendocino County. SCC 4/2013

disburse up to $415,000 to the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District for the acquisition of a conservation easement in the Arroyo Grande Creek Watershed in southern San Luis Obispo County for the protection and restoration of natural resources and compatible public access. SCC 4/2013


Coastal Conservancy Public Meeting -- Feb 14, 2013

http://scc.ca.gov/2013/02/01/conservancy-board-meeting/

authorization of a revised implementation plan for the disposition of the “Parcel 07” of the Bel Marin Keys Unit V property (Marin County Assessor’s Parcel Number 171-157-07) directing transfer Parcel 07 to the County of Marin for habitat, open space and public access program. SCC 2/2013

SMMC-MRCA 2/6/2013 to 4/3/2013

SMMC AND MRCA LAND PURCHASES AND DEVELOPMENT BATTLES FOR FEBRUARY-APRIL 2013

...from the agendas of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

TOPANGA:

Project Agreement with the Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Space District for the Summit Valley - Mulholland Gateway Park Gap Closure Project, Topanga Canyon watershed, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 3/6/2013

project planning and design grant for the upper Topanga watershed project, Santa Monica Mountains, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

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MALIBU AND L.A. COUNTY PORTION OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

acquisition of 31 lots in an unincorporated area of Escondido Canyon totaling approximately 98 acres. [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Resolution] MRCA 2/6/2013

acquisition of 31 parcels totaling 86 acres in Escondido Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Map 1] [Map 2] SMMC 2/25/2013

acquisition of APNs 4461-035-001 and 004, Escondido Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] MRCA 2/6/2013 --adds in 2 parcels left out of 11/7/2012 resolution for 98 acres total

acquisition of APNs 4453-020-008 and 4453-016-008 totaling approximately 27 acres in the Carbon Canyon watershed, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 2/6/2013

public access improvements to Las Tunas Beach, City of Malibu. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] [Map 2] MRCA 2/6/2013

comment letter to California Coastal Commission regarding Cease and Desist Order Amendment No. CCC-09-CD-01-A, Lisette Ackerberg Trust, including for beach access easements, 22466 and 22500 Pacific Coast Highway, Carbon Beach, City of Malibu. [Staff Report] [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 3/6/2013

Staff Report] [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Map 1] [Map 2] SMMC 2/25/2013

acceptance of a coastal access easement over a portion of the property located at 22548 Pacific Coast Highway, City of Malibu. [Map] [Staff Report] [Resolution] MRCA 4/3/2013

project planning and design grant for the Escondido to Ramirez Canyon habitat and trail linkage project, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

project planning and design grant for the Little Sycamore to Encinal Canyon Coastal Slope trail zone project, Santa Monica Mountains, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

project planning and design grant for the upper Malibu Canyon tributaries project, Santa Monica Mountains, unincorporated Los Angeles County and cities of Calabasas and Agoura Hills. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

acquisition of APN 4465-004-045 and 4465-004-084 in the Ramirez Canyon watershed, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

comment letter to the City of Malibu regarding 24024 Malibu Road Project. [Comment Letter] [Attachment] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6] [Attachment 7] [Resolution] [Attachment 8] [Attachment 9] SMMC 2/25/2013

[Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6] [Attachment 7] [Attachment 8] [Attachment 9] [Map] SMMC 3/18/2013

(a) acceptance of proceeds from the Estate of Edith Carrillo for the acquisition of public parkland and (b) entering into an agreement with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to complete the acquisition and take title to the property. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] SMMC 2/25/2013

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INLAND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

comment letter to the City of Calabasas on 17 acre project and Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration, 23401 Mulholland Highway, Dry Creek Canyon watershed. [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Map] SMMC 2/25/2013

[Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Map] [Map 2] SMMC 3/18/2013

comment letter to Los Angeles County regarding the Canyon at Triunfo project, 3324 and 3272 Triunfo Canyon Road, SCH No. 2012111061, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Map 1] [Map 2] SMMC 2/25/2013

acquisition of APNs 2063-004-023, 024 and 025 totaling approximately 525 acres in the Triunfo Canyon watershed, unincorporated Los Angeles County and entering into a Project Agreement with the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for said parcels. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 2/6/2013

[Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Map] SMMC 2/25/2013

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L.A. CITY PORTION OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

acquisition of APN 2076-017-025 totaling approximately 5.3 acres in Woodland Hills using funds from Santa Monica Mountains Open Space Preservation Assessment District No.2. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Kristine Dekreon. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to § 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 2/6/2013

acquisition of APNs 2172-028-027, 028, 029 totaling approximately 0.5 acres in Woodland Hills using funds from Santa Monica Mountains Open Space Preservation Assessment District No. 2. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Shawna and Arnold Verbiesen. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to § 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] [Map 2] MRCA 2/6/2013

acquire APN 2274-018-014 totaling approximately 1.6 acres in Sherman Oaks. [Staff Report] [Resolution] MRCA 2/6/2013

acceptance of a conservation easement over an approximately 0.01-acre portion of APN 5570-024-011, near Briar Summit Open Space Preserve, Nichols Canyon, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Map] MRCA 3/6/2013

acceptance of a conservation easement over an approximately 0.3-acre portion of APN 2381-028-005 (2971 Laurel Canyon Boulevard), Berry Canyon, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Attachment 2] [Map] MRCA 3/6/2013

project planning and design grant for the Mulholland Drive Scenic Corridor, Santa Monica Mountains, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

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SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS AND SIMI HILLS:

acceptance of a donation of 18.9 acres, APN 2821-011-017, adjacent to Rocky Peak Park, unincorporated Chatsworth area. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 3/6/2013

project planning and design grant for the Browns Canyon watershed project, Santa Susana Mountains, Chatsworth area. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

project planning and design grant for the Sage Ranch to Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park habitat linkage project, Simi Hills, unincorporated Ventura and Los Angeles counties. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

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EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

San Gabriel Mountains Rim of the Valley Trail implementation and Angeles National Forest trail and habitat connections project. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

acquisition of APN 2581-013-005 for $27,500, 2.51 acres, using in lieu mitigation funds, Lopez Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Linda Caine-Alderman Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to § 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

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VENTURA COUNTY:

project planning and design grant for the Alamos Canyon habitat and trail linkage project, Santa Susana Mountains, Ventura County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 4/3/2013

Memorandum of Understanding with the Ventura County Watershed Protection District for planning and coordination of land acquisition and restoration projects. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] MRCA 4/3/2013

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ASSORTED AREAS:

comment letter to Los Angeles County regarding December 2012 Draft Hillside Management Area Ordinance. [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] SMMC 2/25/2013

comment letter to County of Los Angeles on Draft Significant Ecological Area Ordinance. [Staff Report] [Resolution] SMMC 3/18/2013

SMMC-MRCA 12/3/2012 to 1/9/2013

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:

[Staff Report] [Map] [Attachment] SMMC 1/7/2013

[Staff Report][Map] [Attachment] SMMC 1/7/2013

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

[Staff Report] [Map] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Attachment 17] SMMC 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

[Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 12/5/2012

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

[Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Map 6] SMMC 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

Tax $$ to save 6296 riverfront acres in Calif.

State Hands out $34 million for New 

River Parks and Trails

2012 PROPOSITION 84, ROUND 2, RIVER PARKWAYS GRANT RECIPIENTS

11/26/2012--The California Natural Resources Agency today announced over $34 million in funding for 33 proposed river parkway projects statewide. These projects will create recreation opportunities for families, restore fish and wildlife habitat, provide flood management, and enhance California’s river parkways.

…In total, the grants will fund more than 31 miles of trails and more than 7,500 acres of wildlife habitat restoration and land acquisition.

For full info release:

http://resources.ca.gov/bond/RP_Awards_2012.Final.pdf

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LIST OF LAND PURCHASES TO BE FUNDED:

Alpine County parks dept.:  6 acres--Markleeville Creek Acquisition - $136,000

El Dorado County:  American River Conservancy –2,566 acres-- Cosumnes River Parkway - $1,800,000

Yuba and Nevada Counties: Bear Yuba Land Trust – Rice’s Crossing: Yuba River Acquisition - $1,900,000

Acquire the 2,706-acre Rice’s Crossing property immediately below New Bullards Bar Dam adjacent to Yuba River State Park to provide trails for public use and improve river health for salmon fisheries.

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/yuba-121413-river-land.html

The Rice's Crossing property spans both sides of the Middle Yuba River and is bounded by Bullards Bar Reservoir to the north and South Yuba River State Park to the south.

… "This property knits together more than 8,500 acres of protected open space and contains six miles of the Yuba River," said Markley Bavinger, project manager for the Trust for Public Land.

(BELOW: RICE'S CROSSING LOCATION)

L.A./San Bernardino County line: The Conservation Fund – Mount Baldy Ranch Land Acquisition - $868,000. Acquire 237 acres along San Antonio Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains

Humboldt County: Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc. – Ryan Creek Community Forest Project - $1,000,000. Acquire approximately 1,200 acres of timberland adjacent to Ryan Creek, establishing a Community Forest for the city of Eureka, which will practice sustainable timber management.

Tulare County: Sequoia Riverlands Trust – Kaweah Oaks Preserve Acquisition $410,181

Acquire approximately 22 acres of riparian habitat adding approximately one-half mile of creek frontage along Deep Creek to the Kaweah Oaks Preserve.

Nevada County:  The Sierra Fund – Deer Creek Tribute Trail & Restoration Project (Acquisition) $739,111. Acquire approximately 32 acres of riparian habitat for the purpose of habitat restoration/enhancement and public access.

Sonoma County parks dept:  Mark West Creek Regional Park and Open Space Preserve - $1,000,000

Acquire 297 acres in the Mark West Creek watershed creating a 1,100-acre regional park and open space preserve providing hikers, cyclists and equestrians access to 20 miles of developed trails crossing grasslands, woodlands and creeks.

Placer County: Trust for Public Land – North Fork American River – Big Bend Acquisition - $1,368,000. Acquire 460 acres known as the Big Bend Property which is bisected by the North Fork American River to protect habitat and wildlife corridors and improve public access to the river.

WCB 11/2012: State to Save amost 7700 acres from bulldozing this month

State to buy more wildlife preserves in November

SUMMARY:

3468 ACRES PURCHASED IN FULL

2200 ACRES OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT PURCHASED (conservation easements)

NOTICE OF MEETING--WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

November 29, 2012, 10:00 AM, State Capitol, Room 11, Sacramento, California 95814

FINAL AGENDA:

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=57504&inline=1

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=58096

CENTRAL VALLEY:

Shanghai Bend River Access $10,000 -- Sutter County

acquisition of 13± acres by Quitclaim Deed from Sutter County-- west bank of the Feather River in southeast Sutter County.

Conaway Ranch Conservation Easement (Change of Scope) $0.00 --Yolo County

acquisition of four friendly agricultural conservation easements (three outside and one within the Yolo Bypass) by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), located east of the cities of Davis and Woodland. This change of scope proposes to redirect a portion of the funding and authorize a grant to the California Waterfowl Association to acquire the easement inside the Yolo Bypass in-lieu of the DFG. Same project as approved by WCB 8/30/2012

East Sacramento County Blue Oaks Legacy Area, $2,713,514 --Expansion 2 -- Sacramento County

grant to the Mother Lode Land Trust to acquire 375± acres located on Scott Road approximately three miles north of Rancho Murieta in southeast Sacramento County.

Campstool Ranch $2,761,055 --Calaveras County

acquire a working forest conservation easement on 2,175± acres of mixed conifer forest lands, located near the community of Railroad Flat in Calaveras County.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:

Napa Sonoma Marsh, Napa River Unit (Giovannoni) $35,000 --Napa County

acquisition of 12± acres located south of Highway 12 off Buchli Station in Napa County.

Quail Ridge UC Davis Natural Reserve System $70,000 --Napa County

grant to the University of California to acquire 10± acres for expansion of the UC Davis Natural Reserve System approximately 14 miles west of the City of Winters

East Contra Costa NCCP/HCP (Alaimo) $88,250 --Contra Costa County

acquire 2± acres located in the Diablo Mountain Range between the town of Clayton and the City of Pittsburg, in unincorporated Contra Costa County.WITHDRAWN FROM AGENDA

San Antonio Valley Ecological Reserve Expansion $868,000 -- Santa Clara County

acquisition of 339± acres of land as an addition to the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) San Antonio Valley Ecological Reserve located approximately 20 miles east of San Jose in eastern Santa Clara County.

CENTRAL COAST:

Santa Cruz Sandhills, Zayante (Zolezzi) $87,921 -- Santa Cruz County

acquire a conservation easement over 25± acres, located in the City of Ben Lomond

Star Creek Ranch $2,510,000 --Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties

acquire 1,210± acres of land for the protection of habitat linkages and working forest property, located in Pajaro Hills in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Joshua Tree North Linkage - Section 33, $685,000 --San Bernardino County

acquire 624± acres of land for the protection of desert habitat corridors leading south to the Joshua Tree National Park, located west of the community of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County

Upper Mission Creek / Big Morongo Canyon $2,012,000 --Conservation Area, Expansion 6 (Palmwood) Riverside County

acquire 883± acres located near Desert Hot Springs in Riverside County.

SMMC-MRCA 9/18/2012 to10/29/2012

Park Island in Topanga finally to connect to rest of park system

and 98 acre purchase in West Malibu

from the agendas of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

Topanga Summit Valley – Mulholland Gateway Gap Closure Project [Staff Report] [Map] SMMC 10/29/2012
This will connect the Viewridge trail which runs through the Summit Valley park to the north and eventually reaching the much large Topanga State Park

To access this new link, drive east on Mulholland Highway until it turns into a dirt road, and follow it until it ends at a parking area where Mulholland intersects with Santa Maria Road. From here, hike west along the ridgeline to a large water tank. On the map below, the trail is yellow and the water tank is a pale green triangle between the large dark green parcels.

(click on photos to enlarge)

Escondido Canyon—West Malibu--entering into a Project Agreement with the Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Space District for the Escondido Creek small lots project adjacent to Latigo Canyon Road, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] MRCA 10/29/2012

98 acre purchase in Escondido Canyon--acquisition of APNs 4461-001-011, 4461-035-003, 4461-035-005, 4461-036-032, 4461-036-033, 4461-036-031, 4461-036-034, 4461-036-044, 4461-036-030, 4461-036-035, 4461-036-029, 4461-036-036, 4461-036-028, 4461-036-037, 4461-036-027, 4461-036-038, 4461-036-026, 4461-036-039, 4461-036-040, 4461-036-025, 4461-036-041, 4461-036-024, 4461-036-042, 4461-036-023, 4461-036-043, 4461-036-022, 4461-034-001, 4461-036-021, 4461-036-020, 4461-036-019, and 4465-004-021, comprising 98 acres in Escondido Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. Negotiators: Rorie A. Skei and Norm Haynie. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code). [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Resolution] MRCA 10/29/2012

West Malibu--acquisition of Ramirez Canyon properties, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Map] [Staff Report] MRCA 10/3/2012

West Malibu--authorizing the use of Coastal Habitat Impact Mitigation Funds towards the acquisition of APNs 4465-004-045 and 4465-004-084 in the Ramirez Canyon watershed, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] MRCA 10/3/2012

Sherman Oaks--comment letter to the City of Los Angeles on the Curtis School Project at 15800 West Mulholland Drive and its Mitigated Negative Declaration (env-2012-836-mnd). [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Staff Report] Comment Letter] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Attachment 3] SMMC 10/29/2012

Hollywood--professional services contract with Mia Lehrer + Associates for the 0.83 acres Franklin/Ivar Park project. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] MRCA 9/18/2012

Bel Air--acceptance of a dedication of an approximately 25-acre conservation easement over portions of APN 4377-002-039 (1400 Linda Flora Drive), Hoag Canyon, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Map] MRCA 10/3/2012

Franklin Canyon--acceptance of fee title to, or a multi-use trail easement over, all or a portion of APN 4387-020-001, adjacent to Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 10/3/2012

multiple beach accessways in City of Malibu: thirteen sites located at Carbon Beach, La Costa Beach, Las Flores Beach, Las Tunas Beach, Escondido Beach, Lechuza Beach, and Malibu Cove Beach. [Staff Report] MRCA 10/3/2012

Laurel Canyon--entering into an option agreement on APNs 5565-003-036, 037, 039, 040, and 041 and making said option payments, Laurel Canyon, City of Los Angeles. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Cheri Savage. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Map] [Staff Report] MRCA 10/3/2012

Sherman Oaks--entering into an option agreement on APN 2274-018-014 and making said option payments, Sherman Oaks, City of Los Angeles. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Derek Wiseman. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Map] [Staff Report] MRCA 10/3/2012

Corral Canyon--authorizing realignment of a publicly owned easement for ingress and egress over a portion of APN 4457-013-073, Corral Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/29/2012

Malibu Creek--application to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for a grant of habitat restoration mitigation funds from Caltrans Basin Clearing Project, to restore 0.38 acres in the Malibu Creek watershed, and authorizing acceptance of said grant and funds. [Staff Report] MRCA 9/18/2012

Upper Malibu Canyon-Near Soka University--acceptance of the offer to dedicate trail easement associated with Coastal Development Permit No. 4-00-013 (Isbell), unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 9/18/2012

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SIMI HILLS:

grant application to the Wildlife Conservation Board for the acquisition of Liberty Canyon wildlife corridor expansion parcels on the north and south side of the 101 Freeway, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Attachment ] [Map] [Attachment 2] SMMC 10/29/2012

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SAN RAFAEL HILLS:

grant to the City of La Cañada Flintridge for visitor-serving park improvements at the Ultimate Destination Park in Cherry Canyon, La Cañada Flintridge. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] SMMC 9/24/2012

grant to the City of La Cañada Flintridge for Flint Wash Trail improvements. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] SMMC 10/29/2012

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VENTURA COUNTY:

comment letter to the City of Camarillo on Conejo Creek Wildlife Corridor. [Attachment] [Map] [Map 2] [Attachment 2] [Comment Letter] SMMC 9/24/2012. [Staff Report] MRCA 9/18/2012

execution of grant agreement with, and acceptance of grant funds from, California Department of Fish and Game to conduct weed management at Tierra Rejada Vernal Pool Preserve, City of Moorpark, Ventura County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] MRCA 10/29/2012

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SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS:

Millard Canyon--grant to the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy for acquisition of apns 5863-006-001, 5863-005-008,5863-007-003,5863-007-002, Millard Canyon, Altadena. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Map] SMMC 9/24/2012

Big Tujunga Wash--grant of a conservation easement over APN 2552-002-900 in the Big Tujunga Wash to the Desert and Mountain Conservation Authority. [Staff Report] [Map] MRCA 10/3/2012

Big Tujunga Canyon--amendment to resolution No. 12-80 addressing the acquisition of APNs 2551-002-004 and 005 in the Big Tujunga Canyon watershed, Sunland. Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Cheri Savage. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 10/3/2012

Pacoima Wash Mountain Bikeway Project. [Staff Report] SMMC 10/29/2012

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SANTA CLARITA--NORTH L.A. COUNTY:

comment letter to the County of Los Angeles on the six proposed projects comprising the Silverado Power West Los Angeles County project, Antelope Valley, County of Los Angeles. [Maps] [Attachment] [Staff Report] [Map 2] [Comment Letter] SMMC 10/29/2012

application to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for a grant of habitat restoration mitigation funds from Caltrans Santa Clara River impacts, to restore 1.4 acres and authorizing acceptance of said grant and funds. [Staff Report] MRCA 9/18/2012

Towsley Canyon park--application to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for a grant of Proposition 40 funds for the purchase of remaining interest in Towsley Canyon parcels, and (b) authorizing purchase of remaining interest in APN’s 28260018-900 and 066; -901 and 067; -902 and 068; 2826-019-901 and 040, and -902 and 041. Negotiators: Rorie A. Skei and Malund E. Hale. 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] [Map] MRCA 10/29/2012

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CENTRAL & WEST L.A.

Ballona Creek--adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Milton Street Park project, Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Staff Report] [Attachment] MRCA 9/18/2012

L.A. River--adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Marsh Street Park project. [Staff Report] [Attachment 1A] [Attachment 1B] [Attachment 1C] [Attachment 1D] [Attachment 1E] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Staff Report] [Attachment] MRCA 9/18/2012

application to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for a grant of habitat restoration mitigation funds from Caltrans Wendy/Borchard Project, restoration of 0.4 acres in L.A. River watershed, and authorizing acceptance of said grant and funds. [Staff Report] MRCA 9/18/2012

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EAST L.A. HILLS:

acceptance of a public access easement over a portion of APN 5304-017-048, located in Montecito Heights, Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 9/18/2012

SCC 5/2012 to 10/2012: A bunch more coastal land is safe...

State Coastal Conservancy land deals for May to October, 2012

Summary:

4178 acres purchased in full

370 acres of development rights purchased (land stays private but cannot be converted into urban sprawl)

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May 24, 2012 meeting:

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1205/index.htm

disburse up to $300,000 to the Endangered Habitats Conservancy in order to complete the conceptual design of a floodplain restoration project on the Russian River, Sonoma County on 357 acres owned by Hanson Aggregates mining firm, which the firm plans to donate to EHC.

disburse up to $210,000 to the Salt River Watershed Council to acquire the 23-acre Toste parcel near Ferndale, Humboldt County.

disburse an amount not to exceed $1,371,450 to the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust to acquire an agricultural conservation easement over each of the four parcels that constitute the 166-acre Stenzel property near Brentwood in Contra Costa County.

disburse up to $500,000 to The Nature Conservancy for acquisition of the 1,155-acre Nolan Ranch near San Jose in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

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August 2, 2012 meeting:

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1208/index.htm

No purchases

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October 18, 2012 meeting:

http://scc.ca.gov/2012/10/05/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-october-18-2012/

NORTH COAST

an additional disbursement of up to $1,574,000 in funds, received by the Conservancy from the California Department of Transportation, to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 204 acres of the 1,194-acre Barboni Ranch;

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board06_Barboni_Ranch.pdf

disburse up to $1,362,000 to the City of Fort Bragg for the construction of the Ka Kahleh coastal trail and associated facilities on Noyo Headlands Park, the former Georgia Pacific Mill Site, for natural resource enhancement on a portion of the site, and for the acquisition of the 4-acre Johnson Property, anticipated to be the location of a portion of the trail, Mendocino County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board09_Fort_Bragg_Coastal_Trail.pdf

SAN FRANCISCO BAY

disburse up to $750,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District for the acquisition of approximately 1,367 acres of property to expand the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in Alameda County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board13_Pleasanton%20Ridge_Regional_Park.pdf

disburse up to $500,000 to the East Bay Regional Park District for acquisition of up to 51 acres of the 148-acre Pacific Custom Materials Property in order to expand and improve Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline between Martinez and Port Costa in unincorporated Contra Costa County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board14_Pacific_Custom_Materials_Acquisition.pdf

disburse up to $750,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust for acquisition of the 490-acre Mount Madonna County Park Area property in Santa Clara County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board15_Mount_Madonna_County_Park.pdf

disburse up to $250,000 to the Peninsula Open Space Trust for acquisition of the 358-acre Uvas Reservoir County Park Area property near the City of Morgan Hill in unincorporated Santa Clara County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board16_Uvas_Area_Property_Acquisition.pdf

CENTRAL COAST

disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District to acquire the 317-acre Whisler Wilson Ranch near Point Lobos, for natural resource protection and public access, Monterey County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board19_Whisler_Wilson_Ranch.pdf

SOUTH COAST

disburse up to $1,506,000 to the City of Laguna Beach for acquisition of the 56-acre McGehee property adjacent to the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Orange County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2012/1210/20121018Board22_McGehee_Property.pdf