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CITY OF CARLSBAD
AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE
(ACMF) AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Subject: Status of Projects Awarded with Agricultural Conversion Mitigation
Fee Funding
Meeting Date: June 25, 2013
Of the 20 projects that have been awarded with ACMF grant funding:
Nine projects have received full disbursement of funding and have been fully
implemented/completed.
Two projects have received full disbursement of funding and project implementation is
in progress;
Eight projects have received partial disbursement of funding and project
implementation is in progress; and
One project has received no disbursement of funding.
Exhibit 3.1 provides a summary of the status of projects awarded with ACMF funding.
Additionally, status reports from individual grantees are attached as Exhibits 3.2 through 3.8.
At the November 28, 2012 Committee meeting, Committee member Hope Wrisley indicated
having heard rumor that Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (AHLF) was not financially stable
and asked staff to coordinate with AHLF to respond to that rumor. Staff has coordinated with
AHLF staff to respond to Committee member Wrisley’s request and indicated that it would have
representatives present at the Committee meeting to respond.
Respectfully Submitted,
PLANNING DIVISION
Exhibits:
3.1 Encumbrance/Disbursement Breakdown
3.2 – 3.11 Status Reports from Grantees
Exhibit 3.1
REVISED: 6/19/13
PROJECT STATUS SUMMARY FOR AWARDED ACMF GRANTS
Breakdown of Encumbrance and Disbursement Totals for Approved Projects
PROJECT
NUMBER
ELIGIBILITY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION GRANTEE FUNDING
APPROVED
FUNDING
DISBURSED
DISBURSED FUNDING
SPENT BY GRANTEE
FUNDING NOT
YET DISBURSED PROJECT STATUS
PROJECTS FOR WHICH FULL FUNDING HAS BEEN DISBURSED
(PROJECT COMPLETE)
AGP 06-02 D Audubon Nature
Center
Interior improvements to Nature
Center classroom.
Buena Vista Audubon Society $15,000 $15,000
Dec 2007
$15,000 $0 Project successfully implemented/completed May 2009.
AGP 06-05 B Cymbidium
Project
Greenhouse, shade structure, and
related infrastructure for orchid
production.
CB Ranch Enterprises $316,500 $316,500
Aug. 2007 & Oct. 2011
$316,500 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
October 2011. Status update received June 2013 (Exhibit
3.2).
AGP 06-06 B Multi-Use Barn Barn for off-season equipment
storage and seasonal displays and
presentations.
CB Ranch Enterprises $233,000 $233,000
Oct. 2007
$233,000 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/ completed
April 2009. Status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.2).
AGP 06-07 B Permeable Paving
Project
Permanent semi-permeable road
surface for Flower Fields circulation.
CB Ranch Enterprises $297,000 $297,000
July 2007
$297,000 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/ completed
August 2008. Status update received June 2013 (Exhibit
3.2).
AGP 06-08 B Drainage
Improvements
Project
Permanent drainage system to
reduce erosion and soil loss.
CB Ranch Enterprises $230,000 $230,000
Aug. 2007
$230,000 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/ completed
August 2008. Status update received June 2013 (Exhibit
3.2).
AGP 06-09 B Soil Amendment
Project
5-year program of soil amendment
to improve soil structure and long-
term productivity of Flower Fields.
CB Ranch Enterprises $84,000 $84,000
July 2007;
March 2008;
& Feb. 2010
$84,000 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
November 2011. Status update received June 2013
(Exhibit 3.2).
AGP 09-01 B Carlsbad Flower
Fields Enhanced
Access
Second access point to the Flower
Fields through a right-in only entry on
Palomar Airport Road, associated
deceleration lane and signage.
CB Ranch Enterprises $188,107 $188,107
Sept. 2009
$188,107 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
February 2010. Status update received June 2013 (Exhibit
3.2).
AGP 09-02 B Aquaculture
Enhancement at
Carlsbad Hatchery
Modifying two flow-through raceway
units into one re-circulating unit for
propagation of white sea bass.
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research
Institute
$249,313 $249,313
Nov. 2009
$249,313 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
November 2011.
AGP 09-12 D Buena Vista
Audubon Nature
Center
Improvements
ADA Accessibility at existing Audubon
Nature Center.
Buena Vista Audubon Society $50,000 $50,000
Dec. 2009
$37,075 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
May 2013. Status update received May 2013 (Exhibit 3.3).
PROJECTS FOR WHICH FULL FUNDING HAS BEEN DISBURSED
(PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN PROGRESS)
AGP 09-09 D Agua Hedionda
Lagoon Discovery
Center
Improvements
Remodel of existing meeting room to
create classroom, meeting room and
nature lab.
Agua
Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
$52,000 $52,000 $40,805.46 $0 Project status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.4).
AGP 09-11 A & D Buena Vista Creek
Watershed
Information
Management
System
Development of informational
management system (database) for
existing studies/conditions.
Buena Vista Audubon Society $50,000 $50,000
Dec. 2009
$45,000 $0 Full funding disbursed. Project implemented/completed
Staff evaluating eligibility of additional project expenses
(Exhibit 3.5).
PROJECTS FOR WHICH PARTIAL FUNDING HAS BEEN DISBURSED
(PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN PROGRESS)
AGP 06-03 D BLF Nature Center
Improvements
Nature Center replacement and
improvements.
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation $180,732 $88,000
May 2008
$26,921.64 $92,732 Project status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.6).
Exhibit 3.1
REVISED: 6/19/13
PROJECT
NUMBER
ELIGIBILITY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION GRANTEE FUNDING
APPROVED
FUNDING
DISBURSED
DISBURSED FUNDING
SPENT BY GRANTEE
FUNDING NOT
YET DISBURSED PROJECT STATUS
AGP 06-04 C & D Buena Vista
Lagoon
Boardwalk
Engineering design and
environmental studies for a
boardwalk.
Buena Vista Lagoon
Foundation
$164,000 $68,000
Oct. 2008
$61,442 $96,000 Project status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.7).
AGP 06-10 C Carlsbad Beach
Nourishment
Nourishment of two stretches of
beaches in north and south central
Carlsbad.
City of Carlsbad Beach
Preservation Committee
$1,500,000 $884,060
June 2008 , Aug. 2009,
Dec. 2011 & Oct. 2012
$884,060 $615,940 Project status update received May 2013 (Exhibit 3.8).
Remaining funds not yet disbursed are not due to grantee
according to the city’s MOU with SANDAG; and resultantly
may be reprogrammed.
AGP 06-12 A Batiquitos Lagoon
Monitoring/
Management Plan
Monitor and develop management
plan for lagoon.
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation $780,5891 $23,995
April 2008
$23,722.17 $756,594 Awaiting status update from grantee.
AGP 06-13 C Agua Hedionda
Lagoon Trails
Maintenance and construction of
trails around Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Foundation
$305,750 $35,000
Nov. 2009
$30,541.59 $270,750 Project status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.9).
AGP 06-15 D Discovery Center
Interior
Improvements
Interior and exterior improvements
to existing Discovery Center.
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Foundation
$386,000 $157,721.99
Dec. 2008,
Dec. 2010 & Nov. 2012
$137,571.16 $228,278.01
Project status update received June 2013 (Exhibit 3.10).
AGP 06-16 B La Posada de
Guadalupe Farm
Worker Housing
Construction of farm
worker/homeless housing at Casa de
Guadalupe.
Catholic Charities $2,000,0002 $1,745,510
June 2009 through April
2013
$1,712,478 $254,490 Project status update received November 2012. (Exhibit
3.11).
AGP 09-03 A Batiquitos Lagoon
North Shore Trail
Planning and design of Murphy Trail
Bypass Boardwalk and Rosalena Trail.
Ayers property acquisition. Mitsuuchi
property wetland restoration and trail
building. Invasive species removal at
Rosalena/San Pacific/Highway 101
areas.
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation $98,572 $59,754
Dec. 2009
$43,556.70 $38,818 Awaiting status update from grantee.
PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO FUNDING HAS BEEN DISBURSED
(PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION NOT INITIATED)
AGP 09-10 C Coastal Bluff
Restoration—
Tamarack and
Frazee
Coastal bluff restoration and
rehabilitation; fencing, and trail
construction.
California
State Parks
$234,830 $0 $0 $234,830 Awaiting status update from grantee.
TOTAL $7,415,393 $4,826,961 $3,507,019.80 $2,588,432
KEY
ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY
A Restoration of the coastal and lagoon environment including but not limited to acquisition, management and/or restoration involving
wildlife habitat or open space preservation.
B
Purchase and improvement of agricultural lands for continued agricultural production, or for the provision of research activities or
ancillary uses necessary for the continued production of agriculture and/or aquaculture in the city’s coastal zone, including, but not
limited to, farm worker housing.
C
Restoration of beaches for public use including, but not limited to local and regional sand replenishment programs, vertical and
lateral beach access improvements, trails, and other beach-related improvements that enhance accessibility and/or public use of
beaches.
D Improvements to existing or proposed lagoon nature centers.
1 Entire request encumbered, but approved only portion ($74,995) at present to allow for data collecting and reporting and maintenance.
2 Entire request encumbered, but approved only portion ($108,500) at present to allow for design work.
TOTAL FUNDING DISBURSED
BUT NOT YET SPENT
$170,867