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Home My WebLink About1991-11-05; City Council; 11424; Open Space Advisory Committee Annual ReportCITY --,F CARLSBAD - AGENDhlLL 2f \B # I I; ydq TITLE: JITG. ,rlSlcil OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1990-91 ANNUAL REPORT IEPT. PLN 3ECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the Council ACCEPT the Open Space Advisory Committee 1 QQO- 91 Annual Report as documentation that the Committee is adequately fulfilling their charge as directed by the Council. ITEM EXPLANATION On June 19, 1990, Council created and made appointments to the nine - member Open Space Advisory Committee. The principal charge to this Committee is to work with staff to complete certain unresolved open space issues, including the completion of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. In addition, one of the charges of the Council to this Committee was to report annually on its work. This is the Open Space Advisory Committees first Annual Report. The Annual Report of the Open Space Advisory Committee documents all work that was completed by the Committee from July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991. It includes a summary of all items reviewed; review of master plans, specific plans, and open space boundary adjustments acted upon; description of work in progress; all Committee approved/accepted motions; and a calendar of upcoming agendas items (see Exhibit “A”, Excerpt From Annual Report). The report indicates that the Committee has made excellent progress toward fulfilling the charge directed by the City Council. Although final decisions have not been made regarding the issues pertaining to the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, it is anticipated that within approximately six months, final decisions will be made on all open space issues of the Resource Management Plan. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The preparation of an annual report and its acceptance by the City Council does not constitutes a project requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). FISCAL IMPACT None. EXHIBITS 1. Exhibit “A” - Excerpt From Annual Report 2. Open Space Advisory Committee Annual Report (preview.@ daibtad) I. INTRODUCTION EXHIBIT "A" EXCERPT FROM ANNUAL REPORT On September 12, 1989, the City Council accepted the report of the Citizens Committee for Review of Carlsbad's Open Space Plan and Programs which contained recommendations for additional studies and analysis regarding open space and growth management standards: possible amendments to the Open Space Ordinance: the fiscal and physical feasibility of a trails system; the finance, acquisition, and maintenance of an open space and trails system; the development of an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan: and the creation of an Open Space Commission. One of the charges of the Council to this Committee was to report annually on its work. This is the Open Space Advisory Committee's first annual report. At the end of the Committee's three year tenure, the Council may extend the tenure of the Committee or may establish a permanent Open Space Committee or Commission. On January 2, 1990, the City Council approved a two-phase work plan to resolve these open space issues. Subcommittees were formed to complete the Phase I tasks. In late spring, Council accepted the recommendations of staff and the subcommittees on the Phase I tasks. Among other recommendations, on June 19, 1990, Council created and made appointments to a nine-member Open Space Advisory Committee. The principal charge of this committee is to work with staff to complete certain unresolved issues in Phase I and to complete all of Phase II of the original Work Plan, which includes the completion of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. II. OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN The Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be the implementation program for the Open Space and Conservation Element. It represents the final step in the preparation of a fully integrated Element. The Plan is intended to allow growth opportunities in the City while protecting its environmental resources and enhancing its distinctive landscape identity. One of the duties of the Open Space Advisory Committee is to complete the Resource Management Plan. The preparation of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is a technically complex task requiring the specialized expertise of both staff and consultants. The firm of Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) was selected to assist the Committee and Staff in the preparation of the Resource Management Plan. WRT has been working closely with staff and the Committee to complete the Plan. To date, WRT has presented the Committee with a wide range of background information including outlining the procedures for the preparation of the open space inventory; detailing potential regional open space and trail connections; describing opportunities for the creation of a greenway or greenbelt system in the City: describing financing mechanisms for open space and trails; and, discussing scenic resources in the City. Additionally, WRT has been working to complete the open space inventory, finalizing detailed trails engineering and cost analysis, and preparing a comprehensive open space and trails financial package. A number of other organizations have joined WRT in the preparation of the Resource Management Plan including Economic Research Associates and Fieldman Rolapp for economics and finance; Advance Sciences, Inc. for environmental review: and, the Trust for Public Lands regarding pre-acquisition services and the potential for establishment of a local land trust. III. COMMITTEE CHARGE The charge of the Open Space Advisory Committee includes the following: 1. Provide input and make advisory recommendations to the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission, other commissions, boards, and committees as deemed necessary, and the City staff on the implementation of the Report of the Citizens Committee to Study Open Space. This includes completing tasks 2 and 3 of Phase I and all of Phase II of the Work Plan for implementing the Report which was approved by the City Council on December 19, 1989. 2. Review and comment on staff reports dealing with the open space section of Local Facility Management Zone Plans, Master Plans, and Specific Plans. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the plans are meeting the open space use, maintenance and acquisition priorities for that particular portion of the City and that criteria are established for the subsequent review of development projects. 3. Provide input and recommendations on other open space matters when requested by the City Council. Other matters may include recommendations for acquisition, use and financing strategies. 4. Act in an advisory role regarding decisions affecting open space. Actions of the Committee are advisory only 2 and do not bind, restrict, or substitute for any of the discretionary or legislative authority of the City Council or it's appointed Commissions. IV. SUMMARY OF ITEMS REVIEWED The Open Space Advisory Committee met regularly from July, 1990 through June, 1991. The full committee met thirteen times over the year. Four subcommittees were formed to 1) Assist in the selection of a consultant to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; 2) Assist in the preparation of Open Space definitions: 3) Assist in the preparation of the open space inventory; and 4) to prepare an annual report. Initially, the Committee met to take care of organizational matters including the adoption of the work plan for the Committee. Their next several meetings were devoted to presentations on background information: the preparation of open space definitions; selection of a consultant to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; and, reviewing proposals of Local Facility Management Zone Plans, Park Master Plans, Master Plans, and Specific Plans. Since February, the Committee meetings have focused on issues related to the preparation of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. Presentations and discussions ensued on the following topics: 1. The approach to be used for the open space inventory and establishment of open space priorities. 2. Regional open space trail connections. 3. Possibilities of creating greenways and/or greenbelts in the City. 4. The relationship between parks and open space. 5. Financing options for trails and other open space in the City: park-in-lieu fees: public facility fees; Mello- Roos community facility district: city-wide assessment district: general obligation bonds: certificates of participation; utilities user tax: mitigation banking; Williamson Act: tax increment financing: commercial lease revenue; and grants. 6. Discussion of scenic resources in the City. 7. The types of open space acceptable in meeting the Growth Management Open Space Performance Standard. 3 8. Comments on the Open Space and Conservation Element. To date, the Committee has not made final decisions regarding the issues pertaining to the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. All discussions and actions have been preliminary. Within approximately six months, final decisions will be taken on all open space issues: the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be prepared: and the final draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be forwarded to Council for consideration. v. REVIEW OF MASTER PLANS. SPECIFIC PLANS, LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND PROPOSED OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS The Committee reviewed a total of nine Local Facility Management Plans, Master Plans, Specific Plans, and general development project. The projects reviewed include the following: * Local Facility Management Plans 13, 16, 18, 21, and 24 * Aviara Phase II * Aviara Planning Area 24 * La Costa Downs Specific Plan * Tienda De La Esquina Three of the nine projects were requests for open space boundary adjustments (Aviara Phase II, Aviara Planning Area 24, and Tienda De La Esquina), in accordance with the requirements of the Interim Open Space Ordinance. Each of the proposed open space boundary adjustments resulted in a net increase of open space in the City, for a total net increase of open space of 19.903 acres. See Appendix 3, Open Space Boundary Adjustment Monitoring Log for specific totals. VI. WORK IN PROGRESS The Committee has been working diligently over the past twelve months to complete the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. To date, they have begun work on most aspects of the Plan. The following is a description of current work in progress by the Committee. * The Committee has been working with consultants and staff on establishing a framework for preparation of the open space inventory. This framework includes an open space classification system, open space definitions, and an 4 open space mapping system. One of the major tasks in the development of the Resource Management Plan is the completion of the open space inventory of the City. The inventory will form the basis of the current status for open space protection in the City as well as establishing the basis for all future open space planning in the City. The open space inventory is scheduled for completion in July of this year. * The Committee is currently working on completion and refinement of an implementation program for a Citywide open space and trails system. The Committee is presently considering the various means to finance, improve, and maintain an open space and trails system. To date, the Committee has been presented with a wide variety of financing approaches. At this point it is premature for the Committee to make final recommendations on a financial package, as decisions on the fully integrated open space and trails system have as yet, to be finalized. * The Committee has begun discussions on prioritizing open space in the City. Discussions to date, have focused on the methods by which the Committee would make decisions regarding open space priorities. Beginning in August, the Committee will begin making final decisions regarding the open space priorities. * The Committee is coordinating it's open space planning efforts with the efforts of the Habitat Management Plan Advisory Group. A liaison from the Open Space Advisory Committee (Fay 0. Round) has been appointed, and will attend the regular meetings of the group. s A6 ( pa’4 q5/9 I CITY OF CARLSBAD 3PEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1990 - 91 ANNUAL REPORT - -- - - - - August 13, 1991 The Honorable Mayor “Bud” Lewis and Members of the City Council 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 I am pleased to forward the attached “Annual Report of the Open Space Advisory Committee” for your review and consideration. On June 19, 1990, the City Council appointed a 9-member Open Space Advisory Committee, and charged it with completing certain unfinished tasks that had been recommended by the earlier IS-member Open Space Citizen’s Committee. At that time you also asked that we report back to you annually on the status of our work. The attached report summarizes the Committee’s activities during the frrst year of its existence. Thanks to numerous hours of diligent work by the Committee’s members, the expertise, talent and helpfulness of City staff, and the high degree of professionalism and competence exhibited by our consultant team, I am pleased to report that our progress over the past year has been excellent. The focus of our work has been on the preparation of an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, and by the end of this year we hope to be reviewing a first draft of the Plan. We should therefore be in a position to forward it to the Council by early to mid-1992. I recognize that the Council is currently considering revisions to the Open Space Element of the General Plan and may act on them in August. Our Committee is fully supportive of these revisions, since, with minor changes, they follow exactly the wording of the Open Space Element that was included in the Z-member Open Space Committee’s July 1989 recommendations. However, upon completion of our current work, and the parallel efforts of the City’s Habitat Management Plan (HMP) Advisory Group, we would hope to use the aforementioned Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, along with the HMP, as the basis for recommending a new set of revisions to the Open Space and Conservation Elements. This will probably occur by late 1992 or early 1993. 2075 Las Palmas Drive - Carlsbad, California 92009-4859 l (819) 438-l 161 - c- - - The Honorable Mayor “Bud” Lewis and Members of the City Council August 13, 1991 PAGE TWO In addition to our work on the Management Plan, the Committee has also had the opportunity to review a number of Zone Plans and Open Space boundary adjustments, and consider a wide variety of Open Space issues brought before it. These are explained in more detail in the attached report. -- In conclusion, I feel that I can speak for the other members of our Committee in thanking the Council for giving us the opportunity to participate in this effort. Based on feedback from City staff, our consultant team, and others throughout the State, it appears that once again the City of Carlsbad is at the forefront, this time as it relates to comprehensive Open Space planning, and we are pleased to be a part of it. Sincerely, A - FAY O.tiUND Chairman, Open Space Advisory Committee ’ Enclosure - - - FOR:vd os.ltr ANNUAL REPORT OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMm city of carlsbad June30,1991 - - - - - -- - Open Space Advisory Committee Men&ZIS Fay 0. Round, Jr., Chairman Clarence Schlehuber, Vice-Chairman Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Matthew Hall Courtney E. Heineman Homer B. Hupf Kip K. McBane Alan Recce Kim Welshons Staff Michael J. Holzmiher, Planning Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planner Bobbie Hoder, Senior Management Analyst Teresa Woods, Associate Planner Anita-Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Val Dinsmore, Secretary consultants Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts & Todd Katherine Selle, Wallace Roberts 81 Todd Bill Anderson, Economic Research Associates Elizabeth Byers, The Trust For Public Lands - - - I. INTRODUCTION II. OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN III. COMMITTEE CHARGE - - -- Iv. SUMMARY OF ITEMS REVIEWED V. REVIEW OF MASTER PLANS, SPECIFIC PLANS, LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND PROPOSED OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS VI. WORK IN PROGRESS VII. COMMITTEE APPROVED/ACCEPTED MOTIONS VIII. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS - IX. CONCLUSION - Appendix 1 Open Space Advisory Committee Work Plan Appendix 2 Committee Minutes Appendix 3 Open Space Boundary Adjustment Monitoring Log Appendix 4 Finance Reports 9 10 Appendix 5 Bibliography of Reports and Handouts - -- -- -- - - 1. WTRODUCITON On September 12, 1989, the City Council accepted the report of the Citizens Committee for Review of Carlsbad’s Open Space Plan and Programs which contained recommendations for additional studies and analysis regarding open space and growth management standards; possible amendments to the Open Space Ordinance; the fiscal and physical feasibility of a trails system; the finance, acquisition, and maintenance of an open space and trails system; the development of an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; and the creation of an Open Space Commission. One of the charges of the Council to this Committee was to report annually on its work. This is the Open Space Advisory Committee’s first annual report. At the end of the Committee’s three year tenure, the Council may extend the tenure of the Committee or may establish a permanent Open Space Committee or Commission. On January 2, 1990, the City Council approved a two-phase work plan to resolve these open space issues. Subcommittees were formed to complete the Phase I tasks. In late spring, Council accepted the recommendations of staff and the subcommittees on the Phase I tasks. Among other recommendations, on June 19, 1990, Council created and made appointments to a nine-member Open Space Advisory Committee. The principal charge of this committee is to work with staff to complete certain unresolved issues in Phase I and to complete all of Phase II of the original Work Plan, which includes the completion of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. 11. OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN -- -- ..- -- c. _- The Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be the implementation program for the Open Space and Conservation Element. It represents the final step in the preparation of a fully integrated Element. The Plan is intended to allow growth opportunities in the City while protecting its environmental resources and enhancing its distinctive landscape identity. One of the duties of the Open Space Advisory Committee is to complete the Resource Management Plan. The preparation of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan is a technically complex task requiring the specialized expertise of both staff and consultants. The firm of Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) was selected to assist the Committee and Staff in the preparation of the Resource Management Plan. WRT has been working closely with staff and the Committee to complete the Plan. To date, WRT has presented the Committee with a wide range of background information including outlining the procedures for the preparation of the open space inventory; detailing potential regional open space and trail connections; describing opportunities for the creation of a greenway or greenbelt system in the City; 1 - - describing Glancing mechanisms for open space and trails; and, discussing scenic resources in the City. Additionally, WRT has been working to complete the open space inventory, finalizing detailed trails engineering and cost analysis, and preparing a comprehensive open space and trails financial package. A number of other organizations have joined WRT in the preparation of the Resource Management Plan including Economic Research Associates and Fieldman Rolapp for economics and finance; Advance Sciences, Inc. for environmental review; and, the Trust for Public Lands regarding pre-acquisition services and the potential for establishment of a local land trust. - III. COMIvllTEE CHARGE - The charge of the Open Space Advisory Committee includes the following: - - - - - 1. Provide input and make advisory recommendations to the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission, other commissions, boards, and committees as deemed necessary, and the City staff on the implementation of the Report of the Citizens Committee to Study Open Space. This includes completing tasks 2 and 3 of Phase I and all of Phase 11 of the Work Plan for implementing the Report which was approved by the City Council on December 19, 1989. 2. Review and comment on staff reports dealing with the open space section of Local Facility Management Zone Plans, Master Plans, and Specific Plans. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the plans are meeting the open space use, maintenance and acquisition priorities for that particular portion of the City and that criteria are established for the subsequent review of development projects. 3. Provide input and recommendations on other open space matters when requested by the City Council. Other matters may include recommendations for acquisition, use and financing strategies. 4. Act in an advisory role regarding decisions affecting open space. Actions of the Committee are advisory only and do not bind, restrict, or substitute for any of the discretionary or legislative authority of the City Council or it’s appointed Commissions. Iv. SUMMARYOFITEMSREVIEWED The Open Space Advisory Committee met regularly from July, 1990 through June, 1991. The full committee met thirteen times over the year. Four subcommittees 2 .- - - _.- -- were formed to I) Assist in the selection of a consultant to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; 2) Assist in the preparation of Open Space definitions; 3) Assist in the preparation of the open space inventory; and 4) to prepare an annual report. Initially, the Committee met to take care of organizational matters including the adoption of the work plan for the Committee. Their next several meetings were devoted to presentations on background information; the preparation of open space definitions; selection of a consultant to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; and, reviewing proposals of Local Facility Management Zone Plans, Park Master Plans, Master Plans, and Specific Plans. Since February, the Committee meetings have focused on issues related to the preparation of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. Presentations and discussions ensued on the following topics: 1. The approach to be used for the open space inventory and establishment of open space priorities. 2. 3. 4. 5. Regional open space trail connections. Possibilities of creating greenways and/or greenbelts in the City. The relationship between parks and open space. Financing options for trails and other open space in the City: park-in-lieu fees; public facility fees; Mello-Roos community facility district; city-wide assessment district; general obligation bonds; certificates of participation; utilities user tax; mitigation banking; Williamson Act; tax increment financing; commercial lease revenue; and grants. 6. 7. Discussion of scenic resources in the City. The types of open space acceptable in meeting the Growth Management Open Space Performance Standard. 8. Comments on the Open Space and Conservation Element. To date, the Committee has not made Enal decisions regarding the issues pertaining to the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. All discussions and actions have been preliminary. Within approximately six months, final decisions will be taken on all open space issues; the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be prepared; and the final draft Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be forwarded to Council for consideration. 3 -- -- - V. REVIEW OF‘- PLANS. SPECIFIC PLANS. LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS. AND PROPOSED OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS The Committee reviewed a total of nine Local Facility Management Plans, Master Plans, Specific Plans, and general development project. The projects reviewed include the following: * Local Facility Management Plans 13, 16, 18, 21, and 24 * Aviara Phase II * Aviara Planning Area 24 - * - Tienda De La Esquina - -- - - * La Costa Downs Specific Plan Three of the nine projects were requests for open space boundary adjustments (Aviara Phase II, Aviara Planning Area 24, and Tienda De La Esquina), in accordance with the requirements of the Interim Open Space Ordinance. Each of the proposed open space boundary adjustments resulted in a net increase of open space in the City, for a total net increase of open space of 19.903 acres. See Appendix 3, Open Space Boundary Adjustment Monitoring Log for specific totals. VI. WORK IN PROGRESS The Committee has been working diligently over the past twelve months to complete the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. To date, they have begun work on most aspects of the Plan. The following is a description of current work in progress by the Committee. * -- The Committee has been working with consultants and staff on establishing a framework for preparation of the open space inventory. This framework includes an open space classification system, open space definitions, and an open space mapping system. One of the major tasks in the development of the Resource Management Plan is the completion of the open space inventory of the City. The inventory will form the basis of the current status for open space protection in the City as well as establishing the basis for all future open space planning in the City. The open space inventory is scheduled for completion in July of this year. The Committee is currently working on completion and refinement of an implementation program for a Citywide open space and trails system. The Committee is presently considering the various means to finance, improve, and maintain an open space and trails system. To date, the Committee has 4 -- - -- - - - -- been presented with a wide variety of financing approaches. At this point it is premature for the Committee to make final recommendations on a financial package, as decisions on the fully integrated open space and trails system have as yet, to be finalized. The Committee has begun discussions on prioritizing open space in the City. Discussions to date, have focused on the methods by which the Committee would make decisions regarding open space priorities. Beginning in August, the Committee will begin making fInal decisions regarding the open space priorities. The Committee is coordinating it’s open space planning efforts with the efforts of the Habitat Management Plan Advisory Group. A liaison from the Open Space Advisory Committee (Fay 0. Round) has been appointed, and will attend the regular meetings of the group. VII. COMMITTEE APPROVED/ACCEPTED MOTIONS *ALL MINUTES ARE A’lTACHED AS JXHIBIT 2 July 23. 1990 1. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to elect Fay Round as the Chairman of the Open Space Advisory Committee. 2. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to elect Clarence Schlehuber as the Vice-Chairman of the Open Space Advisory Committee. 3. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the regular committee meeting would be held the fourth Thursday of each month, from S:OO - 7:00 p.m. August 30. 1990 - 1. Minutes of July 23, 1990 were approved. - 2. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to adopt the Committee duties as amended. Sentember 27. 199Q 1. Minutes of August 30, 1990 were approved as amended. -- - - - - - - - - -- - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. October 25, 1990 Minutes of September 27, 1990 were approved as amended. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Committee recommend to the City Council that a trail system should be incorporated within the Calavera Golf Course, if possible. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept Wallace Roberts 81 Todd (WRT) to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to permit Fay Round to write letters to several funding organizations regarding possible funding opportunities. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to form a subcommittee to study and work on the open space definitions to include Courtney Heineman, Kim Welshons and Shirley Bursvold as an alternate. November 15. 1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the Summary Report of October 25, 1990, as amended. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the October 25, 1990, meeting as amended. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the Report on the LFMP Zone 18 Plan including Carrillo Ranch with comment. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the Aviara Phase II open space boundary adjustment as proposed. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the revisions to the open space definitions on pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to add the following definitions to the open space definition list: 1. programmed 2. unprogrammed 3. performance Open Space 4. regionally significant Open Space - - - -- - -- -- -- - Project Open Space Planner buffer December 20. 1990 1. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the November 15, 1990 meeting as amended. 2. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of October 25, 1990, as submitted. 3. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the open space definitions on pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, as modified. Januarv 24. 1991 1. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the December 20, 1990 meeting as amended. Februarv 28. 1991 No actions were taken at this meeting. April 4. 1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the February 28, 1991 meeting. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the January 24, 1991 meeting. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to elect Fay Round as liaison between the Open Space Advisory Committee and the Habitat Advisory committee. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the proposals of Local Facility Management Zones 13, 16, 21 and 24 as presented. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to appoint a subcommittee consisting of Fay Round, Courtney Heineman and Kim Welshons to work with staff and the consultant on the open space inventory and open space definitions. - ..- - - - ADI-~~ 25. 1991 1. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the April 4, 1991 meeting. 2. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the concept of an arboretum as proposed for Carrillo Ranch in the City. 3. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Committee approve the preparation of the matrices and associated mapping as described by the consultant and that these matrices and maps serve as a means of proceeding with the organization of the inventory and exploring the options for development of the Comprehensive Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. 4. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the proposed open space boundary adjustment for Tienda de la Esquina. 5. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept the open space boundary adjustment for Aviara Planning Area 24. Mav 23. 1991 1. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the April 25, 1991 meeting as amended. 2. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried that the categories and classification system with slight modifications, as may be necessary, be used in conjunction with the previously approved matrices, to categorize and Quality Mapping of the Open Space Inventory. June 6. 1991 1. 2. 3. 4. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the May 23, 1991 meeting as amended. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to adopt the language of the staff report on the Open Space and Conservation Element as submitted in Section A, C.20, pages 13 and 14 and Section B, C.21, page 14. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept Recommendation C, C.22, including amendments to Paragraphs(l) and (2) as amended. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to accept Recommendation D, C.8 as amended. 8 - -- -- -- -- - - - -- .,-. ..- June 27.1991 1. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to approve the minutes of the June 6, 1991 meeting as amended. 2. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to add paintball use as a “type” of open space on the exhaustive open space list, created by the committee. 3. A Motion was made, seconded, and carried to appoint Fay Round as chairman of the Committee and Clarence Schlehuber as vice-chairman of the Committee for the 1991-92 year. VIII. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS AGENDA ITEM TENTATIVE MEETING DATE TENTATIVE CALENDAR OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS Proposed Trail linkages with Encinitas Trails Engineer and Cost Review Archeological Review Trails System Segment Revisions Trails System Development Schedule Review Proposed Master Plans, Specific Plans and LFMP’s July 23, 1991 Beneficiary/Payee Review Finance Review Non-Profit Organization Review Open Space Monitoring Procedures Prioritizing Open Space Review Proposed Master Plans, Specific Plans and LFMP’s Approval of the 1990-91 Annual Report August 22, 1991 Prioritizing Open Space Final Trail Recommendations September 26, 1991 Review of Final Open Space Definitions Review Proposed Master Plans, Specific Plans and LFMP’s Ownership Review Open Space Acquisition Cost Estimates Open Space/Trail Improvement Cost Estimates Maintenance Responsibilities and Cost Estimates Bond and Assessment Finance Review October 11, 1991 9 _- Open Space Administration Open Space Boundary Adjustment Procedure Finance and Implementation Plan Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s Draft Plan Review Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s November 21, 1991 Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s December 1991 -- Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s January 1992 Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s February 1992 Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s March 1992 - Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s April 1992 -- -- ^_ - Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s’ May 1992 Review Proposed Master Plan, Specific Plans and LFMP’s Election of New Chair and Vice-Chair Discussion of 1991-92 Annual Report June 1992 * Future agenda items will be established based on the recommendations of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; council direction on open space issues; and, fiture development proposals. lx. CONCLUSION The Open Space Advisory Committee has worked diligently over the past twelve months to resolve the open space issues identified by the IS-member Citizens Committee to Study C&bad’s Plan and Programs. Additionally, the Committee has reviewed projects currently being processed by the City for consistency with open space policy. This review of projects has been accomplished without delaying project processing time schedules. The current focus of Committee meetings is on issues related to the preparation of the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. To date, all discussions and actions on the Resource Management Plan have been preliminary. Within approximately six months the Committee will take final action on all open space issues and the finalized Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan will be forwarded to Council for consideration. 10 APPENDIX 1 OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLAN -- - --_ ..- - - - -- *- _- CPRXU 8FACB ADVISORY COMXITTEE WORK PLAN 1.1 Revise and amend Open Space Ordinance No. 9795 to: 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) More precisely define lands considered as undevelopable; Define the word significant: Include specific conditions and restrictions on non-residential development; Provide for all lands set aside as open space that can be mapped, be zoned open space: Include provisions so at the time of discretionary approvals any land set aside for its habitat or scenic value shall have an appropriate easement placed on it for resource protection: Provide for zone plans, major development applications and applications involving potential linkage to address trails and trail interconnection opportunities on proposed plans: Provide for any grading, grubbing, or clearing of vegetation in undeveloped areas be required to obtain City permits approved by the Planning Director: and Develop formal procedures for adjusting the boundaries of any open space area shown on the map. Develop precise definitions of the various forms of open space including visual corridors, ecological preserves, lagoons, beaches, canyons, hillsides, wetlands, agricultur8, aquaculture, active parks, passive parks, railroad corridors, greenbelt buffers, etc. Consider establishing a policy to address the degree of irprovmonts permitted in areas designated open space (active v8. passive use issue). Determine the credit to be applied to major powerline easements when they are enhanced or improved and provide key link8 in the trail system. Determine the credit to ba applied to private golf courses when significant visual benefit is determined. 1.6 Determine the credit to be applied to land area that otherwise qualifies for measurement towards the standard, but which is not available without some monetary or other considerations for use by the general public. PHASe II - 2.1 Complete an inventory of open space resources. -- -- 2.2 Develop demand estimates, space standards and service area criteria for all forms of open space, conservation, scenic highways, and recreation in the City. 2.3 Establish methods for preserving open space. 2.4 Recommend areas of existing open space which should be considered for enhancement and preservation to improve its habitat, visual or physical values, including cultural and educational enhancements. 2.5 2.6 Recommend refined design standards for improvements to open space areas including the trails system. Establish a standard to apply to land next to sensit,ive areas that will designate a percentage of land that should be used as a buffer. Include this provision in the open space ordinance. 2.7 Consider the establishment of new standards for all types of open space and park and recreation uses. 2.8 Identify scenic routes to public open space with sensitivity to increased traffic in residential areas. -- - 2.9 Identify and recommend for acquisition, protection, and preservation, visually attractive or high quality natural areas, or natural areas visible from public gathering places. 3.1 3.2 Rocommnd priorities for open space acquisition. Recommend the best financing mechanism for open space and comervation resourceb. 3.3 Recommend a specific program for acquiring and financing open space. 3.4 Recommend a specific program for acquiring and financing public access to open space areas. 3.5 Recommend a program to facilitate private donations as a funding mechanism. 3.6 3.7 3.8 Recqmmend a detailed implementation program (including, finance, acquisition, management, and administration) phasing, for open space and conservation resources. Recommend a program to coordinate the City's open space efforts with those of other affected agencies. Recommend an implementation program for the trails system, based upon the existing trails feasibility study. a. b. C. d. Recommend groups of trail segments which would logically form major trails implementable as common phases. Recommend revised cost estimates for the trails system. Recommend a specific funding program for acquisition, construction, _ maintenance, and administration of the trails system. Recommend a development schedule for all tasks necessary to implement the trail system. -- _- -- - arb c:os.mem P <- .- C P C APPENDIX2 COMMITTEE MINUTES - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 3:oo P.M. Date of Meeting: July 23, 1990 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room - CALL TO ORDER: Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, called the meeting to order at 3:OS P.M. Michael Holzmiller introduced to the Open Space Advisory Committee, the new department's staff planner, Terri Woods, Associate Planner, whom will be working with this Committee and preparing the staff reports for this project. Michael Holtmiller also added that Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst, would also be working with this Committee and would specifically, be handling the- administrative portion of this project. Gary Wayne, Assistant Planning Director and Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, will also be providing staff support to this committee. - ROLL: - .-. - Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Courtney Heineman Homer Hupf Alan Recce Fay 0. Round, Jr. Matthew Hall Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Kfp HcBana Staff I4mrs Ptarent: Xichael J. Holzmfller, Planning Director Bobbie Hodar, Sr. Management Analyst Terri Wood8, Associate Planner Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Also Present: Julie Nygaard - OPEN SPAa ADVISORY COIUWTTII JULY 23, 1990 PAGE 2 II. j?ROCEDU?ZAL ITMa -- A motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to elect Fay Round as the Chairman of the Open Space Advisory Committee. A motion was duly made, seconded, and carried to elect Clarer?ce Schlehuber as Committee. the Vice-Chairman of the Open Space Advisory - -- .- -- Chairman Round indicated that the selection of the day and time for the regular meetings were fine except for the month of August, The regular meeting in August would have to be on the fifth Thursday (August 30) instead of the fourth Thursday. After discussion among the committee members, it was voted (9-O) that the regular meetings would be changed from 3:00 - 5:OO PM to s:oo - 7:00 P.M., the fourth Thursdays of each month in the Utilities h Maintenance Conference Room, except for the month of August. III. #fAP? P-IOU Michael Holzmiller, gave a brief overview of information, materials and items being prepared by staff. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, explained that the City was in the process of hiring a consultant to assist staff and the committee in preparing an Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. She also stated that she was working on a detailed Request for Proposal for the hiring of the consultant. Ms. Woods felt that the committee would have to meet before the 30th of August to review the Request for Proposal. Kip McBane requested that a subcommittee be created at this point to review the Request for Proposal. With tha concurrence of all the comittee members, a subcommittee was formd to include Kip McBane, Courtney Hefneman and Kim Welshons to r8view the Request for Proposal. Michael Holzmiller indicated that ho would be coordinating the subcommittee and that copies of the Request for Proposal would be sent to everyone on the Open Space Advisory Committee and the interview procsss would include all mombars. Michael Holznillsr, passsd out written material pmtaining to the duties and procedures of the Opan Spaca Advisory Committee. He briefly outlined the duties and procedures as submitted, and - -- - .- -- -- - - _- YINUTIS OPEN 8paC1 RDVIBORY COXNITTtB JULY 23, 1990 PAGE 3 indicated that this information was only being passed out today but would be voted on at the next regular meeting. Kip McBane inquired about discretionary open space land swaps. Michael Holtmiller, stated that open space boundary adjustments could be brought before this committee. Clarence Schlehuber, felt that a valid excuse for being absent should be at the "discretion of the committeefl. The Committee felt that no. 8 of the procedures should be changed to read: "Committee members will not be allowed to individually request new information from staff. Individual requests for information shall be made through the Chairman or Vic.-Chairman.t@ (Delete the rem8inber of the sentence.) Kim Welshons, asked that a summary report follow immediately after each meeting. Terri Woods, for informational purposes, indicated that she was in the process of preparing an open space interim ordinance, because the former ordinance had expired. There were no comment8 from the audience. The meeting of July 23, 1990 was adjourned at 4:15. Respectfully submitted, Planning Dim&or ANITA RMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE AL80 TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE WINUTES ARE APPROVED. -- - MINUTES - -- ^- ^- .- I- ..- *- ._- - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of meeting: 5:oO PM Date of meeting: August 30, 1990 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room L CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Round at 5~00 pm. Members present were Fay Round, Courtney Heineman, Kim Welshons, Shirley Bursvold and Homer Hupf. Bud Schlehuber arrived at 5:03, Alan Recce arrived at 5:07 and Kip McBane arrived at 5:43. Staff members present were Michael Holzmiller, Terri Woods, Dennis Turner and Bobbie Hoder. II. APPROVAT, OF MINUTES It was moved by Kim Welshons, seconded by Courtney Heineman to accept the minutes as presented. Approved unanimously. III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Tom Averell of Vista addressed the Committee concerning development of a golf course at Lake Calavera. He feels that the public is being kept out of the process, and that building a golf course prior to the update of the General Plan is premature. He is not opposed to the golf course, however would like to see a multi-use area which would also include trails and picnic areas. Iv. WQP-QN QF PRQCEDURES Following a review of suggested changes to the procedures from the previous meeting, the following additional changes were made: Item 1 - (Moved by Heineman/seconded by Schlehuber) The normal term of the chair and vice-chair shall be for one year. Elections are to be held the first meeting in August. (approved unanimously) Item 7 - (Moved by Welshons/seconded by Heineman) Sentence #4 shall be amended to add Parks and Recreation Commission to the distribution list. Item 9 - Add Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission to the distribution list for summary reports. (approved unanimously) Item 7 - (mod by Welshons/seconded by Heineman) Sentence X2 shall be amended by deleting "a majority of the Committeetl, and inserting "the Chair". (approved unanimously) v* ADOPTION Following discussion, it was moved by Courtney Heineman/seconded by Kim Welshons that the duties be approved with an amendment to #2. Line seven shall read "criteria are". (approved unanimously) -- Terri Woods, Associate Planner, presented the proposed revised work plan. The estimate for completion of Phase I is January, 1991. A consultgnt should be on board by mid November to do the tasks - identified to:be done by other than staff. - Staff will return at the next meeting with recommendations on items which may need to be done by sub-committees of the Open Space Advisory Committee. Michael Holzmiller stated that the Finance Director will be involved in the process, since financing of both the acquisition and maintenance require fiscal planning on the part of the City. -- VII. CON 35 The RFP to hire a consultant to work on the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan was presented. Terri Woods stated that the response period has been extended for one week. She will prepare a packet of the responses for the Sub-Committee to review. The Sub-Committee is composed of Courtney Heineman, Kim Welshons and Homer Hupf. -- -- I- -- -- - VIII INFORMATION ITEMS '1. Bobbie Hoder reported that the City Attorney's office stated that other members of the Planning Colhmission or Parks and Recreation Commission may attend the Open Space Advisory Committee meetings without being in violation of the Brown Act, so long as they are not conducting business. 2. The Committee notebooks were distributed, and contents were briefly explained. Michael-.Holzmiller reviewed the changes in the Interim Open Space Ordinance. 3. The jates of meetings of the Open Space Advisory Committee Due to the November for the balance of the year were discussed. and December holidays, it was moved by Kim Welshons/seconded by Shirley Bursvold to move the November and December meetings to the third Thursday. (approved unanimously) The dates for the balance of the year are September 27, October 25, November 15 and December 20. 4. Committee members were asked to designate either City Hall or Las Palmas as the location where they wished to pick up their packets. Packets are available one week prior to the meeting. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Jim Elliott, Finance Director, will be asked to attend the next meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm. =dk& He& Bobbie Hoder Acting Minutes Clerk - - - -- Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:OO P.M. Date of Meeting: September 27, 1990 Place of Meetinq: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:06 P.M. ROLL CALL . . Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Courtney Heineman Homer Hupf Alan Recce Fay 0. Round, Jr. Matthew Hall Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Kip McBane Staff Members Present: Michael J. Holzmiller, Planning Director Jim Elliott, Finance Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst Terri Woods, Associate Planner Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary - II. hppROVAL O? m A minor revision to page 2, Section VII. Consultant Selection Process of the minute8 of August 30, 1990. Last sentence should read '0 The 8ub-aonittoe f8 compos8d of Courtaoy H*inamn, Rim UOlShOB8 U& rip YCEUtO." The Open Space Advisory Committee approved the minutes of August 30, 1990 a8 corrected. -- MmuTP8 OPEN BPACB ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEPTEXBER 27, 1990 PAGE 2 -- L- -- III. gJ& Jack Earhart, Leisure Village, addressed the committee and stated that he was attending this meeting to find out what this corrnittee did and what was being done to the property west of Leisure Village, specifically Sycamore Creek. Chairman Round, responded that the Planning Department has the comprehensive open space map and local facilities management plan zones 14 and 15 which pertain to this area that he could come in -- and look at. There were no other comments from the publics - IV. ~ENTATION ON FINANCR Jim Elliott, Finance Director, passed out a summary of Financing Options and indicated that he would briefly explain some of the more important issues of financing options. -- ,.- .- ..- .- .- .- - - He explained the concepts of bonds and gave a brief history of the capital projects for new developments and explained AB 1600 as it relates to capital projects. He further explained the implementation of a Special Tax and how it requires the approval of 2/3's of the voters. He explained the various forms of debt issues which are available to the City and addressed the issue of the local spending limitation - Proposition H and how no more than $1 million can be spent on any project without prior approval of a majority of the voters. He further explained some of the options for funding projects that are often discussed by committees, consultants, staff and the City Council which include developer fees (public facilities fees): new developer fees and how any new fee has to meet the nexus text of AB 1600. He explained the use of general fund8 and how general fund revenues support the operations of approxtitely 2/3's of all City functions. He explained the General Obligation Bonds and how Go bonds are easy to sell but require voter approval by a 2/3's majority of voters. He briefly explained the Mello-Roos District Bonds and how they are a viable financing method for almost any capital project and why it must be approved by a 2/3'e majority of voters if there are 12 or more registered voters in the district. He briefly addressed the issue of special assessment districts and how they can be formed. He further addressed the issue of Certificates of Participation (COPS) and how they are similar to a bond but does not require voter or property owner approval and used the Hosp Grove COP as an example. -- - - - -- -- - - WINUTBB OPEN SPACI AD&8oRY COMMI:TTEE SEPTEIIBER 37, 1990 PAGE 3 In conclusion he explained other alternatives such as state grants and federal grants. Mr. Elliott indicated to the committee that Dave Bradstreet and Keith Beverly were the ones familiar with the issue of state and federal grants. Discussion ensued among the committee members regarding land dedications and exactions, General Obligation Bonds, Mello-Roos, Special Assessment Districts, Certificates of Participation, and other alternatives of funding concepts such as grants. Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, indicated to the committee that our consultant would be looking into the grant funding portion of this project. Further discussion ensued among the committee members regarding other alternative funding. Jim Elliott, Finance Director, indicated to the committee that he would answers questions at a later time after they had a chance to review the written corresp0ndenc.e that was passed out. v. DI=U=ION ON nwfIAL LIST OF OPEN 8PACt D~~XNI‘=OW Courtney Heineman, indicated to the committee that the definition of Open Space was used from the wrong source. The definition of Open Space should be replaced with the one from their report (Work of the Citizens Committee, page 318). VI. QI8CUfiSION O? INIORMATIONAL I- 0D.n 8D8CO FUnmU 6OUrCO~ Fay Round, Chairperson, indicated that he had written a letter to Terri Woods (included in the packet) which refers to open space and trail system funding and information sources. Terri Wood8, Associate Planner, indicated that staff would be bringing the choice of the consultant to the October meeting. Fay Round, Chairperson, referred to the Memorandum dated September 26, 1990 from Dave Bradstreet, regarding the golf course trail plan (Lake Calavera) . -- MINUTIS OPEN BPACB AD;~IsoRY coM=TTEE BEPTEXBER 27, 1990 PAGE 4 There was discussion memorandum from Dave design of the golf guarantees. among the committee members regarding the Bradstreet, specifically, course and trail cost estimates, system, standards and Fay Round, Chairperson, indicated to the committee that because there are so many questions that need to be answered regarding this matter that Dave Bradstreet, John Cahill and perhaps the planner involved in this project should attend the next meeting. Jim Elliott, Finance Director, indicated to the committee that he would come back at a later time to answer questions regarding the costs, standards and guarantees and other questions raised tonight. VII. S ELECT1 N ? AGENDA ITEMS FOR T?IE OCTOBER 25. 199 0 0 0 MEETING - The followings items were requested to be on the agenda of October 25th: - - - -- - -- - -- A) Definitions of Open Space B) Bradstreet/Cahill Presentation Cl GIS Mapping, as it relates to Open Space Tracking By proper motion, the meeting of September 27, 1990 was adjourned at 6:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZl¶ILLER Planning Dirmztor ANITA RAM080BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - HImJTEB Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: October 25, 1990 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: -- - Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:OO P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Courtney Heineman Homer Hup f Alan Recce Fay 0. Round, Jr. Matthew Hall Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Kip McBane -. Staff Members Present: - Michael J. Holzmiller, Planning Director David Bradstreet, Parks & Recreation Director Dan Clark, Associate Engineer Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst Terri Woods, Associate Planner Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Minor revi8ion8 on page 2, Section IV, Presentation on Finance, middle of 2nd paragraph should read . . . "to meet the nexus test not text“ f and on paqa 3, Section V, Discussion on Initial List of Open Space Definitiom, 1st paragraph should read "...Courtney Heineman and 14ivn and adding the following sentence to the end of thi8 parsgraph avious discyllion on dewtions will be put off to a latere urn The Open Space Advisory Committee approved the minutes of September 27, 1990 as corrected. -- -- *.- - - - - -- n1mTas OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OCTOBCR 25, 1990 PAGE 2 XII. COMMENTS FROM TXX PUBLIC There were no comments from the public. David Bradstreet, Parks & Recreation Director, introduced Dan Clark, Associate Engineer (Municipal Projects) who is also working on the planning of the Calavera Golf Course. With the aid of the Lake Calavera Golf Course Preliminary Landscape and Mitigation Plan Map, Mr. Bradstreet briefly gave a background history of the Calavera Golf Course. Mr. Bradstreet indicated that the golf course was 252 acres and was only a conceptual plan, the plan that will go forward to the various agencies such as (Fish 61 Game, Fish & Wildlife & Army Corps of Engineers) from which to obtain permits. He indicated that this is the plan that will be used to begin the EIR process. Mr. Bradstreet stated that the only people opposing this development were the Friends of Lake Calavera. He stated that this group wants to see the area developed as an open space area with trails. He added that these people have been before the City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission, and that is why the City has been in contact with them. Mr. Bradstreet briefly outlined the conc8ptual trail system and added that the golf course would be fenced (for liability purposes). Mr. Bradstreet also indicated that he was proposing a certain part of the lake that would be open for fishing only. Mr. Bradstreet stated that funding for the trail system has not been determined at this point. Shirley Bursvold inquired about fishing from the shore and referred to a stabilization problem along the shoreline. Dan Clark, A88ociate Engineer, responded that this problem could be addressed when the design of the trail system is planned. Fay Round inquired as to how far in the process the City was and whether P&D had been selected to do the work and if P&D was also going to prepare the EIR and when it was scheduled to go before the City Council. Mr. Bradstreet, responded that P&D will be preparing the EIR and it is scheduled to go before the City Council on November 20, 1990. Fay Round, indicated that the committee would like to come up with some demonstration trail projects as soon as possible and felt that they should prepare a more detailed trail plan. - XINUTRS OPEN SRACI ADVISORY cOMXITTEL: OCTOBER IS, 1990 PAGE 3 Dan Clark, responded that in order to prepare a more detailed trail, they would also need to have a design completed within the next 3 months. David Bradstreet, stated that the City Council only asked for guidance for the design and construction of the golf course and nothing else. He stated that this plan at this point was only conceptual. i- Fay Round, felt that the golf course dosign, if possible, should incorporate a trail system into the plan at the beginning, instead of finding out later that it is too late to incorporate it into the plan. m -- Michael Holtmiller, Planning Director, indicated to the Committee that it will be up to the City Council to decide whether or not to incorporate the trail into this plan. - Matt Hall, questioned if the golf course and trail system were both going to the City Council on November 20, 1990. Mr. Bradstreet responded that it would. A motion was made and seconded that this committoe recommend to the City Council that 8 trail system should be incorporated within the golf course, if possible. Vote was unanimous (9-O). .- ..- - -- - V. DI8CUS8ION AND RECO~NDATION ON CONSULTANT POR THE OPEN SPACE COpfgMW~OPRCI -NT P&&N. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, explained to the committee that 6 proposals were received - FORMA, Dangermond 6 Associates, Wallace Roberts & Todd, Hofman Planning Associates, KTU&A and Vail Speck & Taylor. The subcommittee interviewed the top 3 firms, which were Wallace Roberts C Todd, Vail Speck & Taylor and Dangermond h Associate8. A unanimous decision on behalf of the subcommittee was made that Wallace, Roberts 61 Todd had the best proposal and the best interview pre8entation. The first panel included Michael Holzmiller, Courtn8y Heineman, Kim Welshons, Kip McBane, David Bradstreet, Jim Elliott, Dennis Turner and Terri Woods. During the second panel Bobbie Hoder sat in since Michael Holzmiller was on vacation. A motion was made and seconded to accept Wallace Roberts L Todd to prepare the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan. The vote was unanimous (9-O). - -- - -- - - -- - -- - -- MINUTES OPEN BPACB ADVISORY COMNITTEE OCTOBER ZS, 1990 PAGE 4 Terri Woods, further stated that the Wallace Roberts & Todd team consisted of ERA, Bill Anderson representing their firm and David Wilcox, who has worked on other City projects before. These 2 individuals would be the key persons involved, but the principal in charge of the project would be David Wilcox who will be playing the key role in this project and would be at all the presentations. Terri further explained that it would be stated in the contract that David Wilcox would be the principal in charge of this project. Terri further added that the $148,000.00 funding is still being worked on, which does not include reproduction costs. She also added that if the funding could not be worked out then they might have to go with their second choice. Fay Round, Chairman, asked that he receive a copy of the selected proposal. Fay Round, indicated to the comrdittee that in regards to a letter he had sent to Terri Woods in September regarding open space funding and information sources, if'he could go ahead and write to some of these organizations for information, help and advice. A motion was made and seconded that Chairman Round go ahead and write letters to some of these organizations regarding funding. Vote was (8-0-l) Round Abstained. Fay Round, Chairman, inquired why we needed these definitions. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, stated that some of these definitions are needed by the consultant for inventory purposes and clarification purpoms. Michael Holzailler, Planning Director, indicated that one purpose of having 8018 of these open space definitions was to put into the definition section of the Zoning Ordinance because the terms are used in the Open Space Ordinance. Also, the committee felt that in order to develop the list of open space uses that the committee recommended, there was a need to define all these terms. Courtney Heineman, stated to the committee that a subcommittee be formed to work on the open space definitions and then come back to the committee. _- -- -- I- -- - -- - -- HINUTBS ’ OPEN SPACB ADVISORY CONNITTEE OCTOBER 25, 1990 PAGE S - A motion was made and seconded to form a subcommittee to study and work on the open space definitions to include Courtney Heineman, Kim Welshons and Shirley Bursvold as an alternate. Vote was unanimous (9-O). Kip McBane inquired if the committee could obtain the new definitions as soon as they were prepared by staff and at the same time they were provided to the subcommittee. VII. DISCUSSION OF IN?'OmTIONAL IT- Items not on the Auendq Terri Woods, Associate Planner, stated that there is a subcommittee called the North County Regional Trails and Open Space Subcommittee. Staff attends these meetings. Basically this committee consists of members from the City of Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Escondido, Encinitas, County of San Diego, Representatives from the University of California, SANDAG and 3 consultant firms that attend regularly, KTU&A, Coleman Planning Group and Hofman Planning Associates, and attendance is voluntary. The intent of this subcommittee is to coordinate efforts on open space and trails. Escondido had their General Plan completely updated and approved by Council in June and their open space and trails plans were adopted. A couple of months ago the Council approved the idea of trails and feasibility for San Marcos. The issue that came up was the standardization of signage for the North County area. She indicated that she would be bringing back information and input regarding sign standard symbols. Matt Hall, stated that the committee should look to see what types of symbols the state uses for their parks, etc. Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, stated that he was on the SANDAG Technical Advisory Committee to develop a Regional Open Space Plan. He explained that they were doing vegetative mapping for all of San Diego County using satellite photos. He stated that they will be doing a pilot project and that the City of Carlsbad has submitted to BABlDAG that the City of Carlsbad be the pilot project. -- MINUTBS OPEN 8PACI ADVISORY cOMnITTEE OCTOBRR 25, 1990 PAGE 6 Fay Round, inquired about the GIS Mapping System. It was determined that a mini-presentation on the GIS Mapping System be presented to the committee to see how it works, an overview of what ~1s data is and what capabilities the City has. It was recommended that the presentation be given by Gordon Peterson and Bobbie Hoder at the next regular meeting. _- Michael Holzmiller and Kim Welshons stated to the Committee that the Parks and Recreation Committee adopted the proposed revision of the Parks and Recreation Element. Mr. Holzmiller further explained that the new, proposed Open Space Element was also ready to move forward. The environmental review process is ready to begin and then it will be scheduled for Planning Commjssion and then City Council. -- He further added that these two elements were available to the subcommittee members. -- -- ^_ -- -- - -- -- Michael Holzmiller, explained --the subject of the California Gnatcatcher and how it is being considered for listing as an endangered species. He indicated to the Committee that staff had been before the City Council regarding this matter and the Council directed staff to start looking at a plan to protect the habitat of this bird. He stated that one workshop had already been held and 3 other meetings with the Wildlife Agencies (Fish h Game, Fish and Wildlife) were held to obtain their input. Mr. Holzmiller added that staff was preparing an agenda bill and work plan to go back to the City Council to see if the Council wants to go forward and actually start to develop the plan. There are many issues, one being that this is a very expensive plan, funding is an issue, also, another issue is that staff would prepare this plan (it would take 6 months to 1 year) and it would never get approved by the wildlife agenciee. This is a very significant study and perhaps a regional approach ehould be taken on this matter. Carlsbad may not be big enough for a plan of this type. Mr. Holzmiller, concluded that if Carlsbad did develop a plan and was adopted by all the vildlife agencies it would be folded into the Open Space and Conservation Element and become a part of that. -- -- - -- - _-- - - NINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY CONNITTEE OCTOBCR 25, 1990 PAGE 7 VIII. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting of October 25, 1990 was adjourned at 6:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. . ..-. - - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Yeeting: November 15, 1990 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. Cm : Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:OO P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Homer Hupf Alan Recce Fay 0. Round, Jr. Matthew Hall Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Shirley Dahlguist-Bursvold Kip McBane Absent: Courtney Heineman Staff Members Present: Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Brian Hunter, Senior Planner/Growth Management Chris DeCerbo, Senior Planner Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary A minor revision to the Summary Report of October 25, 1990, No. 1, second sentence, omitting the word @@not@@. A motion ~88 made and seconded accepting the Summary Report of October 25, 1990, per the correction to Item No. 1. (8-O) - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 19, 1990 PAGE 2 --_ .- -- - .- -I - II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minor revisions made on page 2, SeCtiOn IV, Presentation/Discussion on the Calavera Golf Course, second paragraph, toward the bottom should read: “Mr. Bradstreet briefly outlined the concemtual trail system PI . . . Last sentence changed to read: (( Mr. Bradstreet stated that funding gor the trail svstep! has not been determined at this point." Minor revision on page 3, third paragraph. First sentence changed to read: “Fay Round, felt that the-.gfl< ble should incorporate...l@ Minor revision to the first motion on page 3 to read: "A motion was made and seconded that u co&ttee recommend to the Citv Council that a trail system should be incorporated within the golf course, if possible". Minor revision on page 5, Items not on the Agenda, third paragraph, last sentence changed to read: "He stated that they will be doing a pilot project and that the City of Carlsbad has submitted to WA0 that tbB City of Carlsbad be the pilot project". The Open Space Advisory Committee approved the minutes of October 25, 1990, as corrected. (8-O) Present: Bill C Catherine Dougherty - Zone 18 Joanne Lighten, Rick Engineering Sheila Donovan, Hofman Planning Associates Paul Klukas, Aviara _- ^- -- _- _- _- _- _- ,- - OPEN SPACB ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER IS, 1990 PAGE 3 Iv. DISCUSBION OP THE LIMP ZONE 18 PLAN INCLUDING CAPPIL~ wCH Brian Hunter, Senior Planner, Growth Management Division, gave a brief OVerVieW of Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 18. He discussed the open space facilities which included the performance standards, facility planning and adequacy analysis and referred to Exhibit 45 which shows graphically the existing, approved and future performance standard open space within Zone 18. He indicated that the performance standard open space consists of developed open space areas within existing and approved projects, and unconstrained undeveloped open space throughout the remainder of the zone. He further discussed the inventory of open space demand and referred to Exhibit 46 which shows the existing, future and buildout performance standards. Mr. Hunter, briefly outlined the phasing of Zone 18 and how no phasing of open space facilities demand can be projected at this time, but how the preparers of this zone plan will provide evidence to assure the open space performance standard is met. In reference to adequacy findings of Zone 18, Mr. Hunter added that on l/2/90 the City Council adopted the work plan for considering recommendations from the Citizens Committee to Study Open Space and that Task 2 of those recommendations includes considering modifications to the Citywide Facilities and Improvements Plan regarding types of open space which qualify toward meeting the 15% open space standard and that development projects will be analyzed per the existing policies in effect at the time of discretionary review. In conclusion, Mr. Hunter added that as far as mitigation was concerned there were no special conditions and explained that with respect to financing, funding for performance standard open space would be provided by the property owners of Zone 18. He added that the affected property owners or homeowners associations will be responsible for maintaining open space facilities within their development, and that unconstrained open space that is not developed will not require maintenance or if unconstrained open space is developed, the funding will be provided by the developer of that open space. Mr. Hunter indicated that an arboretum has not been considered in this Zone plan. In response to the school site location, Mr. Hunter indicated that the School District has indicated that there will definitely be a school) but has not designated the location. MINUTES '. OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMUTTEE NOVEMBER 15, 1990 PAGE 4 -- -- -- -- -- Ms. Welshons stated to the committee that she was a member of the Carrillo Ranch Stabilization Committee, which has representatives from the Historical and Arts Commission and that documents were available that outline the historic structure report. She stated that there is justification in that document of preserving the historical significance of Carrillo Ranch and felt that CarrillD Ranch should be buffered with open space. Because of committee query regarding the types of open space, it was suggested that perhaps the committee come up with a priority list with the types of open space for each of the zones, and in this zone, perhaps one of the highest priorities may be a buffer around Carrillo Ranch. - Dennis Turner, Principal Planner indicated for the purpose of information and input. that this item was only A MOTION UAS MADI AND BECONDED TO ACCIPT T8I8 PILE UITIi COMMENT. (8-O) ADDENDUM TO OPEN SPACE ADVISORY CONNITTEB AGENoa DISCUSSION OF Tlil AVIARA PILASt II OPEN SPACE PROG- Chris DeCerbo, Senior Planner, indicated that all Master Plans, Master Plan Amendments, Specific Plans and Local Facility Management Plans will be coming before this committee. With the aid of wall map exhibit, Chris depicted the Aviara Master Plan, north of Batiguitos and east of I-5. He pointed out that the shaded, darker blue areas were the Phase II portion of the whole Master Plan, for which an amendment, tentative map and hillside development permit were being processed. He indicated that the proposed Mastor Plan Amendment requests minor changes to the open space arms a8 shown on the City's Open Space Network Map. Mr. DeCerbo, with the aid of another wall map exhibit, outlined the Phase II area. He indicated that the light green areas, plus the dark brown areas represent portions of all of Phase II, which is included in the City's Open Space Network Map. He stated that the dark brown areas also represent those portions of the open space which the project would encroach into. He indicated that the dark green areas represented the property which are not included in the Open Space Network, but if the project were to be approved, native open space would be put in, not allowing any development to occur in those areas. Mr. DeCerbo stated that the interim open space ordinance permits revisions to the boundaries of the Open Space Network Map provided three findings can be made: 1) that the areas are equal or greater in acreage; 2) that the open space is equal or I I -- - - -- - - -- - - MINUTPS OPRN SPACB ADVISORY coKn=TRR NOVEMBER 15, 1990 PAGE S greater in environmental quality; and 3) that the open space is in close proximity to the open space shown on the City's Open Space Network Map. With reference to the environmental quality of the acreage, Mr. DeCerbo indicated that a survey was prepared that identified what each of these areas are in terms of sensitive habitat or plant types. Overall, Mr. Decerbo, indicated that staff had no problems with this exchange and felt that the exchange would represent a gain of 15.838 acres and that the environmental quality is of equal or better quality and, overall, is a positive exchange for the City. Mr. DeCerbo indicated that most of the sensitive habitat areas were put under a deed restriction by the California Coastal Commission (248 acres of open space out of the 1000 acre site). He stated that there was no opportunity to develop those areas. Mr. DeCerbo added that a condition was placed on the project that states that all of the open space areas would be staked prior to grading so that no accidental encroachments would occur. Mr. McBane inquired about the sensitive archaeological areas. Mr. Hunter, responded that all of the mitigation that was required had been done. Paul Klukas, Project Planner/Aviara, with the aid of a wall map exhibit outlined the topography of the site. A MOTION UAl NAM AIOD SRCONDRD TO APPROVB AVIARA’S PHABB II TRADE- OFF. (8-O) Dennis Turnar, Principal Planner, stated to the committee that next week at the City Council meeting (Nov. 20, 1990) the agenda bill for the Work Program for Development of a Biological Resources Conservation Plan was going forward. v. CUSSION~DISCUSSLpISAB0~C BIONSYSTIWB This item was continued to the next meeting in December. - WINUTIGS OPEN SPACB ADVISORY COKnITTEE NOVEMBER 15, 1990 PAGE 6 VI. pD N 8PAC I ITIONS - Ms. Welshons, definition, felt that if the committee changed and adopted any the former resource be changed to reflect that the Open Space Advisory Committee made the changes and that resources such as CEQA or coastal Commission Act should not be changed. The committee began the review of the Open Space Definitions with the following comments and/or changes. - The definition of ACTIVE OPEN SPAC& was adopted as revised. -- -- Kip McBane felt that the definitions of &CTIV& and PASSIV& should be equated or only one of the terms should be used. . Kip McBane recommended that the definitions of 4BPROGRAMM.RD~~ and ~~UNPROGRAMMED~~ be added to the list of Open Space Definitions to see how they fit with the definitions of E)CTIm and pASSI- and be discussed at a later time. - It was recommended that the new hefinitions added be referred back to the subcommittee for their review. -- I- Dennis Turner stated to the committee that there is a whole series of issues that the committee will have to deal with in terms of what is a subset of what, if a hierarchical classification system is to be the end product. There was agreement on the desirability of such a system. Dennis Turner added that the definitions in the Parks and Recreation Element and the definitions that are in this document need to be more closely coordinated, so as to assure consistency and avoid incompatibility. Kip McBane proposed, that if the committee is aware of a conflict in the definition section of the Parks and Recreation Element, that perhaps sn asterisk should be placed next to a definition to indicate that there may be a different interpretation in other elements. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that the advertising for the environmental review for the Open Space and Parks and Recreation Elements had been completed and advertised and the elements are out for comment and public review. She noted that the elements will be scheduled for Planning Commission hearing after the first of the year. Ms. Woods indicated that the Parks & Recreation Element includes a glossary. -- -- -- - n1NuTte < OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 15, 1990 PAGE 7 Terri Woods, indicated that the two elements needed better integration because in some cases they are using the same terms to describe two different things. It was recommended that the definitions of wwPERFOR&ANCE OPEN SPACE@' and ~%EGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT OPEN SPACE” be added to the list of Open Space Definitions. Fay Round passed out a list of definitions from the latest AEP Bulletin and indicated that this list be included in the packet for the next meeting. - Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that Michael Holtmiller suggested adding “or roadways 0 to the end of the sentence of the definition of VISUAL OPEN SPACE. - Mr. McBane proposed that under the.definition of NATURAL OPEN SPAC& after the words their natural+ the words "01: naturalirod@* be added. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE REVISION8 TO PAGE 1 OF THE OPEN SPACE DEFINITIONS. (6-O). - -- L- -- _- -- -- - Pauor 2 6 3 of the Omn 8~8~8 Definitions: Page 3, first paragraph c) the word ~@rerervation~~ should be reviewed for a better word. Mr. Huph felt that on page 3, under section h), it should read to include Vublic@a Golf Courses. A l4OTION WAS HADI A BLCCONDID TO ACCIPT PAGlS 2 AND 3 WITE TEE CORRZCTIONS AND m AB?ERSAL OF 3 AND 3(c) BACK THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CObQWlT. (6-O) Dennis Turner suggested that a new class should be added here as number 6 to include the definition of “PROJECT OPBN SPACEww. Following brief discussion the idea was referred back to staff for further exploration and then referred to the subcommittee. Paue I of the Oven 8~ace DefidtiQpl It was suggested that the definition of =SIVB OPEN SP- be held off and referred back to the subcommittee with the new added wording. Under the term em the word @We should be deleted right before natural (water,... _- - -- -- - - XINuTtS OPEN BPACB ADVISORY ColQfITTEG NOVEPIBtR 15, 1990 PAGE 8 Under 88, second paragraph (shaded area) the P CIA word Wnigue~w was referred back to the subcommittee for their review. Also, under SPECIAL RESOURCE AREAS the term Visitor l ttractionlr was referred back to the subcommittee for their review. It was recommended the definition of BPECIAL RESOWRCE AREAS be referred back to the subcommittee for their review. Under the term #PECm USE AB&J!& it was recommended that the words "basic univers811yw' be deleted and insert the words Venge of accepted facilities usually found”. gaue 5 of the Omen Smce Dofinitiom - No changes made. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT PAGES 4 AND 5 EXCEPT FOR PASSIVC OPEN SPACE, SPECIAL RESOURCB AREAS, AND SPECIAL USE AREAS WHICH WILL BB QOINQ BACX TO TBB ~UBCOMMITTEB. (6-O) Paae 6 of the Omen SDece Definitiona Under the term w it was suggested to add the words "8 lake or ocean'@ to this paragraph. It was recommended that the subcommittee review the definition of BACB- Under the term m CC- the source of San Diego County was questioned and referred back to the subcommittee. It was recommended that this committee have a dictionary at the meetings for easy access for definition of terms. A MOTION '1111 ICAD AND SWONDID TEAT THI8 PAW, BECCHB PAQB 6, ACClPT m DllIMITION8 WITB RSFPRRAL, UITE TRE DB?fNITlON O? BEACH AND B-ALLY CONSTRAIBBD ARluB BACX TO STAFF AND SUBCOl4XITT11. (6-O) ?a- 7 of OD*n mace D*fia&&M Under the term m BOW 01 M adding the word w~oC8UVw after lakes, and wae referred back to staff. - WINUTCS -- OPEN 8oACB ADVUORY COMRITTRR NOVEl3BtR lS, 1990 PAGE 9 It was suggested that the term "PLANNING BUFFER" be added to the list of definitions. Under the term HISTORIC AREA after the words "A district or zone" adding the words "Or sit@'. The term OPEN SPACE MAP was referred back to the subcommittee. -- Under the term RIPARIM it was recommended that this term be reworded and was referred back to the subcommittee. - - - _- _- Under the term 8CtNIC it was recommended by Michael Holzmiller that the following be added at the end of the sentence "As idontifiod in the Bcenic Corridor Element". It was suggested by the committee that the term #m be referred back to staff to see whether it should be referred to as N8SCENIC CORRIDOR@@ or B@8CENIC ROAD@@, or if both are noodod. A MOTION WAS MADI AND SCCONDRD TO NUMBER TRIS PAGE, PAGE 7 AND RETURN TO STAPP AND 8UBCOMnITTBR TES DRPINITIONS OF OPEN SPACE MAP, PERMANENT RODItS OF WATER, RIPARIAN, HISTORIC AREA AND SCENIC CORRIDOR. (6-O) Pa- 8 of the 0D.a SDN~ D*ffnitiogL Under the term WL GROUNQ it was recommended that this term be referred back to the subcommittee. - -- -- _- A NOTION WAS HAD1 MD SRCORDRD TO MtJMBER THIS PAGD, PAGB 8 ARD REFtR BACK TO STAFF MD SUBCOBfMITTRR TRR TRRM “SCBOOL GROUND" ARD ACCEPT THI TERM “WOODLANDS”. (6-O) VII. mYlO? I1RORIUTI[OISAL IT- A. Up-to 00 oonrult8at selection for tha Open Space and Terri Woods, Associate Planner, stated to the committee that staff was able to negotiate the contract with WRT down to a little over $126,000.000. Some changes were made in terms of the scope of work, such as deleting the archaeological study which is already being prepared under another contract. Fay Round, Chairperson, felt that copies of the cover letter and pages l-18 be given to the committee members to refer from time to time. ( - - -- - _- - - - - _- nINuTC8 1 OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBtR 15, 1990 PAGR 10 Terri Woods, stated that the work schedule would be developed with staff and the committee as the consultants first task of the project. 8. Jtoms not oa the Aaendq Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, indicated that the Work Program for the Biological Resources and Conservation Plan is scheduled to go to the City Council next week. There are basically three parts to that: 1) asking Council to approve a Work Plan (Agenda Bill was passed out); 2) authorize the formation of an advisory group that will work to implement the Work Plan); and 3) to issue an RFQ for a field biologist to do a comprehensive vegetation survey emphasizing the Coastal Sage Chaparral which is the Gnatcatcher habitat. The preliminary projected cost estimate is S200,OOO.OO. Fay Round, Chairperson, mentioned to the committee that last week Larwin Park was approved. Kim Welshons, indicated that the architect had been selected to develop a new plan and that Larwin Park be put on a future agenda. Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, stated to the committee that he and Ms. Woods met with the San Dieguito River Joint Powers Association to discuss the coordination of trail designs. It was a very favorable meeting and very soon will be meeting with SANDAG and the County to discuss the regional trails coordination. By proper motion, the meeting of November 15, 1990 was adjourned at 7:05 P.M. (6-O) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED MD KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - - - - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: December 20, 1990 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Homer Hupf Fay 0. Round, Jr. Matthew Hall Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Absent: Alan Recce Staff Members Present: Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Bobbie,Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst Gordon Peterson, Data Processing Manager /Information Systems Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary II. MPROVAL O? mm The minutes of November 15, 1990 were approved (6-0-l) (Heineman abstained) with the following corrections: Page 1, adding that Courtney Heineman's absence was an @@excused absence”. - Page 5, Saction V, delete the second WisoussioW in the title. - -- -- -- Page 7, 8 th paragraph, correct the spelling of Homer Hupf's name from @@Huph" to Wupf@@. Page 9, 1st paragraph, also adding the term Viologbel BuffeH to this paragraph. Page 9, last paragraph, second sentence, after the words @@pages l- 18 add *‘from the Wallace Roberts C Todd proposal". - MINUTES OPEN SPACH ADVISORY COMMTTEE DECEMBER 20, 1990 PAGE 2 III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no comments from the public. -- xv. DXSCUSBION OF POSSIBLE CHANGE8 TO THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 25 1 990 M ET N PROV 990 - A motion was made a seconded approving the Minutes of October 25, 1990, as submitted. (7-O) - v. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC INFORXATION SYSTEX (Gf8) .- .-- Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst, introduced Gordbn Peterson, Data Processing Manager, Information Systems. Mr. Peterson and Bobbie Hoder, presented the committee with a video on Geographic Information Systems (CARGIS), and briefly discussed its availability as it pertained to-open space. KXP HCBANE ARRIVED AT 5:lS PH. -- -- -,- - Bobbie Hoder also briefly updated the committee as it related to data entry, software, purchasing of data, and budget. She also indicated to the committee that the City Council has approved the Geographic Information System and, in September, the City Council authorized the City to advertise for a GIS Coordinator, and sometime in February or March there should be a person on board to coordinate this program. In conclusion, Ms. Hoder, indicated to the committee that she would keep them updated on this system as it proceeded. VI. -ON ON m mUIN PARX PROJECT Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, referred to the agenda bill, which wa8 included in the packet. Mr. Turner, explained that in this agenda bill, which was presented to the Council, there was no mention of trails, and referred to page 2, second paragraph, of the agenda bill. H8 inquired if the committee was comfortable with the way the agenda bill was written. Discussion ensued among the committee members regarding the trails issue. - ^- -- MINtJTB8 OPEN SPACB A&ISORY COXMITTEE DECEMBER 20, 1990 PAGE 3 A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TXAT A LETTER BE ADDREelED TO TRB MAYOR FROM THIS COMMITTEE, FOR THE CHAIRMAN'S SIGNATURE, WITH COPIES TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, PARKS L RECREATION DIRECTOR, MD THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, REGARDING THE LACX OF CONSIDERATION OF AN OPEN SPACE TRAIL AS PART OF THE PARR DESIGN, TEAT ALL FUTURE PROJECTS TAXB INTO ACCOUNT THE TRAILS FEASIBILITY STUDY, AND TEAT ON FUTURE PROJECTS (BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE), THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY BE OBSERVED WHEN DESIGNING SAID PROJECT. (8-O) VII. p c p ONS Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, passed out additional open space definitions for the committee's review. The committee began the review of the Open Space Definitions with the following comments and/or changes. Under the definition of BEACB:- It was recomend8d that "sea or lake or ocean" be deleted and the words 'gbody of w8teP be added. Under the definition of ACTIVE OPEN BP=. First sentence, deleting the word "An", adding the letter "8" to the word taarealg, deleting the letter "sfi~ to the word *@include", and leaving in the word @Qhavel@. - _- - - A MOTION WAS HADI AND SECONDED THAT UNDBR TEE DEPINITION OF BIOLOGI- BtW?a THAT THB WORD "NATUBALIBBD" BE OMITTED COMPLETELY FROM TEIS DEPINITIOY. (8-O) A MOTION WAS l6ADE IWD BBCONDED TO ACCBPT TEE REVISIONS TO PAGE 1, INCLUDING TBB DBlIYITION THAT CARRIES OVBR TO TEE TOP OF PAGB 2 OF THB OPBN SPACE DBlI~ITIONS. (8-O) Under the definition of m CONSTWD w, it was recommended that th8 definition provided by Dennis Turner be accepted with the following corrections: D818t8 the words "Or st8tes", Spell-Out the, number *@qoZ" to read Warty peraenW and adding the words "or by th8 City Co~neil" at the end Of the sentence. MINUTBS OPEN SPACB ADVI8ORY COtfHfTTEE DECEMBER 20, 1990 PAGE 4 Also, deleting the words “for dotgo under the term CONSTRAINED AREAS and adding m December 20, 1990". "by the Open Space Advisory Committee, .- - -- A MOTION WAS DEFINITION OF ACCEPT PAGE 2 MADE MD SECONDED TO SUBSTITUTE DENNIS TURNER'S ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED AREAS AS AMENDED, AND AS SUBMITTED. (8-O) Under the definition of FLOODPLAIN adding the date "Decrmb8r 20, 1990" after the words "Modified by the Open Space Advisory Committee". e A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT PAGE 3 AS CORRECTED. (8-o) Under subsection c), deleting the underline under the word "reservation". -- A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT PAGES 4 L 5 AS CORRECTED. (8-O) - _- -- PAGE 6 A MOTION WAS MADB MID SECONDED TO ACCEPT ITEN NO. 6 AS SUBMITTED BY DENNIS TURNBR (8-O) A MOTION WAS MAD13 MID SECONOED TO ACCBPT TBB OPEN SPACB PBRFORMANCE STANDARD DBFINITIOW AS SUBMITTBD BY DENNIS TURNBR WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRBCTIOBlS - DBLBTING TBB WORD "FIFTBBN" AND ADDING THB WORD8 "TEAT RBRCBNTAQB”, AND ADDING "AS MBNDED BY THB OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COYYITTBB, DBCEl4BER 20, 1990'; (8-O) A MOT1096 WRB yIu)B ABD SBCONDED TO ACCBPT TBB DEFINITION OF OPEN SPACB MAR WITN TEB FOLLOWING CORRBCTION - ADDING THE WORD "CONCEPTUAL" BBIORB TBB WORD "QRAPHIC". (6-O) A MOTION WAS MADB ABD SBCONDBD TO ACCEPT PAQB 6 AS CORRBCTBD. (8-O) FOR CONSISTBNCY PURPOSBS, IT WAS RBCO-NDBD THAT TBROUQEOUT TED OPBN SPACB DBFINITION RBPORT, THAT THB RBRCBNTAQB NUNBBRS BB SPBLLBD OUT MD NUMBBR BB USBD IN PARENTHBSIS. EX8mp18t Forty (40%) PerCent. - -- -- _- - -- - - lJfINuT18 : OPEN SPACE ADVISORY coPPiITTEE DECEHBBR 20, 1990 PAGE S 7 PAGE It was recommended that the definition of "Riparian Habitat" submitted by Dennis Turner not be accepted. The definition of UARIAN approved by only adding (from the Open Space Subcommittee) was WABITAT@~ after RIPARIAN. Under the definition "SCENIC CORRIDOR" adding ‘*aa modified by the open Bpace Advisory Committee, December 20, 1990". Under the definition S m adding *@aa modified by the open Space Advisory Committee, December 20, 1990" and adding the word “play” before grounds and adding the words @@and fields@' after grounds. A MOTION WA8 MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT PAGE 7 A8 XODIPIED. (8-O) Under the definition of SPECIAL USE u adding ~@December 20, 1990". A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO PAGE 9 ACCEPT PAGE 8 AS ROD~PIED. (8-O) Under the definition of m adding the words “As modified by the Open Space Advisory Committee, December 20, 1990". A MOTION WA8 NADI AND BBCONDCD TO ACCEPT PAGl 9 AS ~ODIlrflD. (8-o) VIII. DISCTlaafON O? INPORXATIONAL IT= Dennis Tunaor passed out the revised Work Plan for the preparation of the Opm Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan from Wallace Roberts C Todd and briefly updated the status of this matter. Kim Welshons, reminded staff that the committee bo provided with the cover letter and pages l-18 of the original proposal from Wallace Roberts and Todd as directed at the last meeting. It was decided that this material be included in the next packet. Fay Round inquired about the Biological Resources Conservation Plan. - - - - - MINUTBS OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COXMTTEE DECEMBER 20, 1990 PAGE 6 Bobbie Hoder, indicated to the committee that Michael Holzmiller, attended a conference in Portland, Oregon, to discuss this issue, but a report was not available at this time. Fay Round, mentioned that he received some information from one of the agencies he wrote to and passed out some material regarding trails, which could be included in a future packet. Fay Round, inquired about the golf course. IX. SELECTION OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR Tlit JANUARY 24. 1991 MEETING Fay Round inquired if staff and the consultant would give a brief presentation of where they are on their work and where they will be in July. Dennis Turner, stated to the committee that the first task in the scope of work calls for a sit-down meeting with this group to make sure that they are clear on what--the committee is interested in and after refining those issues they will bring forward a performance schedule. --. Fay Round inquired about the processing of facility management zone plans and master plans. Dennis Turner, stated that this matter was discussed at the last Planning Department staff meeting, and all of the planners are apprised of the process. - - - By proper motion, the meeting of December 20, 1990 was adjourned at 7:05 P.M. (8-O) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: January 24, 1991 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CA LL TO ORDER: -- Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:05 P.M. ROLL CAL&: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Alan Recce Homer Hupf Absent: Matthew Hall Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Staff Members Present: -a .--. -- Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst David Bradstreet, Parks 81 Recreation Director Mark Steyaert, Landscape Architect Bob Johnson, Traffic Engineer Mike Shirey, Assistant Civil Engineer/Traffic Division Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary The minute@ of Decsmber 20, 1990 were approved (6-O) with the following cormctions: Page 2, Section V., adding the word Varlmbad@@ before "Geographic Information SystmW. Page 3, first paragraph, fourth sentence, deleting the words "lack of consideration I8 and adding "possible inclusion@@. III. There were no comments from the public. - -- - - -- -- .- MINUTES '. OPEN BPACB ADVISORY COI42WTTEE JANUARY 240 1991 PAGE 2 IV. PRESENTATION ON LARWIN PARK BY DAVID BRADsTREET Fay Round, Chairperson, for informational purposes, stated that at the previous meeting, approval had been granted to send a letter to the Mayor regarding Larwin Park and, after discussing this matter with Mr. Bradstreet, it was recommended that Mr. Bradstreet come before this committee and give a short presentation regarding this issue. David Bradstreet, Parks & Recreation Director, introduced Mark Steyaert, Park Development Coordinator. Mr. Bradstreet gave a brief overview of Lamin Park. Mr. Bradstreet clearly stated that this committee was a part of this project, which involves the park and trails, and that this committee would be kept informed of the progress on the park development. Mr. Bradstreet also indicated that this committee could review the project, submit input, receive information, etc. Mr. Bradstreet further added that there is a timing process for this project, so the Parks C Recreation Commission is the first to review and then this committee. Mr. Bradstreet indicated that the trail system has been proposed and has been approved. In conclusion, Mr. Bradstreet added that they will, for each park, golf course, or amenity proposed incorporate trails into the plans based upon the trails study. He discussed the proposed locations of trails within Larwin Park and pointed out the possible points of access into the park. For a clearer understanding, Mr. Bradstreet referred the committee to the aerial photos on page 2 of the Carlsbad Trails Feasibility Study. Mr. Bradstreet briefly discussed the trail system proposed as part of the Lake Calavera Golf Course, he noted that a trail was planned around the perimeter of the property. A XOTIOM WA8 NADB AID 8ECOblOBD TO WITBDRAU TRB LSTTRR PRRVIOUSLY URITTZW TO TXB mYOR RBGARDIMG m LARWIY PARX PROJECT. (6-O) v. OM ON TBB WBR RICYW Pm 8TPpX Mike Shiroy, Ami8tant Civil Engineer, introduced Bob Johnson, Traffic Engineer, from the Transportation Divi8ion. Hr. Shirey, stated that he sits on the Regional Board at SANDAG, as the Regional Facilities Bicycle Coordinator. Mr. Shirey gave a brief presentation regarding the Citywida Bicycle Master Plan. He stated that the City received a Transportation Development Act Grant from SANDAG for $50,000 to conduct a Citywide Bicycle Haster Plan. He further stated that the Traffic Engineering Division staff were in the process of preparing a Request for Proposal to hire an engineering consulting firm with bicycle systems expertise to - - MIWUTBS OPEN EPACB ADVISORY COMHITTEE JANUARY 24, 1990 PAGE 3 - conduct this study. City Departments He indicated that staff is meeting with other comprehensive RFP. for additional input in order to provide a Further, Mr. Shirey added that since the Open Space Advisory Committee was involved in the City Trails Feasibility Study, it was suggested by the Planning Department that this presentation be made to this committee in order to gain any additional input on this project. Discussion among committee members ensued regarding the different types of bicycle trails. - _- Clarence Schlehuber, indicated that for liability purposes, staff should research state standards - because some do exist. Kip McBane, stated that our Planning Library has many resources from several Cities which address bicycle trails. Bob Johnson, indicated to the committee that this project is going to be a very comprehensive program and if they thought of something else later on, to let staff know so that everything could be folded into the bicycle plan at once, for example, bike racks. Mr. Johnson further added that this project would be handled through the traffic division. In conclusion, Mr. Johnson indicated that there is no timeline for this project because of other priorities staff is working on, but once staff feels they are ready to start the request for proposal, they will, but felt this was months away. .- -- -- _- - W Round suggested that staff look into the City's GIS capabilities, because from a mapping point-of-view, it may be a good idea to have this project digitized. Mr. Shirey, added that maintenance for these bicycle trails will be provided by Utilities 41 Maintenance and the Parks C Recreation Department8. SINCB TWZa ITX N POR IW?OlUtATIOHAL PURPO818 ONLY, WO ACTION WAS NWCBBS~Y. VI. SW OI pg LA Co-8 8?WIC P.&U Terri Woods, Associate Planner, with the aid of wall map exhibit, outlined the location of the specific plan in question, and gave a brief report of tha La Costa Downs Specific Plan (SP 201). MS. Woods clearly stated that there were no open space issues associated with this particular Specific Plan. - XINUTBS : OPEN SPACB ADVISORY CONXITTEE JANUARY 24, 1990 PAGE 4 - Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, stated that the purpose of bringing this item before the Committee was to let the committee know what the issues were so that when it goes before the Planning commission and City Council the committee would be apprised of it. -- - _- - - SINCE THI8 ITEH WAS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE8 ONLY, NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. VII. DISCUSSION OF THE REVISED OPEN SPACE DEPINITIONg Terri Woods, stated that the purpose of having the Open Space Definitions on the agenda tonight was to make sure that there were no errors. She noted that the committee would probably not review these open space definitions again for a while, at least until the consultant has begun work on the open space inventory, where the definitions may need to be looked at again. The committee began the review of the Open Space Definitions with the following comments and/or changes. Under the definition of &QUACULTURB, delete the parenthesis after the words **as'@ and WommittoW and "Dec. 20, 1990). Also, delete the quotations on the word l qu8culture. Under the definition of m, delete the date of “November 15, 1990" and change it to "DBC. 20, 1990@#. PAGE 2 Under the definition of -ED SCB#!.IC WY OR RoIfil add the words Werlsb86 Omsral Plea@@ in front of ths word aceaid. Under thm definition mIROm m adding the words "City of Carlabad Loc81 ?8cility X8a8ge8aat P18al’8s modified by the** kfors ths words Open #paoa Advbory Couitteo. Under the Definition of w 8Pm, second paragraph, delete the word "five@@ and add the word @Wir". For consistency purposss, it was dotewinsd that throughout the document, under l 8ch dsf inition a "semi-colon" (t) be inserted (where it doesa't exist) after the words @*as modified by the Open 8pacs Advfrory Coufttaot. - - _- MINUTBS : OPEN 8DACB ADVI8ORY COMMITTEE JANUARY 24, 1991 PAGE 5 VIII. Terri u POATETRB ON URC AGEMENT __ Woods, Associate Planner, indicated to the committee that this item was only on the agenda tonight to let this committee know that the City Council approved on January 15, 1991, the agenda bill regarding the Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan, Ms. Woods also stated that work had begun with Wallace Roberts h Todd and beginning in February, WRT would be attending all of the meetings. At the February meeting some of the initial information items will be discussed and WRT will bring forward to this committee a program addressing the inventory and what form the inventory will come in, what items will be included, and the data base system that will be used. Ms. Woods added that the inventory will be given to this committee for their review. Ms. Woods further added that WRT would also bring forward a tentative schedule for the completion of all the items so that the committee would know approximately at whatmeeting what presentation would be given. In conclusion, Ms. Woods, indicated that if anyone on the committee had a suggestion of something that WRT should look into, to contact the Chairman and he would let staff know. Finally, Ms. Woods stated that Paul Rookwood from W'RT would be attending the Open Space meetings on a regular monthly basis. HUHER ElUPF ARRXVED irT 5:50 P% CLARENCE SCRI,B~~~~~.AT S350 PIi, :.:.. . . ^- A. Items not on the Agenda Terri Wood8, Associate Planner, stated to the committee that she would bo attending the "1991 Trails Conference" in March. Ms. Woods fuer stated that she had received agendas and applications regarding the conference if anyone on the committee was interested in attending. Bobbie Hoder, Sr. Management Analyst, stated that staff was budgeting for the Wildlife Habitat Conservation Plan and would be asking the City Council to allow staff to perform that study in the upcoming fiscal year. Mm. Hoder furthar added that Don Rideout is the key person working on the Gnatcatcher Program. HINUTBS .. OFEN SPACB ADVISORY COKNITTEB JnNtJARY 24, 1991 PAGE 6 - Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that an RFP for the Wildlife Habitat Conservation Plan, was being prepared, but did not know the schedule for releasing it at this time. -- - - - - - Kip McBane passed out an article from the Los Anaeles Times titled “Massive Wave of Extinction Perils County Wildlife" for the committee's review. Kim Welshons questioned the definitions of Scenic Corridor and Scenic Overlay as they related to open space and parks. commission query ensued regarding scenic corridors. a 2. s BQ A presentation from Wallace Roberts C Todd. Homer Hupf questioned if there is a difference between Floodways and Floodplains. It was recommended that the subcommittee add the definitions of FLOODWAYS and FLOODPLAINS to the Open Space Definitions. By proper motion, the meeting of January 24, 1991 was adjourned at 6:lO P.M. (7-O) Respectfully submitted, -- MICHAEL J. HOLEMILLER Planning Director - - - - ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. c:bjm MINUTES - - -- Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: February 28, 1991 Place of Meeting: UtiiitlesiMalntenance Conference Room I. -TO Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:04 P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Alan Recce Homer Hupf Matthew Hall Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Absent: Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Staff Members Present: Dennis Turner, Principal Planner Terri Woods, Associate Planner Bobbie Hoder, Senior Management Analyst Don Rideout, Senior Management Analyst/Growth Management Peter Wessel, Intern/Growth Management Barbara Nedros, Secretary Staff from Wl)lace Roberts & Todd Present: Paul Rookwood, Landscape Architectural Designer Katherine Selle II. OF MlNUTF,S The minutes of January 24, 1991 were continued to the next meeting. - - - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE AdVlSORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 2 III * COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no comments from the public. IV. GROWTH MANAGEMENT 15% OPEN SPACE PERFORMANCE STANDARD Fay Round, Chairperson, introduced this item and mentioned that staff was contemplating taking this item off of the Agenda. Tern Woods, Associate Planner, gave a brief report oli\ this item’. Ms, Woods explained to the Committee that staff was approaching this item from a different direction in looking at the Performance Standard. Staff is looking at what types of Open Space should count towards the 15% standard. Fay Round explained that the way he t-hought the Committee looked at the Open Space Standard was that decision on the Standard would fall out of the Inventory process. Mr. Round felt that some kind of noticing should be made to the Community to let citizens know that the Committee would be discussing this issue and that they could have input. Clarence Schlehuber reminded the Committee that there would be open hearings on this issue when it went before the Planning Commission and City Council. Mr. Schlehuber stated that he did not think that the Committee needed to have a public notice regarding this issue. Fay Round replied that he would like to have public input on the issue given to the Committee. It was deck to continue this item to another Committee meeting. V. Tern Woods gave an overview of the Open Space Inventory and explained to the Committee that Staff has lumped the types of Open Space into three main categories. Ms. Woods explained that the way staff looked at approaching the inventory was by mapping. She also explained to the Committee how the types of Open Space would be mapped and how open space would incorporated into the geographic information system. - -- - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 3 Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts & Todd, stated that when the inventory maps were finished they would describe not only what the City has right now, but also what the City wants to achieve. Mr. Rookwood continued to explain what the maps would entail and what would be included in the maps. He further explained that every thing that is considered environmentally constrained open space would be shown on the maps. Alan Recce arrived at 5:15 D.m. Fay Round stated that on a day to day basis the City is working with the Growth Management Plan and in the Growth Management Plan they have identified nine constrained lands, and stated that he didn’t think that is the same as the list as what Paul Rookwood has. Paul Rookwood stated that they have already looked at that and are going to revise their list accordingly. Mr. Rookwood stated that the City was in the process of issuing Request for Proposals (RFP’s) for a multi-species Habitat Resource inventory that would generate more data related to the Open Space Inventory. He told the Committee that they would need to look at what kind of data would be generated and decide what breakdown of that data should be shown on the Citywide Open Space Map. Don Rideout, Senior Management Analyst for Growth Management, indicated to the Committee that Mr. Rookwood had given a good overview of the situation. Mr. Rideout informed the Committee that the City was ready to issue an RFP to hire a Biological Consultant who would map all of the existing wildlife habitat in the City. Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, indicated that the City was in the process of issuing two more RFP’s and explained to the Committee what they would cover. Discussion among the Committee members and staff ensued regarding what the RFP’s would contain and what staff would be looking at in these RFP’s. Some items discussed were noise, inventory of habitat areas and the Geographic Information System. COMMllTEE MEMBERS ONLY DISCUSSED THIS ITEM AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. - - - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 4 VI. Q PR P Fay Round introduced this item and turned the discussion over to Paul Rookwood. Paul Rookwood explained to Committee Members that they visited with each City and obtained plans from them which gives us an indication of where they are heading with open space. With the aid of several maps from the cities surrounding the City of Carlsbad Mr. Rookwood showed the Committee members where the open space areas are planned and how the trail system for the City of Carlsbad is anticipated to connect with the other cities. F;lv Round showed the Committee a map that depicted how a trail system was prtiposed for the San Dieguito River area. Mr. Round explained that this trail system concept would be a 55 mile corridor going from the ocean up to the mountains. SINCE THIS ITEM WAS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. VII. PREI IMINARY CAJ..E ES TON Terri Woods discussed with the Committee the Preliminary Calendar of Events and Milestones and explained that each item on the list was a task outlined in the scope of work. She further explained that the Committee members could refer to their copies of the scope of work to see what each subject entailed and what would be expected at each meeting. A discussion followed regarding the next meeting date. It was explained that Paul Rookwood could not make the March 28, 1991 meeting date, but Mr. Rookwood explained that they could have someone present at the meeting, but that he preferred to be at all m Open Space Advisory Committee meetings. It was decided by the Committee that the next meeting date would be changed to April 4, 1991, and they would receive the information for that meeting one week prior to that date. It was also decided that they would stay with the rest of the schedule as outlined. VIII. ON OF INFORMATION ITEMS A. Items not on the Agenda Fay Round mentioned the County Trails and that the Committee had discussed that once before and decided to postpone this item. - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMlI-rEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 5 Terri Woods stated that there were inconsistencies between the County’s Community Plan and their General Plan, and rather than coming out with a policy at this point In time on how to exact the trails from developers and property owners, they would have to process a General Plan Amendment as well as an amendment to Community Plans. Homer Hupf questioned Paul Rookwood on what they were going to do on the presentation to the Committee. Paul Rookwood gave a brief synopsis on what would be presented to the Committee on each of the items that were on the Preliminary Calendar of Events and Milestones list for the next meeting. IX. -ISLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE APRIL 4. 1991 MEETING There was no discussion on this item. X. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting of February 28, 1991 was adjourned at 5:56 P.M. (6- 0) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director - BARBARA NEDROS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. MINUTES - - - - - - - - - - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: April 4, 1991 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. ROLL CAI L: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Alan Recce Homer Hupf Matthew Hall Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Kim Welshons Courtney Heineman Absent: Kip McBane Staff Members Present: Dennis Turner, Principal Planner Terri Woods, Associate Planner Brian Hunter, Senior Planner Barbara Nedros, Secretary Staff from Wallace Roberts & Todd Present: Paul Rookwood, Project Manager Katherine Selle, Landscape Architect Staff from Advanced Sciences, Inc. Present: Laura Hall, Manager, Geographic Information 4% Remote Sensing Services Group Phil Hinshaw of Hinshaw and Associates was Present Rick Alexander of Consultants Collabrative was Present - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMfU-rEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 1991 The minutes of February 28, 1991 were approved (6-O) as presented with Ms, Welshons and Mr. Heineman abstaining. Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 1991 The minutes of January 24, 1991 were approved (6-O) as presented with Ms. Bursvold and Mr. Hall abstaining. - - IV. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no comments from the public. V. h&XANDER PR - - - - Fay Round, Chairperson, turned the meeting over to Rick Alexander to give the Committee a presentation on the Biological Resources and Habitat Inventory, and the Biological Resources Advisory Group. Rick Alexander stated’to the Committee that he felt that the Habitat Management Plan was going to be very important to the work that the Committee was doing and felt that the two projects should go forward in a coordinated fashion because the projects overlap in some areas. Mr. Alexander went on to explain to the Committee what the Habitat Management Plan was and what its intentions were. He told the Committee that the City has become concerned, like many local jurisdictions that have a large quantity of vacant land, about habitat loss and what the effects of that habitat loss could be in terms of endangered species and the animal species that occupy that habitat. The City’s response to address the problems regarding habitat, was to develop a Habitat Management Plan. The City has formed an Advisory Group to provide advice throughout the planning process, which Mr. Alexander is the facilitator, to look at how the City is going to manage its open space and habitat which is remaining. The City will be hiring a biological consultant and along with SANDAG and the wildlife agencies, will map the City’s remaining open land and determine what types of habitat are out there, what types of plant and animal communities are generally associated -- - - - - - - -. MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMIT-TEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 3 with that habitat and also try to determine what kinds of presence of endangered species or candidate species we currently have within the City. Mr. Alexander stated to the Committee that his purpose was to meet with other North County jurisdictions along with staff to inform those jurisdictions about the Habitat Management Plan. Mr. Alexander suggested to the Committee that at their next meeting they may want to select a person to be liaison between the Open Space Advisory Committee and the Habitat Advisory Committee. Mr. Alexander went on to say that the Habitat Advisory Committee’s next meeting would held on April 18, 1991, and that they would be selecting a member of the Habitat Advisory Committee to serve as liaison to the Open Space Advisory Committee. Mr. Alexander feels that the need for close coordination and cooperation between both Committees is very critical. THE COMMITTEE SELECTED FAY ROUND AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE .HABITAT ADVISORY COMMllTEE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ALAN RFCCE ARRIVED AT 5:25 P.M, VI. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONES 13.16.21 AND 3.4 Fay Round asked Brian Hunter to give his report on the Local Facility Management Zones 13, 16, 21, and 24 and the Open Space requirements. Brian Hunter, Senior Planner, explained that the Performance Standard for Open Space requires a 15% of total land area in a zone exclusive of environmentally constrained non-developable land must be set aside for permanent open space and must be available concurrent with development. Mr. Hunter gave the Committee an update on the Open Space areas for Local Facility Management Zones 13, 16, 21, and 24. Mr. Hunter further explained that the reason that these facility zones were before the Committee was because they were adopted in 1988. The Comprehensive Open Space Network Map was adopted in August 1989 by the City Council and the two are not the same, so they are before the Committee to make those changes that are required and then it will go forward to the Planning Commission so that it is in conformance with the adopted Comprehensive Open Space - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 4 Network Map. Mr. Hunter proceeded to give a presentation to the Committee on all the Zones. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED THAT THE COMMITTEE ACCEPT THE REPORT AS PRESENTED. (8-O) VII. PRESENTATION ON THE FOLLOWING TASKS: BASE MAP PREPARATION. PARKS AND RF,CREATION. OPEN SPACE INVENTORY, AND GREENBELT REVIEW Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts & Todd, informed the Committee that there was not much information that he could relate to the Committee regarding Base Map Preparation and explained that it was an ongoing item. Mr. Rookwood stated to the Committee that he had a meeting with Dave Bradstreet, Parks and Recreation Director, to review the park planning issues. This was to keep communication open, so that they were familiar with what he was doing, and that they could have input in the planning process. The Committee then discussed the issue of the Quimby Fees and how they could work. Paul Rookwood presented the next item, Open Space Inventory, and indicated that the reason that he raised the question of the Quimby Fees was that there was a feeling that there might be an opportunity to implement portions, or all potentially of the trails system under the provisions of the Quimby Act. Mr. Rookwood went on to explain to the Committee how the Quimby Act could be used to implement the trail system. Fay Round asked to be allowed to appoint a Subcommittee to consist of Fay Round, Courtney Heineman, and Kim Welshons to work with staff and the consultant on the open space inventory and open space definitions. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO APPOINT THE SUBCOMMITTEE AS PROPOSED. (8-O) Katherine Selle, Wallace Roberts & Todd, gave a presentation on the Greenbelt Review. Ms Selle indicated that the open space potential around the perimeter of the City was pretty substantial. Ms. Selle explained to the Committee the difference between greenways and greenbelts. A greenway is an open space, often linear, which can run within or adjacent to a community and can be a part of a greenbelt, MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 5 whereas the term greenbelt refers to an open space encircling a developed area. The Committee discussed the issues regarding implementing a greenbelt around the perimeter of the City. One of the issues discussed was the concern of watering a greenbelt in view of the current water shortage. SINCE THIS ITEM WAS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. Matt Hall left the meetina at 6:00 D .m. - VIII. PREPARING DIGITAL FILES FOR THE OPEN SPACE AND CONSFRVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN - Fay Round introduced this topic and turned it over to Paul Rookwood. - -- - Paul Rookwood explained that the City came to them and explained that while the digital component of this study was not part of their original contract, there was some money appropriated for this fiscal year to deal with digitizing projects. Mr. Rookwood stated that they were looking into how to digitite this project. Mr. Rookwood also indicated that they would be coming back on April 26th and presenting a GIS Feasibility Study which would explain what data they could digitite. The City is currently engaged in hiring a GIS Coordinator and setting up the GIS. IX. TATION ON SCENIC RESOURCES Paul Rookwood explained to the Committee that he felt that most of the City’s Scenic Resources are going to be covered by the various categories of constrained land, but there may be some that fall outside of that. Fay Round stated to the Committee that he felt that the public should be included in looking at the Scenic Resources in the City. -- - .- - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMlI-KE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 6 Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, related to the Committee that they are looking at what is the function of the 15% or what is the purpose of the 15 % requirement for Open Space. Mr. Turner explained that one way they might get some sense from the public on scenic resources or view sheds would be to try and bring in some people from the public to assist with an analysis of view sheds but, with an idea of getting more feedback on other aspects of how the 15% might be utilized as well. X. QISCUSSION OF INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Items not on the Agenda Dennis Turner informed the Committee that the City Council approved the Planning Department’s proposal for a Comprehensive General Plan Update. One of the parts of that work plan was a proposal to do a Master Environmental Assessment for the entire City that would then be used at a later point in the process for doing the Environmental Impact Report on the whole General Plan Update. Mr. Turner also informed the Committee, if it was their desire, that staff could come back at a later time and give the Committee a broader briefing on how it will be accomplished and how it will work with the Parks and how this particular Open Space Management Study fits into the overall plan. Fay Round asked staff when the appropriate time would be to come back to the Committee and present this item. Terri Woods suggested that staff give the Committee an overall briefing at an upcoming meeting. APRIL 25. 1991 MEETING There was no discussion on this item. - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMIJ-EE FEBRUARY 28, 1991 PAGE 7 - XII. ADJOURNMENT - By proper motion, the meeting of April 4, 1991 was adjourned at 6:30 P.M. (7-O) - - - - - Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director BARBARA NEDROS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - - - - - - - - AGENDA ITEM II - _I - - - - - - - ,- - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of Moating: 5:oo P.M. Date of Meeting: APRIL 25, 1991 Place of Meeting: Utilities/Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:05 P.??. Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Alan Recce Homer Hupf Matt Hall Absent: Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold (EXCUSED ABSENCE) Staff Members Present: Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Christer Westman, Associate Planner Chris DeCerbo, Senior Planner Don Rideout, Senior Planner/Growth Management Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Staff from Wallace Roberts & Todd Present: Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts &I Todd Public Present: Joan 6 Alan Kindle (Friends of Carrillo Ranch, Inc.) Mike Howes, Hofman Planning Associates Paul Klukas, Hillman Properties Bob Wilkinson, Rick Engineering Katherine Daugherty, Carlsbad Arboretum - - - - MINUTES OPEN 8PACI ADVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 25, 1991 PAGE 2 II. APPROVAL OF HINUTBS - - - - The minutes of April 4, 1991 were approved (7-o) (Alan Recce absent) with the following corrections: Page 6, first paragraph, second sentence, adding the words l@performance standard I@ after the first 15% and then again on the last sentence after the number 15%. FOR THE RECORD, KIP MCBANE'S ABSENCE ON APRIL 4, 1991 WAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUELIC There were no comments from the public. ALAN RECCE ARRIVED AT 5:15 IV. R E P 0 - A presentation and a video was shown on the proposed Carlsbad Arboretum by Katherine Daugherty. - A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ARBORETUM AS PROPOSED (6-O-2) (HEINEMAN/MCBANE ABSTAINED) -.- - - IT WAS DECIDED TO REARRANGE THE AGENDA BY MOVING ITEMS IX AND X AHEAD OF ITEM NO. V. IX. PRESENTAT N. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON OPEN SPACE INVEWTORY IBBOEB x. TIONW mION ON THE HIERARCBICAL CLASSIFICATION FOR THE OPEN SPACB INVENTORX Terri Wood8, Associate Planner, gave a brief presentation on the proposed hierarchical classification for the open space inventory. Ms. Woods indicated that the actual classification system would be brought back to the committee at the next meeting for a vote. Fay Round, Chairperson, briefly stated that the subcolbmittee which consists of Courtney Heineman, Kim Welshons, Paul Rookwood, Terri Woods, Michael Holzmiller and himself had met. Mr. Round indicated that they wanted to make sure that everything discussed with the 150Member Committee was a part of this document (Open Space Types) l - -- - - - - - - - - - _- MINUTES OPEN SPACI AiVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 25, 1991 PAGE 3 Mr. Round, Chairperson, suggested to the committee that they revie;i the document before the next meeting so that everyone would be comfortable with everything that was included in the document. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that the reason this shopping list was being brought to the committee today was so that the concept of the classification system would be started. MS. Woods indicated that this list was separate and different fron the inventory list and that this document (Open Space Types) was basically a vocabulary for open space. Ms. Woods indicated that they were in the process of setting up major categories. Ms. Woods further indicated that this exhaustive list would be used as a base. In conclusion, Ms. Woods added that every type of open space had been looked at and that some areas shown in the document were not in the City and those areas would be falling out through this process, and that is why the classification system was only being conceptually discussed. Mr. Round, Chairperson, stated to the committee, that at the next meeting if anyone felt that something was excluded from the list, or if anything was not on the list that should be on the list, or if something was on the list that should be taken off the list, they should let the committee know. Mr. Rookwood, Consultant, explained in great detail, Matrice 1 (Zone Requirements) 2 (1990 Zone Open Space Status), 3 (Future Open Space Uses) and 4 (Open Space Protection), as shown on the handout. Mr. Rookwood stated that all of the matrices were incomplete and were only being shown to the committee today for their review and also to make sure the committee agreed with the direction they were headed towards in developing the plan. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, with the aid of a wall map exhibit, depicted what open space areas were left to plan. Ms. Woods indicated that the yellow areas, as shown on the map, were completely vested and there was no flexibility to change the open space areas as planned. She stated that the green areas were partially vested, which meant that the areas would be coming in the near future for some major changes and there was the possibility of changing these open space areas. Ms. Woods, further added that the brown areas were totally "freeI' and that planning in those areas was possible because there wasn't a project approved for that area. Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, for informational purposes, stated that there were different levels of vesting. - - - - - - - -- - - .- - MINUTES OPEN SPACI ADVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 25, 1991 PAGE 4 Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, for clarification purposes, indicated that the only purpose of this map was to come up with the areas where no planning had occurred. Michael Holzmiller, stated that part of this inventory was also to look at how constrained an area of the City is, in terms of being completely planned or somewhat planned. This should give staff an idea where there may be some flexibility to adjust open space boundaries to meet the open space priorities. Mr. Rookwood, stated that if the open space system was really going to be built, it would not be good to take the 15% performance standard out of every project, but perhaps consider taking the 15% performance standard out of each zone. The economist should then determine the type of a reimbursement system necessary for each project. In conclusion, Mr. Rookwood, stated that the Committee should think about the process that was being proposed. Mr. Rookwood stated that they would come back with a shorter list of aggregated open space types, organizing the shorter list into certain categories. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TEAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVE THE PREPARATION OF THE MATRICES AND ASSOCIATED RAPPING AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONSULTANT AND THAT THESE MATRICES AND MAPS SERVE AS A MEANS OF PROCEEDING WITH TEE ORGANIZATION OF TEE INVENTORY AND EXPLORING THE OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TEE COMPREHENSIVE OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. (8-O) Fay Round, Chairperson, stated to the committee that changes could be made to these matrices and committee input was encouraged. Mr. Rookwood, consultant, stated to the committee that they felt this was the most rationale process and the one that gives the best opportunity to explore what the implications and differences are. Kim Welshons, complemented Paul Rookwood for a job well done. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, stated that the next meeting (May 23, 1991) would be held at the Safety Center, Conference Room A. MATT EALL AND CLARENCE SCELEHUBER LEFT AT 6:00 PH. - - .-- - -- - - - - - XINUTES OPEN SPACB ADVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 25, 1991 PAGE 5 V. PRESENTATION BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT Christer Westman, Associate Planner, introduced Bob Wilkinscn, representative of the project with Rick Engineering. Mr. Westman indicated that the proposed project is a neighborhocd commercial center and in order to get cars onto the site a deceleration lane would be needed and would require an additional 12 feet of right-of-way off of Ranch0 Santa Fe Road. If the deceleration lane is constructed, it would encroach about 4,000 sq.ft. into the General Plan Open Space and Open Space as depicted on the comprehensive Open Space Network Map. -Mr. Westman, with the aid of a wall map exhibit, depicted the open space areas and the project site itself. Mr. Westman indicated that 3 findings must be made to allow development which effects open space, which are 1) the (replacement) open space area is of equal or greater area: 2) the (replacement) open space area is if equal or greater environmental quality: and 3) the adjusted open space is contiguous or within close proximity to the open space. In conclusion, Mr. Westman, indicated that the proposed open space boundary adjustment for Tienda de La Esquina would result in a net gain of open space of 10,250 sq.ft; that the proposed project complies with the requirements of the Interim Open Space Ordinance; and an open space easement would be placed over all or a portion of the replacement open space areas and an irrevocable offer of dedication would be recorded along with the final map. Mr. Westman further added that a General Plan Amendment would be processed at a later date to bring these areas into conformance with the open space land use designation. Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, for clarification purposes, indicated that the fourth finding is a separate issue and there are only 3 findings. A MOTION UAB BADB AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THB PROPOSED OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY AWUSTBENT FOR TIENDA DE LA ESQUINA. (S-O-1) XCEANE ABSTAINED. VI. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON THE PRO-ED OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY j4DJUSTMENT BOR AV- P-0 ARB.A 21 Chris DeCerbo, Senior Planner, introduced Paul Klukas from Hillman Properties. - - - - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 25, 1991 PAGE 6 Mr. DeCerbo, with the aid of a wall map exhibit, gave the presentation on the proposed open space boundary adjustment fcr Aviara Planning Area 24 and indicated that in summary, the proposed change would result in a "give back" of an additional 4.33 acres cf open space. Paul Klukas, Hillman Properties, explained the proposed change of the slopes, which are all natural habitat. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT FOR AVIARA PLANNING AREA 24. (6-O) VII. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO WRT'S CONTRACT TO PREPARE ALL MAPPING IN DIGITAL FORMAT COMPATIBLE W _ITH Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that staff was in receipt of a proposal from AS1 to prepare digital mapping for the Resource Management Plan, and the cost was extremely high. Ms. Woods also stated that there were a lot of issues that would have to be resolved before it was decided whether or not the digital mapping would be done. Ms. Woods felt that the GIS would not be done at this time, and indicated that nothing that was being done would preclude any digitizing of the work in the future. Ms. Woods felt there weren't any cost advantages at the moment and were looking at other avenues. Ms. Woods indicated that staff did not have any base maps yet and had not decided what the base was going to be. In conclusion, Ms. Woods stated that before any mapping could be done, the GIS Coordinator needed to be on board. SINCE THIS ITEM WAS POR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. VIII. TerriWood8, Associate Planner, for informational purposes, let the committee know that the Open Space and Conservation Element and the Parks 6 Recreation Element had been tentatively scheduled for the Planning Commission meeting of June 19, 1991. Included in the Open Space and Conservation Element would be the boundary adjustment procedures, found in the current, interim Open Space Ordinance, and also a reference to the trails feasibility study. SINCE THIS ITER WAS FOR INFOREATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. - - .- .- - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COWfITTEE APRIL ZS, 1991 PAGE 7 XI. D( A. Items not on the Agenda Fay Round, Chairperson, mentioned that at the last meeting the committee appointed him as the committee's representative on the ACP Advisory Committee and last Thursday Terri and he gave a mini- presentation which was well received by that committee. Mr. Round passed out an article from the Blade-Tribune titled "Plan Would Save Gnatcatcher's Habitat" Don Rideout indicated that 6 proposals were received for the biological study which were being reviewed and staff would be deciding next week when interviews would be held and then would be going forward to the City Council for the final selection. Copies of an article (Blade Tribune) regarding "Trails" written by Lefty Anear was passed out. XII. D CUS fB 0 PO8 3 991 MEETING Trust for public lands to give a presentation at the next meeting. XII. ADJOURNMEm By proper motion, the meeting of April 25, 1991 was adjourned at 6:45 P.M. (6-O) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - AGENDA ITEM I - - - - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of l4oeting: s:oo P.M. Data of Xeeting: MAY 23, 1991 Plato of Meeting: Safety Center, Room 1 I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:05 P.M. - ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: - - - Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Homer Hupf Matt Hall Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Absent: Alan Recce Staff Members Present: - - - - Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director Jim Elliott, Financial Management Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Don Rideout, Senior Planner/Growth Management Mark Steyaert, Parks 61 Recreation Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Staff from Wallace Roberts SI Todd Present: Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts 61 Todd Staff from The Trust For Public Land: Elizabeth Byers Cynthia Hall Staff from Economics Research Associates: Bill Anderson - - - - - .-- -- --. _- HINUTIS OPEN SPACB ADVISORY CONNITTEE HAY 23, 1991 PAGE 2 Others Present: Phil Hinshaw, Environmental Consultant Committee Jane Skotnicki, League of Women Voters Rick Alexander, Management Facilitator - Habitat Program Mario Monroy, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation Greg Hagen, Hofman Planning Associates Mark Larabee, Blade-Citizen II. APPROVAL OF WINUTES A MOTION WAS NADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE XINUTEB OF APRIL 25, 1991 (4-O-l) (DANLQUIST-BURSVOLD- ABSTAINED) (SCHLEBUBER, XCBANE, RECCE L RALL - ABBENT) WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONB: Page 2, section IV, motion to read: A MOTION WAS NADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OP AN ARBORETUM A8 PROPOSED (6-O-2) (EEINENAN/NCBANE ABSTAINED). 1s twa as motio also be corrected on the ODen Soace SUmmirY~ReDOrt of ADril 25, 1991. Page 2, last paragraph, adding Dennis Turner's name to this paragraph. There were no comments from the public. IV. P #N 0 POLLCUINQ: . The Trust for Public L8nd . Agoncy Punding Opportunitioe Elizabeth Byere, The Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, CA., gave a brief summary of their organization. Me. Byere indicated that they ware a national land conservation organization which is based out of San Francisco. Ms. Byers indicted that their organization is in the business of assisting with projects which require facilitating transactions of transferring land from private ownership to protected ownership. Me. Byere further indicated that a land trust is a private, non-profit organization whose primary purpose is the direct protection of open space. Ms. Byers stated that farmland, wildlife habitat, river corridors, watersheds, scenic lands, coastal lands, islands, ranches, geologic formations, archaeological sites, and park land may be the object of - - -- - -- - -- HINUTE~ OPEN BPACH AD+ISORY COMHITTEE ItAY 23, 1991 PAGE 3 land trust protection. Ms. Byers stated that land trusts are generally not tttrustsll in the legal sense, but rather are nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable corporations and may be called land conservancies, open land foundations, land trusts, or any name descriptive of its purpose. Ms. Byers gave a brief slide presentation showing examples of what different land trusts across the country have done. . 3aD SVmD AT 5.20 PII Ms. Byers explained how land trusts protect open 'space, and discussed in detail, how to organize land trusts. Ms. Byers stated to the committee that some of the steps to consider were community support, interest of a core group of people with fairly broad interests, defining preliminary goals, community meetings, selecting a good board of directors, drafting sound organizational documents, learning about the- community's open space lands, researching land protection techniques, establishing criteria for evaluating land projects, deciding what methods to be used, talking to landowners, developing a one year plan or perhaps a five year plan, soliciting members and supports, preparing business-like brochures, issuing a periodic newsletter, planning activities, and finally, asking for donations. In conclusion, Ms. Byers, stated that organizing a land trust is hard work and a long term commitment, but the Land Trust Exchange would assist wherever possible. Ms. Byers also noted that other national organizations and nearby land trusts may be good sources for additional help. Finally, Ms. Byers added that in the long run, with the support of the community, the rewards of helping to protect the area's open land resources will make it all worthwhile and a successful land trust. Michael Holzriller, Planning Director, inquired whether the Trust for Public Land or the City should hold the title to property. Elizabeth Byers, explained that The Trust for Public Land only holds the title on a temporary basis, but it varied, depending on the type of land trust. - - - - _- -. - .- - - XINUTB8 OPEN SPACI ADVISORY COXBfITTEE MAY 23, 1991 PAGE 4 Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, inquired if The Trust for Public Land was a potential banker for either long-term or short-term loans for financing the acquisition of land, and what types of funding were available other than City general funds for land acquisition. Elizabeth Byers, stated to the committee that depending on the size of the acquisition, they were looking at coming up with some type of public funding either on a local level, state funding, federal funds or raising funds privately. Clarence Schlehuber, inquired if there were any public organizations, other than the City to hold land in perpetuity, and whether or not there was some type of organization out there to purchase insurance for this type of program. Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, inquired how The Trust for Public Land assists local land trusts and whether or not requests for assistance were denied because of the influx of requests, and if certain criteria was used ~for determining which ones were accepted and which ones were not. Phil Hinshaw, inquired if there were any existing land trusts in San Diego County that were successfully operating. Bill Anderson, Economics Research Associates, with the aid of a visual presentation, explained in detail, the open space public financing issues. Mr. Anderson discussed park-in-lieu fees, public facility fees, Mello-Roos community facilities district, City-wide assessment district, general obligation bonds, certificates of participation, utilities user tax, transient occupancy tax, mitigation banking, Williamson Act, Tax increment financing, commercial lease revenue and Proposition H, as described in the literature included in the packet. Mr. Anderson stated to the committee that ERA had met with the Parks and Recreation staff and the Finance Department. Mr. Anderson stated that one of their concerns was that this plan would not effect their plan to provide active park space. Discussion among committee members ensued regarding parks, trails, public facility fees, open space, assessment districts, city wide facilities, Quimby Act, park dedication, general obligation bonds which requires a 2/3 voter approval, etc. - - .- -. - - XINUTII OPEN 8PACB ADVISORY COXMITTEE MAY 23, 1991 PAGE S Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, stated to the committee that because of the nature of ITEM NO. V - Da MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR OPEN SPACE AND THE CONCEPTS FOR PRIORITIZING OPEN SPACE that it would be best to continue it to a special meeting. Mr. Holzmiller also added that the Open Space and Conservation Element and the Parks & Recreation Element were scheduled for Planning Commission consideration on June 12, 1991 and because of minor modifications to these elements it was recommended that the committee review these elements one final time before the Planning Commission hearing. Mr. Holzmiller, stated to the committee that the staff report is what they would be receiving and indicated that committee support at the Planning Commission hearing was highly recommended. FOR m -ON8 8-D AR#B. A 8-G ON m 6, 1991WZj& Dennis Turner, Principal Planner, indicated to the committee that the Draft Housing Element was available for the committee's review. VI. P ti E AT0 C CATION 8Y8TEn Paul Rookwood, WRT, gave a brief presentation on the Open Space Classification System and Definitions. Because of committee query regarding the words t’and@*/“oP on the Open Space Categories and Definitions, it was recommended that any changes be sent to Mr. Rookwood, WRT, within a couple of days for finalization. Paul Rookwood, WRT, with the aid of a visual presentation, briefly discussed a generic example of an overlay mapping system with mylar sheets beginning with a base map, existing dedicated open space, existing dedicated open space classifications, constrained lands, constrained land classifications, additional open space, trail system, and base plan with zone boundaries, etc. A MOTION WAB MADB AND SECONDED THAT TRB CATEGORIES AND CLASSIPICATION SYSTBM WITH SUCE SLIGRT NODIFICATIONS, AS MAY BE NECBSSARY, BB USBD IN CONJUNCTION WITR TRB PRBVIOUSLY APPROVED HATRICIS, TO CATEGORIZE AND QUALIPY HAPPING OI THB OPEN SPACB INVENTORY. (8-O) - - - NINUTIS OPEN SPACB ADVIBORY COM4ITTEE HAY 23, 1991 PAGE 6 VII. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting of May 23, 1991 was adjourned to a special meeting to be held on June 6, 1991, at 7:20 P.M. (8-O) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary - MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - MINUTES - - - - -- - Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Time of meting: 5800 P.M. Date of Heating: JUNE 6, 1991 (SPECIAL NEETING) Place of &looting: Utilities L XaintenanCe Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:08 P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Homer Hupf Matt Hall Absent: Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Staff Members Present: Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Don Rideout, Senior Planner/Growth Management Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Staff from Wallace Roberts & Todd Present: Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts C Todd Others Present: Greg Hagen, Hofman Planning Associates A l4OTION WAS MADI AND SPCONDED TO APPROVI THB YINUTBS Or HAY 23, 1991 (7-O) (DMLgUIST-BURSVOLD S MCBANE - ABSENT) UITB THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION8 Page 4, 7th paragraph, 2nd sentence, for clarification purposes, was changed to read as follows: "nr . Anderson l t8te6 that one of their concorns was that any changoe to the wey the City l dainietore the Quitiy Ordimnco would not affect their plen to provido active park space.” l4fNUTBS OPEN 8PACS ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 2 - III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC - -- - -- -- There were no comments from the public. IV. DI8CU88ION AND ACTION ON THB PROPOBED DRAPT OPEN SPACE AND CON LEMENT A8 MODIFIED BY 8 API 8ER VATION E T Terri Woods, Associate Planner, gave a brief presentation on the proposed Draft Open Space and Conservation Element as recommended by the Citizens Committee. Ms. Woods stated that staff was recommending four changes as shown on pages 13-17 of the Open Space and Conservation Element Staff Report, dated June 12, 1991. THE FOUR CHANGE8 A8 RECOMMENDED BY STAFF WERE A8 POLLOWB: A. RECOMMENDATION 1. It was recommended that the following be added to Page VII-8, of the proposed draft Element: c.20 That the @@Open apace and Conswvation Rap," dated August 9, 1900, bo adopted as the City's official Open Ipace Rap. A MOTION WA8 MADE AND SECONDED TEAT THE LANGUAGE A8 8UBXITTED IN 8ECTION A, C.20, PAGE 13 C 14, BE AMPTED A8 RECOMMENDED BY BTAFF. (8-O) B. RECOMMENDATION 2. It was recommended that the following be added to Page VII-8 of the proposed draft Element: c.21 Thm rap antitlod Womprohensiv~ Open Bpaca Network &lap” dated Auqu8t 1989, shall bo adopted aa th8 conceptual roprooantation of the opan spaom and conaentation intoations of the city. A8 such, the l roa8 idontifiod on thir rap 8hall constitute prim l roaa for protection, l cgui8ition, and maint8nmco through the Op8n Space and Conaorvation Roaourco Management Plan which is to bo proparmd. Until the Open apace and Con8arvation Roaourco Ranaguont Plan i8 proparod, no l ppliaation 8hall ba l ccoptod or proao8sod, nor projoat approved which would procludo the aonaeptual open l pacm areas of the map, uala88 aftor thorough analylri8, City Counail l pprovo8 such changes to the Comprohan8ivo Opan apace Network Rap. Whore propored, trail linkago alignment8 of the - - - - -- - - - -- XINuTE8 OPEN 8PACB ADVISORY COHMITTEE JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 3 @%omprahensivo Open Bpaco Network Map@’ are different from that dopictod on the "Trails Network Hap,” dated August 1990, the alignments of the "Trails Network Map" shall supersoda. A MOTION WA8 MADE AND BECONDED THAT THE LANGUAGE A8 SUBMITTED IN BECTION B, C-21, PAGE 14, BE ADOPTED A8 RECOMMENDED BY BTAFF. (8-O) C. RECOMMENDATION 3. It was recommended that the following be added to Page VII-8, of the proposed draft Element: c.22 The following is the formalirad proc8duro for adjusting the boundaries of any open rpaca area ahown on the map titled fi@Open apace and Conservation Map@’ dated August 9, 198%. Findings required for the approval of a boundary adjUStplant to the map ~aro as follows: 1. Th8 PrOpOSed open spice area i8 -al to or ggaatag the aa dapictod on tha Open Space and Conservation Map: and 2. The prOpO88d opan spaam arma is of uzvfroti&k& qual;.f~y,,qu&l toi or greater than that dopictad on the Opan 8pac8 and Conservation Map; and 3. The prOpO8Od adjustmoat to open space, as dopiatod on the Open Space and Consomration Map, is contiguous or within close proximity to open space as Shown on the Opoa 8paco Map. The City Council may also modify th8 boundary location shown on the opan spaaa maps but only if it find8 that thm modification i8 noco88ary to mitigate a SOnSitiVm onvironmoatal area which ia impactad by dovelopmont, provided the boundary modification proservos opoa spaao 8t 8 2 t0 1 ratio ~DrODO8.d 8Cra8UO t0 8XiStinU l CrOaQ8) and is within c1080 proximity to the origin81 area of l4INUTES OPEN BPACB ADVI80RY COMXITTEE JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 4 - - - - - A MOTION WA8 KADE AND BECONDED ACCEPTING RRCOWMENDATION c, c-22, INCLUDING AMENDMENT8 TO PARAGRAPH (1) AND (2) A8 AMENDED. (8-O) D. RECOMMENDATION It was recommended that the following be added to Page VII-II of the proposed draft Element: C.8 The coTrails Network l4ap~~, dated August 1990, depicts the conceptu8l represantation of the pOSSibl8 trail aliglYPOnt8 in the City. Until final studio8 are completed, and City Council taker formal action on the concept of a City-wide trail system, no application shall be accepted or processed, nor prOj8at 8pprOVOd, which would praclude the trail alignments as depicted on the I*Trails Network Maprfig d8ted August 1990, reduced copy attached as Exhibit l*Dg@. Where there are 1 al-e& B between the "Trails Network Map” and the Wornprehensive Open Space Network Idapro@ the trail 8ligIUU8ntS Of the ggTrails Network &lap” shall bUp8r88d8. A MOTION WA8 XADE AND SECONDED TO AMENDED. (8-O) ACCEPT RRCORMRNDATION 0, C.8 A8 Because of the lengthy discussion among the Committee members regarding the legal liability issues pertaining to the open space trails, it was recommended that at an appropriate date and time during this process, the City Attorney and Risk Manager give this committee a presentation regarding the Committee's concerns and issues on this particular matter. v. PRZS-ON OT THE COMPRBBEN8IVE UPDATE OF THH GENERAL PLAN Dennis Turnar, Principal Planner, with the aid of transparencies, gave a brief presentation on the General Plan Update process. Mr. Turner, discussed Phase I (Preparation of a preliminary draft of a revised General Plan; Phase II (Review draft with the public and simultaneously conduct a number of technical studies, including the preparation of a Master Environmental Assessment; Phase III (Revise the preliminary draft and process an EIR; and Phase IV (Hold public hearings on the draft General Plan and EIR of the work plan as outlined in the agenda bill dated April 2, 1991, which was included in the packet. In summary, Mr. Turner discussed the costs for this study which included: Housing Consultant, Open Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan; Fiscal Impact Analysis of - - RINUTBS OPEN BPACB ADVIBORY CORHITTEE JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 5 General Plan (under aegis of the Financial Management Department), economic and financial consultant; Safety Element, seismic and geo- technical hazard mapping consultant; Noise Element, acoustical consultant; facilitator/planning consultant: and Master Environmental Ass~essment (to be used in later EIR), environmental consultant. ltip HCB8Yl8 f8ft 8t 6tsS PM VI. DI8CU88ION OF THE 15% GROWTE MANAGEMENT PERPORMANCE STANDARD POR OP 4 8 ACE AND TE RIORIT ZING OPEN lPACE Fay Round, Chairperson, stated to the committee that due to the lateness of the hour and the nature of this item it would have to be continued to the next meeting of June 27, 1991, as the first item on the agenda. VII. DIBCUSBION OF INFORMATI NAL ITEMS 0 A. Items not on the Agenda For informational purposes, Terri Woods, indicated to the Committee that a proposal had been received to allow a paint ball recreational facility on a 200 acre site on property located at the northeast corner of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real (county owned property behind the Safety Center). Ms. Woods, indicated that staff felt the primary issues were 1) whether or not paint ball activities should be going into the open space areas; and 2) environmental issues. Ms. Woods further added that the open space zone allows for active recreational facilities and in this category paint ball recreation would fall. Ms. Woods further stated that the committee should consider whether this was an appropriate use for open space. - - Dennis Turnor, Principal Planner, stated to the Committee that a request from the City of Encinitas had been received for some modifications to the City's trail system. Mr. Turner added that staff would ask that a representative from the City of Encinitas come before this committee and give a presentation regarding this matter. - - MINUTES OPEN 8PAcll ADVISORY COXMTTRE JUNE 6, 1991 PAGE 6 - Terri Woods stated to the Committee that the Annual Report was coming up at the end of June and asked how the committee wanted to proceed with this, and whether or not the creation of a subcommittee would be necessary in order to work on this report with staff. Ms. Woods indicated that action would probably be taken in July and would go forward to the City Council sometime in August. After a brief discussion among the committee members, a subcommittee was formed to include Courtney Heineman, Kip McBane and Kim Welshons to work on the Annual Report. - VIII. AOJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting of June 6, 1991 was adjourned at 7:00 P.M. (7-U) Respectfully submitted, - MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. .- - - - -- -- MINUTES Meeting of: OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMIlTEE Time of Meetlng: 300 P.M. Date of Meeting: JUNE 27, 1991 Place of Meeting: Utilities & Maintenance Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Fay Round, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 508 P.M. ROLL CALL: Open Space Advisory Committee Members Present: Fay 0. Round, Jr. Clarence Schlehuber Kim Welshons Kip McBane Courtney Heineman Homer Hupf Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold Absent: Matt Hall Alan Recce Staff Members Present.: - Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director Dennis Turner, Principal Planer Terri Woods, Associate Planner Don Rideout, Senior Planner/Growth Management Anita Ramos-Bonas, Secretary Staff from Wallace Roberts & Todd Present: - Paul Rookwood, Wallace Roberts & Todd - Others Present: Mike Howes, Hofrnan Planning Associates Jack Henthorn, Henthorn & Associates Ms. Kindle Russell Maynard, IPPA Jon Sivers, IPPA -- x- - -- - - _..- - - - - - - - - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 27, 1991 PAGE 2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF JUNE 6, 1991 (5-O) (DAHLQUIST-BURSVOLD, MCBANE, RECCE & HALL - ABSENT) WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS: Page 4, 0, C.8, changing the word “different” to “differences”. Deleting the sentence “Kip McBane left at 6:55 PM” off of page 5, and adding this sentence onto page 6, before the adjournment, and also deleting the name “Kip McBane”, and changing the name to read “Kim Welshons’. III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no comments from the public. Shirley Dg~fquist-+&Q$q & jq’+ M@&(g ag@gJ :@ $f$S pvs; .,. .., .:.... : ..:. Fay Round, Chairperson, indicated to the committee that due to several of the committee members going on vacation in July it was recommended to have the elections for next year’s chairman and vice-chairman at this meeting. The committee concurred with the recommendation and the elections were held. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO RE-ELECT THE CHAIRMAN (ROUND) AND VICE-CHAIRMAN (SCHLEHUBER) FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR. (7-O) IV. DISCUSSION OF THE 15% GROWTH MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR OPEN SPACE AND RELATED CONCEPTS FOR PRIORITIZING OPEN SPACE Michael Holzmiller, Planning Director, with the aid of transparencies, gave a presentation on the 15% Growth Management Performance Standard for the Open Space and Related Concepts for Prioritizing Open Space. Mr. Holzmiller indicated that the basis for developing this standard went back 6 years, beginning with 1965 when the Council appointed a 25Member Citizens Committee to Study the General Plan, and particularly the Land Use Element. - - - - -- MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 27,199l PAGE 3 Mr. Holzmiller, summarized the two major recommendations that the 25-Member Citizens Committee came up with, the first being to come up with ways of providing more protection for the environmentally-sensitive open space areas in the City and, second to do something to increase the overall amount of open space acreage in the City. Mr. Holzmiller stated that in 1986, following the General Plan review, two actions were taken to address the two recommendations that the Citizens Committee made. Mr. Holzmiller indicated that the first was adopting Ordinance No. 9795, which was the protection of environmentally-sensitive lands in the City. Mr. Holzmiller, stated that there were two purposes for this particular ordinance, the first being to prohibit development of sensitive lands and, the second purpose was to identify what areas could not be used to calculate residential density under Growth Management. Mr. Holzmiller continued by reading section (b) and (c) of page 1 of Ordinance No. 9795, as adopted by the Council. Mr. Holzmiller continued by reading an excerpt from the resolution that was adopted by the Council developing the standard which read: “Fifteen percent of the total land area in the zone exclusive of environmentally constrained non-developable land must be set aside for permanent open space and must be available concurrent with development.” Mr. Holzmiller indicated that once this standard was adopted as part of Growth Management, the legal foundation for having this type of a standard was an issue. Mr. Holzmiller indicated that staff felt there were 3 issues that provided a legal basis 1) legal foundation for 15% (getting the City Council to consider open space as part of the Growth Management Plan); 2) specified which facility management zones it applied (under the 15% standard, because it is otherwise developable property, give zone density credit for this); and 3) outlined what kinds of open space that counts toward the requirement. Mr. Holzmiller continued by reading section 21.38.030(C), which is the Contents of Master Plan. - Committee query ensued regarding Master Plan requirements. - - - - Mr. Holzmiller, with the aid of the Open Space Map, showed the 15% additional permanent open space to be provided, exclusive of environmentally constrained land, and read an excerpt of Open Space from the Citywide Plan. Mr. Holzmiller further explained the 15% Open Space Standards, beginning with the unique aspects which were 1) no monetary acquisition costs; 2) negotiation not required; 3) upfront planning; and 4) provided concurrent with growth. “- MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 27,199l PAGE 4 Mr. Holzmiller explained the recommendations regarding the 15% standard as recommended in 1989 by the Open Space Citizens Committee which were 1) what should be counted, and 2) what the priorities should be. Mr. Holzmiller explained the cautions which were 1) recognizing the uniqueness of the standard; 2) recognizing the original intent of the standard; and 3) recognizing the legal/property right implications of the standard. Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated that the open space mapping system developed, would consist of layers, with one of the layers being open space priorities, The open space priority layer would be kept separate from the rest of the base maps. Ms. Woods stated that this map would not have to be adopted as the official open space map. Ms. Woods, continued that the official map would be the areas that are constrained, approved or already dedicated. Ms. Woods, indicated that the inventory was-almost complete, and that once the mapping was complete, staff and the committee would begin to prioritize the open space. .- - -- Ms. Woods, indicated that staff would be asking the committee what the priorities should be for the 15% total, and some possible changes for the 15% performance standard. Ms. Woods also stated that staff was moving beyond the original intent of the open space standard, looking at creating a Citywide open space system, as opposed to just additional open space in the City. Ms. Woods added that in order to determine what was wanted for open space, priorities would have to be established on a zone-by-zone basis, and decisions made on how much is achievable by the 15% performance standard. Ms. Woods indicated that at this point staff may have pushed the limits of what can be achieved without a monetary contribution from the City for additional open space land, and also indicated that there are numerous mechanisms to acquire land, and that ERA was looking into this too. SINCE THIS ITEM WAS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THIS TIME. V. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON PROPOSED PAINTBALL FIELD - Terri Woods, Associate Planner, briefly stated to the committee that the paintball fields project was being looked at only to find out whether or not paintball fields was a type of - - -.- - - - - - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 27, 1991 PAGE 5 use that should go into open space areas. Ms. Woods indicated that at this time it was not specifically listed as an open space use, but that there was a clause which read “other types of active and passive recreational uses” and this is where this type of use would fall. Ms. Woods added that this matter was only being brought to the committee to find out whether or not paintball activities should be added to the list of open space uses that was presently being created. Russell Maynard, President of the International Paintball Players Association, Los Angeles, CA., and Jon Sivers, also of IPPA, gave a brief presentation on paintball fields. Mr. Sivers indicated that paintball fields was a type of activity that is played on property that is not useful for anything else, such as property with power easements going through it or wetland areas. Mr. Sivers stated that this was a safe sport, and the capsules consisted of gelatin, which dissolved within a few weeks time, and were hypo-allergenic food additives and water soluble, which would not stain the environment, and was a very low impact use of property. Mike Howes, Hofman Planning Associates, stated that he had played this recreational sport in Corona, and the area there was around a river bed. Russell Maynard stated that there are two paintball fields in San Diego County, one in Chula Vista, next to Otay Lake, and one east of Alpine, near Descanso. Mr. Maynard added that these fields have been in operation for some time, and as far as any long-term impacts, Mr. Maynard stated that they would be happy to make arrangements for staff to visit these sites. Fay Round, Chairperson, inquired if IPPA had been to any other cities in the north county and also inquired about liability issues and lawsuits. Mr. Maynard, indicated that waivers are required to be signed before anyone is allowed to participate in this particular sport, and the number of accidents and injuries were very few. - - -- Staff and committee discussion ensued regarding the location of paintball fields and whether or not paintball activities should be listed as a type of use in open space areas. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO INCLUDE PAINTBALL AS A WPE” OF OPEN SPACE USE, ON THE EXHAUSTIVE OPEN SPACE LIST THAT THE COMMll-l=EE DEVELOPED, THAT WILL BE PRIORITIZED. (5-O) - - ..__ - - MINUTES OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMllTEE JUNE 27, 1991 PAGE 6 VII. DISCUSSION OF INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Items not on the Agenda Terri Woods, Associate Planner, indicated to the committee that she would be in contact with the subcommittee regarding the annual report. VIII. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the meeting of June 27, 1991 was adjourned at 7:05 P.M. (5-O) Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER Planning Director ANITA RAMOS-BONAS Secretary MINUTES ARE ALSO TAPED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. - - - - - - - - - - - APPENDIX3 OPEN SPACE BOUNDARYADJUSTMENTMONITORING LOG - OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY ADJUSWENT MONITORING LOG 0,s. MAP PROPOSED O.S. NET ACRE PROJECT NO. PROJECT NAME ACRES MAP ACRES CHANGE COMMENTS MP 177(B) Aviara Phase II 7.95 23.38 +15.43 1 l/15/90 OSAC CT 90-15 Aviara Planning Area 24 0.68 5.01 +4.33 4/25/91 OSAC CT 91-6 Tienda De La Esquina 0.092 0.235 +0.143 4/25/91 OSAC Total Net age N $$E$@~ . . . . . . . . . . ..A.... _...i_..._: i..... . . . lw:lvo:vd OSMONLCX.TBL - - - - - - APPENDIX4 FINANCE REPORTS MZWDAITEMIV Economics Research Associates _‘I 2:s; ,a, ‘- 3- .:I- r-55 QPEN SPACE PUBLIC FINANCING ISSUES ERA has met with Dave Bradstreet and Keith Beverly of the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department and Jim Elliott, Director of Finance for the City of Carlsbad, to discuss open space financing issues. The major financing techniques discussed included the following: 0 8 0 * l 1 l l l 8 8 l l Park-in-lieu fees Public facility fees Mcllo-Roos community facilities district City-wide assessment District General obligation bonds Certificates of participation Utilities user tax Transient occupancy tax Mitigation banking Williamson Act Tax increment financing Commercial lease revenue Proposition H - -- - - - - The city currently acquires park land through its park land dedication ordinance. In lieu of dedicating land for parks, residential developers can pay a fee which the city uses to help acquire park land. The fee was recently increased from S783 per single family dwelling in most quadrants to 31,575 per single family dwelling. This new fee is based on an anticipated land value of $175,000 per acre. The new fee structure will generate an estimated 610 million for parks between now and build-out. The city’s dedication requirement and park-in-lieu fee payment schedule is predicated on a standard of three acres per thousand population. Population is estimated by applying a standard household size figure to the number of homes proposed. There is some concern that the new census will reveal that households are actually smaller than the current standard used. This would cause a reduction in the standard used to estimate park dedication requirements and in-lieu payments, and could reduce revenue projected for park land acquisition. However, smaller household may mean that park land required will be lest than 1 36J 53 JIverue Sde 21J 3aq beg0 Ldornla 02lCl * ,619) +WblCZ Fax ,619) 544.1385 -:s A-geles * &n Fmc~sc3 * San Diego * ChIcago * 8os:on . vl/ashmgron 0 C m Fcr: Lauceraale projected. - - - - - -- - - - There is a possibility that the park land dedication requirement can be increased to four to five acres per thousand population if the city can demonstrate it currently has park [and in excess of three acres per thousand population. According to parks and recreation staff, however, the city currently is short of its three acre per thousand population standard by a total of fifty-five acres. By reclassifying portions of Hosp Grove and Veterans Memorial Pxrk to the community park category, the city may demonstrate that it currently exceeds the three acres per thousand population standard. The city could then increase its dedication requirement from three acres per thousand population to the higher standard and then use the additional acreage that would be dedicated to overcome its current shortfall of active parks and to acquire some passive recreation areas including trails. There are two issues related to this strategy. First, the Parks and Recreation Department needs to be assured that this approach would not take away from their plans for active parks between now and build-out including their attempt to make up the current shortfall for active parks. Second, the land dedication ordinance is based on the state enabling legislation, commonly known as the Quimby Act. This act enables cities to require land dedication for “neighborhood and community parks”. The open space elements acquired by increasing the park dedication standard would have to be classified as ntighborhood or community serving. It might be inconsistent to later propose that these open space elements, in particular the trail system, is a city-wide facility which should be funded by a city-wide assessment district. The city’s public facility fee is suppose to finance infrastructure needed “to serve growth”. The fee is based on the following formula: Cost of projects city-wide divided by the building permit dollar value of all anticipated growth. This equation originally equaled 2%, but is now equivalent to 3.5%. Therefore, a 3.5% fee against building permit value is assessed on new development. To add a facility to the list, the facility must be required to “serve growth”, not existing populations. Since this formula was established prior to AB 1600, which requires a nexus between a fee collected and the benefit derived by those paying the fee, another tax was established to ensure that adequate funds were generated to finance public facilities needed to serve growth. This tax is called a “business license tax on all new construction” and equals the same percentage as the public facility fee. This tax was approved by a majority of voters and goes directly into general funds and is not specified for a particular use, unlike the public facility fee. Voters approved an increase of this tax to 3.596, equivalent to the public facility fee, in 1987. Since this is a general tax, only a simple majority vote was required. Developers have a choice to pay the public facility fee or the tax established by the voters. If the 2 - - - developer pays the fee he gets a credit against the tax. If the developer does not pay the fee, he must pay the tax. The city-wide facilities and improvement plan, which establishes the public facility performance standard. divides the city into 25 zones which generally fall on land USC patterns and ownership boundaries. The numbering system of the 25 zones reflects the level of build out and phasing with the lower numbers, such as 1 through 6, representing built-out communities, the middle representing communities which are now developing, and higher numbers representing future communities. The geographic areas for determining park facility needs generally follow the blocks, but are divided into four quadrant using El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road as the axes. The park standard is applied on a quadrant basis. Therefore, parks are considered community facilities, serving the population in their respective quadrant. There is no current definition of a city-wide park facility. - - - - - Open space is allocated on a zone by zone basis. The 15% open space set aside requirement is administered on an ownership basis, which means that each proposed development must meet the 15% set aside requirement, but this open space can be achieved anywhere in the zone including other parcels. It is up to the owners within a zone to determine amongst themselves how the open space will be allocated. As with all public facilities stipulated in the growth management plan, the open space is dedicated to “serve growth’. Existing built-out areas either already meet or exceed the open space standard or do not represent any opportunity for open space dedication. The open space that exists and is set aside using this ordinance is not publicly accessible. The title restriction placed on the open space land states that the land may only be used for open space, but maintenance and liability remain with the owner. It is the intent of the Open Space Master Plan to state where the open space will be dedicated in the future. The trail system would go beyond the growth management plan requirements and may be considered a city-wide facility. Trail dedication may be hard to mandate if it is considered a city-wide facility which serves existing populations as well as future populations and does more than to ‘serve growth”, especially for trails that exceed a development’s proportional share of the city-wide system. Trails will probably have to be acquired through a cooperative dedication and some easements may have to purchased. In the past the planning department has indicated that a cooperative dedication is likely in most cases. Adding more open space improvement costs to the public facility fee schedule would require voter approval to increase the “business license tax on all new construction,” which indirectly enforces the public facility fee. 3 - - - ,-- - Nenotiatcd Develooment Anreemcntt A negotiated development agreement is a contract between the city and the developer stipulating the conditions on which development would be approved in exchange for vested rights to develop, often unhindered by future changes in zoning or land use policy. Since development agreements are contracts rather than regulations, cities have used development agreements to negotiate additional public facilities which benefit populations besides those which will live in the new community, overcoming a strict nexus relationship. The city of Carlsbad does not enter into development agreements as policy, instead the city relies on its growth management plan. Therefore, negotiated development agreements are not likely to be pursued as a method for acquiring open space. Mcllo-Roos Communitv Facilities District - - - - The city recently submitted a proposal to the voters in the undeveloped portions of the city that already have approved zone plans to finance certain city-wide facilities with a Mello- Roos Community Facilities District, which was approved overwhelmingly with 95 percent voter support. A community facilities district is a special tax, secured by the underlining properties, which is assessed each year for. public facilities acquisition, development, and maintenance. Parks and open space may be funded using a community facilities district for financing. Since the funds raised are used for a specific purpose, the tax requires 2/3 voters approval. If there are more than 11 property owners, each registered voter in the district is entitled to vote for or against the tax. If there are I1 or fewer property owners, the vote is by acreage. This special tax was originally intended for funding public facilities related to new communities, but cities are now looking at the Mello-Roos district as a way to finance public facilities which serve older neighborhoods as well. The city’s proposal to voters did not include open space or trails, except for Macario Canyon Park, and a new vote would be required in the future if these facilities were to be added or if a new district were formed. Council Policy 38 establishes the city’s policy on Mcllo-Roos financing. According to the council policy, the special tax cannot be assessed on a house, but just vacant land or commercial and industrial property. When a home is sold by the developer, the developer must pay off the crpitalircd value of the tax. Presumably the developer passes this cost on to the homeowner through the purchase price of the home. If a city-wide Mello-Roos district is formed for open space, WC must carefully look at the potential differential between taxes on new development and existing homeowners. Council policy would have to be amended to allow the tax to be assessed on homeowners and not just land, since the revenue would be used to fund a facility of city-wide benefit to existing residents as well as future residents. 4 - - - - - The city currently has several lighting and landscape maintenance districts primarily to finance maintenance of greenbelts. medians, and rights of way. Assessment districts are not now used to fund maintenance of city parks or open space according to Parks and Recreation Staff. Homwowners Associations pay to maintain open space within their neighborhood, usually through a homeowners association fee, but these open space areas are not accessible to the general public. A city-wide assessment formed to maintain open space could be formed, but a strict association of cost and benefit would be required. The open space system would probably have to be considered a city-wide facility. . . 1 Obv A general obligation bond, which is secured by the jurisdictions taxing powers, is the least expensive form of financing since it is considered one of the most secure forms of financing. A general obligation bond currently requires 2/3 voter approval, but the Governor has proposed legislation which would reduce that requirement to a simple majority for open space acquisition. Besides the 2/3 voter approval, the major limitation of a general obligation bond is that it can only be used for acquisition and improvements. and the revenue cannot be used for maintenance. Therefore, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities District, which also requires a t/3 vote but may be used to raise revenue for maintenance as well as capital improvements, might be preferable. Since the public is more familiar with general obligation bond financing than Mcllo-Roos financing, a general obligation bond may be easier to sell to the voters. There is some current consideration of proposing a “quality of life” general obligation bond to finance certain city-wide public facilities, of which open space and trails could be a part. Certificates of Participation (COP’s) have been considered in the past. COP’s need a revenue source to fund the lease payments and amortizc the debt. Unfortunately, open space does not generate significant amount of money for lease payments. Using the general fund to make lease paymena would result in a net drain on the general fund, and the city’s general fund is very restricted. Hosp Grove was bought using COP%. For this purpose the city established the Carlsbad Public Improvement Corporation; therefore, the city has the non-profit vehicle in place to issue certificates of participation. - - - - State enabling legislation allows the city to assess a utilities user tax. This tax would require a simple majority vote to approve. However, this tax would have to go to the general fund and not be in any way associated with open space, although this additional revenue may then allow the city council to spend general fund on open space. If the money were to be dedicated to open space it would be considered a special tax and would require a 2/3 vote. The city’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) was 6% until voters approved an increase to 8% in 19%6/1987. In 1989 voters approved another 2% percentage points increase to a total tax of 10%; however, this increase in general fund revenue will allow the city council to use extra monies to finance development of the Calaveras Golf Course. The additional 2% tax which was recently approved equals approximately S700,OOO to 6800,000 per year. Another increase in the TOT tax would have to go to the general fund directly and cannot be dedicated to open space if approved by a simple majority vote. Any proposed increase in TOT specifically for open space would have to be approved by a 2/3 vote. . . wtion Banktu Mitigation banking allows a developer to compensate for sensitive lands that are disturbed by the development. The compensation is sufficient to replicate the sensitive land elsewhere and usually to increase the net amount of sensitive lands. Currently the Port of Los Angels is funding restoration of Batiquitos Lagoon. This is the only project the Port of LA is funding in Carlsbad. There is no mitigation banking internally in the city, but there may be future opportunities on a regional basis to compensate for knat catcher habitat lost as communities are developed in North County. The Williamson Act is state legislation which helps preserve agricultural lands by assessing property according to their current use rather than their potential higher and best use. This results in a lower tax for the property owner in exchange for keeping the land under agricultural use. Within the City of Carlsbad, the Williamson Act is applied primarily in Zone 13, or Ecke Ranch. The Williamson Act is only a temporary restraint since property owners can buy out of the Williamson Act in order to develop the land. 6 - .- - - - _.- Tax Increment Financing is not a likely alternative since currently the Redevelopment Agency borrows approximately $400,000 from the city and does not have sufficient tax increment to finance open space in the redevelopment project area. At some point, when the redevelopment agency pays back the money borrowed from the city general fund, these monies might be made available for open space acquisition or improvements, however, open space will be competing against other city demands for this money. There has been recent state legislation which allows cities to use tax increment financing to fund public improvements, including open space, in areas other than redevelopment areas. These tax increment financing areas are called “infrastructure financing districts.” The public facilities financed need not be physically located within the boundaries of the district, and must be of community-wide significance and provide benefits to an area larger than the area of the district, The districts should be substaintially undeveloped to generate tax increment. Funds cannot be used for maintenance. Formation procedures are similar to a Mello-Roos district. Since the enabling legislature became effective in January, 1991, there arc few if any examples of this type of district in place. bnd Lease Reven- According to the Parks and Recreation Department, there are no concessions which generate significant funds to the city which the city may then apply to open space acquisition, improvements, or maintenance. The city may choose to lease some public land, even potential open space land, to commercial enterprises from whom land lease revenue would be generated. This revenue could then be applied to open space maintenance. Examples of land leases that might generate surplus revenue to the city and that arc recreation oriented include golf courses, family recreation centers, water parks, etc. For example, the Calavcras Golf Course will probably be leased to an operator who will make percentage of revenue lease payments to the city. According to the Parks and Recreation Department, the lease revenue will be needed to help finance the golf course’s development costs, and any surplus has been dedicated to the city’s water fund. The Calaveras Golf Course project has been approved, but, due to site specific constraints, will incur greater than usual dcveIopment costs. If the Calavres GoIf Course prospects were ever to change, the city may consider developing another public golf course instead on open space land dedicated by a developer for which golf course development costs would be lower. With lower development costs, surplus lease revenue may be greater, and this surplus could be applied to open space maintenance. 7 . . ProDoaup Y - - - - - - - If the city wants to pay more than $1 million out of general funds, Proposition H requires that voters approve the expenditure. A simple majority vote is required to approve the project, and the cost cannot be phased to reduce the expenditure to less than Sl million. Usually Proposition H approval is proposed to the voters at the same time as the funding proposal. A variety of methods exist for financing open space acquisition, improvements, and maintenance. However, almost any method requires trade-offs and most major sources of financing require voter approval. While land can be set aside for open space through the city’s growth management plan, this land is not publicly accessible and it will be important to decide what portion of this set-aside land and what additional lands need to be available to the public. In some cases the land will be made available to the public through fee or less-than fee dedication; for example, much of the trail system may be acquired this way. This fee dedication, however, would have to be voluntary and negotiated, except for those open space elements that could be considered part of community parks. For minimal open space access, such as trails, the City Planning Department has felt that fee dedication could be obtained cooperatively from subdivision developers. The larger the open space element designated for public access and ownership, the greater the cost to acquire. In the end, some money will have to be raised for targeted acquisition, general improvements, and on going maintenance unless general fund monies arc used. Using general fund monies would result in trade offs between other public demands for general fund monies and open space. The most likely sources of significant funding are general obligation bonds, Mello-Roos Community Facility Districts. and a city-wide special assessment district. The first two approaches require 2/3 voter approval, but if approved would demonstrate a clear mandate for preserving open space in the City of Carlsbad. A city-wide benefit assessment would not require direct voter approval, but could be defeated by a protest of a majority of property owners within the district and realistically would require strong political support. Other approaches to generate revenue, such as increasing the utility users tax, transient occupancy tax, and business license tax on new construction (in tandem with the public facility fee) , would also require approval. but if these taxes are general taxes and not dedicated to a specific use such as open space only a simple majority vote is required. This additional revenue to the city’s general fund would perhaps enable the city council to afford to spend more money on open space improvements and maintenance. Yet, these funds would not be dedicated to open space so future councils may later decide to use this revenue for other 8 - The potential SUCCESS of an open space bond measure, special tax, assessment district, or general fund increase will to a great degree depend on the level of popular benefit the public perceives from the open space system and the actual tax or assessment obligation requested. We will be conducting this type of analysis after the draft open space system has been mapped in July and August. At this time, we would suggest that the city consider creating a new special-use community park category in the city’s parks and recreation element specifically for open space and trails that arc accessible to the public, and state that these community parks are of city-wide benefit. We believe this action would enable the city to consider more financing options for open space acquisition, improvements, and maintenance. - 9 -- - - - - - IAN-D TRUST EXCHANGE I 1017 Duke StTeet Alexandba, Virgvua 22314 70348S7778 WHY FORM A LAND TRUST? - A rutiorul network of nonprofit land conxlvalioll 0rganitriiotM WHAT IS A LAND TRUST? - _-- - - - .- - - .-- Among those concerned with kad conservation in the United Statu are a growing number of loyal, state, and re@oaal soups called ‘land trusts.’ Land vusts are generally not ‘vusts’ in the legal sew, but rather are private nonprotit tax-exempt charitable corporacioos They may also be caj.14 ‘cor~nand~= ‘foundado~’ or any number of other mea descriptive of their purpose While a few bd w date ba& to the Late 18oos, threequarters of the 700 or so know3 orgaaizatioos have been created within the pa So yw~. Land trusts work at the community, rcgioaal, or state lcvcl for the direa protection of spe&c lands for their agricultural, historicd, natural, recreational, or sonic importance. Forests in New Hampshire, prairie grwlands in Nebraska, islands in Georgia and Maine, ponds ia Coaaeaicu5 urha gudexu in Denver, her corridors in Montana, farmland in California and Pennsyltiq parklands in New York, manhlands in Massachusetts, ranches in Colorado, hiking traik in Vi and soil rzsourats in Iowa are just some of the objects of land trust protection Although land tnuts are divenc, indepcadent, and oftea scattered gcognphially, they share a common commitment to usiag voluatvy initiatives in the proteczioa of threatened open lands. Lilnd trusts ue distiguished from other uxscrvation organ&ioas principally by their direct involvement ia land transactiorrs, through which their coascnation goals are maliad. Most trusts hold and manage at leart some . of the open space Lands they au to protea Others foau entirely on the transfer of lands to other public and ptivate entitiu Sometimu a land trust is organizd to pro&u a singic piece of property, but the more active crusts try to affect land use patterns throughout their community or region Together, the efforts of land trusts have aunwed for the prote&oo of almost two million auu. The greatest concentration of these local organizatioru is ia New E&ad and the Mid-A&a& states, where over 300groupsuenowactivc. Butthemostdrrrruticincrrueinrctivityd~the~decrdehuk+rrinthe West Coast, Rocky Moua& and Midwestern states. Only in the Southwest has the movement been slow to catch fire, but new land vusu arc now starGag to spring up io this region as well Most local land tnasts depend on voluatccr kadcrship aad support mn if they also have a professional staff. Their programs bring together foresten, tax lawyers, aatunhts, phanen, appraises commtity Lade- aad sometimes developers with famen, tmchur, hunten, hikers, bird bvws, kadowrrus, and othk who care about special lands in their commuaitk ~dtnrruoKawietydmechraitmrtoproteaLnb’TbegMpiooeenintheappiiaciood~ coMcMtiontechniqotru uumeat8aadlimit8ddenbpmcar w~th8~costofdifcul8ad aquliti~~ownarhiR~~trplU~.lllraedto~rurmCOUU~~~ tool Thclandteodr @vatclywued,butthekndtrustrectivqusua@ua#t,therighttoeafonr e=Q-h eultumbrertriaioorguidiagthemcnt8ndll8nuedfuturedevebQment~rbcIwdthe rutfiUcd~ trhlut~totcnyun,lMdtrMtsh8ve8l8obeguatovitwlimited~- diagordevcbgiqpart8drpropatytogcMratehtndstocoauM Ikemostialporuntpwrioru-ub8ving greatpotmrirl ~~ocha~apptoKhesptakndwrtrictbeforefrootdtbe~ COWMtiOU movement Whilebcrlkndvusuue,~dcfiaitioa,independeotinrpiritrrdraioo,mottrto~thcaced tocoopcr8cewithothers~iathe cawvdondop~~reao~ MaaywwkreguLrtyvirhmor morcofthcndodcoasawcio~~oas-ruchrrTbeNwCoarunny aadtbeTrustforF&icknd- and with each other, to accomplish a land pro&&on project that might be impossible w9hout teamwork Similarly, most groups have cstablhhed working rehtioaships with various public agene& such 8s tk National Park Service, state oamurl resources agencies, and local recreation and coaswaGon ag~n6~ Land tnsts ua often do thw that govement age&es annot. 7’bey are kss restrained by politk procedury and public opinion than governmental bodies They can act with flexibility, creativity, and speed- WSAVE LAND? - - - .- “- -- .- ^- “Land, rhey ain’f making if wzymore” -- WJI Rogers Different land trusts may save different types of land for d&rent reasoxu. Some prescive farmland to maintain ecoaomic opportunities for local farmers Some pruene wildlife habitat to ensure the cxhtencc of an endangered spedu Some protect land in watersheds to improve or maiataia water quality. But whether biolo& economic produczive, aesthetic, spiritual, educational, or ethical, the runs for protecting land are as diverse as the lanfiscape itself. Rtsmiagawrnwrrz Land is the source of most of our food and many of our medkiaes. It is a repository for spe&s and, as su4 is the last stronghold of biological diversity and genetic titian, two safety valvea ia the struggle for sunhal dall creatures, iadudiag omdves. Land ia near natwai conditioa acts as a @ant sponge, cycling nutrients and cleansing our air and be& water. In urban envirormeats, even a small dty park or urban garden offen a sanctuazy for humans and wMife alike. Our health and @e future of human civilkatioa are directly influenced by the health of our biotic environment. If we destroy the land, we destroy present and future sources of food, dnqs, clean water, and fresh air, and we d,imidh in proportion our chancea for sunkaL Prcuhng ecoaomk qpmmitk Many of the biologic reasons for preserving land have economic dimensions as well wild pianu and animals produce thousandr of substances needed for medidoe, a@uIture, and industry. From productive famiand and fore&and WC obtain food, dothing, and shelter. Other commoditic+raw minerals and petroleum, for example-abo or&ate from the earth. Thus lyld is a reserve for organic and inorganic natural resources that are of direct utility to coasumen. Productive rgricultural land and forests are also of indirect ea~nomic value through t&e jobs and commerce they help to ueue. Prcsm+g livabk awunuai6~ Planned open space, recreation m and parkiaads augment a communit)/s quality of life, making the area a more desirable place to live and thereby attracting new resident& businusu. and tour& that boost the local economy. The quality of life md the aatunJ envkonmeat are strong locational factors for industrk For exampie, a 1979 s&y of WlO buriaesser ia 10 cities’ cooduded that ‘pleasant, kpit&le surrouaw M more importaat in ma& bcatkal de&&as than were business-relatedfauors ‘X’he-oppowiW~by~ dabkka&dorstowbue peopleliverrngeLiomhikiag~~t0birdwuthingradcrmpia(mdrimitriy)IIJUILCL8~~S livrbiity. nse altmahs to tpd-rroine-uapknned growth 8ad exllcshdetrtbpQw-btnabomthe qruliyollifc~~~r~.brvdeooothc~pniry~pecipilltiaO~probtnrcrrIucdtq traasporutios~drcaltw# Raem+ad~UhrpoJedlaadxapesuc~scimeryaJlk~orrerurc. Few peopk - ~byrbe8~~aclutaadtumbIkgrocrrqawk&wcptprbie,th!d ~undinla~kYa~~dfertilccrop~rhevutapennesofacliCftoRoctbeimmerpre sileaaofthedlxpforoa kodevokesresthetkrespow&mdtoCzQakla themooeneednotbeiaa remoteloatioa Urbaap8rks8nda2mmu&y@easprovi&&ycitydmltcntbe~toawcin cootauwithaaturc Topesavcnuwrlkrutyrmida~ort~irtopnsentrm~otbolrwc~ aesthetic harmoay, and thus to dance the quality d lik ‘David Bir4 Tent& City Busiacsscs-Ph md Problems,’ Subcommittee oa Fd and Intergovernmental Policy in the Joint Comic Committee, U.S. C~~grur, Jmwy 14, lm. HISTORY OF LAND TRUSTS - - - -. - “‘ore and more the soiutioru must be fowzd close to home by such mea a~ land tnua... * -- Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Chahan of the Presiienr’s Commixsion on Ameticas Outdoon Up to the late 19th ~CWWY, America’s vast upanse~ of upoiled land, combined with a small numkr of inhabitants, produced a situation uncooducivc to the cownation idea. & is still tnx too often today, considerations of immediate profit dictated the relationship with the land The long-term inter-t of society made little difference, and pruerving land for coming generations was an incomprehensible notion. A scarcity of natural resources? Absurd! Over the nexx ridge was a cornucopia of wood, water, soii, and game. But as more people crowded onto a tite amount of land, as human needs passed against the capacity of the earth to fulfd them, cownation made sense. In the mid-m Wage improvement societies’ began to spring up c towns across New England. These small, nonprofit organktioos were actually the fkt land trusts, formed for the purpose ol”improving the quality of life aad of the ehronment and protecting a few acres here and there within their coaamtitiu for public use aad enjoyment The Laurel Hill Ayocktioa of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1853, was the Grst such orgmization and is still active today. Other organizatioas in the United States knowa to have operated as early land wets indude the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, founded in m, the Maine Audubon So&y, founded in 1843; and the Ohio Historical Society, formed by the state in 1885 to buy and presu~ Ohio’s historical and archaeokgiai heritage. Six yean later, The Trustas of Ruervrtioas was iauxporated by the hksachusetts legislature to protect *jewel of the liviug landscape,’ and ia 1900, a group io Califonsia orginized the Sempervireas Club with the slogas Sam the Redwood’ Thea in Ml, the So&y for the Pro&&on of New Hampshire Forests was bore These organizatioas were all pioneers in land protection through voluntuy methoda, with little or no govenlment f%adin~ BythemM%@cbtm- to~uwt~~nrhrrJueurrrdopenspwrfffpublicrrcrution andcnjoymentrrrsllosdcnn). TMithaUy,thewcalthyelitehadbeea~kformuchked PrucMtiosbablrbr~r~~~d~Ilwth~tocrwervc lad-ad the opportuaityto&so-hmgbberlkadtn%s. Atruscoffercdtbcbdcitizcnthemwastobea3me directly iavokd in defeadillg eadgidy seasi& Iaa& opea SprcL, recmionhads,farmh4rrrdpukt from developmeat prersorrs, andinsodo~shapethequahtydhhorbcrannaity. With~natedmemknhipof~~~7#)~dtnrrtrrarteredrar>utheMtioacmbea si@kaot force. Iate in l98& directors of many kadiag tmsts met ia Cambridge, MWMhetth to dixuSS how to strengthen land trust efforts. They quickly agreed oo the nechty for a aatioaai coordhatkg orgaohatioa From that de&ion, the Land Trw Exchge was founded aad charged wi& tbe duaJ mhioo of pro-Ming infomation and a&stance to land trusts on the local levci and working to encourage oational polidu supportive of land vuu efforu. - A land trust provides a unique private mechanism for Land conservation Owing to its fie,&tity, a land m[ can provide setices that other entith cannot. As a private organizatio~ land trusts have certain ad-tag= over government agcndcs: (1) They can work to co~~rn resource lands in a prompt manner, and a often act quickly in an emergency situation (2) They can enjoy more cooperative working rehtionships tith private Landowners, who are somet&= suspicious of government agencies, and negotiate with a potential land donor with speed, privacy, diplomacy, and fkxibility. - (3) They can provide greater continuity of coactrn for a spedfic rcJourcc or site. (4) They cao operate free of political aad statutory rcstraiau (s) 1 Uncoastnined by politic4 bound&y they can preserve a specific area or rwurcc that is contained within more than one jurisdiaioe - _- - (6) They caa often acquire land for less than market nlue, and are thereby Erqueatly more costcffideat. (7) Tbey a also achieve laad protection goals more economically than many government agcndes because they can call on knowiedgeable voiunteeti and may use a tiety of aquisitioo techniques, induding donatioas of land and interests in land As incorporated aonprof~t, tax-pt organ&ions operatiog ia the public inter- (1) They CM hold and maaage land and financial its. (2) They often provide persooai liability proteaioa to their board members. - - - (s) Theyamsdadosutdmoniesfromnriou8so- ~dartlm~rrrcr~propeythtiuell’u~for~~thrap.besddin ’ exchaagefaapar&sinbkhad.Atownwouid6ndtl&ypcoftnnwaioo~ Atmtmaydso participatein~~forrnrdkndm~m~~suchu~nJhuemdwoodcrttting,~anLtgernrtioaai cowmat.ioa orgaaidoas, which oftea loBow stricter criteria md guidelines for land -P By aqui6ng and/oracqtiaghdoriatercsuinhad,trusts (9 cotlaerve rwllrM~dteaprovidepublk~Md~-aadeduatkMl oppomdieiameetiaglocpiopeaspaccoeeds. (2) Provide rupoaGbk long-term stewardship d imporqmt raoumu, aadnwqe&dforwhichothcr orgaaiations arc uawilhg to awpt fixrl responsibiity. - - - LAND TRUST EXCHANGE I 1017 Duke stre-- Aiexandna, Virguua 2314 70343-ma STARTING A LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY - - - - - NlROD~!CTlON What ir a Land Tmst? - - - A land trust is a private, nonprotit organistion whose primary purpose & he &a ptotcuioo of open space. It foaes ifs effom in a spdic community, state or regioq protecting the Lind of open spaa that is important to t&t area. F-land, wildlife habitat, river corridors, watersheds, scenic Ian4 m~diaes, isian ranchy geologic fornations, archaeological sites park land-all tbue and more may be the objects of land trust protectioP Sometimes a land trust is organ&d to protect a single piece of propmy, but the more sucsmsfhl trusts try to affest open space patterns throughout a community or region Land tmsts are generally not ‘tmsts’ ia the legal sense, but rather are aonprofi& tax-exempt charitable corpontioru They may be alkd land amscmdy open Land foundatiow land tnw, or any name deuiptive of ifs purposes - - Land tmsts protea open spaa through a broad nngc of real Utate trmsactioti A good summ8ly of thue, prepared by the califomia coutal co aservaacy, is attached. In addi- ties some had muts, but not all, a& au as advocatu of good land use planning and try to iaflucacs public policy decisions that aBea land devclopmeat and open space. - - - There are over 700 land trusts in the country, in nearly cvczy state. Some states have dozens of had trusts, others oaly a few. However, in recm m u open land disap pears from commuaities auoss American, caring citizau have been organ&g new land trusts at IO impnvive rate - ..- - - T&fci8aooaerigbtw8ytosrmtrkudtnta Much tieped 00 par unnmu8ity, its r~itspolitia,8adthea2ocum d ‘0~ r&den& However, as more and mae had trusts smc up, a aBne&e wisdom h88 dcvdopd tb8t poilus to some basic Itcp which people star&g new had trusts will want to cohder. - - - - IeadcrJ, land- public offidak, ~+~thetic realtors and developers (yu, there are some), md long time local rtidcm. A board of. tie to C&en people is usually about right+ undl: enough to get things done and brge enough to have broad rcprcscntation 7. Draft sound or~izational docUlprpfS Drafting documents and filing forms is not cxaaly & but it’s critical to have the proper legal foundation; the best of intentions are useless if you don’t establish a sound orpizatioa from the bee Almost 9 had tmsts are organ&d as nonprofit charitable corporations, exempt horn federal income ux under Se&on X11(c)(3) of the Internal Rwcoue Code. To attab this legal status, you will need to do certain things a &gar~ aa,gl tile &&.s of &QQQ&W. T&t state your purposes md ochcr ioformatioo about the poarvr and procedures which will govern the land trust’s opentioos You may waat to get &ticks ha other land trusts in your state. 6e sue your Articks atnfolm to state law. You may 6ad a kwycr who will dratl your Articlu for free or at a reduced rite; be sure he or she is familiar with noaprofit requirements in your stat& Be sure that the Articles coatain wording which meets uitti for federal tax-exempt status aad also, dependiag on your locatioa, for local a state propeny tax excmptios Article3 of In-on mw be tiled with the proper oftice in your sate. b. w Bvlaws. These state basic ntlu by which the land trust ti be mu, ioctudiag eledon d members (if you- decide to have members), elcuioo and duties of omcar,~~dmectinlp,requiredq~fordedrion~mdorhusu~ matta A+,bokhgatotJxrhnd-trusts’byhwsmaybehclpful Youdnccd to indude a copy d the byiws with your rppiiarioa fa federal taxuemptioa and probably for some state 6lilqp c m*ac&gnQ . Many states require charitable orgarhtioas to register with the state before solicifiog amaibutioos above a urtaio amouof Frnd out about your sate kw, rod register as rquird a- . a ~abaut~ AlthOU&)QOlluY~pP~~ kodpudyutw8ottopfoceu~~aat8smudl8syulcM8bout~~-~ m*iolMd~lMd~lMduscl8ythedesutcllurirctmd -4nrtprJy andfe8tura Fiadoutblnvtoasetowoacumly~ ncordstadetwmmeowaurhip Ivrnwhrt~psmM Talktoauunliru, . biologis4guveromeotofGck4rMltorr,soil~ servicc,~p~ ad zmiog dfii aoyaoe who ao help you lurn about the land you HD[. to proteb - - - - - - a m an attractive. business-like brochurt. It needn’t be s~ck and giossy, but ~,&u(d k weU-tinea well-designed on good paper sto& Describe who you are, dat you do, and why SO~COIM should SUppt YOU. The Land Tat Exchange has a brochure coUect.ion which you can hc~~ow for ideas from other laud tmstl b. lsrue a beriodic newsiettc~. Again, simple but amact&. a newslener dleuion to loan The Exchange ah has e plan w . . . act1 WtW. trust visible. YOU may not have a land project for awhile, but make your Sponsor a seminar on wate phaing or tax implications of charitable giving. Plan a picnic Do something to show people you tit 4 ,4sk for doe Even the most generous individuals don’t usuzily give U& asked Don’t be afraid. If you believe in your cause, give others a chance to support you. If you’ve utabtished a sound orgaahtion, done your homework, gotten the right people on your board, aad set appropriate go4 you may be surprised at how willing people are to help out And don’t forget that donations of time, as well as of moacy, cao make a big difference to a land VW. - CONCI USION Orgahing and running a land tntst is hard- work and a long term commitment If you succeed, you’ll be dealiog with thousaods a even millioos of dollan worth of Lnd or coascmtion casemenU Your land trust m. k profcsioaai, bushes-like, weU or- gaaizd It m be prepued to run its a&in, manage its land and monitor its casements for many pats to anac This paper oudiou only the most fuodameocd steps in stming a land WSL You will have to fill in many blanks as pu proceed. The had Trust Exchange is ready to ass&t where we an. Other national organizatioas and nearby land trusts may also be god sources of help, depending OII your location and their interests. Despite the hard work of surt&~ md maintaining a had tnast, tbousaxtds of people ia hundreds d commuuitks would tell pu that the rewards d helping to protect your area’s opeo land rrsourarwiilm&eit8Uworth~ Ifyourodothenucprep8rcdtoroilup yoursIMvesaoddoitri6ht,8odifyouhtrc-wlmuoityIppporSyoursuobe putthenpidygmwiugamuouaitydsuuusfulkoduwsrcrouthecauutry. - Good lrwt - - - - - - - - - - - Friva& m: && d .m ~QI huj Conservation Montana &nd Reliance ad Land 7%~ Exchange, 198L ‘Thirty authorities 00 private land conservation offer their expertise on how to contain urban ~pr;larl, UXUCN~ ~tlan4 protect wild& areas and mu4 much more. Available from Island Prtu, BOX 7, Covelo, California 95C3, (707) 983-6432 S2S.00 paper. m ypvt QctarGzatioo’s w: B ComDletc Q& Ip a SBafenies, Michael Seltzer, 1987. This information-packed handbook offs a stepby-step approach to creating and sustaining a nerwork of funding sources. Available from The Foundation Centcr, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York lWO3, (2l2) 620-42X. 519.95 plus $200 postage and handling 0 A nearby land enut A local land tnut will kaow the legal requirements of your state and, having gone through the proces of settitg up a ttust themsclvcs, should be able to provide the mc?st direct help. Contact the Land Tnut Exchange or order LTE’s &&ad J&QQK,Y d Lac;ll d &imd &,d Comervatioa i&an&&s to find one. 0 National land-saving organizatio= may be able to offer valuable information and expertise in helping you start a new land tn~. Contau your local Geld office or the national headquarters of the following orgaaizhoas Aoericln Farmland Tn.& 1920 N Strce~ Northwe% Suite 400 Washingtos DC 20036 (202) 6%s170 Midwutem OfBa WutM office 185 North Wabasb Avenue 512 Sccmd Street suite l32cl 4th Fbor chiugo, IL 60601 San Francisco, CA 94107 (3l2) 9wo905 (4l.5) 543-209s Northeastern Offia He&k Hiil One Shaft Street Northampton, MA 01060 (4l3) s&H330 ---QJ-==Y ~lmoNathKcHstrea suim a0 $t$%z - (-cark~~ouruzyou) - - savzng Land Close to Home - ‘8 by pii Benjamin R. Emory rz -- - - - - - - windowwaslikclytoknanw, a matter of days.Thetrust,)wrunver,fwndabuyerwho agtced to conservation easements, which wig subsequendy worked out between him andthetrust.Be3~theyusuallyactb caky, land trusts tend to spark exdtement. hopIe can see benefits dose to home and contribute volunteer energy. hlilltops to Borrb8s The nation’s land trusts are as diverse as their supporters and their geographic bca- tions. The common thread is that each is a nonprofit 0rganiMion overseen bya- of private citizens striving to preserve land- not just one special pamel-in a natural or relatively natural condition. In the San Juan Islands of Washington state, on the coast of Maine, along the St. hvrence River, and in Lake Champlain, land trusts are preservkg the scenic and ec+ logical integrity of fragile islands. On the estuaries, ftom Chesapeake Bay to San Fran- &co Bay, salt marshes are a high priority. In Oregon, Colorado, and New Hampshire, there is pioneering development of green ways-linear corridors for public enjqnent along rivers and streams, abanc&med ail- road rights4my, and old trails. Forests are heingpreservedbyb.ndtrustsinkwEng- land, LxAana, and California. Farms and ranches are being protected on the Pack coast, in Wyoming, and in Pennsylvania. Va- cant lots in New Ibrk City, Chicago, and San Francisco, trout streams in Montana, water- side pa& in South Carolina, and Lndian mounds in Iowa are among the many types of land now being protect& by land trusts. In size they range hrn tiny, all-volunteer groups focused on land preservation m one town or neghhorhood to organizations with staffs of 20 or more professionals working throughout one or even several states. All, however, have a commitment to cowrva- tion that sctends beyond any one single piece of land. Sixty-five percent of the land trusts listed in the Land Trust Exchange’s Nut~nnl Diratoy ofhdandRegimallmdConxrw- tion Orgrrniaztions have no paid employees, and even the professionally staffed groups rely heavily on volunteer trustees, advisors, and others. Among the smallest is the all-volunteer Tensas Conservancy Coalition, in Louisiana, working to preserve hardwood bottomlands on the Mississippi River. One of the iargest is the Wyearold Trustees of Reservations, in - ^- -- -- Kin# Ran& chostu cow*, hnnsylwnio 10 - - - - I- - - stance, found planning commissioners and staff genuinely concerned about the environ- ment, but lacking information, QX studies, and new concepts about ways to protect Mt- ural resources. Into this void the trust stepped, softly. The planning commission had decided to approve a major oil facility, on condihon that the oil company protect 200 sues of valuable Burton Mesa chaparral. However, neither commissioners nor staff knew how to achieve the goal of protection. The land trust3 director informed them about conser- mr#rgh irs odwe- vationeasfments, prwidingefamples, back- ‘-P&w-~ gnnmd iegislatiort, and Qse studies. shl? ‘~~~~~~, suggestedaiteriaiorse&ctingthebotanic preserve site and later worked with the oppertunit~os br countyanlnselin~the- stdonh -t.~theam~,thetrust has~withtheoountyskfftoprcpM apbnforanaiitoringthe -tadhas rpgcd* amrmissiartobearinmindthrt theprmenwaouldbearhrgedthroughfu- turelnitigatbn-. Atthtsaundnationalcmferamdland tXU#tS,-RdlJd7,hddhcM~thc ter+ayAqtmriumlastFebruary,Rtrkk Noman, president oftheConserva -Fund andformerpresidentdthe~Caua- VanCydkdcllilcd[op dhndtrustp grams, part&My in education. He my weiihavebeenthinkingdthechesapclkc Bay Foundation in Ivfaryiand, founded 20 yeanagotoamtributetothewisernanage ment of the resources of the Bay and Its mbutaries. The foundatton operates three malor pm grams: land conservation, envuonmental education, and environmental defense. the goal of the education program is to develop an informed, appreciative, and active Bav constituency by providing in-thefIeld and on-the-water education programs through- out the Bay region. Each year, 27,ooO children and young pea pie, mostly juror hrgh and high school stu- dents, are taken on field trips to the foundation’s several study centers, wtuch are at sites protected through its land conser- vation program. The foundation has seven work boats equipped as research vessels, some of which are stationed in major ports while others are mobile. Three canoe rigs (each consisting of nine ~noes) take students up rivers and along shorelines dose to where they live. Some lucky students get to ride on a skipjack, the beautiful traditional sa.iIboat of the Chesapeake Bay oystermen. Some Live twoday visits to the foundation’s residential study centers: a house on Smith Island (a watermen’s community of 500 residen&) and a former hunting lodge on stilts on an un- inhabited salt marsh island. Not surpris- ingly, there are long waitmg lists for these unique educakional opportunities. what’s 1h.d Astheyboktothefutu@andtruskface a number of issues. They must expand their constituency, address quality control ques- tions, and dcdde whether and how much to getintopoii+suesandpoMicaiaff&. The chesapeake Bay Fourldatbn’s dll- catio4effats~afineexampkofamstit- uency building. The Humboldt No& Coast IAnd Truds management d colstal - waysandbeachesdemons&ateshowbnd trustscanhelpmeetdiverseneedsforout- door recreation opportunities. The urban prograrnoMeTrustfM’ubiicLandhas been pamy innovative on inner city M- ant bk, helping to pzotect them as p&y grounds, canmunity gardens, and oases of green.AnimportantpartofbuMingares- ervoirofsupportforlandtrustactivitiesis educating the public and public officials about the public benefits of land trust Pt%“n= 12 - - iRki idLIe LAND :_ .- - June 1989 The Trust for Public Land’s land Trust Program DETAIL OF LAND TRUST SERVICES m: This serves as a guideline to the land trust service that Ihe Trusr for Public Land cTPL) offers and the role that the land lrus1 or land U’usI proponents play. Please call us IO discuss the parllcular nwds and capacwcs oi your community. PHASE I: FORMING A LAND TRUST - - - c A SCMCC: Initial Visit/Assessment 01 land Trust Feasibility Whnr TPL Dehverc 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) OuWw over the phone the process and likely timeline for organlzmg a land trust. Sends mtroduclory material on land trusts and TPL for proponents 10 distribute IOUII) Advlses land trust proponents on how to arrange TPL’s initial visit and rnecrmg(s) -_ which people to invite, where to hold the meclings. how to publicize, etc Vislu the community. Prcacntations by TPL staff range from informal meetings mrh potential land twt board memkn to a formal speech in front of a large group. II& visit also may include a tour of prop&es of particular interest to the community. Asaescs land lxusl feaslm.lity. Mar (Pomuial~ Lmd Trusr Rwam: 1) Invite rpproprirte rudlcna Ibr ?PL prautt8tioa(s). 2) Make rrrongcxautts waauty for amtip (roomr. food, etc). 3) L*rQ tour of ptqxniu that the lrnd tmt might vrnt to protect (optional). - - - - b I* kEV HoYna,YLI, II,““TH FL,>,>” ..L: II.I#CI4C,I c lllr.‘“Y,. .,IE, ..lib a*, ,,‘!, - - - - 3) Intiws each board member and/or advisor. and ensures the panidpation of au. 4) Distrtbutcs workbooks to all board memben in l dnnoe of workshop, 5) Brings to workshop specific questions and cam to discuv at workshop 6) (Optional) Arranges dinner for board members and TPL the evening before the workshop. 7) (Optional) Arrange ‘binh announcement’ event. D. Service: Initial Investination of Potentlrl Pmiec~ Whar TPL Delivers: 1) Helps land trust develop criteria for project sekaion. 2) Recommends type of projex which land U’ttat is bat prepared to tntttally undertake. Mung into axtsidention land trust’s stage of development and other factors. Mar (Porennnl) Land Tmr ReDarcs: 1) Proposes appropriate project opportunttiea and provides detatled background information. PHASE II. ACQUIRING LAND A Service: &Trrnsrctionr Mar TPL Rovidq: 1) Helps land tntst to assa8 fmsibility of projat(r). 2) Advises land trust on how to stntcture the project and helps define land trust’s ultimate role (bold fee title? hold asement? amey fee to public agency? etc). 3) Preparu tax beae6t analysis, if approprirtc 4) Meets with lmdowta rod oegoti8tes terms of uammioa hd mast representative billwwdlnllepti8tiolnu- 3) Drafts letter of agrcaneat de6aiog rerpea&e roia of lmd trust and TPL (ic who provida 5tuocing momep l d other rppmpri8te pro~oalr). 6) Prmcquiru propmy or amscnmtion asamat on behalf of land tmst or acquires land jointly with land trust 7) Convqs appropriate ownership interat ta land VlLtt an/or public agency. 3 - - APPENDIX 5 BIBLIOGRAPHYOF REPORTSANDHANDOUTS - - - - - - - - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS AND HANDOUTS - - - .- - APA Zoning News, Parkland and Onen Snace Dedication, October 1990 BNA California, Concern Over Electromagnetic Fields Mav Snawn New Legislative Prooosal, February 4, 1991 BNA California, Selected List of Potential Federal Anencv Grant Source for Carlsbad, February 4, 1991 Carlsbad Journal, On Carlsbad’s Trail Pronosal City of Carlsbad, Agenda Bill No. 10.897, ADDroval of Consultant Agreement for the Design of Larwin Park Project No. 3344, November 6, 1990 City of Carlsbad, Agenda Bill No 10.993. Agreement for the Prenaration of An Onen Space and Conservation Resource Management Plan and Assistance in the Comnletion of the Onen Soace Work Plan, January 15, 1991 City of Carlsbad, Agenda Bill No. 11,098. Work for Comnrehensive General Plan Revision, April 2, 1991 - City of Carlsbad, Agenda Bill No. 11 ,111, Adoption of The Citv of Carlsbad Historic Resource Inventorv, April 16, 1991 - - - City of Carlsbad Growth Management Department, Citv of Carlsbad Growth Management Program Comnrehensive Monitoring ReDort, Accepted by Carlsbad City Council March 26, 1991 City of Carlsbad, Citv of Carlsbad General Plan. Onen Soace and Conservation Element, June 1991 City of Carlsbad, Ordinance No. 9770. Ordinance To Increase the Standards For the Dedication of Land for Park and Recreational Facilities City of Carlsbad, Ordinance No. 9795 Onen Snace Ordinance -. City of Carlsbad, Ordinance No. 9838, Master Plan Communitv Parks Reauirements City of Carlsbad, Ordinance No. NS-127. Interim Onen Snace Ordinance City of Carlsbad Planning Department, Reauest for Professional Consulting Services to Preoare an Onen Snace and Conservation Resource Management Plan, August 2, 1990 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS AND HANDOUTS PAGE TWO I- - - - - - - - - - City of Carlsbad Planning Department, Staff ReDort - Fifteen Percent Onen Soace Performance Standard of Growth Management Plan/Densitv Transfer and Clustering, February 8, 1989 City of Carlsbad Planning Department, Staff ReDort - GPA 90-S - Onen &ace and Conservation Element, June 12, 1991 City of Carlsbad Planning Department, Staff ReDort. Open Snace ReDort, June 27, 1988 County of San Diego Letter, Pronosed Amendment to the Recreation Element of the San Dieao Countv General Plan Regarding Riding and Hiking Trails, January 21, 1991 Dudek and Associates, Carlsbad Trails Feasibilitv Study Engineering and Cost Review, May 28, 1991 (Revised July 3, 1991) Economic Research Associates, ODen &ace Public Financing issues Economic Research Associates, Potential Grant Sources, July 25, 1991 Economic Research Associates, Selected List of Potential Federal Agency Grant Source for Carlsbad, July 25, 1991 Jensen, D.; Tom, M.; Harte, J.; In Our Own Hands: A Stratenv for Conserving Biological Diver&v in California, California Policy Seminar Research Report, 1990 Larabee, M., Carlsbad Journal, Plan Would Save Gnatcatcheis Habitat Larabee, M. Carlsbad Journal, Foundation Pronoses a Pedestrian Boardwalk at Lagoon Los Angeles Times, His Crusade Is To Save the Best of San Marcos - It’s Open Land, Los Angeles Times, Suit Claims Cancer Link to Power Lines, May 30, 1991 Los Angeles Times, Comnromise Ends Fight To Acauire Trail Svstem Land, June 13, 1991 McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, McCutchen Undate, June 14, 1990 Planning (APA), Onen Snace: How to Get It and KeeD It, November 1990 Rails - to Trails Conservancy, Restoring Life to Abandoned Railroad Corridors Round, F., Onen Space Funding and Information Sources, September 7, 1990 - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS AND HANDOUTS PAGE THREE - San Diego Union, Final Frontiers, March 3, 1991 State of California, Office of Planning and Research, Putting Action Into the Onen Snace Element, February 1990 State of California, Recreational Trails Committee, 1991 Trail Conference, January 2,199l - -- - - The Herald (Monterey), Electromagnetic Fields: Concern Mounts that EMF Could Be Dangerous, May 5, 1991 Wallace, Roberts and Todd, City of Carlsbad Trails Feasibility Study, August 1990 Wallace, Roberts & Todd, Scenic Resources Wallace, Roberts & Todd, Pronosal for The City of Carlsbad Onen Snace and Conservation Resource Management Plan, October 5, 1990 Wallace, Roberts and Todd, Trails System ReDort Wallace, Roberts and Todd, Park Planning Issues Wallace, Roberts and Todd, Carlsbad Greenbelt Review - - - -