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Home My WebLink About2001-04-10; City Council; 16149; Out Of State Travel Washington D.C.CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL AB# Id,iLtq TITLE: DEPT. HD. MTG. Li - I6 I?/ REQUEST FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR PLANNING - STAFF TO PRESENT AT THE 2001 NATIONAL AMERICAN CITY ATTY. SHORE AND BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION DEPT. PLN +’ CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council ADOPT Resolution No. dl@ I- 1 10 , APPROVING out-of-state travel for Planning staff to make a presentation at the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) National Conference in Washington DC. 1 ITEM EXPLANATION: Senior Planner Eric Munoz has been invited to make a presentation at the National ASBPA Conference in Washington DC, May 13-16, 2001. The Conference theme is “Partnerships for Integrated Coastal Preservation” and is intended to provide examples and case studies of coastal partnerships throughout the United States. Carlsbad’s presentation will focus on the three lagoons in the city and overview the variety of partnerships that pertain to each lagoon including past accomplishments and future challenges. In developing the topic for the presentation, staff has contacted the organizations that are currently collaborating with the City on various watershed, lagoon or coastal related issues. These include the Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee, the Carlsbad Watershed Network and the Southern California Wetland Recovery Group, San Diego County Task Force. As a result, three letters of support have been generated to support the concept of local exposure of San Diego County wetlands at a national conference. These letters are attached and are from Pam Slater, San Diego County Supervisor; Chairman of the Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee, Regg Antle; and Kim McKee of the California Department of Fish and Game (which owns and/or regulates all coastal lagoons in the state). FISCAL IMPACT: The cost for attendance to this conference is approximately $2,200.00. The funds for the expenses of this trip are available in the Planning Department budget for the Fiscal Year 2000-2001. EXHIBITS: 1. 2. City Council Resolution No. 22co! - //o Letters of Support from Pam Slater, San Diego County Supervisor; Regg Antle, Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee Chairman; and Kim McKee, California Department of Fish and Game. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2o01-110 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR PLANNING STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN SHORE AND BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON mn UL follows: The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as WHEREAS, Senior Planner Eric Munoz has been invited to participate at the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) National Conference in Washington DC regarding the city’s lagoons and the coastal partnerships that affect them; and WHEREAS, the City Council concurs with staffs request to authorize out-of-state travel for Senior Planner Munoz to attend and present at the ASBPA National Conference in Washington DC on May 13-16, 2001. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, as follows: / 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That out of state travel is hereby authorized, in accordance with City policy, for Senior Planner Munoz to attend the ASBPA National Conference in Washington DC, May 13-16, 2001. 3. That the City Council hereby approves the expenditure of approximately $2,200.00, from the Planning Department budget to cover the associated travel costs for this conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City oi Carlsbad on the 10th day of April , 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard and Hall. NOES: None. ATTEST: ww -2- EXHIBIT 2 Serving the communities Of . . Cardiff Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Clairemont De1 Mar De1 Mar Heights De1 Dios Elfin Forest Encinitas Fairbanks Ranch La Costa La Jolla Leucadia Miramar Mira Mesa Mission Beach Navajo Olivenhain Pacific Beach Ranch0 Bernard0 Ranch0 Penasquitos Ranch0 Santa Fe Sabre Springs San Carlos Scripps Ranch January 25,200l PAM SLATER SUPERVISOR, THIRD DISTRICT SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mr. Michael Holzmiller Planning Director City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-73 14 RE: American Shore and Beach Protection Association (ASBPA) Conference in Washington. D.C. Dear Mr. Holzmiller, I am sending this letter in support of Senior Planner Eric Munoz’s presentation at the above referenced conference. The Carlsbad lagoons provide a unique opportunity to highlight the partnerships which have shaped the ecology of the lagoons and which mirror the conference theme - Innovative Partnerships for Coastal Preservation. As a Senior Planner in the City of Carlsbad, Mr. Munoz has a local expertise on the lagoons. Additionally, he has a regional perspective on the relationship of the lagoons to the adjacent shoreline and littoral sand system through his participation on the San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) Regional Beach San Project and the San Diego Task Force of the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project includes the five counties of Southern California - Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego. I will be chairing a meeting of elected officials from the five counties for the Recovery Project in February. The focus of the meeting will be to develop a strategy to bring increased funding to beach, wetlands, and watershed recovery projects in Southern California. The ASBPA conference provides an opportunity to showcase Southern California coastal projects and more specifically, the three Carlsbad lagoons’ unique partnerships as well as their recent accomplishments and future challenges. I strongly urge support of Eric Munoz’s request to attend the ASBPA Conference and his presentation topic. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me or Sachiko Kohatsu of my staff at (619) 531-5533. Sincerely, Solana Beach Supervisor Third District PSlsk COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER 1690 PACIFIC HIGHWAY . ROOM 335 SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-2470 (619) 531.5533 TOLL FREE 800-852-7334 l - c$ Printed on recycled Paper Bueria Vista Lagoon Joint .Powerr Committee January 25,200l Michael Holzmiller City Planning Director 1636 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 RE: CARLSBAD STAFF PRESENTATION AT AMERICAN BEACH AND SHORE PRESERVATION CONFERENCE Dear Mr. Holzmiller: This letter is in support of Carlsbad staff making a presentation to the National American Beach and Shore Preservation conference in May addressing the theme of coastal partnership. As you are aware, the Joint Powers Committee for Buena Vista Lagoon (JPC) represents one of the earlier coastal partnerships in southern California. It is a local partnership amongst the cities and environmentalists to discuss and attempt to manage the Buena Vista Lagoon (BVL). _ We are about to undertake a comprehensive restoration analysis, and will be seeking funding from state and national sources in the two to four year time zone in the future. Putting BVL and its coastal partnership on the national map would be a great service to the lagoon and to the JPC. In summery we support Carlsbad’s efforts to make a presentation at the national American Beach and Shore Preservation conference. CITY OF CARLSBAD 2075 LAS PALMASICARLSBAD, CA 920091 (619) 438-l 161 CITY OF OCEANSIDE 300 N. HILL STREET/OCEANSIDE, CA 92054/(619) 966-4770 CITY OF VISTA 600 EUCALYPTUS AVE./P.O.BOX 19881 VISTA, CA 92083 (619) 726-1340 STATE OF CALIFORNIA-THE RESOURCES AGENCY GRAY DAVIS, Governor DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME South Coast Region 4949 Viewridge Avenue San Diego, California 92123 (858) 467-4201 FAX (858) 467-4239 Michael Holzmiller City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 Dear Mr. Holzmiller, The Department of Fish and Game (Department) would like to support the involvement of your staff in the upcoming national conference regarding shore and beach protection that will be held in Washington, D.C. As you know, the Department is involved in every coastal lagoon in California whether it be in active management as land owner, or providing oversight as resource stewards. Our Carisbad lagoons have a long history of use and planning efforts that need to be shared with other regions within the nation. This conference can also be instrumental in receiving nationwide exposure that will increase our networking capabilities and funding opportunities for necessary projects within our lagoons. The Department is always interested in new information that can help forge more productive partnerships for resource conservation. We look forward to providing comments to your staff for their presentation as well as receiving the results of the conference. It should be very informative. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me at (858) 467-4222 or via e-mail kmckeeca2dfncaoov. Kimberly K. McKee-Lewis Associate Wildlife Biologist Lands Management and Monitoring Program cc: T. Stewart, CDFG, San Diego E. Munoz, City of Carlsbad b