HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-12-10; City Council; 17008; SCCAT Update on Caulerpa Taxifolia EradicationCITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL
AB# 17,008 TITLE:
MTG. 12-10-02
DEPT. PLN
SCCAT UPDATE ON CAULERPA TAXlFOLlA
ERADICATION AT AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON
DEPT. HD.
CITY ATTY.
CITY ca
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council ACCEPT the update and presentation by SCCAT.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
In June 2002, the City Council approved an Interim Management Plan for Agua Hedionda Lagoon so
that Caulerpa taxifolia eradication could continue with recreational boat use occurring in the Lagoon.
The terms of the Management Plan require that the Southern California Caulerpa Action Team
(SCCAT) provide the City Council with an update on its adequacy and effectiveness by the end of
January 2003. This presentation by SCCAT will satisfy that condition.
The SCCAT presentation will include an update of the most recent surveys performed, implications
of related laboratory tests, a report on the effectiveness of the Interim Plan, and recommendations
for certain changes, and continued use of the Plan for another one-year period.
Prior to this Council presentation, SCCAT conducted a Community Outreach meeting at the Faraday
Center, co-hosted by the City. The outreach meeting occurred on November 13, 2002, from 6-8
p.m. with about 50 citizens/lagoon users in attendance. The primary update elements being
presented to the City Council were disclosed at the community meeting.
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AGENDAITEM # 8 a Mayor
* Hofman Planning CiQCouhEilTER OF TRANSMITTAL
City Manager
City Attorney Associates
Planning Fiscal Analysis Environmental w-k
DATE: December 5,2002
PROJECT: Caulerpa taxifolia Eradication Program
DELIVERED BY: HPA
ATTENTION: Mayor Claude Lewis, Council Member Ann Kulchin, Council
Member Ramona Finnila, Council Member Matt Hall, Council
Member Mark Packard
cc: Eric Munoz w/o attachments
FROM: Bill Hofman
Message:
The following information is being provided to you in advance of the December
10, 2002 City Council meeting:
0 Caulerpa Eradication Efforts Funding Update
0 Spring 2002 Caulerpa Survey Report
This is intended to supplement the information contained in the “SCCAT Briefing
on Caulerpa taxifolia to the City of Carlsbad” binder distributed to you last year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 760.438.1 465 or Eric
Munoz, City of Carlsbad Senior Planner at 602.4608.
BH:SY
5900 Pasteur Court . Ste 150 . Carlsbad . CA . 92008 . 760-438-1 465 . Fax 760-438-2443
Caulerpa taxijolia
ERADICATION PROGRAM
UPDATE
December 2002
Cnulerpa tnxifolin ERADICATION EFFORTS FUNDING UPDATE 2002
When Caulerpa was first discovered in 2000, Cabrillo Power and various government
agencies contributed funding for the eradication efforts. The eradication efforts are
costly and average $1.1 million per year. These initial funding sources were mostly
exhausted by the end of 2001. As a result, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
(AHLF) applied to various state and federal grants for what is now called the Agua
Hedionda Lagoon Caulerpu tuxifilia Eradication Program. Cabrillo Power generously
provided the support and funding necessary for the AHLF to prepare the grant
applications. To date, the AHLF has applied for 7 grants and has been successful in
securing funding from 4 of the grants to date. The 2 most recent grant applications are
still pending. Out of the approved grants, AHLF has had an 80% success rate in
obtaining funding for this eradication program. The grant monies will be applied towards
surveillance/detection/eradication and monitoring of Caulerpa in the Lagoon, treatment,
public outreach and education, and grant administration.
NOAA/Community Based Restoration June 2002
Program $50,000
$1,300,000 December 4,2002 Wetlands Recovery Project
$30,000 June 2002 NOAARishAmerica Foundation
$20,000 June 2002 Five Star Restoration Program
$1,400,000
NFWF Pulling Together Initiative Submitted November 6,
2002. Status Pending. $100,000
$600,000
AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON
CAULERPA TRxlFOLIA ERADICATION PROGRAM
SPRING 2002 REPORT
Merkel& Associates
Historical Distribution of Caulerpa taxifolia in Agua Hedionda
Cumulative distribution of Cuulerpa tuxifilia from June 2000-May 2002. Cuulerpu has not
been found in the west or central basins of the lagoon during this eradication effort
Spring 2002 Update
During the Spring 2002 survey of the entire lagoon, four
small patches of Cauler a taxijolia were found by divers
totaling an area of 5.8 E9 at the locations indicated above.
Cumulative distribution of Cuulerpa (new finds in red)
with 150 ft. buffers drawn around all known finds. This
buffered area is considered the "infestation area". Newly
discovered small patches are typically associated with
previously identified core patches and fall within these