HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-16; Parks & Recreation Commission; ; 0919-2 HUB PARK|AGUA HEDIONDA TRAIL
Meeting Date: September 16, 2019
To: Parks & Recreation Commission
From: Kyle Lancaster, & Recreation Director
Staff Contact: Kasia Trojanowska, Parks Planning Manager
kasia. trojanowska@carlsbadca.gov, or 760-434-2838
Subject: Hub Park Lease Property and a Capital Improvement Program Project for Trail
Segment 7C - South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail
Recommended Action
Receive a presentation on the Hub Park Lease property and adding a Capital Improvement
Program Project for Trail Segment 7C – South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail, as identified
in the Carlsbad Trails Master Plan, and recommend adoption of a Resolution by the City Council
Executive Summary
During the city’s Fiscal Year 2019-20 Preliminary Budget review, several community members
requested the city initiate action to develop passive recreational trails and related amenities on
the south shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, specifically at the Hub Park lease property. On
June 18, 2019, during Agenda Item No.5 - Fiscal Year 2019-20 Operating and Capital
Improvement Program Budgets, the City Council approved a minute motion as follows “…that a
report be completed to add Agua Hedionda Trail as a Capital Improvement Project” (Exhibit 1).
In response, staff’s report consists of background information on the Hub Park Lease property
and provides a resolution to add a Capital Improvement Program Project for Trail Segment 7C –
South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail – as identified in the Trails Master Plan.
Discussion
Background
On June 21, 2016, staff presented a report to the City Council on the Hub Park Lease property
(Exhibit 2). The subsections in that report are titled as follows:
• Lease and Property Background
• Analysis
o Opportunities
o Constraints and Challenges
▪ Property Deed Restrictions
▪ Land Use/Zoning Policies, Regulations, and Permits
▪ Environmental Considerations
▪ Physical Considerations
▪ Legal and Lease Considerations
The information within these subsections remains consistent through present day.
According to the minutes of the June 21, 2016 City Council Meeting (Exhibit 3):
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Staff explained that should the Council wish to move forward with adding trail
development within the Hub Park area to the City's current work plan, staff would
recommend the following steps:
• Consider the work at the next Council Goal Setting Workshop (early 2017)
• If after the Workshop, Council decides to move forward, staff would return with a
comprehensive work plan which would include process, schedule and budget
• As part of the process, staff would likely recommend that a Citizens Advisory
Committee be appointed by the Council.”
The minutes of that meeting indicate considerable public comment and City Council discussion
then ensued. At the conclusion of the discussion, the City Council approved a minute motion
which accepted staff's recommendations and requested that staff determine the
appropriate time to assemble the Citizens Advisory Committee.
Capital Improvement Program Project
The City Council did not make the Hub Park Lease property a goal at the referenced Goal
Setting Workshop in 2017 and did not provide direction to staff on this item until its regularly
scheduled meeting on June 18, 2019. At that time, the City Council approved a minute motion
that a report be completed to add Agua Hedionda Trail as a Capital Improvement Project. Staff
therefore prepared the attached Capital Improvement Program Project Charter (Exhibit 4) and
Budget Worksheet (Exhibit 5) for the South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail.
Carlsbad Trails Master Plan
On Aug. 28, 2019, the City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and a
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); approved a related amendment to the
General Plan Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element; and adopted the Carlsbad
Trails Master Plan. The adopted MND and MMRP analyzed trail improvements at a broader,
programmatic level. The Carlsbad Trails Master Plan, Chapter 5 – Trail Development
Implementation, identifies Trail Segment 7C – South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail. The
proposed eight-foot wide recreational trail will lead from a new I-5 bridge crossing to the bluff
top within the Hub Park Lease property, overlooking the lagoon. It will loop around the
Strawberry Fields and open space, providing connection to the south side of Cannon Road
through existing underpasses. The trail program includes decomposed granite surface, trail
edging and basic trailhead amenities, such as trail identification and regulation signs, dog
stations and recycling/trash receptacles.
The proposed trail must undergo project level California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
review in conjunction with the development phase that will determine the final alignment of
the trail. Easements related to trail development are subject to review and approval by San
Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), which may grant ingress/egress from Cannon Road to the Hub
Park Lease property.
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Next Steps
On Sept. 17, 2019, staff will present a report to the City Council, regarding the Hub Park Lease
property and recommend adoption of a Resolution adding a Capital Improvement Program
Project for Trail Segment 7C – South Shore Agua Hedionda Lagoon Trail, as identified in the
Carlsbad Trails Master Plan, and appropriation of the requisite funds.
Exhibits:
1. June 18, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes.
2. June 21, 2016 City Council Staff Report on The Hub Park Lease.
3. June 21, 2016 City Council Meeting Minutes.
4. Capital Improvement Program Project Charter.
5. Capital Improvement Program Project Budget Summary.
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