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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): 10 of 64 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. 11 of 64 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. 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