HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-18; Annual Open Space Status Report for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Districts - All); Barberio, GaryTo the members of the:
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March 18, 2021
Council Memorandum
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Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Jeff Murphy, Community Development�ctor
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Memo ID #2021063
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Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager CG-(\,'
Annual Open Space Status Report for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Districts -All)
This memorandum provides a status on the Annual Open Space Status Report for fiscal year (FY)
2019-20.
Background
Beginning FY 2016-17, the City of Carlsbad has produced and made publicly available an Annual
Open Space Status Report (report). This report is completed as a requirement of a settlement
agreement involving a lawsuit related to the 2015 General Plan Update/Climate Action Plan
adoption with North County Advocates. The settlement agreement was approved by the City
Council on March 14, 2017. This report includes an up-to-date open space inventory map and
corresponding table that reports on the amount of designated open space within the city and it
documents any changes to the open space inventory that occurred over the reporting period.
Open space is grouped in the report by the city's 25 Local Facilities Management Zones as well as
categorized by four General Plan open space categories, which are shown below.
1.Preservation of Natural Resources;
2.Managed Production of Resources;
3.Outdoor Recreation; and
4.Aesthetic Cultural and Educational Purposes.
The report provides a brief narrative description of the non-technical changes to open space
acreages that have occurr�d since the previous reporting year. The report will be available to
view on the open space webpage by Monday, March 22, 2021, using the following link:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/parks/open/openspace/default.asp
Discussion
The FY 2019-20 report concluded that only one minor change occurred to a designated open
space area in LFMZ 21 during the FY reporting period. A 0.4-acre site was added to the city's
open space inventory for the preservation of natural resources (Category 1). This resulted in
open space increasing by approximately 0.2% in LFMZ 21, from 118 acres to 118.4 acres. Overall,
open space increased from 9,500.9 acres to 9501.3 acres within the city. There was no
significant percentage change in the city's total open space area from the previous report.
Community Services Branch
Community Development Department
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