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City of Carlsbad
Planning Department
December 31, 2003
Ladwig Design Group
Bob Ladwig
Suite 300
703 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad CA 92009
RE: CT 99-08 - SPYGLASS II GRASSLAND MITIGATION
Dear Bob:
This letter is in response to the draft status report for the Perennial Grassland Revegetation Project
for CT 99-08, also known as Spyglass II. This is the third status report for the revegetation project.
The results of the survey indicate that the target threshold for establishing native grasslands has not
been met and additional recommendations have been made to establish a grassland habitat. As
stated in the report/the first recommendation of a controlled burn has been met with resistance from
CDFG and the City and should not be considered. The second and third recommendations may not
be appropriate at this time being late in the restoration project. The target threshold that was to be
achieved is a greater than 50% cover of native grasses. The draft report identifies an approximate
cover of 70% of non-native grasses, or 30% native grass cover. Per the Perennial Grassland
Revegetation Plan, "...restoration with container plants will be required to bring coverage up to the
"success" level." At this time it would appear that the proper recommendation would be to plant
container plants to establish the grassland habitat, possibly in concert with recommendation number
two and that the site be irrigated.
At this time I would like to have the biologist and botanist consider the planting of container plants as
the preferred method to establish the grassland habitat with concurrence from the Fish and Game
staff. It is imperative that the habitat be established prior to the end of the revegetation program
rather than the program ending without the mitigation requirement being fulfilled.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please feel free to contact me at (760) 602-4613.
Sincerely,
Van Ltfhch
Senior Planner
VLbd
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