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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-08-06; City Council; Resolution 1541*-.(. ii 2 3 RESOLUTION NO. 1541 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ENDORSING THE RECOMMENDATION TO GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL PARK AND AGUA HEDIONDA PARK IN THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. County has proposed the first steps in an overall implementation of the essential Regional Park Element of the County General Plan by 11 WHEREAS, State and Local research has indicated that the use 13 14 predominantly by persons living outside the County; and WHEREAS, available evidence indicates that Agua Hedionda Park as a part of the State Park System. 2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad endorses the 151 contents of the attached letter to Governor Ronald Reagan from the Comprehensive Planning Organization which explains the need for and International Park will be utilized primarily by non-County these parks, reason for State action being required, and the 16 3.7 19 l8 urgency of the situation. (See copy of letter attached). PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad held on the 6th day of August, xx ' residents; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED 1. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad endorses the recommendation to include Agua Hedionda Park and International Park ! . -. 1 *. 1 1 14 15 E6 317 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 e 1968, by the following vote, to wit: Cas tro. AYES : Councilmen Neiswender, McComas, Dunne, Jardine and NOES : None. ABSENT: None, of the City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, California ATTEST: (SEAL) hlEjUBEK ACLNCICS Carlsbad National City Chrila Virta OCeJnsidC Coronsdo Ssn Uisgo Ci:Y Del hlar San Diego County El Capi San Marcus Escondido 'flSta Imperial Beach Dw. tilghws La Mesa Port Authority /a C' , CHAIRMAN Richard R. Brown Councilman, El Cajon VICE CkIAIR,MAN SECRETARY J.L. Jardine David K. Spcer Councilman, Carlrhad Courtly Engineer July 31, 1968 Attached are copies of letter to Governor Reagan and of the report of the Ad Hoc Regional Parks Planning Committee. These are to accompany the letter mailed July 29 to your city council, requesting adoption of resolution endorsing the content of the letter sent to Gov. Reagan. CHA!fi!,\S P.ick:d R. E:own Cocncilman, El Czjon VICE CtlAlSMtW SECRETARY I.E. lardinc David K. Speer Councilman. Czrlsbad County Engineer July 15, 1963 .. Sail Diego %om~'~:y is bl-essed with an excellent, re1atj.ue.l.y s~og-free climxte, miles of ocean beaches znd n?o.~n-L:ain areas. 7:he population livtiig in th,e San Uewiaxd.i.i~o-S:iv~r~j.~~ mc-l:i-opolitnn coxplex obvi0usI.y has no ocean. for this tj7pe of recreation is be"ie:een the present1.y overcro:;:ded faci1.j.tj.e~ in Los Ai:geI.es and Orange Counties or 'die ocean-oriented facilities i.n San D.i.ego Countj7. \\:it11 the cc~i~pletioil of U .S. 3?5 to f~iI.1 freei<ay staiidar.-ds, it is easy to pred.i.ct which choice the najorj.tj7 of pemons ~5.11 sel.ect. And, while there are ocean beaches and bost3.ng facj.l.ities in the Los Rnge1.e~-Long Reach metm- pol.3.tan complex to serve their population, the total- usable area is 5.nadequat-e Theis choice odate the projected denaixl in the futwe. In addition to' 'these facts, 'ihere j.s another consj.dc~.-at~.on, namely Sail Diego County is bordered on *he south by the Republic of Fiexico. persons ci-ossing the international border at Tijuana-San Ysidro than cross any other international boundary in the world. the United States and Nexico has been accepted to beautify this border. opportunity exists to provide a truly international park on this border that would incl.ude the southestermost tip of the United States. ?%ere are more A grolxing coinmi'hent on the part of . An "he presentation of these facts obviously 11;s a purpose. the state that all of the local govemnents in San Diego County, the cities, the county, and the San Diego Unified Port Distrj-ct have joined tcgt'ther in a joint powers agi-eement for the purpose of planning the fiiture of this comty on a co- opel:atj.ve basis. The Conprehensive Planning Organization, so formed, has worked , dil.igent3.y on the preparation' of a region-wide Cminty Geneml Plan. The Coard of Supervisoi-s adopted this 'Genci-a1 Plan in December of 1967. In this Gcnerc?l Plan there is an extreaely i.mportant recreation element. plan recognizes that the cmnty present1.y has a deficiency of regional. parks to nearly 32,000 acres by 1990. Accordingly the plan as final-1.y adopted recoz- mends the acquisition (if necessary), developnent, maintenance and operat?.on of 37 regional. parks containing 11,133 acres. already in public 02: seini-pub1j.c olmership and wi.11 not need to be purchased. Revel-thcl.ess i.t would be necessary to acquire ahost 6000 acres to fiilly i.np1.e- meat the pl.an to provide parks for. the existing and projected resident popul.ation to the year 1990. The purpose j.s to infoi-m . . . The .estj.mated at some 3500 acres. Vnl.ess action is taken: this deficiency wj.ll. ri.se Fortxnately most of this acreage is It is most important to understand that this pal-k deficiency is based on the local governments' needs to serve the local population. eration the fact that according to State of Gal-ifornia figures, the demnd for parks wjll be created predoainently by people livjng outside of this cosn'q~. It does not take into consid- The. Conprehensive PLann5.ng Organization, representlng a3.1 the cities and the County, . has accepted the cbal.lenge of preparing a program to iinpl.emen'c the Regional Park Pl-an. Funds will be utjlized to acquire a sma3.1 percentage of the total acreage that is needed. zat.ion have sho:;n by their ac'iions 'io date that they are willing to accept the responsib;.lity foi: providing niuc> needed regiozal parks The County?s shax of the Sta"ie Eeacli, Park and Historical Facilities Bond . The .I.ocal. goverrments spcaking through the Comprehensive Planning Org~xi- Bat, the taspayerk OS Sail Diego County are reluctant to accept the full respon- sibLf.i'i-y for pi:ovidring a recreational. progmn for those IAO will be attmcced to this area by ocean-oriented facilities. responsibility for provTding a truly international park to serve those nij.ll.ions of persons fran tl~i-ougl~oa'c the nation vho visit ?;exico each year, \\'e are rehic-hnt to accept the In summary, <?ne Coxprdiensive Planiiing Organjzat3.'on of San Diego Com'cy submits that there is a statewide problem of recj:eation in this Count~7 th~t does not apply in equal portiGn to the other counties e Pl.&nring Oxganization requests that the allocation of the state share of the State Eeach, Park and' Historical Facilities Bond Act be re-exainiiied in light of the evidence presented :i.n thri.s correspondence and that specifics.1l.y the state fuJ.1~ investigate acquirinz, operating and mahtaining txo additional sites, namely the fol:Loxi.ng parks as descri3ed in the Regional- Park E1eaien-L of 'the San Diego County General Plan 1990 : Accoi-dlngly, the Ccmprehensive Agua Eedionda Park - as a v:ater-oriented facility to serve the . Los Angeles-Long Eeach,, San Bernardino-Riveiys ide as well as Sail Diego metropolitan areas. .. International Park - as an ocean-oriented, sceni.c overlook, 5.nl.and watemay, and park facility of international significance and un iqu e h ist or ical and g e ogr aph i ca 1 d is t in ct i on. A'scnse of urgency exists relative to both these pa~ks. Agua Medionila Lagoon is in danger of immediate urSc?ni.zati.on \ihi.ch ~~ou1.d per- manentl_y preclude deve1op;neni: as a park site. A? 'chis very moxen'c, most of the land area proposed to be encoxpassed in International Park is serf oilsly threat- ened by a proposal to excavate the sand and gravel deposits un2er the surface thus creating scars on the natural landscape of this unique site. .. .. Land adjacent to For these reasons your jmmediate consideration of this matter of jmportance to a12 Southeill Californians will be €ully appreciated. Respectfully yoiars, F3B :DCC :mh cc :' Congressmen Lionel. Van Deer]-in, Jmes Be Utt, Bo3 TJilson San Ilkgo .County I)elega"i.on to State Legislature Clerk of State Eegislatxre (Senate and Assenibly) Non~~!an B, L5.vemore, Js:. , Director of the Resoux-ces Agency . Ambassador Raymond Telks of the United States-?lcxic.o Commission for Box-cler Developxen'c and Friendship San Diego Chanber of Corxnerce Touuj.st and Convention Bureau '.* .' Congi-essmen Lionel Van Deeylin, PO EO~ 729, SD9211.2 Bob Kilson, PO Box 469, SD92112 James B. Utt:, 520 Easu Fourth, Tustin, CA 92630 Senators Clair h'. Burgenes:, 239 A St., SD92101. 'Jack Schi:ade, 1350 Front St., Rm 6046, SD92101 James 11. k.ll.s, 3.718 - 39th St., SD92l05 Asseniblymcn Pete Kilson, 530 Broadway, SD92l01 lladie P. Deddeh, 1152 Neluose Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 92011 E. Richard Barnes, 3577 Kenyon St., SD921.1.0 Freclerick James Bear, 4036 - 40th St., SD92105 John Stull, 460 P'arh!ood Lane, Leucadia, CA 92024 Clerk of State Legislature - Senate Clerk of State Legislature - Assembly State Capitol, Sam-anento, Cal-ifornia 95814 State Capitol, Sacl-anento, California 958l4 Noman E. Livemore, Jr., Director of Resources Agency, l41G Ninth Sk. Rm 1311, Sac):amento, California 95814 Ambassador Raymond Tell es, United States-Nexico Commission €or Bo,-der Developnent and Fricndshjp, c/o Department oE State, Washington, I). C. 20520 San Diego Chamber of Commerce, 233 A St., SD92101 S.D. Convenf5on &- Visitors Bureau, 233 A St., SD921.01 bcc : (2) Nr. Charles Porter, City of Sari Dj-ego, Hotel Senator R.I. 321, Sacrancntc, California 95814 County Planning Bepartment -2- 0 June ,, I.$!: 0 .. .. .. -. -. .- . 4 -. .. .. ..