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Regional Open Space
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Meeting 06-07
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Friday, March 3, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.
Mountain View Community Center
201 South Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, California
AGENDA*
9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA—J. Cyr
BOARD BUSINESS
9:05 a.m.* Resource Management Workshop to Conduct Panel Discussion of Selected
Natural Resource Management Programs at Selected Park and Open Space Land
Management Agencies
5:00 p.m.* ADJOURNMENT
*Times are estimated and items may appear earlier or later than listed.
TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: The Chair will invite public comment on agenda items at the time each item is
considered by the Board of Directors. You may address the Board concerning other matters during oral
Communications. Each speaker will ordinarily be limited to three minutes. Alternately,you may comment to the
Board by a written communication,which the Board appreciates.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS MATTERING,PLEASE CONTACT THE DISTRICT CLERK AT(650)691-1200.
NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO MAKE
REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING.
330 Distel Circle • Los Altos,CA 94022-1404 • Phone: 650-691-1200
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Resource Management Workshop Agenda
March 3, 2006
Mountain View Community Center,Room 3
201 S. Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040
9:00 am—5:00 pm
A Panel Discussion of Resource Management Programs from Selected Park and Open
Space Land Management Agencies facilitated by Environmental Science Associates
Coffee and Sign-in 8:45 am
1. Introductions 9:00 am
(15 minutes)
2. Workshop Goals and Procedural Information (15 minutes)
on Natural Resources Programs (NRP): Trends and
3. Panel Discussion
Commonalities (2 V2hours)
0 What is the definition and goal of natural resource management for the agency?
* What are key environmental issues being addressed?
0 What are the latest trends in resource management?
0 How do these land stewards stay current with both science and applied ecological
techniques? How do you use information from research and academia vs.
knowledge gained by observation or on the ground agency experience?
0 Does agency have a plan to enhance and sustain biodiversity as part of its
resource management program?
Lunch (provided)—
4. Organizational Structure (I hour)
0 What is the budget for NRPs and what percent is the NRP budget of the total
budget?
* How many staff and what type of positions work for the NRP? How often does
agency use consultants?
0 How are NRPs organized within the larger land management organization(i.e.
organizational chart, what department(s))?
• What are the most common natural resource program (NRP) elements of these
organizations?
5. Panel Discussion: NR.P Philosophy (1 V2hour)
* How do agencies set priorities and allocate funds between protection of lands
(natural resource programs) and other agency goals such as land purchase, public
access/recreation, facility development, and maintenance/operations? How does
resource management fit within agency's overall strategic plan?
0 How do agencies respond to or prioritize emerging issues and new science in lieu
of keeping with planned natural resource projects and objectives?
0 (If there is time) How do agencies maintain focus on resource management
program goals in light of changing budgets and staff?
Break— (15 minutes)
6. Selected Case Studies (I hour)
0 Brief overview of selected practice areas (i.e. sustaining biodiversity, invasive
species, grassland management, water quality)
0 Specific Case Studies demonstrating success in resource management techniques
7. Open Q & A (30 minutes)
The meeting will close at 5:00 p.m. Reception to follow.
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Inventing Ecological Restoration Technologies
The tale of two agencies, when there's a need for speed to acquire
successful weed management and/or Ecological Restoration
technologies, for projects with hard deadline.
The "Need for Speed" can be translated into a "Desire-Level", where the agency makes the
necessary investment to acquire as quickly as possible, the successful technologies they need to
meet their weed management and/or ecological restoration deadlines.
The first agency the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has set the deadline of
2012 for lowering State-wide the amount of roadside herbicide use by 80%;plus the two counties,Humboldt and
Santa Cruz, have already been set at zero herbicide use now. Unfortunately, no successful technologies useful
on a state-wide basis, is currently available to achieve that purpose, or has been invented yet.
The second agency, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Mid-Pen) manages about 50,000
public acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains,whose native grass,herbaceous native perennial and native annual understory
was catastrophically ally removed by grazing 100-200 years ago.
The native plant understory is either absent or is covered with European exotics,and either condition
allows for the colonization of new invasive plant invaders into the already weakened ecosystems. The latest new
Invader is the False Brome, which has the potential of covering most of Mid-Pen's ace eventually,and some
successful method of managing this weed must be invented:immediately. Fortunately, the agency has made a
commitment to invest at least a million dollars to manage this new weed, but which of the possible avenues
will the agency take to get the successful technologies they need?
Copyright 0 2006, all rights reserved, including the web by Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333
Box 609, Redwood City, California 94064 USA
DESIRE LEVEL = ZERO.) TRY AND INVENT THE TECHNOLOGIES IN-HOUSE or search
for Public Domain technologies in use by other Agencies...no extra money or only a small amount
of money invested and usually no time frame for success. Most government agencies try and invent
in-house,the successful Ecological Restoration and weed management technologies they desperately need to do their
job. Or a search is undertaken among other land-management agencies, to see if there are any successful Public
Domain technologies available. Unfortunately neither of these plans,ever seems to work.
The second problem, is that innovations in weed management, or new processes to convert weed
arras back to local native self-maintaining ecosystems, haven't been seen as "Inventions", but
rather free technologies. Successful weed management or restoration technologies haven't been seen in having
intellectual property values in themselves,or not before my paper was published in 2001 in the journal ECOLOGICAL
RESTORATION (Univ. or Wisconsin Press), No. 19, V. 2,pages 70-71.
Most government agencies desperately need the technologies invented by the private sector, and
easily transfer successful professional Ecological Restoration processes to their agencies. Unfortunately,that door had
been shut so far, in that no government agency has established any legal framework to license any Ecological
Restoration or weed management technologies from private inventors.
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The transfer of successful weed management and E clog Re t m
private inventors to government agencies, in the future,should be as common-place as government agencies
licensing computer operating systems and programs for their office computers from Bill Gates.
DESIRE LEVEL = 1.) VOLUNTEERS, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS or ACCIDENTAL
INVENTORS, Zero or less than $500,000 annually Invested and no time frame for success.
Unlikely this me" will ever invent any successful technologies useful on any large scale.This process means going
over the same areas year-after-year, usually using public-domain technologies, by hand.
Universities obtain grants to invent new Ecological Restoration or weed management technologies for a government
agency. Sometimes part of the grant goes to students,with the expectation that if any new inventions are made, the
student will give the invention to the University for free. In the past, students have not been advised, if they make a new
invention in Ecological Restoration or weed management science, that it may have a very valuable patentable and
licensable value.
Volunteer efforts lack any framework for inventing efficiency or innovation,and even if innovation would accidentally
occur,there's no economic incentive,or framework to patent the invention,or license that invention from the individual.
DESIRE LEVEL = 2.) UNIVERSITY GRANTS, $500,000 to $3 million or more Invested, but no
time frame for an actual new Invention in technologies. University grants are usually just rehashing
whatever public domain technologies exists in the literature,or test whatever public domain technologies are available
from the commercial sector. For ecological restoration,so far, no university grants have ever invented anything that
would be such an advance in Ecological Restoration technologies, that it would be patentable.
All grants to Universities lack any framework for inventing efficiency or innovation,and even if innovation would
accidentally occur,there's no economic incentive,or framework to license that invention from the grantee. The grantors
are making the error,in thinking that in giving the grant, they are going to end up with a license-free invention that they
can use on a larger scale within their agency, which almost never occurs.
DESIRE LEVEL = 3) ANNUAL CONTEST with a SMALL DEGREE of INNOVATION, at least
$500,000 Is Invested. Agency needing new weed control or Ecological Restoration technologies,sponsors contest.
The annual contest could offer a place where various Inventors can show how their new technologies
perform. However,if the contest was just to showcase public domain technologies,or technologies that are not
innovative enough to file a patent,and no dim was no offer to license technology from winner, then the contest
sponsor should only expect a small degree of innovation to be present. Sponsor is expecting to use the technology for
the cost of prize.
An annual contest to conduct Ecological Restoration or innovative weed management on a new wood like False Brome,
or to convert highway roadside vegetation back to local native self-maintaining ecosystems,could be an easy way for
an agency to "test drive" the various technologies and innovations offered by the Ecological Restoration professionals,
by setting up small-scale test plots that have to perform to a particular standard within a specified amount of time.
However, the lack of a license-framework and the expectation that the contest-provider will get the technology for the
cost of the prize,doesn't offer enough economic incentives to get significant innovations or inventions put forward.
Unfortunately with this format, there may be many years of no winners of the prize,because the really successful
inventions and innovations will be waiting for a more significant economic incentive,like a licensing fee.
DESIRE LEVEL = 4) ANNUAL CONTEST with a HIGH DEGREE of INNOVATION, at least
$2,000,000 is Invested, and annual attempts am made by various inventors, to offer new
technologies, using trade secret or patented technologies.
Along with a $1 million dollar prize, an additional $1 million dollar contract by the sponsor, to
license or use the technology on a large-scale from the winner.
An annual contest, to conduct Ecological Restoration or innovative management of a new weed, like
False Brame,or to convert highway roadside vegetation back to local native self-maintaining ecosystems,could be an
easy way for an agency to"test drive" the various technologies and innovations offered by the Ecological Restoration
professionals, by setting up very small-scale test plots that have to perform to a particular standard within a specified
amount of time.
The framework of a license-contract for the winner and the expectation that the winner will get a prize as well as a
license-contract may offer enough economic incentives to encourage significant innovations or inventions to come
forward.
DESIRE LEVEL = 5) SBIR-STYLE GRANTS, about a $1,000,000 Is invested, with a three year
time frame, to invent a patentable new technology, the U.S. Federal model, to get a patent for the
new technology you Invent for the agency.
SBIR means "Small Business Innovative Research, and the U.S. Federal government budgets $2 billion a
year for that program. These giants have been offered every year since 1980 by the various Federal agencies,and
occasionally one or two have been issued for inventing new Ecological Restoration or weed management technologies.
The grants are two-phased, with the Phase One grant of $100,000, where you show that your idea has
possibilities,and you prove it within six months. When the Phase One results look good, then a two-year Phase
Two grant of $790,000 is offered, with the expectation that at the end of Phase Two, you will have invented a new
technology so innovative,that you can file a US Patent on it.
The under the Federal SBIR program,the granting agency requires that you license back your patent without any fees,
but you are able to license your patent to others. The SBIR-style grant is a solid framework for inventing efficiency and
innovation,economic incentives exist,and there's a provision for licensing.
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Regional Open Spu,.e
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
February 28, 2006
Board Members,
Enclosed, please find advanced materials for you to review for our upcoming Resource
Management Workshop on March 3, 2006. The Workshop will be held at the Mountain
View Community Center, Room 3 located at 201 S. Rengstorff Ave in Mountain View.
The Workshop will commence at 8:45 a.m. for coffee and sign-in and the agenda will
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begin at 9 a.m. There will be a break for lunch (provided), a break in the afternoon, and
the Workshop will finish at approximately 5 p.m. Please plan to attend the reception
followingthe Workshop from 5 to 6 p.m. at the CommunityCenter. Your presence at the
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The materials included herein are as follows:
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List of Panelists li is
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• Panel Agency Profiles
• Resource Management 5-Year Strategic Plan
• Resource Management Budget Information including from FY 04-05 to the
proposed Resource Management Budget for FY 06-07 as discussed with the
Administration and Budget Committee on 2/23/06
If you have any logistical questions about the event, please contact Michelle Jesperson
via phone or email at:
Phone: 650-691-1200
Email: mien ep rsongopenspace.org
Sincerely,
Michelle Jesperson
Management Analyst
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Resource Management Workshop
March 3, 2006
List of Panelists and Agencies Represented
Ron Stewart, Director
Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Therese Glowacki, Resource Management Division Manager
Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Jack Kenny, Chief of Park Operations
East Bay Regional Park District
Joe Didonato, Stewardship Manager
East Bay Regional Park District
Brian O'Neill, Superintendent
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Susan Gardner, Site Stewardship Director
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Mark Swezy,Natural Resource Specialist
Marin Municipal Water District
Lisa Killough, Director
Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation
Don Rocha,Natural Resource Program Supervisor
Santa Clara County Parks &Recreation
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
February 25, 2003
Final
Summary
The purpose of the Resource Management Strategic Plan is to identify and implement high priority
resource management goals over the next five years to ensure the long-term protection of natural and
cultural resources on District preserves. This plan will be used to direct and focus resource management
activities and, specifically, will be used to develop resource management annual work plans and
budgets. The plan describes seven goals that will be the focus of resource management work over the
next five years and provides worktables describing the specific activities that will be undertaken to meet
these goals.
Several assumptions were made during preparation of the Strategic Plan. The first year under this plan
will be the fiscal year starting April 2003. To implement this plan, we estimate we will need a minimum
average of IS per cent annual growth over 5 years for materials, consultants, contractors, and staff time.
The growth projections will be met either by an increase or reassignment of budget funds and by
gradually adding new staff, or reassigning existing staff. These estimates are based on the overall level
of effort for all projected activities rather than on a goal-by-goal basis. In year one,the assumption is
that fund and labor requirements will not change from the current condition. Several of the activities in
the Strategic Plan are either ongoing or have been initiated in recent years. By including them in the
Strategic Plan, their ongoing priority is recognized and they will be coordinated with new activities.
The Board will approve and maintain District resource management policies, review and approve
periodic Strategic Plans, and set annual resource management priorities through the review and approval
of Action Plan and Budget.
The staff will implement Board-approved resource management policies and action plans using best
practices and up-to-date methods, and make daily decisions regarding resource management.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 1
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
Introduction
The Resource Management Five-Year Strategic Plan contains seven resource management goals, which
are grouped into three general categories as shown in Table 1: planning,protection/restoration, and
other specific resource management practices. This strategic plan places an emphasis in the early years
on planning activities,which will provide important information and data on which to base subsequent
resource management decisions. The Strategic Plan will guide the preparation of the annual Action Plan
and Budget.
For each of the seven goals, specific implementation measures are listed for completion within the next
five years. Also, preliminary recommendations are made for staff roles and necessary tools (such as
training or equipment)." In parentheses after each goal heading, a reference is made to the original
resource management policies.
The Planning and Operations Departments will be primarily responsible for the implementation of the
Strategic Plan. The Planning Department will gather the initial information and provide either
construction details for specific projects or guidance for overall preserve plans or District-wide
activities. Operations Department staff will implement specific plans and initiate projects in the field.
Many of the projects and plans can be incorporated into routine maintenance and operation. The
Resource Management Specialist will take the lead in developing specific resource management
practices.
Worktables will be prepared in response to the Strategic Plan, and will list specific projects to be
undertaken for each goal with a schedule indicating the estimated timetable. Resource management is
not an exact science. Some methods or techniques will be experimental. Adjustments are expected as
the program develops, especially in the later years when more information has been collected. Future
events such as land purchases or the potential coastal annexation may require modifications to this
Strategic Plan. This Plan is a working document that must have flexibility to respond to immediate high
priority needs such as responding to feral animal populations or new disease outbreaks. Actions taken
under this plan and written implementation measures and worktables will be revised as necessary.
Implementation of the Strategic Plan will require balancing resource management goals with other goals J
of the District including acquisition, recreation, public safety, education and historic preservation.
When resource management goals potentially conflict with other goals, Board and staff will work
together to insure informed decision-making is consistent with the District's Basic Policy.
On an annual basis, staff will provide a written report and presentation to the Board summarizing
progress on the Strategic Plan for the previous year. This update will be in conjunction with the annual
Action Plan.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 2
Background
In 1994, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors adopted a comprehensive
set of Resource Management Policies. These policies serve as the foundation of the District's resource
management program by outlining a wide range of goals and policies necessary to ensure the long-term
protection of natural and cultural resources on District preserves. In 1996,the Resource Management
Specialist position was created to coordinate the resource management program, placing particular
emphasis on goals related to ecological restoration and habitat management.
Over the past three years, a workgroup of staff from the Planning and Operations Departments met to
evaluate the District's progress in responding to the resource management policies, and to chart a course
for the future. In the five-year history of the resource management program, the District made great
strides in combating non-native invasive plants, initiating in-house Geographic Information System
(GIS) capabilities, controlling feral pigs, and developing a grassland management and monitoring
program, among many other accomplishments. The workgroup identified a need'to expand the resource
management program to further address the challenges of managing and restoring complex ecosystems
as the system of open space preserves continues to grow.
The workgroup determined that the Strategic Plan should be used to guide the near-term growth of the
resource management program by:
• Outlining the District's highest priority goals and objectives related to resource protection;
• Establishing priorities for new projects,policies, and procedures;
• Guiding the development of annual work programs and budgets; and
• Identifying staffing needs necessary to achieve the District's resource management goals.
To develop the plan, the staff workgroup first ranked the Resource Management Policies in terms of
their importance in achieving a key component of the District's mission statement: "to protect and
restore the natural environment." Next, the workgroup evaluated the current resource management
program to identify existing resource management practices and projects that should be continued, as
well as current program needs. From these exercises, the workgroup developed the recommendations
contained in this draft and organized as seven resource management goals:
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 3
Table 1. Resource Management Goals
Five—Year Strategic Plan
PLANNING GOALS
1. Adopt a Resource Management Planning Process
2. Develop a Resource Inventory Mapping System Using Geographic Information
System (GIS)and Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology
3. Prepare Resource Management Plans for Key Open Space Preserves and High
Priority Sites to Address Specific Resource Management Issues or Critical
Issues
PROTECTION AND RESTORATION GOALS
4. Protect and Enhance Natural Biodiversity and Habitat for Special Status Species
of the District's Preserves
5. Restore Seriously Disturbed or Degraded Sites to Natural Conditions, Including
Removal of Invasive Non-Native Species
SPECIFIC PRACTICES
6. Protect Resources through Continued Compliance with Environmental
Regulations, Standards and Practices
7. Use Best Management Practices to Protect Natural Resources
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 4
Goal 1
Adopt a Resource Management Planning Process
(Resource Management Policy 2.1)
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Objective
• Take a broad-based approach to resource planning that identifies natural and cultural resources,
evaluates resource conditions, assesses resource management opportunities and constraints, balances
resource protection with public use, and analyzes the level of use and management that can be
sustained based upon District staff and funds.
Implementation
1. Create a Site Assessment Checklist for use on existing lands and when acquiring property or
entering into management agreements to identify issues that may affect use and management
including, but not limited to, opportunities and constraints for resource management and public
access. Include roads and trails among other Site Assessment Checklist topics.
2. Amend the District's Open Space Use and Management Planning Process to emphasize the need for
timely resource inventories and associated resource management planning and monitoring activities
to ensure that public use of District lands is compatible with long-term resource protection
3. Establish criteria to prioritize resource planning activities and determine when resource management
plans are developed through the master planning process and when they are more appropriately
developed as stand-alone or site-specific plans, for example, to address a priority issue such as
endangered species habitat protection.
4. Prepare subject-specific resource management policies and guidelines as an integral part of the
planning process. Work with the Board to identify and prioritize policies for development. Potential
topics include ecological succession/ecosystem representation, Sudden Oak Death, agriculture,
grazing, fisheries, and water quality, for example. Attention will be given to policies and guidelines
that are deemed the highest priority by the Board.
5. Create procedures to facilitate inter-departmental coordination and determine the roles of planners,
the Resource Management Specialist and field staff in developing resource management plans and
guidelines.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 5
Staff Roles and Tools
• Lead Staff—Planning Department will develop the resource management planning process,
guidelines, and procedures. Staff will utilize resource management consultants when appropriate.
• Supporting Staff—Acquisition and Operations Departments, including the Resource Management
Specialist and Area Superintendents, will review and advise on the amended planning process,
guidelines, and procedures.
0 Board of Directors—New or amended planning processes and guidelines will be presented to the
Board of Directors for review.
Work Products and Deliverables
• A comprehensive Site Assessment Checklist to identify planning, management, maintenance, safety,
and resource issues on District lands.
• Amended Use and Management Planning Policies.
• Staff procedures to coordinate resource planning and management activities.
• Criteria to identify and prioritize need for resource management planning on District lands.
• A prioritized list of policies to be formulated.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 6
Goal
Develop a Resource Inventory Mapping System Using
Geographic Information System (GIS) and
Global Positioning System (GPS)Technology
(Resource Management Policy 2.1)
The Planning Department has already started utilizing GIS and GPS technology in support of specific
planning and resource management projects. Including this goal in the five-year strategic plan
formalizes the application of GIS and GPS to the District's resource management program, and outlines
specific actions to develop a District-wide regional resource inventory.
Objectives
• Enhance the District's capabilities to utilize GIS as a tool to organize,analyze, and display regional
and site-specific information about the natural and cultural resources on District lands
• Develop procedures to incorporate resource data into the District's GIS that are generated during
planning and resource management projects by staff or consultants; shared by other agencies; and
collected in the field with GPS.
Implementation
1. Using the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) initial study checklist as a guide, identify
GIS data needed to support planning and resource management decisions;prioritize data based on
the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
2. Research the availability of key natural and cultural resource data, and develop a plan to incorporate
them into GIS format. For example, convert paper maps from docent files or species surveys into
GIS format, download key GIS data from resource agencies, and require that consultants provide
relevant data in GIS format.
3. Compile the maps and data into a GIS Resource Inventory database. Organize the data layers into a
clearinghouse for use by all staff and eventually the public to access regional and site-specific
information about the District's natural and cultural resources.
4. Plot a series of 1:24,000 scale maps showing key natural and cultural resources on District lands.
(Potential GIS map layers include vegetation; sensitive plant and animal habitats; geology/ soils;
hydrology; aerial imagery; cultural resources; non-native invasive species; Sudden Oak Death sites;
and areas rooted by feral pigs.)
5. Provide training to staff to more effectively utilize GIS to analyze resource planning and
management issues. For example, use GIS terrain modeling to identify the potential for
sedimentation to occur in anadramous fish-bearing streams.
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6. Develop and maintain a GIS Data Catalog to describe all of the data layers in the District's GIS, and
develop and maintain GIS metadata according to National GIS Data Committee standards to
document the District's data.
7. Develop a GPS Data Dictionary and a species observation form to facilitate collection of resource
data in the field by District staff. Coordinate GPS training to ensure that staff is proficient with GPS
mapping technology.
8. Coordinate with staff and consultants to ensure that resource information collected during planning
and resource management projects are compatible with the District's GIS. Digitize or otherwise
incorporate data into District's GIS.
Staff Roles and Tools
Lead Staff—Planning Department will develop and maintain the GIS resource database, produce the
resource maps, and coordinate training in the use of GIS/GPS mapping techniques.
Consultants—May conduct specific inventories for species or resources that are poorly documented;
will provide data in GIS format or in manner that facilitates entry into GIS.
Necessary tools— GIS image processing software for scanning paper maps into GIS format, and a
Trimble GeoExplorer III GPS unit(s) for use by supporting departments to assist in collection of
resource data in the field.
Work Products and Deliverables
0 Prioritized list of data needs.
0 District-wide Resource Inventory Database containing data layers for geology/soils;
watersheds/hydrology; plant communities; sensitive plant/animal habitats; cultural resources; threats
to biodiversity; and recent aerial imagery.
0 1:24,000 scale map library displaying information from Resource Inventory Database.
0 Data Catalog describing District's GIS data layers.
0 Procedures manual for updating GIS database with new data (from consultants, resource agencies, or
GPS).
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 8
Goal 3
Prepare Resource Management Plans for Key Open Space Preserves and
Other High Priority Sites
(Resource Management Policy 2.2)
Objective
• Preserve the long-term integrity of the District's natural and cultural resources through the
development of preserve or site-based resource management plans that address specific resources
and management needs.
Implementation
1. Work closely with consultants to prepare comprehensive resource management plans in conjunction
with the master plan projects that are underway for Sierra Azul, Bear Creek Redwoods, and La
Honda Creek Open Space Preserves.
2. Coordinate with Operations and Acquisition Departments to utilize the Site Assessment Checklist
shortly after lands are acquired to inventory significant resources, identify issues, and outline the
anticipated benefit of the identified resource management projects, including the potential impacts
that would result if resource management action is delayed or does not occur.
3. Based on criteria established in Goal 1, prepare a list of existing land in need of resource inventory
and assessment. Prioritize and set a schedule for resource planning to address issues. Update list
and schedule periodically.
4. Conduct resource studies or assessment projects such as road and trail assessments or vegetation
studies to facilitate resource management planning on District lands.
5. Prepare resource management plans for sites with high priority or urgent resource protection issues,
to supplement the existing preserve Use and Management plans. (Examples of priority resource
issues include potential sedimentation into El Corte de Madera Creek and habitat enhancement
within the Guadalupe River watershed.)
Staff Roles and Tools
• Lead Staff—Planning Department will manage the master planning process; coordinate regional
resource inventory projects; and will prepare site-specific resource management plans. The Resource
Management Specialist will coordinate species-specific surveys. Planning, Operations, and
Acquisition Departments will utilize the Site Assessment checklist to identify urgent resource
protection issues or the need for further studies.
• Supporting Staff—Acquisition Department staff, the Resource Management Specialist, and area
superintendents will lend their expertise in preparing resource management plans, particularly
regarding the feasibility of implementing the plans.
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• Consultants—Will assist staff in the preparation of master plans and may provide expertise on key
issues, or prepare inventories or Resource Management Plans.
• Board Committees will review Master Plans and Resource Management Plans prepared by staff and
consultants, and will make recommendations to the full Board of Directors. The full Board will then
approve final Master Plans and Resource Management Plans.
Work Products and Deliverables
• Resource Management Plans for Sierra Azul, Bear Creek Redwoods, and La Honda Creek Open
Space Preserves.
• Prioritized list of lands in need of resource inventory and assessment.
0 Resource Inventory and Assessment reports for priority lands.
• District-wide vegetation classification maps.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 10
Goal 4
Protect and Enhance Natural Biodiversity and Habitat for Special Status Plant
and Animal Species of the District's Preserves
(Resource Management Policies 4.3,5.2,5.3, 5.4)
Objectives
• Inventory,protect and enhance native populations of plants and animals to preserve the natural
biodiversity of the District's preserves.
• Inventory and map special status plant and animal species and their habitats at each preserve and
prepare habitat protection and enhancement plans for special status species on District lands.
As public access improvements are planned during the process described under Goal 1, the biodiversity
of the District's preserves will be assessed and protected. The mapping processes in Goal 2 will also
assist in biodiversity protection by mapping valuable wildlife habitats, such as wildlife movement
corridors, watering sources, and sensitive nesting areas; unique plant communities, such as wetlands,
serpentine grasslands and riparian corridors; and other special landscape features such as cliffs and talus
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slopes.
For purposes of this plan, native plants and animals are defined as those species that were present in the
Santa Cruz Mountains region of California prior to the large scale development of the American
continent by European humans after 1769. Generally, these native species are more integrated with
local natural conditions, support complex ecological systems and are more sustainable. Land
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development and introduction of new species will continue in areas surrounding open space preserves,
therefore complete reservation of prior conditions is not always possible. An emphasis will be laced
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on controlling those species that are invasive—those that take over large areas and reduce biodiversity.
At some locations, non-native species may be maintained on preserves where they provide an historic or
aesthetic value or otherwise meet the mission of the District. An example would be the historic
vineyards at Picchetti Ranch.
Enhancement i defined a an activity to increase the number of native species or the amount of their
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habitat above existing levels. Enhancement activities are generally taken when disturbed conditions are
returned to natural conditions or when an opportunity is provided for increasing population numbers or
habitat area for rare species. A decision to increase a population must take into account the carrying
capacity of the land and the potential for effects on other species. The cyclical patterns of populations
must also be considered. A decision to introduce or reintroduce populations of rare species into a
currently unpopulated area will require review by the Board.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page I
Implementation
1. Monitor the status of wildlife populations of significant value.
2. Protect sensitive biological areas.
3. Identify special status species and their habitats.
4. Conduct protection or restoration work to promote healthy special status species populations.
5. Monitor status of special status species and collect relevant information.
6. Provide training to staff on identifying and avoiding impacts to special status species.
Staff Roles and Tools
0 Lead Staff—Resource Management Specialist will coordinate species surveys, habitat restoration,
and develop monitoring programs.
0 Supporting Staff—Planning Department will prepare preserve-wide inventories and plans, and
incorporate wildlife and vegetation studies into resource management plans. Operations Department
field staff will assist in the collection of baseline data, implement restoration work, coordinate
contractors, and conduct monitoring.
0 Consultants—May survey for special status species and make recommendations regarding habitat
protection and enhancement.
0 Training—Will be provided to Planning and Operations Department staff on identifying and
avoiding impacts to special status species.
Work Products and Deliverables
• Monitoring programs for wildlife of significant value.
• Information tables, survey reports, and maps of special status species and their habitats on District
preserves.
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Goal 5
Restore Disturbed or Degraded Sites to Natural Conditions, Including Removal
of Invasive Non-Native Species
(Resource Management Policies 3.1,4.2,6,8.1,9.1)
Objectives
• Identify disturbed or degraded conditions that adversely affect watersheds and natural resource
biodiversity on existing preserves and new acquisitions.
• Remove or control invasive non-native species on District lands
• Restore sites to minimize the effects of erosion and to prevent the invasion of non-native species.
• Prevent or limit new outbreaks of invasive species.
Restoration is defined as restoring a site to natural conditions. This can either be to natural conditions
that existed prior to human disturbance, or could be conditions supporting diverse native plant and
animal species adapted to the existing features of the site.
Disturbed or degraded sites are those that have been altered so as to no longer support diverse native
plant and animal species in a sustainable manner.
Implementation
l. Inventory disturbed or degraded conditions of natural resources during acquisition and preliminary
Use And Management planning. These conditions can include, but are not limited to, former
structure sites, abandoned roads, off-road vehicle areas, illegal trails, dumpsites, quarries, gun
ranges, graded areas, and landings.
2. Determine priorities for restoration of currently identified disturbed or degraded areas on new
acquisitions, and newly discovered disturbed or degraded areas on existing preserves.
3. Monitor progress and analyze methods used in restoring sites through the use of pre-project and
post-project photographs and surveys. Adapt restoration techniques as necessary and apply
successful techniques to other sites.
4. Use education and enforcement to manage visitor impacts to natural resources.
5. Utilize restoration techniques to mitigate encroachments that have disturbed or degraded District
land.
6. Inventory invasive non-native species and continually monitor for new outbreaks.
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7. Continue to control or eradicate non-native plants based on the Invasive Exotic Plant inventory
(Kan, 1997) and Monitoring of High Priority Weed Sites (Kan, 2001).
8. Determine feasibility of controlling populations of non-native, invasive species.
9. Continue the feral pig control program and coordinate a regional control effort with other public
agencies and District neighbors.
10. Follow guidelines for long-term weed control on all sites where invasive plants have been removed.
11. Continue use of prescribed fire as a management tool to reduce non-native plant populations.
12. Coordinate invasive control programs with neighboring property owners.
13. Work with the Weed Management Areas of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties,the Santa Cruz
Mountains Bioregional Council, and other related agencies and organizations on regional invasive
species control efforts.
Staff Roles and Tools
• Lead Staff—Resource Management Specialist will coordinate restoration efforts and invasive
control, and serve as liaison with local agencies, organizations and neighbors.
• Supporting Staff—Field staff will implement restoration and control efforts, assist in identification
of disturbed or degraded sites, and monitor changed conditions primarily through the field staffs
Resource Management Days and by directing special work crews, such as volunteers and
contractors. The Planning Department will assist in identification of disturbed or degraded
conditions and sites, and priorit ization, including regional efforts and GPS mapping. The
Acquisition Department will coordinate mitigation of encroachment-related degradation of natural
resources.
• Contract Labor, Consultants and Volunteers—Contract labor and consultants may design and restore
sites. Volunteers and other labor, such as the California Conservation Corps and California Youth
Authority, will be used to control invasive plants and perform other restoration activities.
Work Products and Deliverables
0 Criteria for prioritizing restoration of disturbed and degraded areas.
0 Lists of areas currently under restoration and successful restoration methods.
0 Updated inventory of invasive species and feasible control methods.
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Goal 6
Protect Resources through Continued Compliance with Environmental
Regulations and Standards
(Resource Management Policy 2.5)
Objectives
• Develop systematic procedures for evaluation and monitoring of projects pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and where applicable,the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA).
• Conduct management and stewardship activities, and implement public access improvements
consistent with the California Stormwater Best Management Practice Handbook,published by the
State Water Resources Control Board.
• Conduct management and stewardship activities, and implement public access improvements
consistent with the Bay Area 2000 Clean Air Plan (2000 CAP), prepared by the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District.
• Collaborate with resource agencies, environmental organizations, and local communities to develop
and implement resource protection practices.
Implementation
1. Monitor projects and activities and provide reports as necessary to comply with environmental
regulations, project mitigation measures, and permits.
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of resource protection standards and practices and adapt Best
Management Practices.
3. Utilize the G1S resource inventory database (see Goal 2) for baseline information when evaluating
the environmental effects of a project or activity.
4. Use the Site Assessment Checklist(see Goal 1) to identify resource protection issues.
5. Collect and update information regarding environmental issues that affect the region as well as
District lands.
6. Ensure that District staff receives training regarding environmental regulations and standards,
permitting requirements, and monitoring techniques.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 15
Staff Roles and Tools
0 Lead Staff—Planning Department will develop environmental review procedures and ensure that
public access improvements are planned and implemented consistent with environmental
regulations.
0 Supporting Staff—Field staff will conduct management and stewardship activities in compliance
with environmental regulations and required mitigation measures.
0 Board of Directors—Staff will present environmental (CEQA or NEPA) documents to the Board for
their certification as required.
Work Products and Deliverables
• Environmental permitting and procedures manual.
• Periodic training to staff about updates in environmental laws, regulations, and permit requirements.
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Goal 7
Use Best Management Practices to Protect Natural Resources
Objective
Use Best Management Practices in all maintenance activities to support natural resource goals,
particularly to minimize road and trail erosion.
Implementation
1. Develop Best Management Practices for routine maintenance activities, including disking of fuel
breaks, road grading, and standards for trimming branches, removing trees, transplanting, and other
vegetation management techniques.
2. Develop a maintenance plan for roads, trails, culverts, and other improvements at each preserve to
minimize erosion and sedimentation.
3. Periodically review Best Management Practices.
Staff Roles and Tools
0 Lead Role—Planning Department artment will coordinate development of the Standard Details and
Specifications Handbook. Operations Department staff and the Resource Management Specialist
will develop a field manual of Best Management Practices for routine maintenance and repair
activities and a maintenance plan for roads, trails, culverts, and other improvements at each preserve
to minimize erosion and sedimentation.
• Supporting Staff—Resource Management Specialist will advise staff on effects of various methods.
Operations Department staff will maintain roads and trails and will assist in the development of
specifications for public access improvements.
• Training—Field Staff will be trained in the implementation of Best Management Practices.
Work Products and Deliverables
+ Standard Details and Specifications Handbook.
• Field manual of Best Management Practices for routine maintenance activities.
• Maintenance plan for roads, trails, culverts, and other improvements at each preserve.
DRAFT Resource Management Strategic Plan Page 17
Resource Management Strategic Plan
Glossary of Terms
Biodiversity The full range of variety and variability within and among living
organisms,and the ecological complexes in which they occur; it
encompasses ecosystem or community diversity,species
diversity,and genetic diversity.
Data Catalog A reference document that describes all available data layers in
a GIS,including a summary of their source,scale,and intended
purpose.
Data Dictionary Information that describes features located in the field. This
description includes feature names,data type(point,line,or
area),attribute names,attribute types,and attribute values.After
being created on a computer,a data dictionary is downloaded
into a GPS and used to facilitate the collection of field data.
Degraded/Disturbed Sites that have been altered so as to no longer support diverse
native plant and animal species in a sustainable manner.
Enhancement An activity to increase the number of native species or amount
of their habitat above existing levels
Geographic Information System(GIS) A computer program used to store,analyze,and display spatial
information. Each geographic feature in a GIS is linked to a
database that contains information about that feature.
Global Positioning System(GPS) A constellation of 24 high-orbit satellites that provide position
coordinates to ground-based receivers. GPS receivers are used
to locate accurate positions in the field for navigation and
mapping purposes.
Invasive Species Plant or animal species that are not native,take over large areas,
and reduce biodiversity.
Metadata Detailed information about a GIS data file,including source,
scale,method of creation,date of creation,geographic extent,
coordinate system and projection,accuracy,reliability,and
other information.
Native Species Native plant and animal species that were present in the Santa
Cruz Mountains region of California prior to the large scale
development of the American continent by European humans
after 1769.
Restoration Restoring a site to natural conditions that existed prior to human
disturbance,or otherwise support diverse native plant and
animal species adapted to the existing features of the site.
Site Assessment Checklist A comprehensive checklist used to evaluate a property to
identify planning,management,maintenance,safety,and
resource issues.
Staff Roles Lead staff typically serves as project managers and carry the
necessary budget within their department. Supporting staff
serves on project teams or committees,or are involved on an as-
needed basis.
Panel Agency Profiles
Name of Agency
Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Year of Inception
1975
Acreage Protected
Approximately 7o,000 acres
Governance/Type of Agency
County Department
Organizational Structure
County Department is advised by a Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee(POSAC The POSAC consists of eleven members
appointed by Board of County Commissioners to review proposals and advise the Boulder County Planning Commission,the County
Commissioners and staff on issues concerning open space,county land acquisitions and maintenance.Members serve three-year
terms and can be reappointed. Open Space properties are governed by the POSA ,which makes recommendations concerning
acquisition and use to the County Commissioners.
Staff Resources
Boulder County Parks and Open Space has about 85 full-time employees,2 part-time,12 extension office employees,and 30
seasonal employees.They acquire land,preserve historic buildings and features,build and maintain trails,operate farm leases,
control weeds,track and protect wildlife,and preserve wetlands,forests and other plant communities.
Planners work closely with the Current and Long-Range Planning divisions of the Land Use Department to assess the environmental
impact of new development and open space issues related to the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan.
The Colorado State University Cooperative Extension is also a part of Boulder County Parks and Open Space.The extension works in
cooperation with the County to provide information to residents about agriculture,horticulture and family and consumer issues.
Specific divisions: Resource Management(Forestry and Fire,Wildlife,Vegetation,Rangers,Outreach and Education,Weed
Coordination);Agricultural Management; Admin;Real Estate;Resource Planning;Parks Operations;CSU Extension
Budget
2005 Expenditures Funding for open-space acquisition comes from the
CONSERVATION/LAND USE following sources:
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Property tax which generates about$3.8 million
Soil Conservation 38,240 annually.
LAND USE 3,203,947 . Proceeds from lottery funds after 1992
PARKS&OPEN SPACE Administration\All Other Programs 5,603,468 (Construction Trust Fund)which has generated
about$5 million in grants.
Construction Projects 75,000 .Extension Office 356,796 0.25%county-Aide sales tax passed in November
Land Acquisition 3,833,448 1993 and set to expire in 2009,which generated
CONSERVATION TRUST FUND 400,000 about$9 million in 1999 and$135 million in bond
OPEN SPACE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 3,935,762 sales since 1993.
OPEN SPACE 2oo5 BOND 3,536,723 Extension of the o.lo%county-wide recycling tax
RESOURCE CONSERVATION FUND 4,094,690 to 2019 that will allow the issuance of an
CONSERVATION/LAND USE TOTAL $2.5,078,074 additional$8o million in bond proceeds.
Mission/Objectives
Our mission is to promote and provide for the preservation of open space,environmental and cultural resources and non-urban
recreational opportunities in a way that reflects sound resource management and community values.
Special Projects(Noxious weed program; Grassland Management)
Grassland Management(Prairie Dogs)(doc available)
Noxious Weeds Management Plan(doc available)
List of Component Plans Available
Specific Master Plans: Management Plans:
Caribou Ranch Master Plan Louis-Lafayette Management Plan
Harney Lastoka Master Plan Gunbarrel Hill Agricultural Management Plan
Boulder County-Lafayette County Open Space Master Plan Mud Lake Management Plan
Mud Lake Trail Master Plan Platt Management Plan
St.Vrain Corridor Master Plan County Weed Management Plan
Twin Lakes Master Plan
Panel Agency Profiles
Natural Resource/Other Priorities
Refer to master/management plans
Essence of Organization
The Department's roots stemmed from a mid-6os,County Commissioner appointed"official"citizens group-POSAC. POSAC
originally formulated the County's plan for preserving open space,which was eventually incorporated into the Boulder
Comprehensive Plan. Due to popular citizen interest,the Parks and Open Space Department was established in 1975 to obtain and
protect lands most threatened by development,in-holdings near or adjacent to already existing open space,and land that is prime
wildlife habitat or riparianquickly PO g corridors as uickl as possible using a variety of funding sources. The Department has the additional
charge of conducting nature programs on county open space and parkland.
Source:www.co.boulder.co.us/oaensaace(
Name of Agency
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East Bay Regional Parks District
Year of Inception
The East Bay Regional Park District was incorporated in 1934 as a California Special District.
Acreage Protected
The District operates 65 parks and 1,ioo miles of regional trails covering over 96,000 acres.It is bounded on the west and north by
the San Francisco Bay,San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay and extends 40 miles inland to the south and east.The District's boundaries
coincide with the combined boundaries of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Governance/Type of Agency
Independent Special District—the District operates under Sections 5500-5595 of the Public Resources Code of the State of California
for the purpose of acquiring park,recreation and open space land and developing,operating and maintaining this land.
Organizational Structure
A seven-member Board of Directors governs the District. The Directors are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms.Each
director represents a specific geographic area of the District.The Board appoints the General Manager who manages the day-to-
day operations of the District.The Clerk of the Board and the Chief Financial Officer are also positions appointed by the Board.The
General Manager is Pat O'Brien.Organization Chart is found on page 155 of the 2005 Budget.
Staff Resources
Permanent:596.32
Seasonal/Temporary:80.4
See Section E:Appendices of the 2005 Budget for detailed information
ri,134 volunteers contributed 123,405 service hours in 2004
Budget
2005 budget:
General and special revenue expenditures-$86.6 million Approximately 79 percent of District funding comes
Capital appropriations- $27.8 million from property tax and assessment district levies in the
Debt service costs- $15.3 million two counties.Funding for land acquisition and capital
Total- $129.7 million development is from the Measure AA bond issue
approved by voters in 1988.1 Park user fees and leases
Budget Allocations: fund 9 percent of EBRPD's budget.
3%-- Legislative&Executive
15%—Finance/Human Resources/Legal/Management Services/ Fees are reviewed and approved by the Board of
Public Affairs Directors annually.Typical,fees charged include,but
53%--Operations are not limited to,parking,swimming,camping,
3%— Land fishing,boat launching,reservable picnic areas,and
8%-- Planning/Stewardship&Development recreational programs. Park Memberships are
18%—Public Safety available in several categories and are sold through the
Regional Park Foundation.
'The major source of funding for District operations and initiatives comes from property taxes.In addition,in 1988,the District voters approved
Measure AA,a$225 million general obligation bond measure.Out of the original authorization,approximately$165.2 million was provided for District
capital acquisition and development.The remaining$59.8 million was designated for local grants distributed by the District to local agencies for the
purpose of parkland and recreation facility acquisition,development,and rehabilitation.The District has issued$185 million of the original bond
authorization.It is anticipated that an additional$20 million of the bonds will be issued in either late 2005 or 2oo6.The timing of the issuance is
dependent upon the complete spending of the bond proceeds remaining from the 1998 Series D issue.
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Mission/Objectives
Vision: The East Bay Regional Park District will preserve a priceless heritage of natural and cultural resources open space,parks
and trails for the future and will set aside park areas for enjoyment and healthful recreation for generations to come.An
environmental ethic guides us in all that we do.
Mission:We will acquire,develop,manage,and maintain a high quality,diverse system of interconnected parklands,which balances
public usage and education programs with protection and preservation of our natural and cultural resources.
Special Projects(Noxious weed program; grazing regime)
Habitat Enhancement for Warm Water Game Fish Project(doe available)
Grassland Monitoring Project(doc available)
Amphibian Monitoring Project
Site-specific Resource Enhancement Projects(15 locations-does available)
List of Component Plans Available
EBRPD Master Plan
Eastshore State Park General Plan
Sibley Land Use Plan Amendment
Wildlife Management Policy Guidelines
Natural Resource/Other Priorities
EBRPD Profile-related priorities:
• Acquire new parklands and improve existing park facilities
• Work to complete the planning of Eastshore State Park
• Planning and fund-raising with the State of California,Regional Parks Foundation and school district partners to complete the
Environmental Education Camp for students at Arroyo Del Valle.
• Open initial public access to new or revitalized facilities at Arroyo Del Valle,Camp Ohlone,Skyline Training Center and Quarry
Lakes
• Create business plans to guide the development and operation of the Quarry Lakes Recreation Area,Arroyo Del Valle
Environmental Education Camp and the Skyline Training Center.
Essence of Organization
The first East Bay Regional Parks were established on watershed land owned by the East Bay Municipal Utility District(EBMUD)in
1928. Based on citizen initiative,legislation authorized the establishment of a regional park district and aboard to govern it.The
District's subsequent history has been one of increased land stewardship and programmatic responsibilities.
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• The goal of the wildland management program is to conserve and enhance important resources(soil,vegetation,wildlife and
water)to ensure that natural parkland ecosystems are maintained in a healthy and productive condition.
• All District vegetation management activities are designed to conserve,enhance and restore natural plant communities;to
preserve and protect populations of rare,threatened,endangered and sensitive plant species and their habitats;and,where
possible,to protect the variety of organisms in a specific geographical region and to achieve a high representation of native
plants and animals.
• The District also conserves,enhances and restores native fish and amphibian populations;develops aquatic facilities;and
manages fisheries in cooperation with the State Department of Fish and Game to improve habitats and provide for
recreational angling.
• The District uses controlled grazing,prescribed burning and natural methods for controlling invasive flora and fauna
(integrated pest management). EBRPD is also involved in a range of land and water resource management activities,
including water quality monitoring and wetland preservation.
• The District also places a high emphasis on recreational and interpretive programs that improve use of the park system and
serve people of all ages,cultural backgrounds and abilities.
• The objective of the interpretive programs is to offer park visitors stimulating educational experiences that will instill in them
an appreciation of the re ion's natural and cultural resources and motivate them to conserve and protect these resources.
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The District is the primary source for picnic and camping sites in the East Bay.
Source:www.ebparks.ore
Name of Agency
Golden Gate National Recreation Area,National Park Service
Year of Inception
1972
Acreage Protected
75,398 acres
Panel Agency Profiles
Governance/Type of Agency
Federal Agency
Staff Resources
269 permanent FTE and 66 temporary/term FTE park-wide
Division of Public Affairs&Special Park Use;Division of Planning&Technical Services(including Crissy Field Plan,
Redwood Creek Watershed,Headlands and Fort Baker);Division of Cultural Resources&Museum Management;Divisi
of Natural Resource Manazement&Research(including Presidio Vegetation Management Plan);Division of Business
i Trust and Biosphere Reserve.
Management;Division of Maintenance and Engineering,Presidio sp
GGNRA also has a Park Volunteer Program-volunteer work force equivalent of 174 FTE,valued at$5.6 M
Budget
Natural and Cultural Resource Preservation and Management-$7,135,003.
35.5%of the park's total ONPS budget(FY04 budget)
Mission/Objectives
Golden Gate National Recreation Area's mission is to preserve and enhance the natural environmen
t and cultural resources of the
coastal lands north and south of the Golden Gate for the inspiration,education,and recreation of people today,and for future
generations
Special Projects
r)Monitoring and"vital sign"program efforts
• Monitoring 12 threatened and endangered species in an inventory of 32 T&E species parkwide
• Monitoring a smaller percentage of the over too species of special concern
2)Restoration of Mission Blue Butterfly habitat,
Redwood creek"social capacity"and watershed assessment stud
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• Management and definition of acceptable thresholds for a quality visitor experience.
4)Ongoing park stewards program and"Parks Corps"
" ro ram.
5)Fire Protection and Wildlands Urban Interface program to reduce hazardous fuel.
6)Fire Management Plan to be completed for GGNRA and Muir Woods National Monument.(Source:FY04 news update)
List of Component Plans Available
Big Lagoon Feasibility Analysis Report
Fort Funston Decision Document Noted on website,but need to request:
GGNRA Compendium 2004 Presidio Vegetation Management Plan
NPS Management Policies 2001 Crissy Field Plan
Report of the State of the National Parks in California
Natural Resource/Other Priorities
N/a via web interface
Essence of Organization
In the spirit of bringing national parks to the people,GGNRA reaches out to the diverse urban community,bringing the richness and
breadth of the national park experience to all including those who may never have the opportunity to visit other national parks.
GGNRA also works to protect the integrity of the park's fragile resources in the challenging context of an urban setting.And,GGNRA
is committed to forging partnerships with the community to strengthen the park's relevance to metropolitan neighbors and to
engage the public in stewardship of the park's history and ecology.
Source: Arww.nps.gov/goga
Name of Agency
Marin Municipal Water District
Year of Inception
1912
Acreage Protected
MMWD manages over 21,000 acres of land in District ownership,including 18,500 in the Mt.Tamalpais Watershed and 2,?5o acres
adjacent to the Nicasio and Soulajule reservoirs in west Marin.An additional 35,000 acres of privately owned watershed land drain
into these two reservoirs.
Governance/Type of Agency
MMWD is the oldest municipal water district in the state of California,created as a special district in 1912.
Panel Agency Profiles
Organizational Structure
A five-member board of directors governs the district,with each director elected to represent one of five geographic areas.The
directors serve overlapping four-year terms.The Board of Directors sets policies and appoints a general manager to supervise all
district operations.
Staff Resources
Over 230 total staff(Divisions include:Water Quality,Water Conservation,Public Information,Mt.Tam Watershed,Desalination,
Construction,and administrative services)
Volunteer Program-Broom management;trail maintenance
Budget
Budget 2004-05 fiscal year revenues(not including fire flow fund) $46,937,851
Budget 2004-05 fiscal year disbursements(not including fire flow fund)
Operations $49,6io,16i
Debt service $ 5,36o,612
Capital purchases and projects $ 8,242,935
Total budgeted 2004-05 fiscal year disbursements $63,213,7o8
Utility plant—net book value $225,423498
Mission/Objectives
It is the purpose of the Marin Municipal Water District to sensitively manage the natural resources with which it is entrusted,to
provide customers with reliable,high-quality water at an equitable price,and to ensure the fiscal and environmental vitality of the
district for future generations.
List of Component Plans Available
Lagunitas Creek Plan
Mt.Tamalpais Vegetation Management Plan
Mt.Tamalpais Watershed Road and Trail Management Plan
The Mt.Tamalpais Watershed Management Policy provides overall guidance for activities on the Mt.Tamalpais Watershed.
NaturalResource/Other Priorities
The Mt.Tamalpais Watershed is one of Marin's most valuable natural resources,providing and protecting the major source of
domestic water for our customers. Besides this primary purpose,the watershed is held in trust as a natural wildland of great
biological diversity,as scenic open space and as an area for passive daytime recreation for Marin and much of the Bay.
Essence of Organization-Watershed Division
We believe that the best way to ensure water quality is to keep the lands in a natural condition,which means limiting use by people
to activities that have the least impact on the watershed.Within certain constraints,permitted activities include hiking,biking,
horseback riding,fishing and picnicking.Camping,swimming and boating are prohibited.
Maintaining natural values,managing visitors and involving the public in watershed stewardship are the central tasks of our
rangers,natural resource specialists and maintenance staff assigned to watershed management.Their responsibilities include
protecting resources,managing fire risks,assisting visitors,monitoring plants and animal populations,restoring natural habitats
and maintaining access roads and trails.
Source:www.marinwater.orn
Name of Agency
Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation(Santa Clara County Parks)
Year of Inception
1956
Acreage Protected
Currently,the regional parks system has expanded to 27 park units encompassing nearly 45,000 acres.Many of the County"s
regional parks also feature points of local historic interest.
Governance/Type of Agency
County Department
Organizational Structure
Advised by 7-member Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission on the planning,maintenance,development
and operation of the recreational areas controlled or leased by the County.
Five members are representative of the five county supervisorial districts,and two are representative of the county at
large. The Parks and Recreation Commission is also an advisory commission to the Board of Supervisors.The
Panel Agency Profiles
Commission serves to promote,aide,encourage and conduct public recreation,including the development of recreation
and park facilities and programs.
Department has two Divisions:Historic and Cultural;Planning and Development
Staff Resources
Staff Divisions: Park Ranger and Operations;Planning,Development&Real Estate Services;Park Maintenance;
Interpretive/Educational Programs;Public Information;Grants Program;Customer and Business Services;Special Events/Permits;
Reservations
In 2004,nearly 2000 volunteers donated over 30,000 hours of service to a variety of projects and programs(invasive plant removal,
trail maintenance;trash pickup)
Budget
N/a via web interface
County Parks Charter Fund: Since 1972,residents of Santa Clara County have demonstrated a commitment to parks by voting to set
aside approximately 1.5 cents per$ioo of assessed valuation for parklands.In March 1996 the voters renewed the Park Charter as
amended by the Board of Supervisors. The amendment to the Park Charter increases the time period for renewal from four years to
twelve years.It also decreases the allocation from the General Fund to the Park Charter Fund by 5%beginning in the sixth year.The
Park Charter continues to allocate 20%of the funding towards the purchase of land,with the remainder used for development,
operations and maintenance of the County's Regional Park System.
Mission/Objectives
The mission of the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department is to provide,protect and preserve regional parklands for
the enjoyment,education and inspiration of this and future generations.
Special Projects (Noxious weed program; grazing regime)
N/a via web interface
List of Component Plans Available
Current Plans: In progress:
Santa Clara County Parks Strategic Plan In 2004 an updated master plan for Coyote Creek
Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Master Parkway Master Plan was initiated to incorporate the
Plan,a 20-year master blueprint to guide recreational vision and goals of the Strategic Plan and respond to the
facility development changes along the Parkway.
Countywide Trails Master Plan Sanborn County Park Trails Master Plan commenced in
Stanford Trails Proposal the Fall Of 2005 and will seek to develop a long-term
Los Gatos Creek County Park Master Plan(&Update) multi-use trails system.
Natural Resource/Other Priorities
• Make decisions based upon Countywide Significance Criteria. To address questions that deal with a regional park activity or
facility of"Countywide Significance,"the Parks Department and Steering Committee developed criteria that are consistent
with the Department's Mission,Vision and Values to evaluate future park improvement,facility development and recreational
activity use proposals that would be of regional significance.
• Utilize classification system to focus planning,development and management efforts. The dominant character and principal
values of an area were defined under five main categories:(1)Regional Park Resource Bank,(2)Regional Park Natural Area;
(3)Regional Park Rural Recreation Area;(4)Regional Park Urban Recreation Area;and(5)Regional Historic Sites.Such
classification provides a framework within which system-wide use and management strategies may be applied for the
programming,orderly development,and use of regional parks.
• Emphasize system-wide strategies that resulted from the strategic planning process. Overall,the Strategic Plan calls out 8
Strategic Goals,19 Strategy Areas,56 Strategies and ioo Implementation/Action Items.
0 Captured in three phases,the Strategic Plan's implementation plans highlights 12 action areas:Acquisition,Capital
Improvement Program,Countywide Trails,Interpretive Program,Maintenance,Marketing/Customer Service,Natural
Resources Management,Operations,Outdoor Recreation Program,Partnership/Volunteers,Staffing/Organization,and
Funding Plan.
0 The Strategic Plan addresses the need to seek additional funding to supplement existing revenue sources as a strategic
goal. The Funding Plan includes strategies for studying a variety of methods to finance acquisition,development,
maintenance and operation of parks and recreation facilities.
Essence of Organization
Santa Clara County Parks is engaged in a continuous planning process,which is focused on improving and maintaining the
necklace"Of 27 parks that wrap around Santa Clara Valley. in 2003,the Parks Department completed a department-wide Strategic
Plan,calling for integrated recreation and resource management planning for all County Parks. Santa Clara County Park s also
provides educational,outdoor programming for County residents.
Source: www.sccqov.org/portaVske`/""p-ark
k-,.en Space Planning Departme,.-
Resource Planning and Management Work FY 2006/2007
Revised 21221106
Definition of Resource Planning and Management
Resource Planning is an integral part of Open Space planning for District lands and generally identifies
natural and cultural resources, evaluates resource conditions, assesses resource management opportunities
and constraints,and typically emphasizes resource protection over public access. The preservation and
enhancement of resources is emphasized in all Use and Management Plans and in the design and
implementation of public access improvements. Resource Planning and Stewardship activities such as
habitat restoration, invasive plant removal,re-vegetation,erosion control,water quality enhancement, and
monitoring are integral components of all improvement projects. Other Resource Planning activities
In' p
include research and field-based collection of environmental data,use of GIS and GPS technology to
facilitate data organization and analysis,remediation planning, and environmental analysis to secure
Resource Agency permits and comply with regulations such as the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
Staff Resource Planning and Management Hours
Staff Position Primary Resource Planning&Resource Resource
Management Duties Management
Allocation
1 GIS Intern Prepare maps and graphics,update GIS 50% i
2 Planning Technician Collect resource data and update GIS,produce 75%
maps,assist in preparing Use&Management
Plans,assist in designing and implementing public
access improvements,assist in preparing
environmental(CEQA)documents
2 Open Space Planner I Prepare Use&Management Plans,design and 75°l0
implement public access improvements,conduct
resource inventories and assessments,prepare
environmental(CEQA)documents,coordinate
District-wide use of GIS and GPS
2 Open Space Planner II Prepare Use&Management Plans,design and 75%
implement public access improvements,develop
standards&details,prepare CEQA documents
1 Resource Planner Conduct resource inventories,evaluate assess 100%
resource management opportunities&constraints,
prepare resource management plans,develop
resource management policies,prepare
environmental(CEQA)documents
1 Senior Planner Prepare Master Plans and Use&Management 90%
Plans;oversee design and implementation of
resource surveys,oversee GIS program
development,public access improvements,prepare
environmental(CEQA)documents
1 Admin.Assistant Assist with contracts,specifications,bid 25%
documents and research in support of all
Department projects and activities.
1 Grazing Consultant Monitor Driscoll Resource Management Plan 100%
Implementation,assist with Grazing Plan
develo meat'on District lands
1 Planning Manager Develop resource planning policies,oversee 50%
preparation of resource plans and Use&
Management Plans,participate in regional
resource restoration efforts,review and approve
environmental(CEQA)documents
I
I
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Specific Resource Planning a Resource Management Tasks in FY 200t,
1. Resource Management Strategic Plan—Implement Year 4
• Continue preparing or updating resource management policies(complete grassland
management, grazing and wildland fuel management policies).
• Complete or update resource maps incorporating data collecting during the vegetation
study,road and trail assessment, and master plan inventories.
• Continue updating geographic information for resource management projects including
false slender brome, non-native invasive plant populations, special-status plants, Sudden
Oak Death(SOD)occurrences,and feral pig rooting areas.
• Work with consultants and the Resource Management Specialist on a recurring basis to
identify emerging resource problems and prioritize opportunities to resolve resource
issues District-wide.
2. Regional Resource Inventory
• District-wide Road and Trail Inventory and Assessment. Continue using methodology
developed for Sierra Azul and El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserves to
complete a detailed inventory and assessment of roads and trails in the San Francisquito
Creek Watershed(which includes Teague Hill,Thornewood, Windy Hill, Coal Creek,
and Los Trancos Open Space Preserves).
• District-wide Vegetation Classification. Complete the final phase of the project by
preparing a detailed vegetation classification of the upper San Francisquito Creek
watershed.
• Special-status species surveys and habitat management planning. Assess habitat
for marbled murrelet; steelhead trout and coho salmon; and listed amphibians and
reptiles; and prepare habitat management recommendations.
3. GIS Development
• Continue to compile and synthesize all known Rare/I'hreatened/Endangered species and
habitat locations into District-wide GIS
• Utilize GIS modeling capabilities to prioritize locations for SODS-resistant trees
• Prepare mapping standards for use by field staff and consultants
4. Water Quality Monitoring
• Continue water quality monitoring associated with the El Corte de Madera Creek
Watershed Protection Program.
5. Fisheries Habitat Assessment
• Initiate habitat assessment in the San Gregorio Creek Watershed and pursue grant
funding for habitat enhancement and restoration projects
6. La Honda Creek Master Plan
• Prepare long-range plan for public use and management
• Complete resource studies
• Prepare resource management elements
• Develop implementation program
7. Driscoll Ranch Remediation
• Further characterize site to determine extent of necessary cleanup and prepare
remediation plan
8. Sierra Azul/Bear Creek Redwoods Master Plan
• Prepare long-range plan for public use and management
• Complete resource studies
• Prepare resource management elements
• Develop implementation program
9. Alpine Road Area of Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve Use and Management Plan
• Incorporate the results of the grazing study,road and trail assessment and herpetological
studies to prepare grazing-based Resource Management Plan. Identify opportunities and
constraints for public access.
10. Thornewood Use and Management Planning
2
• Prepare resou.-,;assessment to support planning effort. A- _ess bridge design at Dennis
Martin Road, watershed protection,parking options, and Schilling Lake restoration
options. Integrate slender false brome eradication efforts into this planning process.
11. Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Remediation and Restoration
• Continue working with the US Navy on the toxic cleanup of Moffett Air Field Site 25 to
a standard permitting restoration of the District's property to tidal wetlands.
12. El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program
• Implement third year projects: restore or realign identified roads and trails, install new
bridges, install erosion control systems to reduce sediment transport,prepare trail
realignment plans for priority areas.
13. Picchetti Ranch Cultural Resource Upgrades
• Complete seismic upgrade of historic winery building(listed on National Register of
Historic Places) and prepare interpretive materials for new signboard.
14. Pulgas Ridge Trails
0 Develop interpretive materials about Dusky-Footed Woodrat habitat
15. Guadalupe Creek Watershed Natural Resource Damage Assessment(NRDA)
0 Execute an agreement with the USDA for Ravenswood predator control to complete the
NRDA process.
* Participate in Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL)process for mercury reduction.
0 Seek grant funding from State Water Board to prepare a remediation plan for Hicks Flat
16. Pulgas Ridge Soil Investigation
0 Complete subsurface investigation of potential soil/groundwater contamination.
0 Work with San Mateo County Environmental Health Department to prepare and
implement a remediation plan.
17. Standard Details and Specifications
• Complete details&specifications for construction,repair and maintenance of roads and
trails to prevent erosion and avoid impacts to sensitive natural resources.
18. Environmental Review and California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)Compliance
• Implement Procedures Manual for environmental review of District projects
• Prepare Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Fish and
Game for maintenance and improvements to drainage facilities.
19. Regional Environmental Restoration Programs.Participate in the following efforts:
• San FTancisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority Activities
• South Bay Salt Pond Restoration(Former Cargill lands)
• TMDL Process for San Gregorio Creek, Pescadero Creek and San Francisquito Creek
Watersheds
Planning Department Resource Planning and Management Budget FY 2006-2007
Resource Planning Project or Activity Budget
San Francisquito,Creek Watershed Road and Trail Assessment 30,000
San Francisquito Creek Watershed Vegetation Classification 7,250
Marbled Murrelet Habitat Assessment 9,000
Steelhead Trout/Coho Salmon Habitat Assessment 20,000
Herpetological Survey and Habitat Assessment 15,000
GIS and GPS Program (software and data 12,650
El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program 364,000
Picchetti Ranch Historic Winery Buildino Seismic Upgrade 335,000
In-Stream Water Quality Monitoring Program 11,500
La Honda Creek Master Plan 80,000
Sierra Azul/Bear Creek Master Plan 165,000
-Skyline (Alpine Rd Area) Resource Management Plan and Grazing
Infrastructure Improvements 50,000
Pulgas Ridge Soil Investigation and Cleanup 10,000
Ravenswood Predator Control Program (NRDA Settlement) 50,000
Rapley Ranch Road Creek Crossing Engineering and Permits 10,000
Thornewood Resource Inventory and Assessment 90,000
Regnart Road Culvert Replacement Engineering and Permits 7,500
School and Ward Roads Sediment Control Engineering and Permits 10,000
Loma Prieta Avenue Improvements 32,000
Resource Management Strategic Plan/Policy Development Staff Time Only
Driscoll Ranch Remediation ( $100,000 Budgeted in Real Property) Staff Time Only
Subtotal Projects and Activities 1,308,900
Planning Staff Salaries and Benefits(pro-rated per table above 624,000
TOTAL Budget Allocated to Resource Planning &Management 1,932,900
it
open Space Planning Departme..,
Resource Planning and Management Work FY 2005/2006
Revised 3/17/05
Definition of Resource Planning and Management
Resource Planning is an integral part of Open Space planning for District lands and generally identifies
natural and cultural resources,evaluates resource conditions,assesses resource management opportunities
and constraints, and balances resource protection with public access.The preservation and enhancement
of resources is emphasized in all Use and Management Plans and in the design and implementation of
public access improvements. Resource Management activities such as,habitat restoration,invasive plant
removal,re-vegetation, erosion control and stream water quality enhancement are integral components of
all improvement projects.
Staff Resource Planning and Management Hours
The entire Open Space Planning Department staff work on resource planning and resource management
projects.
Staff Position Primary Resource Planning&Resource Time
Management Duties Allocation
Planning Technician Collect resource data and update GIS,produce 85%
maps, assist in preparing Use&Management
Plans, assist in designing and implementing
public access improvements, assist in
preparingenvironmental(CEQA)documents
2 Open Space Planner I Prepare Use &Management Plans, design and 75%
implement public access improvements,
conduct resource inventories and assessments,
prepare environmental (CEQA)documents
2 Open Space Planner II* Prepare Use&Management Plans, design and 65%
implement public access improvements,
develop standards&details prepare
E environmental (CEQA)documents
1
Resource Planner* Conduct resource inventories,evaluate assess 100%
resource management opportunities&
constraints,prepare resource management
plans,develop resource management policies,
prepare environmental (CEQA)documents
—1--Scnior Planner* Prepare Master Plans and Use&Management 75%
Plans; oversee design and implementation of
resource surveys oversee GIS program
development,public access improvements, ,
pre are environmental (CEQA)documents
Admin. Assistant Assist with contracts, specifications,bid 15%
documents and research in support of all
Department projects and activities.
Planning Manager* Develop resource planning policies,oversee 50%
preparation of resource plans and Use&
Management Plans,participate in regional
resource restoration efforts,review and
rove environmental (CEQA)documents
*Denotes staff with supervisory sory responsibility
Specific Resource Planning a_ Resource Management Tasks in FY 200" J6
1. Resource Management Strategic Plan—Implement Year 3
• Continue to prioritize resource planning activities on District lands.
• Complete a grassland management policy for Board approval. Include grazing, wildland
fuel management and SODS.
• Continue preparing or updating resource management policies.
• Continue updating geographic information for resource management projects including
mapping:
• Non-native invasive plant populations
• Sudden Oak Death(SOD)occurrences
o Feral pig rooting areas.
• Work with consultants and the Resource Management Specialist on a recurring basis to
identify emerging resource problems and prioritize opportunities to resolve resource
issues District-wide.
2. Regional Resource Inventory
• District-wide Vegetation Classification. Continue using methodology developed for
Sierra Azul,Bear Creek Redwoods and La Honda Creek regions to complete a detailed
vegetation classification for the northern region including the following preserves:
o Purisima Creek Redwoods
o Mills Creek
o Thornewood
o Teague Hill
• District-wide Road and Trail Inventory and Assessment.Continue using methodology
developed for Sierra Azul and El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserves to
complete a detailed inventory and assessment of roads and trails in the following
watersheds:
o Pescadero Creek Watershed
o San Francisquito Creek Watershed
o San Gregorio Creek Watershed
• District-wide Herpetological Survey. Continue surveying listed species including
California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander and San Francisco garter snake in
the following preserves.
o Alpine Road Properties of Skyline Ridge
o La Honda Creek
o El Corte de Madera Creek
• Continue to compile and synthesize all known RarefIhreatened/Endangered species and
habitat locations into GIS.
3. District Resource Research Program.
• Develop a natural resources research program for Board approval that facilitates use of
District lands as an outdoor laboratory.
4. Water Quality Monitoring and Fisheries Assessment.
• Continue water quality monitoring associated with the El Corte de Madera Creek
Watershed Protection Program.
• Pursue grant funding to begin fisheries assessment of Preserves in the San Gregorio
Creek Watershed.
5. La Honda Creek Master Plan
• Prepare long-range plan for public use and management
• Complete resource studies
• Prepare resource management elements
• Develop implementation program
6. Sierra Azul/Bear Creek Redwoods Master Plan
• Prepare long-range plan for public use and management
• Complete resource studies
2
0 Prepare resou.-,-, management elements
0 Develop implementation program
7. Alpine Road Area of Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve Use and Management Plan
• Incorporate the results of the grazing study,road and trail assessment and herpetological
studies to determine long-term use and management of the area.
8. Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Remediation and Restoration
0 Continue working with the US Navy on the toxic cleanup of Moffett Air Field Site 25 to
a standard permitting restoration of the District's property to tidal wetlands.
9. El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program
• Implement second phase projects: restore or realign identified roads and trails,install new
culverts, install erosion control systems to reduce sediment transport.
10. Guadalupe Creek Watershed Natural Resource Damage Assessment(NRDA)
* Complete the NRDA process.
0 Participate in Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL)process for mercury reduction.
11. Pulgas Ridge Soil Investigation
0 Complete subsurface investigation of potential soil/groundwater contamination.
0 Work with San Mateo County Environmental Health Department to prepare and
implement a rernediation plan.
12. Benson Property Site Restoration
0 Demolish structures and restore site to natural conditions
13. Standard Details and Specifications
0 Complete details&specifications for construction,repair and maintenance of roads and
trails to prevent erosion and avoid impacts to sensitive natural resources.
14. Environmental Review and California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)Compliance
• Implement Procedures Manual for environmental review of District projects
• Prepare Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Fish and
Game for maintenance and improvements to drainage facilities.
15. Regional Environmental Restoration Programs. Participate in the following efforts:
0 San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority Activities
0 South Bay Salt Pond Restoration(Former Cargill lands)
0 TMDL Process for San Gregorio Creek,Pescadero Creek and San Francisquito Creek
Watersheds
Planning Department Resource Planning and Resource Management Budget FY 2005-2006
Resource Planning Project or Resource Management Activq Budget
Geographic Information $13,600
Regional Resource Inventory 127,347
District Resource Research Program 50,000
Water Quality Monitoring&Fisheries Assessment 41,378
La Honda Creek Master Plan 126,000
Sierra Azul/Bear Creek Redwoods Master Plan 145,300
Alpine Road Area Use&Management Plan Staff Time Only
Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Remediation&Restoration Staff Time Only
El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program 250,000
Guadalupe Watershed Natural Resource Damage Assessment 60,000
Pulgas Ridge Soil Investigation 27,980
Benson Property Demolition and Site Restoration 41,200
Subtotal Projects& Activities $774,805
Planning Staff Salaries& Benefits $565,644
(Pro-rated ypproximately as noted in table above)
TOTAL Budget Allocated to Resource Planning&Management $1,3402449
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,- ,jen Space Planning DepartML
Resource Planning and Management Work for FY 2004-05
Definition of Resource Planning and Management
Resource Planning generally identifies natural and cultural resources,evaluates resource
conditions,assesses resource management opportunities and constraints, and balances resource
protection with public.The preservation and enhancement of resources is emphasized in all Use
and Management Plans and in the design and implementation of public access improvements.
Resource Management activities such as, habitat restoration, invasive plant removal,re-
vegetation,erosion control and stream water quality enhancement are integral components of all
improvement projects.
Staff Resource Planning and Management Hours
The entire Open Space Planning Department staff work on resource planning and resource
management-related projects.
Staff Position Primary Resource Planning& Resource Time
Manal!ement Duties Allocation
2 Planning Technician Collect resource data and update GIS, 100%
produce maps,assist in preparing Use &
Management Plans,assist in designing and
implementing public access improvements,
assist in preparing environmental (CEQA)
documents
2 Open Space Planner I Prepare Use&Management Plans, design 100%
and implement public access improvements,
prepare environmental (CEQA)documents
2 Open Space Planner ll* Prepare Use&Management Plans, design 85%
and implement public access improvements,
conduct resource inventories and
assessments, oversee GIS program
development,prepare environmental
documents
I Resource Planner* Conduct resource inventories,evaluate 90%
resource conditions, assess resource
management opportunities&constraints,
prepare resource plans,develop resource
management policies,prepare
environmental (CEQA)docs
I Senior Planner* Prepare Use&Management Plans, oversee 80%
design and implementation of public access
improvements, develop standards&details,
prepare environmental (CEQA)documents
'/2 GIS Intern Update GIS with resource data and produce 100%
ma s
I Admin. Assistant Assist with contracts, specifications,bid 15%
documents and research
Planning Manager* Develop resource planning policies, oversee 50%
preparation of resource plans and Use&
Management Plans,review and approve
environmental (CEQA)documents for
Operations&Planning Departments
1
*Denotes staff with supet. _,ry responsibility
Specific Resource Planning and Resource Management Tasks in FY 2004-2005
0 Research and begin preparation of agricultural land protection and management
policies for the Coastside Protection Area.
0 Prepare resource management elements as components of the Master Plans for the La
Honda Creek Open Space Preserve and Sierra Azul/Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space
Preserves.
0 Prioritize resource planning activities on District lands.
• Prepare a grassland management policy for Board approval.
• Prepare grazing policies.
• Begin District-wide road and trail inventory and assessment.
• Update geographic information for resource management projects:
o Non-native invasive plant populations
o Sudden Oak Death occurrences
o Feral pig rooting areas
• Work with consultants and the Resource Management Specialist on a recurring basis to
identify emerging resource problems and prioritize opportunities to resolve resource
issues District-wide.
• Continue on-going studies and data collection to complete a District-wide resource
inventory that supports Resource Management and Planning activities.
• Continue to compile and synthesize all known Rareflbreatened/Endangered species
and habitat locations into GIS.
• Complete Phase 11 Standard Details& Specifications(construction,repair and
maintenance of roads and trails)
• Complete Procedures Manual for environmental review of District projects
• Develop a Site Assessment Checklist for new properties.
• Develop Plans and Specifications for mercury remediation in the Guadalupe
Watershed.
• Continue working with the US Navy on the toxic cleanup of Moffett Air Field Site 25
to a standard permitting restoration of the District's property to tidal wetlands(Stevens
Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Remediation and Restoration).
• Implement Phase I of the El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program,
including construction of bridge replacement at Virginia Mill.
• Complete construction of bridge and trail realignment and restore abandoned trail
segment.
• Construct trail realignments at Windy Hill to reduce erosion.
• Complete observation deck at Sausal Pond at Windy Hill to provide public viewing
area while protecting red-legged frog and waterfowl habitat.
• Complete seismic upgrade to Picchetti Ranch Winery Building to preserve this cultural
resource.
• Complete trails at Pulgas Ridge to provide public and dog access while protecting
dusky-footed wood rat habitat and preventing erosion.
Planning Department Resource Planning and Resource Management Budget FY 2004-2005
Resource Planning Project or Resource Management Activity Budget
Master Plans $270,000
Resource Inventories and Assessments 39,850
Grazing Plan 20,000
Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Remediation&Restoration(Site 18,500
25
California Natural Diversity Data Base updates 1,000
Picchetti Ranch Seismic Upgrade 211,500
Pul as Ridge Trails 90,000
Grabtown Gulch Bridge and Trail 136,074
Virginia Mill Bride and Trail 199, 161
El Corte de Madera Creek Watershed Protection Program 300,000
Windy Hill Observation Deck 33,818
Windy Hill TraiURoad Reroute 79,734
Guadalupe Watershed Mercury Remediation 50,000
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Subtotal Projects&Activities $1449 63
Planning Staff Salaries Pro-rated approximately as noted in table above $558 536
TOTAL budget allocated to Resource Planning&Resource Management $2,008,173
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Re—ource Management ExpendiAs
Operations Department
2006/2007
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Resource g p Management Specialist $100,000
ra Assistants $20,000
Intern/Tempo ry
Resource Specialist 1 $70,264
Seasonal OSTs $66,000
(Hours for Seasonal OSTs) 3,500
Regular OSTs (See Note 1) $469,000
Resource Supervisors (2 @ 1/2 Time) $94,000
15%of Ranger Staff Time (See Note 2) $198,000
Total Staffing Cost $1,017,264
Supplies&Outside Contractors
Resource Management Budget $420,600
Foothills Resource Budget $60,386
Skyline Resource Budget $40,000
Total Supplies & Outside Contractors $520,986
I
Resource Management Training and Conferences
Resource Management Training $4,750
Invasive Species Training $2,025
Ecological Conferences $1,920
Sudden Oak Death Conferences $900
Maintenance Trainings and Conferences $600
Total Training and Conferences $10,195
Firebreak and Fuel Management Costs $21,000
Direct Staff Costs(Plans, FireSafe, etc.) $3,000
Total Resource Management Costs $1,572,445
NOTES:
1 Maintenance Staff Costs
40%of available maintenance staff time working on: volunteer projects, wildlife surveys,
invasive plant removal, mowing for fuel management, pesticide spraying,trail and road
maintenance for erosion and siltation, illegal trail closures, working with contractors doing road
repairs, disking fuel breaks, re-aligning old trails to reduce erosion problems, installing barriers
to protect or prevent damage to resources, and resource management training.
2 Ranger Staff Costs
15%of available ranger time working on: invasive plant removal, illegal trail closures, wildlife
surveys, volunteer projects, water quality monitoring, Sudden Oak Death monitoring and
resource management training.
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Operations R, ^urce Management Expenses for. j/2006
Resource Management Staff Costs
RK4S Total Compensation $07.814.73
Intern Total Compensation $20.000.00
� Seasonal OS7a(3.5O0Hours)
Total this category $180.615
� Maintenance Staff Cost (Skyline/Foothill) $518.877
4UY/6ofavai|ab|edmedm\ng: \nvamivep|antremmvm|. mmwingforfue\ nuanagmment.
pesticide spraying, trail and road maintenance for erosion and siltation, illegal trail
| closures,working with contractors doing road repairs, disking fuel breaks,
,oa|igningo|dtnai|a0o reduce erosion problems,installing baniorobz protect or
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/ prevent damage bnresources, H.S.MTraininO .etc.
|
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/ Ranger Staff Cost $156.583
15Y6oy available ranger time for R.S.K8doinginvesive plant removal, illegal trail
closures,wildlife surveys,volunteers projects,water quality monitoring, SOD ,
boin|ng.etc.
Total budget io$1,043.75G for staffing
Ovenhead Staff Cost (Bunn planning, FineSofe. etc.) $3.000
RM Budget-Supplies and Outside ConhaobortCosts
Program G5Budget $206.000
Field RM Budgets-Supplies & Contractors
Program G3' Foothills o61.000.00
Program G4-Skyline $51.000.00
PnoQnamGG-Ronnho
Total this category $116.000
Firebreak/Fuel Management Costs
Disking Contract $10.000.00 �
Trail Grading %15.000.00 �
� CCC/CaUhonnia Youth Authority $0.000.00
Equipment Rental
� �
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�
� RM TraininglConference Coats
Resource Management Direct Training $4.000.00
Invasive Species Conference $1.350.00 �
SERCALConferenco $1.920.00
� Maintenance Training, ORConferenmee. etc. $8,700.00 �
� Total this category $15.070
�
� Equipment �
� Pumper Units& Related Equipment *61.000.00
� Water Truck �
Total this category $231.000
TOTAL
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Operatic, .(eousree Managment Proposed Budget for Fk A-2005
2004/2005 COSTS
Resource Management Staff Costs
RMS Total Compensation 94,771.59
Intern Total Compensation 10,765.00
Total this Category $105,537
RM Budget-Supplies and Outside Contractor's cost
Program 65 Budget 152,724.00
Total this Category $152,724
Field Resource Management Budgets-Supplies&Contractors
Program 63-Foothills 60,000.00
Program 64-Skyline 60,000.00
Program 66-Rancho 4,500.00
Total this CateRM $124500
Firebreak/Fuel Management Cost
Disking Contract 15,000.00
Trail Grading 15,000.00
California Youth Authority 4,500.00
Equipment Rental 4,000.00
Total this Cate $38,500
Resource Management Training/Conferences cost
Resource Management Direct Training 975.00
Invasive Species Conference 675.00
SERCAL Conference 1,920.00
Maint.Training,CR Conferences,etc. 7,650.00
Total this Cate-gory $11,220
Maintenance staff cost
Includes 2 new Skyline Maintenance
Maint/Resource Sups Foothills Maintenance
Total this Category 419,918 $419,918
Ranger staff cost 188,501 $188,501
Overhead Staff Cost-Burn planning,FireSafe, etc. 3,000.00 $3,000
Pumper Units, Water Trucks&Related 47000 125,000.00 $125,000
Total $1,168,900
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Peninsula Conservation Center Kings Mountain Echo Patricia Anderson
3921 East Bayshore 13887 Skyline Blvd. California Department of Fish&Game
Palo Alto,CA 94303 Woodside,CA 94062 P.O.Box 4008
Aromas,CA 95004
Doug Anderson Barbara Andreini Gametta Annabel
P.O.Box 8215 187 Mapache 951 Dry Creek Rd.
Portola Valley,CA 94028 Portola Valley,CA 94028 Campbell,CA 95008
Shiela Barry Naomi Bloom Jobst Brandt
Santa Clara County Cooperative Extension 19940 Brenda Ct. 351 Middlefield Rd
155.1 Berger Dr.,Bldg.#1 Cupertino,CA 95014 Palo Alto,CA 94301
San Jose,CA 95112
Gordon Brandt Charles Brock Obadiah Broughton
1425 Cedar Place 132 Red Hawk Court P.O.Box 574
Los Altos,CA 94024 Brisbane,CA 94005 Moss Beach,CA 94038
Nanci Ellen Caldwell Chris Carter Nancy Carter George Cattermole
1450 Bear Gulch Rd 237 Canyon Dr. P.O.Box 49
Woodside,CA 94062 Portola Valley,CA 94028 San Gregorio,CA 94074
Doug Cheeseman Philippe Co Richard Convery
De Anza College,Biology Dept. Dept logy 333 Willowbrook Dr.
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21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. SVtard University Portola Valley,CA 94028
Cupertino,CA 95014 nt-ord.CA 94305
Wilson R.Cooper Toni Corelli Jim Dorsey Susan Dorsey
1160 Guinda California Native Plant Society 2655 Bear Gulch Rd.
Palo Alto,CA 94301 P.O.Box 773 Woodside,CA 94062
Half Moon Bay,CA 94019
Craig Dremann Bruce Eisenman Mary Elsener
Redwood City Seed Co. Natural Resource Conservation Service 1420 Skyline Blvd.,SR2,Box 335
P.O.Box 609 2337 Technology Pkwy,Suite C La Honda,CA 94020
Redwood City,CA 94064 Hollister,CA 95023
Mr.Kenneth Fisher Sherrilyn Fisher Mr.Frank E.Frederick Maggie Fusari
301 Henrik Road 707 Elrn Street#213 UCSC
Woodside,CA 94062 San Carlos,CA 94070-8005 Applied Sciences-254A
Santa Cruz,CA 95064
Daniel Gambelin Vince Garrod Mary Gilman
285 Fern Rock Way 22600 Mt Eden Deer Hollow Farm
Boulder Creek,CA 95006 Saratoga,CA 95070 7550 St.Joseph's Ave.
Los Altos,CA 94024
Bo Gimbal Ron Haddix Kitty Haddix Harry Haeussler,Jr.
22424 Highway 9 HC 01 Star Route Box 75 1094 Highlands Cir.
Boulder Creek,CA 95006 Woodside,CA 94062 Los Altos,CA 94024-7016
Carol Hankermeyer Donna Harris Earl Harris Don Hartnett Ceclia Hartnett
3050 Country Club Ct. 22802 Prospect Rd. 3443 Brittan Ave.
Palo Alto,CA 94304 Saratoga,CA 95070 San Carlos,CA 94070
Allen Hastings Rick Hawley Christy Holloway
3940 Grove Ave 1805 Fallbrook Ave 730 Santa Maria
Palo Alto,CA 94303 San Jose,CA 95130 Stanford,CA 94305
Lucin Hood Peter Ingram Charles Jalgunas
10905 Ohio Ave.#106 2039 Cordilleras Road Broadmoor Bikes
Los Angeles,CA 90024 Redwood City,CA 94062 27150 Moody Court
Los Altos Hills,CA 94022
Donna Kolnes Bill Korbholz Kathy Korbholz Alan Launer
104 Dundee Lane 640 Lakemead Way Stanford Center for Conservation Biology
San Carlos,CA 94070-3674 Redwood City,CA 94062-3921 Stanford University
Stanford,CA 94305
Patricia Le Gear Mike Le Gear June Legler John Leslie
22050 Hutchinson Rd P.O.Box 564 393 Golden Hills Dr.
Los Gatos,CA 95033 El Granada,CA 94018 Portola Valley,CA 94028
Doug Lincoln Louise Lincoln Pat&Al Lisin Bill Lithgow
14685 Oka Rd.Spc 52 7540'riptoe Lane 129 Stratford St.
Los Gatos,CA 95032 Cupertino,CA 95014-5837 Redwood City,CA 94062
Ellen Lowenstein Margaret Marschall Olive Mayer
224 Huckleberry Trail BARTC 245 Josslyn Ave
Woodside,CA 94062 1947 Cordilleras Rd. Woodside,CA 94062
Redwood City,CA 94062
Fred McPherson Kitty Monahan Randy Morgan
P.O.Box 544 New Almaden Quicksilver Co 3500 N.Main St.
Boulder Creek,CA 95006 P 0 Box 124 Soquel,CA 95073
New Almaden,CA 95042
Joseph Naras Terry Neely Ms.Mary O'Rourke
SF Water Department 4500 Stevens Creek 3325-5 Britton Avenue
P.O.Box 730 San Jose,CA 95129 San Carlos,CA 94070
Millbrae,CA 94030
Bryan Osborne Victoria De Martini Chris Pearson Steve Petterle
Star Route 2,Box 329C HC-01 Box 158 Marin Co. Open Space District
La Honda,CA 94020 Woodside,CA 94062 3501 Civic Center Dr.,Rm.417
San Rafael,CA 94903
Eric Remington Diane Reniw< Lennie Roberts
P.O.Box 122 607 P Dr. 339 La Cucsta
Saratoga,CA 95071 Altos,CA 94024 Portola Valley,CA 94028
Jean Rusmore Andi Sandstrom Cornell Scanlan
36 Berenda Way 1011 To lane Dr, 844 Santa Paula Ave.
Portola Valley,CA 94028 Mtn.View,CA 94040 Sunnyvale,CA 94086
Dick Schwind Jon Silver Genny Smith
11825 Skyline Blvd. 355 Portola Rd 32100 Via Esplendor,Villa 44
Los Gatos,CA 95033 Portola Valley,CA 94028 Cupertino,CA 95014
Eva Maria Spitz-Blum Berry Stevens Georgia StigalIJW Prince
P.O.Box 620066 3265 Fair Oaks Ave 17287 Sjk*llre"Blvd.#102
Woodside,CA 94062 Redwood City,CA 94063 WoqOofde,CA 94062
Joseph J.Szabo Katalin R.Szabo Gloria Tedesco Frank Tedesco Mr Thayer Mrs.Louis Thayer
7449 Inverness St. 13196 Skyline Blvd. 1039 E El Camino Real Apt#105
San Ramon,CA 94583-3514 Woodside,CA 94062 Sunnyvale,CA 94087-7720
Michael Vascy Judy Wagner John Warner
San Francisco State University 535 Tyndall Natural Resource Conservation Service
1600 Holloway Ave. Los Altos,CA 94022 2337 Technology Pkwy,Suite C
San Francisco,CA 94132 Hollister,CA 95023
Mark Winitz Eric Wyldc Alejandro&Leah Zaffaroni,Jr. L.L.&Elisa
1638 Corde Via Santa Clara Co.Weed Management Area Zaffarom
Los Altos,CA 94024 1553 Berger Dr.,Bldg. 1 175 Georgia Lane
San Jose,CA 95112 Portola Valley,CA 94028
MROSD MONTHLY CASH FLOW BUDGET 2006-2007
($Thousands) APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ]AN-MAR TOTAL
BEGINNING CASH 45,187 40,784 40,167 34,848 33,676 27,474 25,229 24,877 25,635 31,831 45,187
TAX REVENUE 5,510 85 1,990 210 55 20 1,050 2,075 7,450 3,442 21,887
GRANTS 0 550 0 0 0 800 0 0 1,250 2,732 5,332
GIFTS OF LAND 16,000 16,000
INTEREST INCOME 50 160 200 40 130 170 35 120 130 265 1,300
OTHER INCOME 75 75 80 75 75 80 75 75 80 335 1,025
TOTAL REVENUE 21,635 870 2,270 325 260 1,070 1,160 2,270 8,910 6,774 45,544
OPERATING EXPENSES -850 -850 -850 -850 -875 -875 -875 -875 -875 -2,926 -10,701
COASTAL PROTECTION -15 -15 -17 -15 -15 -17 -15 -15 -17 -48 -189
PROPERTY MGMT -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -50 -158
MAIOR IMPROVEMENTS -110 -110 -110 -110 -110 -110 -110 -110 -110 -500 -1,490
DEBT SERVICE -51 0 0 -10 -4,950 -51 0 0 0 -2,100 .7,162
OPERATING CASH FLOW 4,597 -117 1,281 -672 -51702 5 148 1,258 7,896 1,150 9,844
DEBT ISSUES 0
LAND ACQUIRED -25,000 -500 -6,600 -500 -500 -2,250 -500 -500 -1,700 -1,950 -40,000
ENDING CASH 40,7841 40,167 34,848 33,6761 27,474 25,229 24,877 1 25,635 31,831 31,031 31,031
RESERVE FUNDS 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060 3,060
NOTE FUNDS 419M 4; 30 41930 4.M Q Q Q Q ZM0 Q
AVAILABLE CASH 32,794 32,177 26,858 25,686 24,414 22,169 21,817 22,575 26,771 27,971
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