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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1994 0803 CC REG ITEM 11AITEM � � • AGENDA REPORT CITY OF MOORPARK TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Jaime R. Aguilera, Director of Community Developm� Kathleen Mallory, Associate Planner �C YA DATE: July 27, 1994 (CC meeting of August 3, 1994) SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT REGARDING THE URBAN STEAMS RESTORATION GRANT BACKGROUND In May 1993, the City of Moorpark was notified that the City of Moorpark and the Moorpark Branch of the Environmental Coalition, had jointly received an Urban Streams Restoration Grant in the amount of $64,000 from the State of California Department of Water Resources. The grant was to be completed by June 1994. Due to project delays, the grant was extended until August 31, 1994. Implementation of the grant was divided into five work areas: Project Planning, Design, Preparation and Coordination; Management Plan and Report Preparation; Exotic Vegetation Removal; Native Re- Vegetation Planting; and Contract Administration. DISCUSSION The purpose of this staff report is to advise the Council of the status of the grant, pursuant to the following work areas: Proiect Planning Desi n Preparation and Coordination This task has been completed and consisted of public education, workshops, and miscellaneous tasks conducted in order to facilitate public participation in the Urban Streams Restoration Grant. Management Plan and Report Preparation A final draft of the Management Plan has been prepared and comments have been received from permitting and technical agencies. The Management Plan establishes policies for the Arroyo Simi to deal with impacts due to Flood Control and Development measures, as well as impacts to Biological Resources, Aesthetics, and Recreation and Trails. The Honorable City Council July 27, 1994 Page 2 In August, the Management Plan will be distributed to the City Council as a box item. Formal adoption of this Plan by the City Council is not required. However, staff will utilize the policies outlined within the plan when reviewing development or flood control projects which may impact the Arroyo Simi. Exotic Vegetation Removal This task was completed in the later portion of 1993. A number of volunteers, students, and paid labor assisted in the removal of non - native plant species. This plant specie, while providing bank stabilization, does not provide suitable habitat for riparian species. Native Re- Vegetation Planting Re- vegetation was completed earlier this year and involved the planting of native riparian species. Replanting stabilizes the banks and the stream bed (thereby reducing flood potential) and enhances the natural riparian resources of the area. Volunteers and paid labor have calculated the survivability rates of the plant species which were planted earlier this year. This information will be utilized to complete a Final Report which is required to be submitted to the State in completion of the grant. Contract Administration This task has been on -going since September 1993 and involves City submission of invoices to the State of California, for reimbursable and non - reimbursable labor. The State of California has requested that the City advise them as to how many reimbursable and non - reimbursable hours are spent on this project: Therefore, upon completion of the Management Plan, staff will invoice the State for all labor. In June, the City submitted all of the invoices for reimbursable and non - reimbursable labor to the State. All of the contracts, as part of this grant, have been exhausted. Final payment of invoices submitted in June of this year will be made upon submission of the Final Report and Management Plan to the Department of Water Resources. SUMMARY All of the money within all of the tasks, excluding an unencumbered amount under the Exotic Vegetation Removal and Native Re- Vegetation Planting, has been spent or encumbered. The possible distribution of the unencumbered funds ($4,587) will be considered by the City Council on August 17, 1994. The Honorable City Council July 27, 1994 Page 3 RECOMMENDATION Receive and file this report Arroyo Simi Restoration Grant Report to Honorable City Council August 3, 1994 Prepared and Presented by: Environmental Coalition, Moorpark Branch Purpose of this Presentation. Why Did We Apply for the Grant? Key Project Work Component. What did we do in the arroyo, and where? TRANSPARENCIES & SLIDES What type of participation and community involvement did we have? Over the life of project (so far): -- Over 400 people (combination of paid and volunteer) helped -- Over 7,500 hours of peoples' time, for all project tasks combined— including preparation of the Management Plan (which is still being finalized) -- Six (6) "fun-filled" volunteer weekend days in the arroyo —three in the fall and three in spring -- At least 75 other days when tasks were being performed by various team members onsite - -in the arroyo Summary/Wrap -up: What are we most proud of? Questions/Answers Prepared by Roseann Mikos, Ph.D. 8/3/94; 6:27 PM ENTIRE PROJECT AREA A rE AINER PLANTS ,-zorridor Y`more - 28 °wood - 23 A Point (more - 8 Iwood - 27 d trees channel Vise % container p lant • d container plant e.,w' 0' ,Iq O5 .0 . G. 001 . Q �1%0 00 00 0 • 00. 110 O G CO • j %I .i O �. ` = o0 00 PA��dk �S�g n AREA 2 PLANTING AREAS AREA 2 CUTTINGS Sandy Row/West Point - 680 Center - 1,061 Center (Annex) - 328 EAST POINT CENTER (ANNEX) CENTER AREA t 1 SANDY ROW ��. ��. = secondary channel —A-u, I IS Freeway WEST POINT AREA 2 CONTAINER PLANTS East Point Sycamore - 14 Center Sycamore - 26 Cottonwood - 25 see Area 2 Container Plants Map for details AREA 1 see other map(s) for detail ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION* MOORYARK BRANCH Mayor Paul Lawrason and Honorable City Councilpersons City of Moorpark 799 Moorpark Ave. Moorpark, CA 93021 June 15, 1994 Subject: Formal Request to be placed on the agenda for July 6, 1994 or August 3, 1994 city council meeting to present an Environmental Coalition (EC) report on the accomplishments for the Arroyo Simi Restoration Grant Project (California State contract # #Z- 60134). Dear Mayor Lawrason and Honorable Councilpersons: On behalf of the Environmental Coalition of Ventura County, and as the city's Arroyo Simi Restoration Grant onsite project manager for this project, I respectfully request that the council grant the EC the opportunity to make a presentation of the grant accomplishments to you and to the general public at either the July 6, 1994 or August 3, 1994 city council meetings. Many positive accomplishments have been made on this project and it would not be possible to inform either you or the public of even a glimpse of what they are in a 3 minute talk like those afforded the general public during this public comment period. Therefore, we request that you place us officially on the agenda at one of the meetings suggested (or a later meeting) and allow us the opportunity to inform everyone (and show them, with slides and video, hopefully) just what has been accomplished on this project. We believe that both you and the public have both a desire and the right to know what the project has accomplished. Further, we would like to have the opportunity to answer your questions about the project, in public, without the standard time limitations that are generally imposed if something is not officially on the agenda. Since we have never yet been given an opportunity to address the council to explain the positive aspects of this project, we truly want the opportunity to do so. What better time than now, as we near completion of the project? Thank you for your consideration of this request. We would appreciate an early response so that we have plenty of time to complete preparation of our presentation for the meeting. Sincerely, QA4_"� Roseann Mikos, Ph. D, Arroyo Simi Restoration Grant Onsite Project Manager Environmental Coalition of Ventura County, Moorpark Branch P.S. Please note that we are unavailable to make a presentation at the July 20, 1994 council meeting. CC: Jim Aguilera, Director of Community Development (City of Moorpark) & Moorpark Grant Project Manager Kathleen Mallory, Associate Planner (City of Moorpark) Earle Cummings, Program Manager, California Department of Water Resources, Urban Streams Restoration Program Neil Moyer, President, Environmental Coalition of Ventura County Beth Haynes, President, Environmental Coalition— Moorpark Branch POST OFFICE BOX 378 • MOORPARK, CA 93020