UPDATES ON NEW PARKS AND DEVELOPMENT THREATS FROM THE AGENDAS OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY AND THE MOUNTAINS RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

SMMC-MRCA 5/2008 to 9/2008

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The Latest Developments and Land Purchases in the Santa Monica Mountains and Rim of the Valley Trail System

For May through September of 2008:

Biggest Purchases:
230 acres in the North Verdugo Mountains (See MRCA 8/15/2008 agenda)
126 Acres in Loez Canyon (See MRCA 8/15/2008 agenda)
83 acres in Soledad Canyon (see MRCA 5/7/2008 agenda)

Worst development Threat:
Hidden Creek in Chatsworth (See SMMC 5/12/2008 agenda)
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SMMC (Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy) 5/12/2008:
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS:
Studio City/L.A. River—16 acres: Studio City Senior Living Center project [Map] [Attachment] [Comment Letter]
Chatsworth/Santa Susana Mountains—259 acres: 188 home Hidden Creeks Estates project, Mormon and Browns Canyons, northwest of Porter Ranch, [Map] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Comment Letter]
LAND PURCHASES:
Woodland Hills: waiver of portion of City owned walkway directly adjacent to Serrania Ridge, Woodland Hills. [Staff Report] [Map ]
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SMMC 6/23/2008:
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS:
Santa Susana Mountains/Santa Clarita: Lyons Canyon Ranch Project [Comment Letter] [Attachment] [Attachment 2]
Encino/Sherman Oaks: Southbound I-405 to the Westbound US-101 Connector Improvement Project, [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Comment Letter]
North Topanga-47.2 acres: Quest Ranch housing tract [Map ] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Comment Letter] [Map 5]
Malibu Civic Center wetland creation project [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Comment Letter]
Malibu/Las Flores Canyon: 21100 Seaboard Road, [Attachment] [Map] [Comment Letter]
LAND PURCHASES:
Glendale/L.A. River: Sunnynook Los Angeles River Project, Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Map] [Attachment 2]
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MRCA (Mountains Restoration and Conservation Authority) 5/7/2008:
Donation of trail easements for public hiking and equestrian use: Minden/Bruesselbach/5-87-065, located 847 Malibu Meadows Drive in Calabasas, Los Angeles County; Ogle/Carmichael/5-87-103, located at 6743 Fernhill Drive in Malibu, Los Angeles County; and Bridgeman/5-84-694, located at 3415 Cross Creek Road in Malibu, Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Attachment1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6]
Soledad Canyon/Santa Clara River Valley—purchase of 83.75 acres: in unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Map 6] [Map 7] [Map 8] [Staff Report]
Beverly Glen/Santa Monica Mountain—purchase of 0.3 acres: [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Staff Report]
Topanga, Latigo and Zuma Canyons—purchase of 16.24 acres [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Staff Report]
Ventura County—purchase of 30.37 acres in north and south Simi Hills, Box Canyon, northern Moorpark, Oxnard plain, and Las Llajas Canyon. [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Map 6] [Staff Report]
South Gate/L.A. River: South Gate Riparian Restoration Acquisition Project [Staff Report]
Agua Dulce/Soledad Canyon: funds for the Soledad Canyon Conceptual Area Protection Plan [Staff Report]
Beverly Glen/Benedict Canyons—purchase of 17.65 acres [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3]
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MRCA 6/4/2008:
Donation of scenic easement and transfer development credit: Gordon/5-86-293, located in unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3]
Dry Canyon/Woodland Hills: increase in the fee simple transfer portion to the owner of APN 2007-033-025, Woodland Hills. [Map] [Staff Report]
Laurel Canyon—donation of 2.45 acres, Mount Olympus. [Staff Report] [Attachment] [Attachment 2] [Map]
Benedict Canyon: purchase of either fee simple or conservation/trail easement interests in all or portions of APNs 4383-016-002, 003, 004, 006, 007, 009, and 011; and APN 4380-034-004, but excluding habitable structures and minimizing potential brush clearance areas, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Staff Report]
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MRCA 7/2/2008:
Donation of scenic easements and transfer development credits: Topanga Pacific Land Co./5-86-293-A, located in Malibu, Los Angeles County; Toberman/5-86-830, located in Unincorporated Los Angeles; Forde/5-87-340, located in Malibu, Los Angeles County; and Darbonne/5-85-503, located in Malibu-adjacent Unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report][Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6] [Attachment 7] [Attachment 8] [Attachment 9]
Ventura County—purchase of 29.1 acres in Las Llajas Canyon, Oxnard and in unincorporated Westlake Village area [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3]
Chatsworth/Santa Susana Mountains—donation of 14 acres [Map 1] [Map 2] [Staff Report]
Consideration of resolution adopting FY 08/09 MRCA Workprogram. [Staff Report] [Map]
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July 7, 2008 - SMMC
http://smmc.ca.gov/attachment.asp?agendaid=220

Consideration of resolution granting appeal of Chabad of Pacific Palisades, Inc. (Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center) from decision of the Executive Director denying lease extension pursuant to Resolution No. 07-35, Temescal Gateway Park, Pacific Palisades. [8-18-06 Chabad Lease Agreement] [4-30-07 SMMC Staff Report] [8-23-07 Chabad Lease Agreement] [6-12-08 Letter to Rabbi Cunin Denying Lease Extension] [6-17-08 Rabbi Cunin Response E-mail] [6-26-08 SMMC Letter to Rabbi Cunin] [6-26-08 Resource Agency Letter to Rabbi Cunin] [7-2-08 Chabad Appeal Letter] [7-7-08 Staff Report]  
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MRCA 8/15/2008:
Donation of scenic easements and transfer development credits: West / 5-84-147, located in Malibu, Los Angeles County; Mountains Restoration Trust / 5-84-137 and 5-87-875 located in Unincorporated Los Angeles County; and Fletcher / 5-87-740, located in Malibu, Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4]
Little Sycamore Canyon/West Santa Monica Mountains—donation of 8 acre conservation easement [Staff Report] [Map] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2]
Donation of conservation easements over portions of APNs 2425-016-024 and 2425-016-025 (3548 and 3548 ½ Multiview Drive, City of Los Angeles). [Staff Report] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2]
Lopez Canyon/East San Fernando Valley—purchase of 126 acres [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2]
Verdugo Mountains—purchase of 230 acres [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map]
Pacific Palisades: purchase of 0.33 acres in the Pacific Palisades [Attachment] [Staff Report]
Woodland Hills: purchase of four surplus Valley Circle Boulevard and 101 Freeway interchange area properties [Map ] [Attachment] [Staff Report]
Donation of a trail easement or offer to dedicate trail easement over a portion of APN 4467-003-032 (5801 De Butts Terrace), Malibu, pursuant to Coastal Development Permit 05-097 (WFS Seastar Cp., LLC). [Staff Report] [Attachment]
Escondido Canyon/Malibu: Consideration of resolution amending Resolution No. 07-158 to additionally authorize (a) acceptance of assignment of 1992 Proposition A funds for Escondido Canyon from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and use of said funds to acquire APN 4467-003-031; (b) fee simple sale of APN 4467-003-031 with deed restrictions to the owner of 4456-004-071 for full appraised value; and retention of conservation/trail easements over the majority of APN 4467-003-031 for the Coastal Slope Trail, Malibu. [Attch1] [Attch2] [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2]
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MRCA 9/13/2008:
Donation of scenic easements and transfer development credits: Barnett/5-87=930, located in Topanga, Los Angeles County; Snyder/5-87=893, located in Malibu, Los Angeles County; and Winnikoff/5-88-040, located, Los Angeles County. [Staff Report][Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Attachment 5] [Attachment 6]
Beverly Glen—purchase of 0.3 acres [Staff Report] [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3]
Compton Creek: purchase of approximately 4.45 privately-owned acres in the City of Compton [Staff Report] [Map]


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