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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSS2 - Castaways Park Revegetation Plan AlternativesCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT City Council Study Session Item No. SS2 August 12, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: General Services Department David E. Niederhaus, Director, 644 -3055, dniederhaus a()city.newi)ort- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Discussion of Castaways Park Revegetation Plan Alternatives ISSUE: What landscaping treatment, if any, does the City Council want for Castaways Park? RECOMMENDATIONS: Provide staff direction on one of the four options to proceed either with improvements to Castaways Park or postpone development of the Park indefinitely. DISCUSSION: Background: Castaways Park was constructed by the Irvine Company as part of the CIOSA agreement in late 1997 and dedicated on June 14, 1998. Designated as a view park in the City Recreation and Open Space Element, the Park includes 17 -acres of walking trails, a parking lot, view areas, and minor improvements such as fencing, two benches and a drinking fountain. Early efforts were made by the local community and the City to improve upon the Park, which was overgrown with numerous non - native plants prior to City acquisition. These efforts included the following: January 1999 The Tree Society of Orange County obtains a g rant t o fund the expansion of the riparian habitat present in the northwest corner of the Park adjacent to Dover Drive. This project was approved by the Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission (PB &R) and was completed with volunteers in October 1999. Proposed Amendment to Castaways Park August 12, 2003 Page 2 March 2000 An informal citizens group helps to fund a portion of $6,900 project to install native plants and a temporary irrigation system in an area of the Park along Dover Drive. The Newport Environmental Center assisted with this project. The project was also approved by the PB &R Commission. The Castaways Park Advisory Committee was established in 1999 with the objective of restoring the Park to a self- sustaining ecological site. To that end, the Committee has developed a Revegetation Plan and sought funding from the California Coastal Conservancy and the Nature Conservancy to implement the Plan. Efforts to secure funding for the Revegetation Plan includes the following milestones: • June 2000 The PB &R Commission approved the submittal of a grant application to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) requesting support for a $230,000 project to revegetate the Park with native plants. • January 2002 Negative Declaration is filed with the County Clerk. • April 2002 The PB &R Commission recommends that staff forward a resolution to the City Council for approval of the Grant and Revegetation Plan. • May 2002 The CCC approves the Revegetation Plan and authorizes $99,600 for the project. • June 2002 The City Council approves Resolution #2002 -40 accepting the grant funds and authorizing staff to execute the grant agreement with the CCC for $99,600. Agreement executed June 24, 2002. ■ December 2002 Plan design is initiated. Project installation (Phase 1) is scheduled for June 2003. • March 2003 Staff provides Council with a status of the revegetation efforts and is directed to address the possibility of installing non - native turf with permanent irrigation in a portion of the Park. • April— June2003 Staff assesses alternatives and meets with the CCC and the Nature Conservancy. Staff reaches a compromise with both funding agencies to amend the Revegetation Plan to install native turf at specific areas of the Park. Proposed Amendment to Castaways Park August 12, 2003 Page 3 • July 2003 Staff proposes the turf compromise in the form of a plan amendment to the PB &R Commission for approval. The Commission rejects the proposal and votes unanimously (5 -0) to install ornamental non - native turf. Further, the Commission recommends terminating the Agreement with the CCC. Analysis: Staff is at a critical juncture in the project. In order to comply with the CCC Agreement, revegetation efforts should commence within the next 60 days. At this time, staff is requesting Council direction with respect to how to proceed with implementation of the Revegetation Plan. Four options are presented for the Council's consideration: OPTION 1 Follow through with the June 24, 2002 Agreement with the CCC to implement the Revegetation Plan as described in the City's grant application. The Plan proposes to revegetate the Park with native plant communities, install interpretive signs and displays, install a demonstration area to explain the species present and the wildlife supported by each plant community, and, improve the existing interior trails. OPTION 2 Approve an amendment to the Revegetation Plan to install native grass and permanent irrigation in an area totaling 33,400 square feet (approximately % of an acre) and approve additional funding in the amount of $30,400 for the amendment ($25,000) and the project shortfall ($5,400). OPTION 3 Approve the PB &R Commission recommendations to reject the CCC and Nature Conservancy grants in order to install a yet undetermined amount of non - native grass in the meadow area (central, flat area of the Park) using existing current City budgeted funds ($48,907). OPTION 4 Do not install any improvements at this time. Terminate the CCC Agreement and reject the Nature Conservancy grant offer. Re- budget existing capital improvement funding for other uses or return funds to the General Fund. At issue is the recent interest in providing a green area at the Park that would be devoted to park visitors for such activities as picnics, sunbathing, or kite flying. Staff made an effort to address the issue by negotiating a compromise with the CCC and the Nature Conservancy. The compromise (Option #2 above) proposes to modify the Revegetation Plan by installing permanent irrigation and native turf in two areas: (1) at Proposed Amendment to Castaways Park August 12, 2003 Page 4 the center of the Park adjacent to the bluff overlooking the Back Bay, and (2) at the view area overlooking the ocean. Combined, the two areas total 33,400 square feet or about 3/ of an acre. These areas are identified on the attached project map (see Attachment A). The turf alternative presented by the PB &R Commission (Option #3 above) recommends installing ornamental non - native grass in the flat areas of the Park that are encircled by the asphalt pathways. Native vegetation would be planted throughout the remainder of the Park. The Commission further recommended terminating the CCC agreement and rejecting the CCC and Nature Conservancy grants (a sum of $149,600) if the non - native alternative is not accepted by the two funding agencies. The attached matrix provides an evaluation of the four options for the Council's further consideration (see Attachment B) Budget To date, the City has spent $23,600 of City funding towards the design and implementation of the Revegetation Plan. Environmental Review A Negative Declaration for the original Revegetation Plan was filed with the County Clerk in January 2002. Prepared by: Submitted by: Miriam Eldridge David E. Niederhaus Administrative Analyst General Services Director Attachment: (A) Project Map (B) Project Alternatives Matrix EA 77 4$t 07, L; 01 IL A WdvaF 7 4, N fill �N 14, Q A "44 . . ....... .... .. ...... . 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IV; 's r' p' I, ,Mr Y � ' I Nip ",h 7t a M SI.{ OIL v I s IIR 7� � I� ll il� � ,7� � ,r• gg ,N � o z O li 08/12/2003 10:42 FAX 7148470193 Donald Krotee frijol NEWPORT 13EIGR'1'S IMPROVEMENT ASSOCrAnON PO BOx3242 NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92659 -0888 E-mail: dkrote&Juotee.com Dale: August 12, 2003 Subject: Castaways Natural Park Fax TRANSMITTAL "RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED:" S S 1 S` i s- 0 3 To: Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager Fax: 949/6443020 Newport Beach City Council From: Don Krome AIA, President Newport Heights Improvement Association Pages: 1, to follow SUMMARY FINDINGS: Based on the information presented in the Staff Report for the August 12'h City Council Study Session, we offer our support for Option 2 which would amend the CCC Agreernent to include the installation of native turf in the meadow area. The Newport Heights hnprovement Association has grave concern about the potential planting of non -native grass in the meadow area of the Castaways Park. For decades, the park has been a mostly natural place, containing primarily native plants with a small mix of introduced non - natives. Despite its lack of manicured turf, the Castaways Park has comfortably accommodated thousands of visitors Who walk, jog, cycle, fly kites, picnic, view the Bay and watch 4ie of July fireworks on its grounds. In its current condition as a mostly natural place, the Castaway Park can be maintained at relatively low cost to the community, requiring minimal water and energy use, with limited run -off to our Bay waters. The proposal to redesign the Castaways Park to add non -native turf (option #3 from the 8 -12- 03 staff report) would distract from the park's unique character. It would cost (per the quotation in the staff report) the City S 100,000 to install and irrigate the non -native turf; plus thousands of dollars more to maintain. In these times of water and energy shortages, the City of Newport Beach should be conserving our resources, rather than squandering them at the request of a few residents. A non -native turf would also require fertilizer and possibly pesticides that would require a sophisticated drainage system to capture the run -off to prohibit its entry into our Bay waters. 3YIAM1;U& flLESOM'B H*04 cam..mr�alaNmaermeye.e�ms xaa.aoc RUG -12 -2003 11:43 7146470193 97% P.01 08/12/2005 10:42 FAX 7148470185 Donald Krotee 202 Page 2 Castaways Natural Park Should the Council decide that some improvement to the Castaway Park is needed, we request the Council adopt the proposed compromise to instead install a native grass, such as fescue or sedge, in the meadow area. Our research shows that there are several types of natural grass, both mowed and unmowed that are drought tolerant and will be great for a toss of the Frisbee and a picnic. The residents that believe that the natural planting and the natural parks will somehow not accommodate these simple needs are misinformed- Thank you for your consideration. Stove P*Mss prm Ns A*t.Ar * F..il I RUG -12 -2003 11 :43 7146470193 97% P.02 Niederhaus, Dave To: Karen Bane; HBludau @city.newport- beach.ca.us; Marcy Lomeli Subject: RE: Edits to Agreement Terms Slide Thanks Karen, we will make note of your points during the afternoon presentation today. We're sorry that you are unable to attend. Either Homer or I will inform you of any Council direction tomorrow. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Karen Bane [mailto:kbane ®scc.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 5:56 PM To: HBludau @city .newport - beach.ca.us; Marcy Lomeli; Dave Niederhaus Subject: Edits to Agreement Terms Slide Homer, Marcy, and Dave, I am concerned that the slide summarizing grant agreement terms may unduly distract Councilmembers from the merits of the revegetation project. Hence, / I offer the following edits /augmentations to the bullet points: Completion: The Coastal Conservancy funds have to be spent by March 31, 2004 because they expire at fiscal year end; however, the implementation of ,the entire project is budgeted and scheduled for a duration of at least 3 years. The remainder of the project funds dedicated by the City and offered by TNC will carry the project to completion. 20 Year Agreement: June 2002 to June 30, 2022. Any public source (federal or state) of capital project funds would have the legal requirement that they be used for long -term projects otherwise it would be an inappropriate investment of public funds. 'Monitoring and Maintenance: The revegetation plan budget includes funds for a 3 -year establishment period by the revegetation contractor. The Conservancy grant agreement merely highlights this project aspect. The spirit of all the other terms highlighted (e.g., Limits on Use, Failure to Perform, Expenditure of Funds, and Disbursement of Funds) underscore the Conservancy's desire to support the City's project, if the City wants the project, is committed to the project, will take good care of the project, and will avoid damaging the project. I will be available by phone to answer any questions that arise during the study session. Sincerely, Karen Bane (510) 286 -0922 1