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Home My WebLink AboutAppointment - CVMSHC Trails Management Sbcmte CITY OF PALM DESERT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE STAFF REPORT REQUEST: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ASSIGN SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO THE VACANT SEAT ON THE MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM'S TRAILS MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE SUBMITTED BY: Ryan Stendell, Senior Management Analyst DATE: July 11, 2013 CONDITIONS: Correspondence from CVAG Supplemental Info: CVMSHCP-Trails Management Subcommittee Recommendation By Minute Motion, authorize the City Manager to assign the Senior Management Analyst of the City Manager's Office to fill the vacant seat on the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Program's Trails Management Subcommittee. Backpround The Trails Management Subcommittee (TMS) was established in 2008 to provide input on trails issues related to the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP). The Subcommittee makes recommendations to the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC), the agency responsible for implementing the CVMSHCP. Currently, the Trails Management Subcommittee meets every other month on the third Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the CVAG offices in Palm Desert. The major role of the TMS over the past year has been a complete review and recommendation of modifications to the Trails Plan listed in the CVMSHCP. This is a regional effort which should yield a more useful management tool for the valley land managers. Most of the valley's land managers who actively manage trails are engaged in this process. The City's previous representative was Mr. Phil Babcock, who has since retired from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Staff has continued to attend meetings and remain active with the group on issues that affect Palm Desert. Staff Report Authorize Representative to Trails Management Subcommittee July 11, 2013 Page 2 of 2 The TMS is very close to having a draft revision to the Trails Plan which could move forward through the CVCC process and yield a better management tool for the City. Proposed amendments include, but are not limited to: 1. Provisions that would simplify the process to create a new trail. 2. Allowance of dogs on the Hop-A-Long Cassidy Trail to the Cross. 3. Process which could allow an organized event on hiking trails (currently prohibited). 4. Clarification regarding cross country hiking (off trail hiking) 5. Provisions for a volunteer program to aid with sociaVneighborhood trails. 6. Regional trail signage provisions. Bringing a new member up to speed on the draft revisions would be difficult and time consuming given the complexity of the Trails Plan. Staff can fill this role on a temporary or permanent basis depending on the desire of the Council. Fiscal Analvsis There is no fiscal impact related to this request. Prepared By: CITYCOUN AC'�'IO � APPROVEDL� DFNiLU RECE D OTNER Ryan Stendell MEET Senior Management Analyst AYES n NOES: ABSEN'h Approval: ABSTAIN: VERIFIED BY: Original on File with City C k's Office n M. Wohlmuth, City Manager From: Katle Barrows To: Stendell.Rvan Cc: Ilima oviano;Linda Roaers Subject: Gty representative to CVCC Trails Management Subcommittee Date: Wednesday,]une 19,2013 5:50:08 PM Attath ments: Imaq e002.nno TMS Badcaro�nd General Informaion-2012.dooc Ryan As we discussed today,we would like to request that the City designate a representative to the Trails Management Subcommittee for the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. I have attached some background information about the Subcommittee. We appreciate your ongoing participation in the Subcommittee meetings and your help with trails projects in Palm Desert and beyond. Please let me know if you have any questions, Thanks Katie Ka#ie Barrcws Gi�nrctor of Enwironen�ntsl Rssourus ��* Coie4►t�VaN�r As�oeislion o�Cao�wrnmeerls ��p 7t4{f�34G-1127�Y4.117,��44•21i�Qi21 VA Coachella Va11ey Multiple Species Habita#Co�servatian Plan r Traits Management Subcommittee '' , , � BACKGROUND: The Trails Management Subcommittee ("Subcommittee") was established in 2Q08 to provide input on trails issues related to the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP). The Subcommittee makes recommendations to the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC), the agency responsible for implementing the CVMSHCP. Currently, the Trails Management Subcommittee meets every other month on the third Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the CVAG offices in Palm Desert. The work of the Subcommittee focuses on implementation of the Trails Plan for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Conservation Area. The Trails Management Subcommittee includes representatives of the cities, tribes, Riverside County, trail user groups, and local public agencies including BLM, California Department of Fish and Game, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC). The Trails Management Subcommittee's duties include the following: 1. Complete an annual review of the effectiveness of the overall trails management program. Annual review will include an assessment of bighorn sheep population trends, recreational trail use data, and other new data. 2. Make recommendations to both the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains RMUC and the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee regarding modifications to the trails management program. 3. Make recommendations for decommissioning and removing trails to the RMOC and Monument Advisory Committee. Final approval for trail decommissioning and removal rests with the entity having jurisdiction over the applicable lands. 4. Assist the CVCC, and the land management agencies with providing information and education to trail users about the trails management program. The subcommittee also assists the CVCC and other agencies with trails planning and management in the CVMSHCP Reserve System throughout the Coachella Valley. The membership of the Trails Management Subcommittee is described in Section 6.3 of the CVMSHCP. At their January 2008 meeting, the CVCC added members to the Subcommittee to provide broader representation throughout the Plan area. The members of the Subcommittee are as follows: ➢ One representative each from the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Indio, Coachella, and La Quinta. The city representatives shall be appointed by the respective city councils. ➢ One representative from the Riverside County 5�' District, appointed by the Board of Supervisors ➢ One representative from each of the three Tribal Governments that are members of CVAG ➢ One representative each from the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, Riverside County Parks, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Califomia Department of Fish and Game, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Tram Winter Park Authority. Each of these agencies shall appoint its representative. ➢ The CVCC appoints five individual representatives of trail interest organizations, environmental organizations, and independent researchers. 1