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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE: .
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
Project Manager:
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
JOEL ROJAS, AICP,
DIRECTOR
DECEMBER 3, 2013
DEVELOPMENT
PALOS VERDES NATURE PRESERVE-PALOS VERDES
PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY 2010-2012
CUMULATIVE REPORT AND 2012 ANNUAL REPORT
(SUPPORTS 2013 CITY COUNCIL GOAL -TRAIL
SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT)
CAROLYN LEHR, CITY MANAGER G9.-
Ara Mihranian, AICP, Deputy Community Development Directo#
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the 2010-2012 Cumulative Report and the 2012 Annual Report submitted
by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy on its management activities for the
Palos Verdes Nature Preserve.
BACKGROUND
The City's Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) calls for the Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) to serve as the City's management agency for the
Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. In this capacity, the PVPLC is required by the NCCP to
submit certain annual reports to the City and Wildlife Agencies (the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Specifically, the PVPLC is
required to submit a monitoring report on its habitat restoration areas in the Preserve and
on its exotic plant removal efforts. Additionally, the PVPLC is required to submit a
comprehensive cumulative report, prepared every three years, on its habitat restoration
efforts.
Pursuant to the NCCP approved by the City in 2004 and the formal management
agreement authorizing the PVPLC to manage the Preserve on behalf of the City, the
PVPLC has submitted, for the City Council's acceptance, the 2010-2012 Cumulative
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Report and the 2012 Annual Report summarizing the PVPLC's management activities in
the Preserve. An electronic copy of both the Cumulative Report and the Annual Report
were transmitted to the Council on November 13, 2013 under separate cover.
DISCUSSION
2010-2012 PVPLC Cumulative Report
The PVPLC submitted Cun:iulative Report provides a comprehensive report for the period
between 2010 and 2012 on the following:
• Detail surveys and data analysis regarding vegetation mapping, covered plants and
wildlife; and,
• A three year Habitat Restoration Plan
2012 PVPLC Annual Report
A component of the Cumulative Report (Section 7) is the required Annual Report, which
covers the period between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. The Annual Report
describes the PVPLC's management activities relating to habitat enhancement and
restoration, property maintenance and monitoring, vegetation and wildlife monitoring, trail
management and monitoring, and volunteer involvement during the 2012 calendar year.
The 2012 PVPLC Annual Report includes the following sub-reports (see Annual Report):
• Fires in the Preserve
• Habitat Restoration Monitoring
• Research and Monitoring
• Targeted Exotic Removal Program for Plans (TERPP)
• Brush Clearance
• Scientific Research and Wildlife Monitoring
• Trail Management and Monitoring
o Future Trails Projects List (2014)
• Volunteer Involvement
Of particular public interest is the trail project list of the Annual Report. Based on
comments from the public and on site monitoring, the PVPLC develops an annual list of
potential trail projects to be completed by the PVPLC within the Preserve based on
available volunteer time and funding opportunities, such as grants and volunteer events.
The trail projects completed in 2012 are listed on Page 16 of the 2012 Annual Report and
include erosion repair, trail delineation, and fence removal projects to name a few.
Projects on the list that are not completed during the calendar year are carried over to the
following year's list of projects. The Preserve Trail Project List for 2013 is located in
Appendix E of the 2012 Annual Report.
According to the attached letter from PVPLC Executive Director Andrea Vona (see
attachment), the Annual Report is consistent with the reporting requirements of the NCCP
and raises no significant issues or concerns with regards to the management of the
Preserve. Staff has reviewed the Annual Report and agrees that it is consistent with
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PVPLC's preserve management responsibilities as required by the City Council approved
2004 NCCP and the current management agreement between the City and the PVPLC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2012 Habitat Loss Tracking Report
As part of the Annual Report, the NCCP requires the City to track and report all of the
Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) habitat loss. Attached is the "Habitat Loss Tracking Report" for
the 2012 calendar year. A total of 13.89 acres of CSS were lost for a variety of reasons.
Transmittal of the Cumulative and Annual Reports to City Council
As previously noted, an electronic copy of the Cumulative and Annual Reports were
transmitted to the City Council on November 13, 2013. If a hard copy is desired in advance
of the December 3rd meeting, please contact Staff. The Cumulative and Annual Reports
are also available on the City's website under the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
homepage.
Public Notice
On November 14, 2013, an electronic message was sent to the subscribers of the Palos
Verdes Nature Preserve list-serve announcing the availability of the Cumulative and Annual
Reports (with a link to view the documents) and of the December 3, 2013 City Council
meeting. To date, no public comments were submitted to the City. In the event public
comments are submitted to the City after the transmittal of this Staff Report, Staff will
provide those comments letters to the Council at the meeting.
Public Notification
Staff updated the website and issued a list-serve message announcing tonight's meeting
with a link to the Staff Report and PUMP document being considered by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACTS
Receiving and filing the 2010-2012 Cumulative Report and the 2012 Annual Report will
not result in any fiscal impacts to the City.
CONCLUSION
Based on the information provided herein and pursuant to the City's NCCP, Staff
recommends that the City Council receive and file the PVPLC's 2010-2012 Cumulative
Report and the 2012 Annual Report.
ATTACHMENTS
• 2010-2012 Cumulative Report and 2010 Annual Report (transmitted under separate Cover)
• Letter from Andrea Vona, PVPLC Executive Director
• 2012 Habitat Loss Tracking Report
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PRESERVING LAND AND RESTORING HABITAT FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL
November 22, 2013
Joel Rojas
Community Development Director
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Re: Comprehensive Management and Monitoring Report 200I0-2012 and Annual Report 2012
for the Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat
Conservation Plan
Dear Mr. Rojas,
This letter is to confirm that the Comprehensive Management and Monitoring Report 20 I 0-
2012 and Annual Report for 2012 for the Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Natural Community
Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP) were delivered to you as well
as the wildlife agencies for your review in September. We have incorporated feedback and
comments received from the wildlife agencies and submitted the updated reports to you this
month.
These reports are part of our commitment under our management agreement with the City as
well as the requirements of the Draft NCCP/HCP. We recommend that City also provide the
habitat tracking report, which is a portion of the City's requirements under the Draft
NCCP/HCP, as additional information to the report.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if there are any questions or clarifications.
Sincerely,
Andrea Vona
Executive Director
916 SILVER SPUR ROAD# 207. ROLLING HILLS ESTATES. CA 90274-3826 T 310.541.7613 WWW.PVPLC.ORG
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2012 Habitat Loss Tracking Report
Responsible Party Date of CSS Loss Amount of CSS Location of Loss Description of Loss Loss (Acres)
Fire Jan-12 12.7 acres Three Sisters Reserve Fire causd by errant mylar balloon hitting
electrical lines
Cal Water Mar-12 0.1 acres Portuguese Bend Reserve Broken water pipeline
Sunshine Apr-12 .01 acres Filiorum Reserve Unauthorized trail work
Fire May-12 0.2 acres Portuguese Bend Reserve Fire reportedly caused by SCE power pole
Sanitation District Jun-12 .02 acres Alta Vicente Reserve Sanitation district service truck went off-
road damaging habitat
City of RPV 0.7 acres Ocean Trails Reserve Goats used for fuel modification accidently Jun-12 (Shoreline Park) grazed outside the fuel modification zone
Unknown Sep-12 .04 acres
Abalone Cove Reserve
Unknown and unauthorized vehicle access (Portuguese Point Loop Trail)
Unknown September I October Portuguese Bend Reserve Unauthorized construction of a trail
.12 acres between the Rim Trail and Fire Station Trail
2012 (Rim Trail)
Total Habitat Acreage Loss 13.89 acres
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