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COUNCIL RECESSED TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />MEETING AT 7:28 P.M. FOLLOWED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITYMEETING AT <br />7:29 P.M. <br />COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 7:30 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />COUNCILMEMBER FRANKLIN LEFT THE MEETING AT 7:31 P.M. <br />WORK STUDY SESSION <br />W.S.A. SANTA ANA RIVER TASK GROUP — Parks, Recreation & Community <br />Services <br />Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation & Community <br />Services Agency introduced D. P. Meyers of the Wildlands Conservancy <br />who provided information relative to the formation of a Santa Ana River <br />Task Force. Highlights of this presentation are as follows: <br />In 1955, the Santa Ana River was recommended to the California State <br />Parks Commission as a multi -purpose recreation area <br />In 1969, the first "Coast to Coast Trail Event' was held drawing <br />attention to the need for a continuous trail system. <br />In 1977, portions of the trail were designated a National Recreation <br />Trail <br />• In 1999, San Bernardino County and the Wildlands conservancy <br />started the Santa Ana River Renaissance, expanding the original idea <br />of a River Trail into a broader vision of a Greenway <br />The Santa Ana River Corridor Trail System Master Plan was funded in <br />1990 by an Interagency Agreement between the following: Cities of <br />San Bernardino, Redlands, Colton, Riverside, Anaheim, Chino Hills, <br />Highland, Loma Linda, Rialto, Corona, Huntington Beach; Counties of <br />San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange; Orange County Water District, <br />State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, U.S. Forest <br />Service, San Bernardino National Forest, National Park Service, and, <br />Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance <br />The proposed Santa Ana River Task Force will focus on the <br />possibilities of changing hardscape to trail and greenway, a concrete <br />flood channel to a landscaped park, a historic trestle to a pedestrian <br />bridge, and potential pocket parks to a Wetland Park <br />The Santa Ana River is a unique asset and source of pride, providing a <br />destination for residents and visitors alike <br />The Wildlands Conservancy is an active partner in revitalizing the <br />Santa Ana River and will give a $5,000 grant to the Task Force for GIS <br />and creation of the Vision Document; the Conservancy will also find <br />grants and other public monies to fund projects identified by the Santa <br />Ana River Vision document <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 366 NOVEMBER 15, 2004 <br />