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<br />~ <br /> <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />PARK DEVELOPMENT/JOINT USE <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />September 8, 2004 <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />The meeting was convened at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall, Room 831. <br /> <br />The following Council Members were present: <br /> <br />Jose Solorio <br />Mike Garcia <br />Claudia Alvarez (Absent) <br /> <br />Staffs present were: Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director, PRCSA <br />Jim Ross, Executive Director, Public Works <br />Mike Vigliotta, Deputy City Attorney <br />Ron Ono, Park Planning/Design Mgr., PRCSA <br />Patrick Mitchell, Park Naturalist, PRCSA <br />Peggy Lee Calvert, Recreation Program Coordinator <br /> <br />Guests present: Jerry King, V.P Planning & Dev., McGuire Enviromnental Consultants <br />D. P. Myers - Projects Coordinator, The Wildlands Conservancy <br /> <br />~ 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />ACTION ITEM: Minutes oOuly 7, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. <br /> <br />2. SANTA ANA RIVER PRESENTATION <br />D.P Myers, Projects Coordinator for the Wildlands Conservancy, presented a sequence of <br />events and a process that San Bernardino County did in creating a Blue Ribbon Committee to <br />establish a Wildlands Conservancy. The committee of approximately 25 individuals met <br />approximately 4 times in a 3 to 4 month period to prepare a Santa Ana River Plan and <br />Report. Once established the Wildlands Conservancy will be securing funding through <br />donations, grants and other sources for the purpose of implementing the Santa Ana River <br />Plan including re-creating natural habitat areas and greenbelts throughout the watershed. The <br />conservancy will provide funding to cities and other organizations to implement their goals <br />and vision. The Wildlands Conservancy is currently working with San Bernardino to <br />develop a wetlands open space area. <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />Jerry King indicated he would like to see the implementation of bike trail rest stops along the <br />Santa Ana River Trail and to reclaim/replant areas along the Santa Ana River to provide a <br />greenbelt corridor throughout the Santa Ana stretch of the river. The regional trails system <br />should be connected to various city trails to provide a continual linkage throughout the <br />county. One of the methods to accomplish this is to establish a Blue Ribbon Committee to <br />create a comprehensive plan for the Orange County area that the Wildlands Conservancy can <br />help provide the funding. Redlands, Colton, San Bernardino and Riverside County have <br />formed blue ribbon committees to review projects along the river. <br />