HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2004-02-23 #T AGENDA REPORT
DATE: February 23, 2004
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Update — Hellman Ranch Education Center
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Receive and File Staff Report. Instruct Staff to forward to the Parks and Recreation
Commission and the Archaeological Advisory Committee for information.
BACKGROUND:
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Immaterial Amendment to Mitigation Plan Approved by Coastal Commission:
On February 18, 2004 the Coastal Commission approved an "immaterial amendment" to
the previously approved "Mitigation Plan for Significant Cultural Resource Discoveries —
Hellman Ranch Specific Plan Area, Seal Beach, California ". The amendment will be
effective ten working days after the action of the Commission if no written objections are
received.
The basic determination of the Coastal Commission will place the proposed "Educational
Center" approximately 900 feet northerly of the rear property line of the existing homes
fronting Crestview Avenue and approximately 160 feet north westerly of the proposed
homes being developed by John Laing Homes. This location is generally in accord with
the City- approved location from September 2003, and is actually further away from the
existing Crestview homes and the Heron Pointe residential lots.
As indicated previously to the City Council:
❑ the proposed education center location and all trails serving the facility that are
not located with the dedication area of Gum Grove Park are to be maintained by
the homeowner's association;
❑ the trail pathways will be required to comply with ADA accessibility
requirements, and will probable be constructed of decomposed granite; and
❑ the proposed education center location and initial trail system can hopefully be
incorporated into a larger trail sy for the eventual 100 -acre wetland
restoration area in the future.
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Update Report — Education Center at Hellman Ranch
City Council Staff Report
February 23, 2004
Approved "Immaterial Amendment" Language by Coastal Commission:
The "immaterial amendment" revises Special Condition 24(a), Reservation of Land for
Water Quality Purposes" of Coastal Development Permit 5 -97 -367 to read as follows
(insertions shown in double underline; deletions shown in cub1c s rift tlIf3ugh):
"24. RESERVATION OF LAND FOR WATER QUALITY
PURPOSES
A. The area of land containing the proposed water quality basin, bio-
swale and riparian corridor, and associated appurtenances as
depicted in Figure 8 (inclusive of the landscaped areas) of the
Storm Water management & Water Quality Control Plan, (SWM
&WQCP) prepared by MDS Consulting and Fuscoe Engineering
of Irvine, California, dated July 27, 2000, shall be reserved for
water quality improvement purposes through a deed restriction as
required pursuant to subsection B. of this condition. The deed
restriction shall not preclude use of the same such land for wetland
restoration provided the water quality improvement functions of
the system described in the SWM & WQCP, as revised and
approved by the Executive Director pursuant to Special Condition
23, is, at a minimum maintained. In addition, the deed restriction
shall not preclude construction and maintenance of the access road
depicted on Figure 8, nor shall it preclude the construction and
maintenance of the utilities and oil transmission lines depicted on
Vesting Tentative Tracts 15381 and 15402, as approved by the
Executive Director, nor shall it preclude the maintenance of
existing oil operations, provided the water quality improvement
functions of the system described in the SWM &WQCP, as revised
and approved by the Executive Director pursuant to Special
Condition 23, is, at minimum maintained. i.leitt-I-FyMThe deed
restriction shall not preclude development associated with the
archaeological investigation required pursuant to Special Condition
19. Finally, the deed restriction shall allow for the installation,
operation, maintenance and use of public trails and an educational
facility within the deed restricted area as described in the
Mitigation Plan for Significant Cultural Resource Discoveries
rerc uired pursuant to Special Condition 19,provided the water
uality im rovement functions of the system described in the
SWM &WQCP, as revised and approved by the Executive Director
pursuant to Special Condition 23, is, at minimum maintained."
Further, the amendment proposes to modify the Mitigation Plan for Significant Cultural
Resources that has previously been approved by the City and the Coastal Commission as
follows:
Education Center Update CC Staff Report 2
Update Report — Education Center at Hellman Ranch
City Council Staff Report
February 23, 2004
❑ Relocate the cultural educational facility from Gum Grove park to an area
west of the Heron Pointe Pocket Park, within the grading limits as
established by CDP 5 -97- 367 -Al;
❑ Revise the document to include provisions for additional public access to
the educational center from Gum Grove park and through the development
including from Heron Point Pocket Park by the addition of two new trail
segments and connectors;
❑ Amend an existing deed restriction recorded pursuant to Special Condition
24 to allow the installation, operation, maintenance and use of a public
trail and educational facility in the deed restricted area; and
❑ Add a new deed restriction to provide public access over and passive
recreational use of the education center, a spur trail leading from Gum
Grove Park to the cultural education center, a trail linking the Heron
Pointe Pocket park to the spur trail, and a trail leading from Heron Pointe
Drive to Heron Pointe Circle to secure public access to the re- located
facility. The amended and new deed restrictions must be recorded prior to
issuance of any coastal development permit authorizing construction of
houses on Tract 15402, unless the spur trail and cultural education facility
are fully constructed and open for use by the general public and the
Executive Director waives this pre- condition for good cause.
A copy of the approved "Education Center and Trails Location Plan" from the revised
Mitigation Plan for Significant Cultural Resources is provided as Attachment 1, which
indicates the approved location of the cultural education center and the additional public
trails.
Summary of Past City and Coastal Commission Action:
On August 7, 2003 the California Coastal Commission considered and approved the
"Mitigation Plan" for -the Heron Pointe development by John Laing Homes located on the
Hellman Ranch property. The Coastal Commission approval included approval of the
location of the "education facility" at a location previously reviewed and rejected by the
City Council on July 28, 2003.
On August 25, 2003 the City Council received and filed a Staff Report regarding the status
of the education center and concurred with a public review schedule proposed by staff.
The Parks and Recreation Commission considered this matter on September 10 and
recommended approval of the request on a 3 -1 -1 vote of the Commission. The Commission
recommended the "Option C" location to address the concerns of all persons, including
neighbors that spoke at the Commission meeting. The Option "C" location was proposed
to be located approximately 720 feet west of Seal Beach Boulevard, to the west of the
most westerly homes to be constructed as part of the "Heron Pointe" development by
John Laing Homes. The proposed location is approximately 745 feet to the north of the
Crestview homes, behind 1717 Crestview. Notice of the Parks and Recreation Commission
Education Center Update CC Staff Report 3
Update Report — Education Center at Hellman Ranch
City Council Staff Report
February 23, 2004
meeting was mailed to all property owners and to occupants of those residential properties
along Crestview on August 21, 2003
At the September 22, 2003 City Council Meeting, the City Council reviewed the
recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission regarding the alternative
locations and determined to approve the Option "C" location. Notice of the City Council
meeting was mailed to all property owners and to occupant of those residential properties
along Crestview on September 2, 2003.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and File Staff Report. Instruct Staff to forward to the Parks and Recreation
Commission and the Archaeological Advisory Committee for information.
NOT _ D APPRO ED
/e Whittenberg Jo 4. Bahorski
Director of Development Services / Manager
Attachment: "Education Center and Trails Location Plan" prepared by Urban Arena,
dated February 3, 2004
Education Center Update.CC Staff Report 4
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