CC/RDA/CUA SPE JT PC & P&RC MIN DEC 05

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• Committee has met twice — 12/13/05 & 06/29/06 — Committee reviewed the preliminary "Master Plan," but design has not moved past this point. • Update Letters sent — 4/13/06 Former Mayor Bennett & 7/5/07Current Mayor Chastain main message that the county has not acquired the land for Regional Park. • Update Emails — 10/26/06, 2/01/07 & 04/03/07 • Colton Residents — Ray Abril jr., Joanne Carlstrom, Michele McKinnery, Pilar Tabera, Jess Vasquez, Kenneth White, Sarah Zamora, and Frank Gonzales • Colton Elected Official — Mayor Kelly Chastain, Mayor Pro Tempore Isaac Suchil, Council Member Susan Oliva • City Staff — Bill Smith, Amanda Rhinehart • County Regional Parks Staff — Maureen Snelgrove • Wildlands Conservancy Staff Challenges -- Key issues are Property Acquisition • "La Sierra" Properties — approximately 50 acres — South of the river, on either side of La Cadena Avenue, in Colton (west side) and Grand Terrace (east side), Sold to a private entity in early 2005 instead of Wildlands Conservancy • "South" Properties — approximately 10 acres — controlled by county of San Bernardino • "North" Properties — approximately 17 acres owned by the County through purchase by the Wildlands Conservancy • "West" Properties — approximately 28 acres sold to a private entity in August of 2006. • "East" or "Middle" Properties — approximately 40+ acres owned by Riverside Public Utilities, uncertainty between County of San Bernardino, Wildlands Conservancy, and Riverside Public Utilities about the amount of land actually available for the park, at least a majority unavailable due to Riverside Public Utilities plans for a "water recharge basin" Google Earth — Visual representations of all parcels at the original and revised sites for the Regional Park in Colton. Challenges — Budget • County estimates at park cost equal $50 million • Wildlands Conservancy — 17 "North" acres donated to the county for project and $400,00 to County for Master Plan process, requested to be returned by the Wildland Conservancy. • $10 million of Prop. 84 funding has been allocated to the county to spend along the River, it has not as yet been allocated specifically for the park, indications that much will be spent on the river trail. • No other funding identified at this time - $30 - $40 million shortfall at least to build the facility. Overall Timeline • Late 2001 /Early 2002 — Project officially proposed • April 2002 - Initial planning meeting with staff from both the City and the County • June 2003 — Board of Supervisors approves the concept and authorizes County staff to develop a "cooperative agreement" with the City of Colton regarding division of responsibilities — to date no such agreement has been submitted by the county to the City. • Early 2004 — county begins Master Plan work on Park • October 2004 — Community Meeting held at Luque Center for local residents and input was solicited by the community • Early 2005 — First setback "La Sierra" Properties are lost to private sale — focus shifts to "revised" site on north 100 acres Zuut Utc.; ub 5NL J I GC/RONCUA/ PLN/R&P MEETING- 3 -