MST Number: MST2011-00315 Click on link for Case Status
Contact:
Kathy Frye, Natural Areas Planner
KFrye@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
(805) 897-1976
City of Santa Barbara
Parks and Recreation Department
P.O. Box 1990
Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990
Project Description: Proposal to remove 0.86 acres of marsh vegetation from Andree Clark Bird Refuge and restore 0.86 acres of wetland habitat at the Refuge, and remove silt and vegetation from a grouted sandstone culvert along Old Coast Highway and from a concrete culvert entering the Bird Refuge from the north, for a total of 0.07 acres from the culverts. Maintenance activities would occur over a five-year period to keep the affected locations free of marsh vegetation. The purpose of the project is to restore water flow and conveyance in the lake and culverts to reduce mosquito production and flooding, improve water quality and limit eutrophication and resulting odors. The proposal would also protect the diversity of habitats at the Bird Refuge.
Documents:
· Notice of a Public Hearing
· Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, dated October 2011
· Exhibit A: U.S.G.S. topographic map of the project vicinity
· Exhibit B: Andree Clark Bird Refuge project area map
· Exhibit C: Old Coast Highway project area and expanded view of the Bird Refuge culvert
· Exhibit D: Photographs of Aquatic Equipment
· Exhibit E: Equipment staging and storage area locations
· Exhibit F: Biological Assessment, prepared by Cardno ENTRIX , revised October 2011
· Exhibit G: Biological Evaluation, prepared by Cardno ENTRIX , dated July 2011
· Exhibit H: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, revised October 2011
· Exhibit I: Interim GHG Emissions – Evidentiary Support, dated June 10,2010
· Exhibit J: Restoration Areas
· Exhibit K: Andree Clark Bird Refuge Utilities Map
· Exhibit L: Public Comment Letters and Response to Comments, October 2011