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Members

Mary Salas, Chair Mayor, City of Chula Vista (Representing South County)

Kristine Alessio, Vice Chair Councilmember, City of La Mesa (Representing East County)

Chris Ward Councilmember, City of San Diego

Kristin Gaspar Supervisor, County of San Diego

Dwight Worden Councilmember, City of Solana Beach (Representing North County Coastal)

Rebecca Jones Mayor, City of San Marcos (Representing North County Inland)

Alternates

Mike Donovan Councilmember, City of Coronado (Representing South County)

Akilah Weber Councilmember, City of La Mesa (Representing East County)

Chris Cate Councilmember, City of San Diego

Jim Desmond Vice Chair, County of San Diego

Chris Rodriguez Councilmember, City of Oceanside (Representing North County Coastal)

Joe Green Councilmember, City of Vista (Representing North County Inland)

Advisory Members

Gustavo Dallarda / Ann Fox Caltrans District 11

Jill Galvez / Vacant Metropolitan Transit System

Paul McNamara / John Franklin North County Transit District

Karen Brindley / Tony Shute Regional Planning Technical Working Group

Barry Leonard / Brian Boyle San Diego County Water Authority

Garry Bonelli / Michael Zucchet Port of San Diego

Eric LaChappa / Cody Martinez Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Steve Chung / Mary Beth Dreusike U.S. Department of Defense

Environmental Mitigation Program Advisory Members

Vacant / David Mayer California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Michelle Lynch / Kyle Dahl U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Vacant / Susan Wynn U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

John Donnelly / Vacant Wildlife Conservation Board

Hasan Ikhrata Executive Director, SANDAG

Regional Planning Committee Agenda

Friday, October 2, 2020 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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Regional Planning Committee Friday, October 2, 2020

Item No. Action

+1. Approval of Meeting Minutes Approve

+1A. March 6, 2020, Regional Planning Committee Meeting Minutes

+1B. July 17, 2020, Transportation, Regional Planning, and BordersCommittees Joint Meeting Minutes

+1C. August 7, 2020, Transportation, Regional Planning, and BordersCommittees Joint Meeting Minutes

2. Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments

Public comments under this agenda item will be limited to five publicspeakers. Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address theRegional Planning Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of theCommittee that is not on this agenda.

3. Executive Director's ReportHasan Ikhrata, SANDAG

Discussion

An update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including theagency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 RegionalPlan, and the Airport Connectivity project, will be presented.

Consent

+4. TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program and Active Transportation Grant Program: Quarterly Status Update Tracy Ferchaw, SANDAG

Information

This report provides an update on progress made by TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program and Active Transportation Grant Program recipients.

+5. TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant Program Quarterly Update Kim Smith, SANDAG

Information

This report provides an overview of progress made by TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant recipients for Quarters 2 through 4 of FY 2020 (October 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020).

Reports

+6. Climate Resilience Program Update Katie Hentrich, SANDAG

Information

An update on the SANDAG Climate Resilience Program, which supports the development and implementation of the Regional Plan through climate change mitigation and adaptation activities, will be presented.

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+7. Recommend TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program: FY 2021-2022 Work Plan, and FY 2021 Annual Funding Kim Smith, SANDAG

The Regional Planning Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the proposed FY 2021-2022 Work Plan for the regional land management and biological monitoring and allocate $4 million in funding for FY 2021.

8. Continued Public Comments

If the five-speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginningof this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects ofprevious agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment.

9. Upcoming Meetings Information

The next Regional Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday,November 6, 2020, at 12:30 p.m.

10. Adjournment

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Regional Planning Committee Item: 1A October 2, 2020

March 6, 2020, Regional Planning Committee Meeting Minutes

Chair Mary Salas (South County) called the meeting of the Regional Planning Committee to order at 12:30 p.m.

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Approve)

Action: Upon a motion by Vice Chair Kristine Alessio (East County), and a second by Chair Salas, the Regional Planning Committee approved the minutes from its November 1, 2019; January 17, 2020; and February 14, 2020, meetings.

The motion passed.

Yes: Chair Salas, Vice Chair Alessio, Councilmember Chris Cate (City of San Diego), Deputy Mayor Jack Feller (North County Coastal), and Mayor Rebecca Jones (North County Inland).

No: None.

Abstain: None.

Absent: County of San Diego.

2. Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments

None.

3. Executive Director’s Report (Discussion)

Chief of Capital Programs and Regional Services Jim Linthicum presented an update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan and the Airport Connectivity project.

Action: Discussion only.

Consent

4. TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program: Land Management Grant Program Quarterly Status Update (Information)

This report provided an update on progress made by TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant Program recipients.

5. TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program: Amendment Request (Approve)

The Regional Planning Committee was asked to consider the approval of a Smart Growth Incentive Program amendment for the City of Chula Vista’s Third Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.

Action: Upon a motion by Mayor Jones and a second by Vice Chair Alessio, the Regional Planning Committee approved Consent Items Nos. 4 and 5.

The motion passed.

Yes: Chair Salas, Vice Chair Alessio, Councilmember Cate, Deputy Mayor Feller, and Mayor Jones.

Action: Approve

The Regional Planning Committee is asked to approve the minutes from its March 6, 2020, meeting.

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No: None.

Abstain: None.


Chair’s Report

6. 2020 Regional Planning Committee Agenda Topics (Discussion/Possible Action)

Chair Salas solicited agenda topics for consideration by the Regional Planning Committee in 2020.

Action: Upon a motion by Vice Chair Alessio, and a second by Mayor Jones, the Regional Planning Committee approved incorporating the proposed topics on future agendas.

The motion passed.

Yes: Chair Salas, Vice Chair Alessio, Councilmember Cate, Deputy Mayor Feller, and Mayor Jones.

No: None.

Abstain: None.


Reports

7. Military Multimodal Access Strategy (Information)

Chair Salas introduced the item.

Senior Regional Planner Jane Clough and Regional Planner I Allison Woodworth presented an overview of the Military Multimodal Access Strategy report.

Action: Information only.

8. Climate Resilience in the San Diego Region

Chair Salas introduced the item.

A. Climate Stressors Impacting the San Diego Region (Information)

Dr. Dan Cayan, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, presented a summary of relevant climate impacts and adaptation solutions for the San Diego region.


B. A Closer Look at a Regional Climate Stressor: Regional Transportation Infrastructure Sea Level Rise Assessment and Guidance (Recommend)

Associate Regional Planner Sarah Pierce presented the item.

Action: Upon a motion by Chair Salas, and a second by Mayor Jones, the Regional Planning Committee recommended that the Board of Directors accept the Regional Transportation Infrastructure Sea Level Rise Assessment and Adaptation Guidance for submittal to Caltrans to complete the grant-funded project.

The motion passed.

Yes: Chair Salas, Vice Chair Alessio, Councilmember Cate, and Councilmember Green.

No: None.

Abstain: None.

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Absent: County of San Diego and North County Coastal.

C. Future of Regional Climate Resilience Efforts and Opportunities (Information)

Senior Regional Planner Anna Lowe presented information regarding current and future regional climate resilience efforts.


Bob Leiter, member of the public, spoke regarding climate change impacts in the region.


There were no continued comments.

10. Upcoming Meetings (Information)

The next Regional Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2020. Please note, this will be a joint meeting with the Transportation Committee and will start at 9 a.m.

11. Adjournment

Chair Salas adjourned the joint meeting at 1:56 p.m.

Meeting Start Time: 12:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 1:56 p.m.

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Confirmed Attendance at SANDAG Regional Planning Committee Meeting March 6, 2020

Jurisdiction Name Member/ Alternate

Attended

South County Mary Salas, Chair Member Yes

Mike Donovan Alternate Yes

East County Kristine Alessio, Vice Chair Member Yes

Akilah Weber Alternate No

City of San Diego Chris Ward Member No

Chris Cate Alternate Yes

County of San Diego Kristin Gaspar Member No

Jim Desmond Alternate No

North County Coastal Jack Feller Member Yes

Chris Rodriguez Alternate No

North County Inland Rebecca Jones Member Yes

Joe Green Alternate Yes

Advisory Members

Caltrans, District 11

Gustavo Dallarda Member No

Ann Fox Alternate Yes

Mario Orso No

Metropolitan Transit System Jill Galvez Member No

Paloma Aguirre Alternate No

North County Transit District Paul McNamara Member Yes

John Franklin Alternate No

Port of San Diego Ann Moore Member No

Garry Bonelli Alternate No

Regional Planning Technical Working Group

Karen Brindley Member Yes

Tony Shute Alternate No

San Diego County Water Authority Barry Leonard Member No

Brian Boyle Alternate Yes

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Erika Pinto Member Yes

Cody Martinez Alternate No

U.S. Department of Defense Steve Chung Member No

Mary Beth Dreusike Alternate No

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Vacant Member No

David Mayer Alternate No

Wildlife Conservation Board John Donnelly Member No

Vacant Alternate No

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Michelle Lynch Member No

Kyle Dahl Alternate No

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vacant Member No

Susan Wynn Alternate No

Ex-Officio Steve Vaus SANDAG Board Chair No

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Regional Planning Committee Item: 1B October 2, 2020

July 17, 2020, Joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees Meeting Minutes

Regional Planning Committee (RPC) Chair Mary Salas (South County) called the joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.

1. Public Comments/Communications/ Member Comments

None.

2. Executive Director's Report (Discussion)

Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata presented an update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including the agency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan, and the Airport Connectivity project.


Reports

3. What We Are Learning from COVID-19 and How It Could Impact Transportation Planning in the San Diego Region (Discussion/Possible Action)

Director of Mobility and Innovations Antoinette Meier, Director of Integration Transportation Planning Elisa Arias, Chief Officer of Data Analytics and Chief Economist Ray Major, North County Transit District Executive Director Matt Tucker, and Metropolitan Transit System Executive Director Sharon Cooney, presented an overview of regional economic and transportation impacts of COVID-19.

Action: Discussion only


None.

5. Upcoming Meetings

The next Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees meeting will be a joint meeting and it is scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2020, at 9 a.m.

6. Adjournment

Chair Salas adjourned the meeting at 12:11 p.m.

Action: Approve

The Regional Planning Committee is asked to approve the minutes from its July 17, 2020, joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees meeting.

Meeting Start Time: 10:03 a.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 12:11 p.m.

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Attendance at Joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees Meeting

Transportation Committee July 17, 2020

Jurisdiction Name Member/Alternate Attended Virtually

North County Inland Mayor Paul McNamara Member BC for quorum

Mayor Judy Ritter Alternate Yes

South County Vice Chair Bill Sandke Member Yes

Mayor Mary Salas Alternate RPC

City of San Diego Councilmember Monica Montgomery Member Yes

Councilmember Chris Ward Alternate RPC for quorum

County of San Diego

Chair Jim Desmond Member Yes

Supervisor Greg Cox Alternate BC

Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Alternate No

East County Councilmember Bill Baber Member Yes

Councilmember Jennifer Mendoza Alternate Yes

North County Coastal Mayor Jewel Edson Member Yes

Councilmember Joe Mosca Alternate Yes

Metropolitan Transit System Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis Member Yes

Councilmember Ronn Hall Alternate BC for quorum

North County Transit District

Deputy Mayor Jack Feller Member BC for quorum

Councilmember Sharon Jenkins Alternate No

Deputy Mayor Terry Gaasterland Alternate No

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Johanna Schiavoni Member Yes

Mark West (Councilmember) Alternate No

Port of San Diego Commissioner Garry Bonelli Member Yes

Commissioner Michael Zucchet Alternate No

Advisory Members

Caltrans Gustavo Dallarda Member No



Erica Pinto Member Yes

Fred Nelson, Jr. Member No

Other Attendees Matt Tucker NCTD Yes

Sharon Cooney MTS Yes


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Regional Planning Committee July 17, 2020






City of San Diego Chris Ward Member Yes

Chris Cate Alternate No

County of San Diego Kristin Gaspar Member No

Jim Desmond Alternate TC

North County Coastal Dwight Worden Member Yes



Joe Green Alternate No

Advisory Members


Gustavo Dallarda Member No

Ann Fox Alternate TC

Mario Orso No

Metropolitan Transit System Jill Galvez Member Yes

Vacant Alternate No

North County Transit District Paul McNamara Member TC


Port of San Diego Garry Bonelli Member TC

Michael Zucchet Alternate No


Karen Brindley Member No


San Diego County Water Authority Eric Heidemann Member No

Brian Boyle Alternate No


Eric LaChappa Member Yes


U.S. Department of Defense Steve Chung Member Yes



Vacant Member No



Vacant Alternate No






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Borders Committee July 17, 2020


South County Serge Dedina, Chair Member No

Bill Sandke Alternate TC

East County Jerry Jones Member No

Ronn Hall Alternate Yes

City of San Diego Vivian Moreno Member Yes

Mark Kersey Alternate No

County of San Diego Greg Cox Member Yes

Dianne Jacob Alternate No

Imperial County Jesus Eduardo Escobar, Vice Chair Member Yes

Luis Plancarte Alternate No

North County Coastal Jack Feller Member Yes for quorum

Priya Bhat-Patel Alternate No

North County Inland Paul McNamara Member Yes for quorum

Olga Diaz Alternate No

Advisory Members

Riverside County Crystal Ruiz Member Yes

Yxstian Gutierrez Alternate No

Republic of Mexico Carlos González Gutiérrez Member Yes

Mario Figueroa/Natalia Figueroa Alternate No


Edwin “Thorpe” Romero Member Yes


Caltrans Gustavo Dallarda Member No


San Diego County Water Authority Elsa Saxod Member Yes

Gary Croucher Alternate No

Southern California Association of Governments

Naresh Amatya Member No

David C. Salgado Alternate No

Orange County Jim Ferryman Member No

Jim Dahl Alternate No

Regional Planning Committee Item: 1C October 2, 2020

August 7, 2020, Joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees Meeting Minutes

Transportation Committee Chair Jim Desmond (County of San Diego) called the joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees meeting to order at 9 a.m.

1. Public Comments/Communications/ Member Comments

None.

Report

2. The Vision for the 2021 Regional Plan: A Deep Dive into the Details (Discussion)

Director of Regional Planning Coleen Clementson, Director of Mobility and Innovation Antoinette Meier, Senior Regional Planner Tuere Fa’aola, Senior Regional Planner Alex Estrella, Senior Regional Planner Jennifer Williamson, Associate Regional Planner Marisa Mangan, and Regional Planner II Krystal Ayala presented an overview of the data-driven approach used to develop the vision for the 2021 Regional Plan and in-depth details that form the foundation of the vision.

Tom Lemmon, San Diego Building & Construction Trades Council, spoke in support of the Regional Plan Vision.

Gretchen Newsom, IBEW 569, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Rick Bates, Cleveland National Forest Foundation, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Noah Harris, Climate Action Campaign, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

David Grubb, Sierra Club, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Craig Jones, member of the public, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Paul Jamason, Bike San Diego, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Nancy Juen, member of the public, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Alistair Vizuet, member of the public, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Michael G., HomeOfficeGlobal, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Nicole Burgess, Bike San Diego, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.

Marissa Borquez, member of the public, spoke in support of the Reginal Plan Vision.



None.

Action: Approve

The Regional Planning Committee is asked to approve the minutes from its August 7, 2020, joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees meeting.

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4. Upcoming Meetings

The next Borders Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 28, 2020, at 12:30 p.m.

5. Adjournment

Chair Desmond adjourned the meeting at 11:57 a.m.

Meeting Start Time: 9 a.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 11:57 a.m.

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Confirmed Attendance at SANDAG Joint Transportation, Regional Planning, and Borders Committees Meeting

Transportation Committee August 7, 2020

Jurisdiction Name Member/Alternate Attend Virtually

North County Inland Mayor Paul McNamara Member Yes

Mayor Judy Ritter Alternate Yes

South County Vice Chair Bill Sandke Member Yes

Mayor Mary Salas Alternate RPC

City of San Diego Councilmember Monica Montgomery Member Yes

Councilmember Chris Ward Alternate RPC

County of San Diego

Chair Jim Desmond Member Yes

Supervisor Greg Cox Alternate BC

Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Alternate No

East County Councilmember Bill Baber Member Yes

Councilmember Jennifer Mendoza Alternate Yes

North County Coastal Mayor Jewel Edson Member Yes

Councilmember Joe Mosca Alternate No

Metropolitan Transit System Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis Member Yes

Councilmember Ronn Hall Alternate BC

North County Transit District

Deputy Mayor Jack Feller Member BC

Councilmember Sharon Jenkins Alternate No

Deputy Mayor Terry Gaasterland Alternate No

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Johanna Schiavoni Member Yes

Mark West (Councilmember) Alternate Yes

Port of San Diego Commissioner Garry Bonelli Member Yes

Commissioner Michael Zucchet Alternate No

Advisory Members

Caltrans Gustavo Dallarda Member Yes



Erica Pinto Member Yes

Fred Nelson, Jr. Member No

Other Attendees Matt Tucker NCTD No

Sharon Cooney MTS Yes


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Jurisdiction Name Member/Alternate Attend Virtually





City of San Diego Chris Ward Member Yes

Chris Cate Alternate No

County of San Diego Kristin Gaspar Member Yes

Jim Desmond Alternate TC

North County Coastal Dwight Worden Member Yes



Joe Green Alternate No

Advisory Members


Gustavo Dallarda Member TC


Mario Orso No

Metropolitan Transit System Jill Galvez Member Yes

Vacant Alternate No

North County Transit District Paul McNamara Member TC


Port of San Diego Garry Bonelli Member TC

Michael Zucchet Alternate No


Karen Brindley Member Yes


San Diego County Water Authority

Eric Heidemann Member Yes

Brian Boyle Alternate Yes


Eric LaChappa Member Yes


U.S. Department of Defense Steve Chung Member Yes



Vacant Member No



Vacant Alternate No






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Borders Committee August 7, 2020

Jurisdiction Name Member/ Alternate

Attend Virtually

South County Serge Dedina, Chair Member Yes

Bill Sandke Alternate TC

East County Jerry Jones Member Yes

Ronn Hall Alternate Yes

City of San Diego Vivian Moreno Member Yes

Mark Kersey Alternate No

County of San Diego Greg Cox Member Yes

Dianne Jacob Alternate No

Imperial County Jesus Eduardo Escobar, Vice Chair Member Yes

Luis Plancarte Alternate No

North County Coastal Jack Feller Member Yes

Priya Bhat-Patel Alternate Yes

North County Inland Paul McNamara Member TC

Olga Diaz Alternate No

Advisory Members

Riverside County Crystal Ruiz Member No

Yxstian Gutierrez Alternate No

Republic of Mexico Carlos González Gutiérrez Member No

Mario Figueroa/Natalia Figueroa Alternate Yes


Edwin “Thorpe” Romero Member Yes


Caltrans Gustavo Dallarda Member TC


San Diego County Water Authority Elsa Saxod Member Yes

Gary Croucher Alternate No

Southern California Association of Governments

Naresh Amatya Member Yes

David C. Salgado Alternate Yes

Orange County Jim Ferryman Member Yes

Jim Dahl Alternate No

Regional Planning Committee Item: 4 October 2, 2020

TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program and Active Transportation Grant Program: Quarterly Status Update

Overview

This report provides the status of projects funded through the TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program (SGIP) and Active Transportation Grant Program (ATGP).

Key Considerations

During the reporting period (April 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020), three projects were completed, and all projects are on schedule except seven ATGP projects and five SGIP projects that have requested schedule amendments. No projects are on the Watch List. Projects are placed on the Watch List if a grantee is not making timely progress towards its milestones (which is defined in SANDAG Board Policy No. 035) and the grantee has not sought corrective action.

Completed Projects:

• City of Chula Vista Multimodal Pedestrian/ Bike Master Plan ATGP project

• City of Escondido Escondido Creek Trail Signalized Bike/Pedestrian Crossing at El Norte ATGP project

• City of National City Waterfront to Homefront Connectivity Study ATGP project

Amendments:

In April 2020, the Board of Directors granted a waiver of Policy Advisory Committee review of time extensions for TransNet grant program grantees who are unable to perform under their current schedule due to COVID-19 and delegated the authority to approve these extensions to the Executive Director. The bases of the requests include inability to obtain the materials to carry out the work due to supply chain disruption, inability to conduct public outreach, inability to commence construction or other fieldwork, and inability to obtain permits or approvals from city council or another agency to carry out the work.

Currently there are 12 projects that have requested schedule amendments under this waiver. These projects are identified in the attached status tables as (*admin) amendments.

Fiscal Impact:

Upon completion of its Climate Action Plan, the City of Lemon Grove is eligible to receive $2,500,000 on a reimbursement basis in TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program funds for its Connect Main Street Phase I and II project, which was previously awarded by the Board in December 2018.

Schedule/Scope Impact:

The City of Lemon Grove’s Connect Main Street Phase I and II project will be open to the public in August 2023.

Action: Information

This report provides an update on the TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program and Active Transportation Grant Program.

https://www.sandag.org/organization/about/pubs/policy_035.pdf

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Grant Executions:

A grant agreement was executed for the following project upon completion of its Climate Action Plan requirement:

• The City of Lemon Grove Connect Main Street Phase I and II

The project will implement Phase I and Phase II of the previous SGIP-funded Connect Main Street Plan, construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities from Broadway to San Miguel. It will enhance pedestrian walking/biking safety by implementing a street conversion, D.G. pedestrian trail, shared-use path, pedestrian crosswalks, bulb outs, lighting, and landscape features.

Attachment 1 (Exhibits A, B, and C) provide the status of each project.

Next Steps

The next quarterly status update is scheduled for presentation to the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, Regional Planning Committee, and Transportation Committee in winter 2020/spring 2021 timeframe.

Coleen Clementson, Director of Regional Planning

Key Staff Contact: Tracy Ferchaw, (619) 699-1977, [email protected] Attachment: 1. Status of TransNet SGIP, ATGP, and ATGP/ATP Exchange Projects: Reporting Period

through June 30, 2020

Status of TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Grant Program Projects Reporting period through June 30, 2020 Exhibit A

Am = Amendment TC = Transportation Committee approval RPC = Regional Planning Committee aproval Admin = Staff approval

*Admin = Amendments approved under COVID-19 Waiver of Review 3

Attachment 1

Grantee Project Description of Project Activities Grant Amount Contract

Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*

Status and Amendment

History

1 Chula Vista

Third Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project (TASIP), Phase 3

CAPITAL: Installs traffic calming measures from 100+/- feet north of F Street (end of Phase II) to E Street.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 03/20/2019 01/20/2021 No

Project IS making timely progress toward its revised milestones.

Am1 (admin) – 30-day extension

Am 2 (RPC) – 9-month extension

2 El Cajon Main Street-Green Street

Gateway Project

CAPITAL: revitalizes the Main Street corridor into an attractive 'urban-forest' gateway, with tree-lined widened sidewalks and Class IV bikeways, LID planters, signage, thematic site furnishing, and lighting.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 08/02/2019 12/02/2022 No

Project IS making timely progress toward its milestones.

No Amendments

3 El Cajon

El Cajon Transit Center

Connection Improvements

CAPITAL: provides a direct link to transit by installing elements that will encourage smart growth such as wide sidewalks, enhanced crosswalks, thematic lighting, LID basins, streets trees, site furniture, a roundabout, bulb-outs, signage, and Class I bikeway.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 08/02/2019 12/02/2022 No


No Amendments

Status of TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Grant Program Projects – Reporting period through June 30, 2020

Am = Amendment TC = Transportation Committee approval RPC = Regional Planning Committee approval Admin = Staff approval



Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History

4 Escondido

Grand Avenue Complete Streets

Improvement Project Phase 1

CAPITAL: Creates a pedestrian-friendly, aesthetically appealing streetscape in the heart of Escondido's historic Town Center to enhance the vibrancy of downtown.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$150,000 03/20/2019 03/20/2022 No


No Amendments

5 Escondido

Transit Center Active

Transportation Connections

CAPITAL: Fills important gaps in the active transportation network immediately adjacent to the Escondido Transit Center (ETC) where active transportation demand is the highest. The project connects the ETC to grocery, commercial, residential, and office centers to the west by constructing a bridge for pedestrians and by providing bike lanes between Tulip and Quince streets.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$1,270,000 12/03/2015 03/03/2021 No


Am 1 (RPC) — 32-month extension

Am 2 (*admin) – 9-month extension

6 La Mesa Complete Streets Integrated Design

Manual

PLANNING: Evaluates the City’s existing Complete Streets Policies, updates them as needed, and integrates them with engineering design principles in one easy-to-use, Complete Streets Integrated Design Manual.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$169,801 02/04/2019 02/04/2021 No


Am 1 (*admin) –

Pending





Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History

7 La Mesa North Spring Street Smart

Growth Corridor

CAPITAL: Enhances public infrastructure, encourages/supports future private development, contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases, and serves as a model smart growth project for the region. Enhancements include ADA-compliant ramps, high-visibility cross walks, lighting, safety fencing, a Class III bicycle route with sharrow markings along the corridor, a pedestrian railroad crossing, and sidewalk improvements.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$992,503 11/12/2015 07/12/2021 No





8 National City

24th Street Transit Oriented

Development (TOD) Overlay

PLANNING: Comprehensively analyzes the study area surrounding the 24th Street Transit Center to plan a new vision for the area to include transit-supportive land use, improved mobility and parking options, and an enhanced public realm.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 12/06/2018 12/06/2020 No


Am 1 (*admin) – Pending

9 National City

Roosevelt Ave Smart Growth Revitalization

Plan

CAPITAL: Provides streetscape, lighting, signage, mobility options, urban greening, stormwater runoff, and parking to encourage adjacent development and to improve this high visibility edge of downtown as seen from Interstate 5.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,080.000 02/14/2019 08/14/2021 No


No Amendments





Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History

10 National City

Sweetwater Protected Bikeway

CAPITAL: Provides nearly 1.2 miles of protected bike facilities along Sweetwater Road and extend the Class I bike path on Plaza Bonita Road to Sweetwater Road (0.4 miles).

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 02/14/2019 08/14/2022 No


No Amendments

11 Oceanside Coastal Rail Trail

Extension

PLANNING: extends the existing Coastal Rail Trail limits in the City of Oceanside by creating a Class I bicycle and pedestrian path. This connection will improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility and create a safe route for pedestrians and bicyclists between North and South Oceanside. Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$400,000 06/13/2019 06/13/2021 No


No Amendments

12 San Diego (Civic San Diego)

14th Street Pedestrian Promenade

Demonstration Block

CAPITAL: Creates an approximately 30-foot wide pedestrian promenade/linear park. Plans to link City College to Barrio Logan through East Village, including connecting several existing and future park sites. Serves to connect Downtown’s densely populated neighborhoods with enhanced landscaped corridors focused on improving pedestrian and other non-vehicular circulation.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$1,000,000 12/08/2015 01/8/2021 No


Am 1 (RPC) — location change

Am 2 (staff) — 6-month extension




Downtown San Diego Wayfinding

Signage – Cycle Network

CAPITAL: Facilitates an experience that would promote cycling and provide directional and destination signage for residents, visitors, and workers to access the new cycle network.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$220,000 03/12/2019 09/12/2022 No


No Amendments





Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History


E Street Greenway Master

Plan

PLANNING: Creates a master plan for E Street Greenway, a linear park that will expand open space in the City of San Diego's densest community, Providing a safe pedestrian connection from the Gaslamp Quarter through the East Village neighborhood. The Greenway will contain widened pedestrian paths, enhanced landscaping and place-making opportunities

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$110,000 01/22/2019 01/22/2021 No


No Amendments


East Village Green Park, Phase 1

Capital: Phase 1 improvements consists of 1.2 acres of new parkland including a community center, two cafes, children's play area, performance pavilion, open lawn, games area, interactive fountain, dog park, and the relocation of two local historic buildings.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$1,039,748 04/04/2019 10/31/2022 No


No Amendments

16 San Diego College Area

Smart Growth Study (CASGS)

PLANNING: Identifies, analyzes, and provides recommendations for nodes and corridors with smart growth development potential within the College Area community.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 01/07/2019 01/07/2021 No



17 San Diego

Downtown Mobility Cycle

Way Improvement

Phase I & II

Capital: Improves bike infrastructure in Downtown San Diego. The project scope includes street resurfacing, traffic striping, construction of 5.09 miles of Class IV (Cycle Track), which include curb ramps, raised median, angled parking conversion, and signal modification for bike signals.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 03/05/2019 03/05/2022 No


No Amendments





Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History

18 San Diego

University Community Smart Growth Concept

Study

PLANNING: Supports the basic principles of smart growth by building upon the community’s role as a major employment, retail, education, and housing center interconnected by an expanding regional transportation system.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 01/07/2019 01/07/2021 No



19 San Diego

Mira Mesa Transit Oriented

Development Concept Plan

PLANNING: Produces a land use strategy to support transit/mobility hubs within the Sorrento Mesa and Miramar Road employment areas and the smart growth opportunity areas (SGOAs) along Mira Mesa Boulevard/Black Mountain Road.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 01/07/2019 01/07/2021 No



20 San Diego Clairemont TOD Design Concepts

PLANNING: Produces a land use strategy to support transit/mobility hubs within the Sorrento Mesa and Miramar Road employment areas and the smart growth opportunity areas (SGOAs) along Mira Mesa Boulevard/Black Mountain Road.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 01/07/2019 01/07/2021 No







Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History

21 Vista Paseo Santa Fe

Phase II

CAPITAL: This infrastructure and street scape project is located in Vista's Town Center on South Santa Fe Avenue. It is a complete and livable streets revitalization project that includes a road diet that will reduce the street width from five lanes to two lanes; install new curbs, gutters, and enhanced sidewalks; construct roundabouts at key intersections; and install decorative elements such as landscaping, street lights, street signs, and pedestrian furniture.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$2,000,0001 11/19/2015 01/19/2022 No




Phase III

CAPITAL: Improves multi-modal mobility and reduces speeds to 20 mph with a road diet, enhanced sidewalks and bus stops, roundabout, and pedestrian elements such as lighting, landscaping, furniture, permanent public art, and street signs

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$2,500,000 02/14/2019 02/14/2021 No


No Amendments

23 County of San Diego

Alpine Community Plan Implementation Financing Tools and Mechanisms

Plan

PLANNING: Enhances the effectiveness of the community plan by identifying potential funding tools and mechanisms for implementation of plan recommendations.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$300,000 01/28/2019 01/28/2021 No


No Amendments

1 The Vista Paseo Santa Fe Phase II Project also received $3.7 million through the Active Transportation Grant Program-Active Transportation Program Funds Exchange

awarded in October 2015 (see Exhibit C).





Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


History


Casa De Oro – Campo Road Specific Plan

PLANNING: Develops a Specific Plan for the Campo Road corridor, in the community of Casa de Oro, including a form-based-code and design guidelines, and establishes a framework to guide future private investment to transform the area into an inviting, compact, walkable, and bikeable environment.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$500,000 01/28/2019 07/28/2021 No


No Amendments


Valley Center Community Plan

Update

PLANNING: Updates the content and broaden the scope of the existing community plan by focusing on land use refinements; diversifying mobility and housing options; connecting community services; and simplifying/streamlining development review processes.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$325,000 01/28/2019 05/28/2021 No


No Amendments




Smart Growth Incentive Program Projects (Completed)

26 El Cajon

El Cajon Transit Center

Transit-Supportive Land Use and Mobility Plan

PLANNING: Comprehensively analyzes the study area surrounding the El Cajon Transit Center to plan a new vision for the area to include transit-supportive land use, improved mobility options, and an enhanced public realm.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$400,000 PROJECT COMPLETE

— JUNE 2018

27 El Cajon

CAP Environmental and

Benefit Cost Analysis

PLANNING: Completes the city’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), which will result in a complete environmental benefit-cost analysis and completing a California Environmental Quality Act document.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)


— JUNE 2019

28 Imperial Beach

Palm Avenue Mixed-Use and

Commercial Corridor Plan West

End Sector

PLANNING: Builds upon the 2009 Master Plan taking the plans from a 30 percent level to 100 percent construction drawings for the project area (West End Sector). Project details include public right-of-way improvements, traffic calming measures, and significant pedestrian, bicycle, and transit improvements.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— NOVEMBER 2018





29 Lemon Grove

Broadway Downtown Village Specific Expansion

PLANNING: Considers promoting mixed-use with increased residential densities and commercial intensities within the proposed boundaries consistent with the adopted Downtown Village Specific Plan (DVSP). However, the proposed project also will consider a form-based code for the expansion as well as areas of the existing DVSP. This area falls within a walkable distance to the Lemon Grove Trolley Depot and several bus stops.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— MAY 2018

30 Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove Avenue

Realignment

CAPITAL: Realigns and reconstructs segments of Lemon Grove Avenue (LGA) and North Avenue, the trolley/railroad crossing, and the LGA State Route 94 entrance/exit. Upgrades existing substandard improvements at the trolley/railroad crossing; water and storm drains; and underground San Diego Gas & Electric, Cox, and AT&T transmission and/or distribution overhead lines.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$805,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — NOVEMBER 2018





31 National City

Downtown Specific Plan

Update

PLANNING: Provides an overall update to the original plan adopted in 2005. Incorporates new elements related to smart growth, specifically Transportation Demand Management and parking policies. Revises land use zones and urban design standards and recommends future implementation programs/projects in a manner that will provide direction for development that will create a unique sense of place in National City’s vibrant Downtown core.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$320,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — DECEMBER 2017

32 National City

Downtown Westside

Wayfinding and Community Gateways

CAPITAL: Includes the installation of new wayfinding/gateway signs throughout the Downtown and Westside Communities. The visually unified street space will attract and support future development and serve as a model example for smart growth in the region.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— MARCH 2018

33 National City

Westside Mobility Improvements

CAPITAL: Enhances bicycling and pedestrian connections in the Downtown and Westside Specific Plan areas and encourages smart growth development. Includes the installation of Class II bicycle facilities, intersection curb bulb-outs at key intersections, and ADA-compliant curb ramps at intersections with improved crosswalks.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$2,000,000 PROJECT COMPLETE

— MARCH 2018





34 San Diego

Grantville Trolley Station/

Alvarado Creek Enhancement

Project

PLANNING: Restores the Alvarado Creek channel to a naturalized creek with bridges and walking/cycling trails, the pedestrian and bicycle experience between future transit-oriented developments and the transit stop will be greatly enhanced. The station’s full potential cannot be fully realized without supporting amenities such as a restored creek.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— AUGUST 2017

35 San Diego

Kearny Mesa Smart Growth Employment

Area Plan

PLANNING: Will produce an updated land use and zoning strategy to expand employment potential of the project area and allow complementary residential uses in a mixed-use context.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


36 San Diego Morena Boulevard Station Area Study

Phase 2

PLANNING: Supports mixed-use, transit-oriented development in the Mid-Coast Trolley station areas by preparing amendments to Linda Vista and Clairemont Mesa planning documents, processing rezones, and developing a programmatic environmental document.

Cycle 2 (FY 2011 – 2013)

$400,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — JANUARY 2019

37 San Diego San Ysidro

Wayfinding Signs

CAPITAL: Includes the design and installation of wayfinding signs in the San Ysidro Port of Entry District to improve the area's mobility and respond to changes in the configuration of the Port of Entry. Signs will help visitors easily locate public services, popular destinations, and transportation options.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)







Sixth Avenue Bridge Promenade

Feasibility and Conceptual Design

PLANNING: Will complete a Feasibility and Conceptual Design study for an enhanced pedestrian connection between Downtown and Bankers Hill/Balboa Park. The preliminary concept for this project includes an enhanced pedestrian pathway or promenade from Downtown to Balboa Park with treatments such as widened sidewalks, landscaping, benches, and trellises.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$200,000 PROJECT

WITHDRAWN— FEBRUARY 2018

39 San Diego Pacific Beach

Greenways, Parks, and Transit

PLANNING: Expands community open space and improves multimodal circulation by identifying new public spaces, improves mobility, supports transit, and fosters development in an existing smart growth area. The study effort will include the creation of public open spaces, multimodal infrastructure improvements that improve safety for all modes of travel and expand beach access, improvements to the beach boardwalk, and integration of arts and culture in urban design.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— JUNE 2019

* Watch List Projects are projects not making timely progress toward their milestones (as defined in SANDAG Board Policy No. 035: Competitive Grant Program Procedures) and that have not yet sought corrective action. Delays in tasks leading up to either the award of a contract or project completion may cause a project to be placed on the watch list.

Status of TransNet/Transportation Development Act Active Transportation Grant Program Projects

Reporting Period through June 30, 2020 Exhibit B

Am = Amendment TC = Transportation Committee approval RPC = Regional Planning Committee aproval Admin = Staff approval


Grantee Project Description of Project Activities Grant

Amount Contract

Execution Date Contract

Expiration Date Watch List*

Status and Amendment History

1 El Cajon Active

Transportation Plan

PLANNING: develops an Active Transportation Master Plan for the City of El Cajon and updates the 2011 Bicycle Master Plan, incorporating the City's ongoing Safe Routes to School program, and refinement of conceptual mobility improvements in the City's Transit District Specific Plan.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$207,000 08/02/2019 08/02/2021 No


No Amendments

2 El Cajon Bike Parking

Enhancements Project

BIKE PARKING: installs bicycle racks throughout El Cajon, providing cyclists with safe, secure, and convenient parking for end-of-trip storage and enhance regional and local bicycle networks.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$50,000 08/02/2019 08/02/2021 No


No Amendments

3 Del Mar Civic Center Bike Locker Project

BIKE PARKING: By installing dual entry, Bluetooth enabled bike lockers, employees, residents, and visitors alike will be able to store their bike with ease via their smart phone device while they complete their work day, attend to city business, or visit various businesses or parks within walking distance of the Civic Center.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$10,000 12/05/2018 12/05/2020 No

Project IS making timely progress towards its revised milestones.

Am1 (admin) – 6-Month Extension


Status of TransNet/ Transportation Development Act Active Transportation Grant Program Projects – Reporting Period through June 30, 2020

Am = Amendment TC = Transportation Committee approval

17


Amount Contract




4 Imperial Beach

IB Biking Education,

Encouragement, and Awareness

Campaign

EEA: Builds a positive multimedia, informational, and outreach campaign to market new biking infrastructure and destination opportunities, increases bike use, teaches bike safety skills, educates businesses and residents, and promotes active transportation choices in Imperial Beach.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019

$50,000 10/22/2019 10/22/2021 No


Am 1 (*admin) — 12-month extension

5 La Mesa

Massachusetts Ave & Blackton Dr

– Bike Connectivity and

intersection Improvements

CAPITAL: Fills a gap in the City of La Mesa Bike Network by installing a northbound Class II bike lane on the east side of Massachusetts Avenue between Blackton Drive and University Avenue.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$123,000 12/05/2018 06/05/2021 No


No Amendments

6 La Mesa

University Avenue Corridor – Bike Network and

Pedestrian Improvements

CAPITAL: Fills critical gaps in the Currently Adopted Regional Bike Network by providing Class II bike lanes on University Avenue from 69th Street to Harbison Avenue and from La Mesa Boulevard to Baltimore Avenue.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$502,000 12/05/2018 09/05/2021 No



7 National City

Division Street – Euclid to Harbison

Bicycle Improvements

CAPITAL: Builds upon the recently constructed (State ATP Cycle 1 funded) Division Street Road Diet project by completing a road diet from Euclid Avenue to Harbison Avenue.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$312,000 12/06/2018 10/06/2020 No


No Amendments

8 National City

National City Boulevard Inter

City-Bike Connection

CAPITAL: Provides nearly 0.2 miles of enhanced (buffered) bike lanes along 33rd Street from Hoover Avenue to National City Boulevard.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$394,001 12/06/2018 6/06/2022 No


No Amendments



18


Amount Contract




9 National City

National City Bicycle Parking Enhancements

BIKE PARKING: Installs bike racks throughout National City’s bike network.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$50,000 12/06/2018 12/06/2020 No


No Amendments

10 Oceanside Enclosed Bike

Parking Facility

BIKE PARKING: establishes an enclosed bike parking facility (BikeStation) to support City Hall and downtown business employees. Will provide secured bike parking for 40 bikes which will encourage and promote increased bicycle commuting.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$70,000 06/12/2019 12/13/2020 No



11 San Diego

Move Free, SD, Education,

Encouragement, and Awareness

Campaign

EEA: Designed to create pedestrian, transit, and bike mode shift in the City of San Diego using enhanced data sources to determine the most effective means of communication.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$125,000 01/07/2019 07/07/2021 No


Am 1 (admin) – 6-month extension


12 San Diego SD Streamview Drive Phase II

CAPITAL: Provides access improvements for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, bus riders, and drivers by installing and improving sidewalks, and installing bikes lanes, pop outs, and roundabouts

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$585,950 03/05/2019 03/04/2021 No



13 Solana Beach

Loma Santa Fe Active

Transportation Improvements

CAPITAL: Provides enhanced bike, pedestrian, and traffic calming improvements.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)

$616,050 01/04/2019 04/04/2021 No





19


Amount Contract




Active Transportation Grant Program Projects (Completed)

14 Carlsbad

Carlsbad Boulevard and

Tamarack Avenue Pedestrian

Improvement Project

CAPITAL: Provides enhanced facilities for pedestrians, transit users, and bicyclists. The proposed project will establish a new standard for a pedestrian scramble, provide and demand actuated “No Turn on Red” blank out signs, modify traffic detection to count cyclists, and provide unique clearance times. Bicyclists will be provided with northbound and southbound bike boxes.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)

$270,0002

ATGP CONTRACT COMPLETE – PROJECT PROGRESSING UNDER

EXCHANGE CONTRACT

15 Chula Vista

Walk + Bike Chula Vista Education

Encouragement Awareness Campaign

EDUCATION: Creates a positive multimedia campaign and coordinates and promotes new walking and biking infrastructure projects to increase awareness on bicycle and pedestrian access, educate businesses and residents, and promote alternative transportation choices and improved safety in Chula Vista.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014-2016)


16 Chula Vista

Multimodal Pedestrian/

Bikeway Master Plan

PLANNING: Develops plans to promote and upgrade interconnected pedestrian and bicycle transportation facilities within the City of Chula Vista.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— MAY 2020

2 The Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project received both Cycle 3 Active Transportation Grant Program Funds and 2015 Active

Transportation Grant Program-Active Transportation Program Exchange Funds (see Exhibit C). The ATGP contract has been completed, and work continues under the Funds Exchange program.



20


Amount Contract




17 Coronado

Coronado Comprehensive

Active Transportation

Strategy

PLANNING: Provides a complete multimodal transportation network in Coronado that accommodates the needs of all users and modes. Specifically, the Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy will include a pedestrian master plan component, an updated bicycle master plan component, and the development of Safe Routes to School and traffic calming recommendations for the City of Coronado.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


18 El Cajon Be Safe, El Cajon

SUPPORT: Circulate San Diego and the City of El Cajon will initiate a multimedia, multilingual, multimodal, and multifaceted education, encouragement, and awareness campaign to encourage active transportation and pedestrian safety for residents.


19 Escondido

Escondido Creek Trail Signalized Bike/Pedestrian Crossing at El

Norte Parkway Project

CAPITAL: Provides active transportation connectivity for the Escondido Creek Trail in accordance with the Escondido Creek Trail Master Plan. The project also includes a bridge that will provide a sidewalk, decorative fencing, a safety barrier, bike lanes, and buffers across the Escondido Creek.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— MARCH 2020

20 Lemon Grove

ADA Transition Plan

PLANNING: Develops plans for updating ADA compliance to existing facilities within the City of Lemon Grove.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)




21


Amount Contract




21 National City

National City Bicycle Parking Enhancements (Bike Parking)

BIKE PARKING: Installs bicycle racks throughout National City's bicycle network. The bicycle racks will provide cyclists with safe, secure, and convenient parking for end-of-trip storage and enhance regional and local bicycle networks.


— JUNE 2017

22 National City

Waterfront to Homefront

Connectivity Study

PLANNING: Would look at connecting transit, bike, and walking facilities with new technologies of carshare, bikeshare, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, shuttles, electric bikes, and ride hailing to lower greenhouse gases and vehicle miles traveled.

Cycle 4 (FY 2017-2019)


— JUNE 2020

23 National City

Citywide Midblock Crossing

Enhancements Project

CAPITAL: Provides additional pedestrian lighting enhancements at 14 existing mid-block pedestrian crossing locations throughout the city, creates a safe environment for pedestrians through complete street design principles, and encourages the development for a well-connected pedestrian network. Improvements include new solar-powered lights and curb bulb-outs, enhanced crosswalk striping, and upgrades to the curb ramp to be ADA compliant.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— JUNE 2018



22


Amount Contract




24 Santee Citywide Bike Lanes Project

CAPITAL: Provides for bike lanes along Fanita Parkway from Mast Boulevard to Carlton Oaks Boulevard, Cuyamaca Street from Riverpark Drive to Mast Boulevard, El Nopal from Magnolia Avenue to eastern city limits, Fanita Drive from Prospect Avenue to southern city limits, Riverview Parkway from Mission Gorge Road to Town Center Boulevard, and Woodside Avenue North from SR 67 off-ramp to eastern city limits.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— AUGUST 2017

25 Santee Riverwalk Drive Crossing Project

CAPITAL: Installs new concrete bulb-outs, pedestrian ramps, pedestrian warning signage, a new ladder crosswalk, and enhanced area lighting. It also will add parking lanes to narrow the lanes and add sharrows down the length of the project.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— APRIL 2018

26 Solana Beach

Stevens/ Valley Avenue

Corridor — Bicycle and Pedestrian

Improvement Project

CAPITAL: Reduces the number of lanes on Stevens/Valley Avenue in order to provide for bike lanes along all of Stevens/Valley Avenue to construct sidewalks in missing locations, provide enhanced crosswalks, construct curb ramps consistent with current standards, and provide traffic calming features to slow down traffic.

Cycle 3 (FY 2014 – 2016)


— MAY 2018

* Watch List Projects are projects not making timely progress toward their milestones (as defined in Board Policy No. 035) and that have not yet sought corrective action.

Delays in tasks leading up to either the award of a contract or project completion may cause a project to be placed on the watch list.

Status of TransNet Active Transportation Grant Program/Active Transportation Program Funds Exchange Projects

Reporting Period through June 30, 2020 Exhibit C

Am = Amendment

RPC = Regional Planning Committee 23


Amount Contract

Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


1 Carlsbad

Carlsbad Boulevard and

Tamarack Avenue Pedestrian

Improvement Project

CAPITAL: Provides enhanced facilities for pedestrians, transit users, and bicyclists. The proposed project will establish a new standard for a pedestrian scramble, provide and demand actuated “No Turn on Red” blank out signs, modify traffic detection to count cyclists, and provide unique clearance times. Bicyclists will be provided with northbound and southbound bike boxes.

Awarded October 2015.

$1,054,0003 05/09/2016 05/09/2022 No


Am 1 (TC) — 36-month extension


Phase II

CAPITAL: This infrastructure and streetscape project is located in Vista's Town Center on South Santa Fe Avenue. It is a complete and livable streets revitalization project that includes a road diet that will reduce the street width from five lanes to two lanes; install new curbs, gutters, and enhanced sidewalks; construct roundabouts at key intersections; and install decorative elements such as landscaping, street lights, street signs, and pedestrian furniture.

Awarded October 2015

$3,700,0004 04/12/2016 01/19/2022 No


Am 1 (TC) — 27-month extension

3 The Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project also received $270,000 in Cycle 3 of the Active Transportation Grant Program (see Exhibit B).

4 The Vista Paseo Santa Fe Phase II Project also received $2,000,000 in Cycle 3 of the Smart Growth Incentive Program (see Exhibit A).

Status of TransNet Active Transportation Grant Program/Active Transportation Program Funds Exchange Projects – Reporting Period through June 30, 2020

Am = Amendment RPC = Regional Planning Committee approval

Staff = Administrative staff approval 24


Amount Contract

Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


Active Transportation Grant Program Exchange Projects (Completed)

3 Chula Vista

F Street Promenade Streetscape Master Plan

PLANNING: Provides a plan using Complete Street principles, improves access to nearby recreational facilities, and promotes water conservation through improved landscaping features.

Awarded November 2014

$491,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — AUGUST 2018

4 Escondido Escondido Creek Bikeway Missing

Link

CAPITAL: Constructs Class I and Class II bike facilities that connect the Escondido Creek Trail and Inland Rail Trail. Awarded

November 2014

$1,092,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — MARCH 2019

5 Del Mar

Pedestrian and Bike facilities

along Camino del Mar, Jimmy Durante,

and Via de la Valle

CAPITAL: Constructs street, sidewalk, and bicycle lane improvements to create continuous, aligned sidewalks and improved bicycle lanes within public right-of-way for better mobility.




Active Transportation

Plan

PLANNING: Prepares a comprehensive master plan and policy document for the unincorporated area to guide the development and maintenance of active transportation infrastructure and supportive programs.



Status of TransNet Active Transportation Grant Program/Active Transportation Program Funds Exchange Projects – Reporting Period through June 30, 2020

Am = Amendment RPC = Regional Planning Committee approval

Staff = Administrative staff approval 25


Amount Contract

Execution Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


7 Imperial Beach

Bikeway Village Bayshore Bikeway

Access Enhancement

Project

CAPITAL: Constructs streetscape improvements and a Class II bike facility along 13th Street. Improvements will be implemented in conjunction with the adaptive reuse of two commercial warehouse structures into a commercial/retail-serving "Bikeway Village."


$1,800,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — APRIL 2017

8 National City

Euclid Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian

Enhancements

CAPITAL: Implements a road diet and provides approximately 1.7 miles of a Class II buffered bike lane along Euclid Avenue between Cervantes Avenue and East 24th Street.


$425,000 PROJECT COMPLETE — MAY 2017

9 National City

Division Street Road Diet

CAPITAL: Implements pedestrian improvements and installs approximately one mile of Class II buffered bike lanes along Division Street.



* Watch List Projects are projects not making timely progress toward their milestones (as defined in Board Policy No. 035) and that have not yet sought corrective action.

Delays in tasks leading up to either the award of a contract or project completion may cause a project to be placed on the watch list.


TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant Program Quarterly Update

Overview

This report provides the status of projects funded through the TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP) Land Management Grant Program for Quarters 2 through 4 of FY 2020 (October 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020).

Key Considerations

During the reporting periods of October 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, one project was completed:

• The Port of San Diego D-Street Fill Project(5005505)

Attachment 1 provides the status of projects that currently are active.

COVID-19 caused delays with many projects. The following projects were granted extensions to allow extra time to complete their individual scopes of work. The five projects that were granted 12-month extensions had additional delays due to weather (heavy late season rains and contracting issues related to COVID-19).

• 5004953 – San Diego Zoo: Native Seed Bank, 6-month extension

• 5004956 – The Nature Collective: North County Dunes 2, 12-month extension

• 5004957 – Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation: San Diego Thornmint Restoration, 6-monthextension

• 5005501 – City of San Diego: Navajo Canyon, 6-month extension

• 5005502 – City of San Diego: Florida Canyon, 6-month extension

• 5005503 – The Escondido Creek Conservancy: Elfin Forest, 6-month extension

• 5005504 – City of San Diego: Otay Mesa Open Space, 6-month extension

• 5005506 – National Park Service: Cabrillo, 12-month extension

• 5005507 – County of San Diego: Ramona Grasslands, 6-month extension

• 5005508 – City of Chula Vista:Rice Canyon Invasive Removal, 12-month extension

• 5005509 – Back Country Land Trust: Wright’s Field, 6-month extension

• 5005510 – San Diego River Park Foundation: Boulder Creek, 6-month extension

• 5005512 – San Diego Audubon Society: Silverwood-Anstine, 6-month extension

• 5005513 – The Nature Collective: Veldt Grass 2, 12-month extension

• 5005511 – Chaparral Lands Conservancy: Rare Plants 2 Project, 12-month extension

Action: Information

This report provides an overview of progress made by TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program Land Management Grant recipients for Quarters 2 through 4 of FY 2020 (October 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020).

Fiscal Impact: The completed project was awarded a total of $75,400 in grant funding. Schedule/Scope Impact:

All projects are on schedule and no projects are on the Watch List. In addition, as of June 30, 2020, 94 Land Management Grant projects have been completed and closed-out.

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With the aforementioned schedule extension, all projects are on-schedule and no projects are on the Watch List. Projects are placed on the Watch List if a grantee is not making timely progress toward its milestones (which is defined in SANDAG Board Policy No. 035) and the grantee has not yet sought corrective action.

Next Steps

The next quarterly status report (FY 2021, Quarter 1) is expected to be presented to the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, Transportation Committee, and Regional Planning Committee in December 2020.


Key Staff Contact: Kim Smith, (619) 699-6949, [email protected] Attachment: 1. Status of Active TransNet EMP Land Management Grant Program Projects:

Reporting period October 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020

https://www.sandag.org/organization/about/pubs/policy_035.pdf


Status of Active TransNet EMP Land Management Grant Program Projects: Reporting period October 1, 2019- June 30, 2020

Contract # Grantee Project Description of Project Activities Grant

Amount

Contract Execution

Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*

Status/ Amendment History

1 5004953 San Diego Zoo Global Native Seed Bank

Seed collection, processing, and maintenance for 8 plant species within for seed banking purposes in addition to bulking and propagation efforts required to provide seed for regional restoration projects; 3 of which are part of FY17 LMG cycle.

$492,396 3/13/17 9/13/20 NoProject IS making timely progress toward their milestones.One Amendment - 6 month extension

2 5004954Chaparral Lands Conservancy

Otay Mesa Rare PlantsSeed collection and bulking for two rare species and the establishment of new occurrences for five MSP species through seeding, planting, and maintenance.

$141,319 4/5/17 4/5/22 NoProject IS making timely progress toward their milestones.No Amendments.

3 5004955Chaparral Lands Conservancy

Proctor Valley Vernal Pools and Uplands

Restoration of 19 acres of vernal pool and coastal sage scrub habitat in Proctor Valley specific to the needs of MSP species and the establishment of two high-priority MSP plant species through collection, bulking, seeding, and maintenance efforts.


4 5004956 The Nature Collective North County Dunes 2

Phase 2 of North County Dunes Restoration Project focusing on the implementation and completion of site specific plan for Cardiff State Beach and invasive management and support for existing coastal dune and bluff species at South Carlsbad State Beach Campground.


5 5004957Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation

San Diego Thornmint Restoration

Improve and expand areas occupied by San Diego thornmint in MTRP by restoring and enhancing degraded habitat.


6 5005501 City of San Diego Navajo Canyon

Create, enhance, and expand existing Coastal Cactus Wren (CACW) habitat and reduce the threat of wildfire and invasive plant conversion by replacing areas of invasive flashy fuels with native cactus in City of SD Chollas Radio Canyon and Navajo Canyon Open Spaces.


7 5005502 City of San Diego Florida Canyon

Preserve native species, control invasive species, re-establish native vegetation and habitat, control erosion, establish a designated trail system, fence sensitive areas, and install signage in three sites within Florida Canyon.


8 5005503The Escondido Creek Conservancy

Elfin Forest

Eradicate exotic plants that directly threaten the eastern Encinitas baccharis occurrences and eliminate exotic forbs from the rest of the Los Cielos Preserve Complex in order to protect occurrences of Orcutt’s brodiaea and Encinitas baccharis.


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Amount

Contract Execution

Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


9 5005504 City of San Diego Otay Mesa Open Space

Create, enhance, and expand existing Coastal Sage scrub (CSS) habitat surrounding the vernal pools complex and western burrowing owl dens to act as a buffer from invasive plant species and to reduce sediment erosion into the vernal pools.


11 5005506 National Parks Service Cabrillo

Remove invasive plants, restore social trails with complimentary native plants, and reduce off-trail use with signage, fencing, and education via social media platforms.


12 5005507 County of San Diego Ramona GrasslandsEnhance the existing arroyo toad population and increase the potential for a southwestern pond turtle population within the Preserve.


13 5005508 City of Chula VistaRice Canyon Invasive Removal

Reduce threats to Otay tarplant, San Diego thornmint, and Orcutt’s bird beak within Rice Canyon bymaintaining and installing new fencing (wire and t

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post) and signage to direct trail users on authorized trails only.

$36,500 11/8/18 5/8/21 NoProject IS making timely progress toward their milestones.1 Amendment (12 months)

14 5005509Back Country Land Trust

Wright's Field

Development and implementation of a Recreation Management Plan (Plan) for the Wright’s Field MSCP Preserve in Alpine. The implementation of this Plan will include trail decommissioning and rerouting, interpretive signage, and a 58 acre fire-fuel reduction / weed control program.


15 5005510San Diego River Park Foundation

Boulder Creek

Increase the suitability of roosting habitat for Townsend's big-eared bat by installing a gate at the entrance of a mine and controlling the existing erosion threat.


16 5005511The Chaparral Lands Conservancy

Rare Plants 2Seed bulking for Orcutt’s spineflower, short-leaveddudleya, and Orcutt’s brodiaea; supplementation of existing plant populations; and control invasive plants.


17 5005512San Diego Audubon Society

Silverwood-Anstine

Survey the Silverwood Reserve property lines currently affected and install approximately 1,100 feet of non-barbed wire fencing. In addition 255 feet of lodge pole wood fencing will be installed at the Anstine Preserve.


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Amount

Contract Execution

Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


18 5005513 The Nature Collective Veldt Grass 2Begin Phase 1 eradication perennial veldt grass(Ehrharta calycina) in the newly acquired Lake Property, adjacent to San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve.


19 5005514Mission Resource Conservation District

Invasive Species Management

The Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Watersheds are now over 98% free of Arundo donax. This project will continue re-treatments to allow the program to reach its goal of eradication.


20 5005515 City of San Diego San Pasqual Cactus WrenEnhance and restore an additional 100 acres of habitat for the endangered Coastal cactus wren along the north side of San Pasqual Valley.


21 5005516 City of San Diego Lower Otay Reservoir

Weed management, cactus reolcation, and cactu splanting to expand existing coastal cactus wren territory from Salt Creek Preserve towardsthe Sweetwater population.


22 5005517 San Diego Zoo Global Burrrowing Owl

Support the establishment of a new breeding node at Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve with supplemental releases of burrowing owl from an existing conservation breeding program.


23 5005518San Diego Audubon Society

Mission Bay Park

Create resilient, self sustaining California Least tern and Nutall's acmispon populations in Mission Bay through ecosystem based management and predator control community science.


24 5005519 San Diego Zoo Global Stinknet Removal

Manage an entrenched Oncosiphon piluliferum (stinknet) infestation at the Safari Park Biodiversity Reserve for the benefit of the large extant nesting population of coastal cactus wrens and other sensitive species on the property.


5005505 Port of San Diego D Street

Assist in management and recovery of two federal and state-listed species, the California least tern and western snowy plover, which occur at the D Street Fill during the avian breeding season. The Port's goal is to "prepare" the site for the 2019 and 2020 nesting seasons by performing management required to maintain it as suitable breeding habitat.

$75,400 11/29/18 5/29/20 NoProject made timely progress toward their milestones.No Amendments.

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Amount

Contract Execution

Date

Contract Expiration

Date

Watch List*


*Watch List Projects are those grantees not making timely progress toward their milestones (which are defined in Board Policy No. 035) and not yet sought corrective action. Delays in tasks leading up to either the award of acontract or project completion may place grantees on the watch list.

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Climate Resilience Program Update

Overview

Climate change is a global issue, and its associated impacts are being felt locally. Through its Climate Resilience Program (Program), SANDAG is helping mitigate and adapt to these climate change impacts in the region while supporting the State’s aggressive climate goals.

Staff provided the Regional Planning Committee with an overview of the Program at its March 6, 2020, meeting, which included a discussion about how the Program helps to implement San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan (2015) and supports the development of the 2021 Regional Plan. An update of recent Program efforts is provided below.

Key Considerations

Climate Action

Through the Roadmap Program, SANDAG provides technical assistance to member agencies with Climate Action Plan (CAP) development and monitoring, energy efficiency audits and reporting, and with the preparation of greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. The Regional Climate Action Planning Framework (ReCAP) is used as guidance for all steps in the climate action planning cycle for regional consistency while preserving local policy flexibility. As part of ReCAP, Snapshots are prepared for member agencies every two years to help jurisdictions monitor communitywide GHG emissions and/or CAP implementation over time. The ReCAP Snapshots are meant to support, but not replace, a jurisdiction’s efforts to monitor and report on their individual CAP. SANDAG completed the 2016 ReCAP Snapshots in November 2019 and will complete the 2018 ReCAP Snapshots by the end of 2020.

Recently, SANDAG launched the Climate Action Data Portal, an online resource for climate planning data for the San Diego region. The site builds off the guidance provided in ReCAP and provides online access to the GHG inventory and activity data included in the ReCAP Snapshots, as well as the Snapshots themselves. SANDAG plans to update the Climate Action Data Portal annually with any newly available climate data. The development of the Climate Action Data Portal was primarily funded through a Caltrans grant.

Other ongoing climate action efforts include the preparation of a series of Climate Change Solutions Reports, which will identify current efforts, best practices, and future considerations, including cost, to reduce climate change impacts. To support the integration of natural and working lands into local and regional planning documents, SANDAG is using the TerraCount tool, which uses GIS to model the GHG and natural resource implications of different development patterns and management activities, the results of which may inform the 2021 Regional Plan.

To expand the services offered to its member agencies, SANDAG released a Request for Proposal (RFP) this summer for climate resilience services. The Scope of Work includes continuing climate action monitoring and reporting, supporting development and implementation of climate resilience-related policies and programs in the 2021 Regional Plan, and assisting local jurisdictions in CAP implementation and adaptation planning.

Fiscal Impact:

None.

Schedule/Scope Impact:

None.

Action: Information

An update on the SANDAG Climate Resilience Program, which supports the development and implementation of the Regional Plan through climate change mitigation and adaptation activities, will be presented.

https://climatedata.sandag.org/

Climate Adaptation

Since 1996, SANDAG has been coordinating regional adaptation efforts through its shoreline monitoring program. Beach nourishment and shoreline preservation are critical adaptation strategies to preserve shoreline habitat, adapt to sea level rise, and protect critical infrastructure along the region’s coastline.

From December 2017 to May 2019, SANDAG was awarded three Caltrans adaptation planning grants. The first grant supported preparation of the Regional Transportation Infrastructure Sea Level Rise Assessment and Adaptation Guidance (Guidance), accepted by the Board of Directors as a regional resource in May 2020. The Guidance analyzes potential sea level rise impacts to transportation facilities, such as the Bayshore Bikeway, Coast Highway 101, and Metropolitan Transit System trolley lines.

The second grant supported development of a Regional Adaptation Needs Assessment to increase understanding of adaptation planning needs and opportunities and advance coordination across adaptation projects throughout the San Diego region. The award also included a transportation infrastructure risk assessment to support analysis of the Guidance described above.

These two efforts identified information gaps regarding existing risks and adaptation needs. The third grant will provide tangible guidance on how to address these identified risks and needs by holistically implementing projects that link mitigation, adaptation, and broader community benefits. Guidance documents and resources to support economic and equity considerations in resilience planning throughout the region, including the 2021 Regional Plan, will also be prepared.

SANDAG recently received funding from the Office of Economic Adjustment to support SANDAG and the Navy in establishing data-driven strategies for solutions-oriented planning that supports implementation and collaboration on regional resilience initiatives to support the military throughout the San Diego region and the Central Mobility Hub.

Program Funding

Climate Resilience continues to be an integral part of SANDAG priority projects, including the development of the 2021 Regional Plan and the Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs), to ensure climate vulnerabilities are considered for integration in future planning and programming for a regionally resilient future. To date, much of the Climate Resilience Program has been funded through a Local Government Partnership (LGP) with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). LGP’s throughout California sunset at the end of 2020. With this primary funding source ending, staff continue to look for consistent funding sources to sustain the work program longer term. Some short-term solutions have been pursued in the interim.

State and federal grant opportunities have proven valuable to sustaining and growing the SANDAG Climate Resilience Program, and many of the efforts described above were either fully funded by or supported through grant opportunities. For example, the climate resilience services RFP process has been supported through a Caltrans grant. While the Caltrans funding has been critical to the procurement process, it will not support the full five-year term of the procurement and additional funding will be sought to continue services through the full five years.

Staff recently submitted a letter of interest to the Ocean Protection Council in response to a $300,000 grant opportunity for the development of the “San Diego Regional Adaptation Strategy Planning: Regional Beach Sand Replenishment Study” (Study). This Study would evaluate and quantify the ability of natural and nature-based features to mitigate the effects of sea level rise and inundation (e.g., storm surge, nuisance flooding, wave action) on coastal and surface transportation resilience.

Next Steps

SANDAG will continue work on existing climate resilience efforts, complete the procurement for on-call climate resilience services (estimated completion by December 2020), continue to seek additional funding, support development of the 2021 Regional Plan, and other SANDAG priority projects, strategic initiatives, major projects, and work efforts. Staff will return to the Regional Planning Committee as milestones, deliverables, and or other program updates information comes available.

SANDAG will continue work on existing climate resilience efforts, complete the procurement for on-call climate resilience services (estimated completion by December 2020), continue to seek additional funding, support development of the 2021 Regional Plan, and other SANDAG priority projects, strategic initiatives, major projects, and work efforts. Staff will return to the Regional Planning Committee as milestones, deliverables, or program updates come available.


Key Staff Contact: Katie Hentrich, (619) 595-5609, [email protected] Attachment: 1. Climate Resilience Program Update Slide Deck


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Overview

• Climate ActionClimate Action Data Portal + Demo

• Climate Adaptation

• Program Funding

• Next Steps

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Climate Action

• SANDAG Roadmap ProgramCAP and energy efficiency support to member agencies

• Regional Climate Action Planning Framework(ReCAP)

• ReCAP SnapshotsGHG inventory and monitoring reports

• Climate Action Data Portal

• Climate Change Solutions Reports

• TerraCount: Carbon Sequestration Inventory for theSan Diego Region

• Climate Resilience Services RFP

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Climate Action Data Portal

• Caltrans Sustainable Communities GrantPartners: HNTB, EPIC

• Purpose: provide easily accessible, best-available datato assist local jurisdictions in climate action planning andreporting

• Utilizes methods established in ReCAP

• Incorporates data from ReCAP Snapshots

• Other features: VMT data and mapping, graphing,downloadable

climatedata.sandag.org

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Climate Adaptation

• Shoreline Monitoring Program

• Regional Transportation Infrastructure Sea LevelRise Assessment and Adaptation Guidance

• Regional Adaptation Needs Assessment

• Holistic Implementation of Adaptation Project

• Military Installation and Community Coordination forRegional Resilience

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Program Funding

• Local Government Partnership with SDG&ESunsets December 2020

• Applied for and received funding from State and federal sourcesCaltrans funding to support RFP

• Seeking additional funding to support workOPC letter of interest submitted

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Next Steps

• Continue member agency support

• Pursue funding to support the Climate Resilience Program

• Finalize Climate Resilience RFP

• Support SANDAG Priority ProjectsDevelopment and implementation of the Regional PlanComprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans

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TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program: FY 2021-2022 Work Plan and FY 2021 Annual Funding

Overview

At its September 8, 2020, meeting, the Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP) Working Group recommended approval of the proposed FY 2021-2022 Work Plan for regional management and monitoring and developed funding recommendations for FY 2021 totaling $4 million.

Key Considerations

The TransNet Extension Ordinance and Expenditure Plan, approved by voters in 2004, includes the EMP, which provides funding to mitigate habitat impacts from regional and local transportation projects and provides funding for regional land management and biological monitoring.

Regional land management and biological monitoring activities follow the objectives and priorities identified in the Management Strategic Plan1 (MSP) and are included in a two-year Work Plan. This Work Plan outlines overarching goals, area of emphasis, and key milestones for implementing the MSP over a two-year period. The proposed two-year Work Plan for FY 2021-2022 is provided as Attachment 1.

Each year, the Board of Directors budgets $4 million toward implementation of activities identified in the Work Plan pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between SANDAG and the state and federal agencies, which was adopted by the Board in February 2019, regarding the implementation of the EMP. The funding recommendation for FY 2021 allocates the budgeted amount to various tasks and is provided as Attachment 2. The proposed funding levels are consistent with the MOA.

Next Steps

Pending the Regional Planning and Transportation Committees’ recommendations, the proposed budget for FY 2021 and the Work Plan for FY 2021-2022 will be presented to the Board for action on October 23, 2020. If approved by the Board, SANDAG staff would implement the Work Plan with the approved budget for FY 2021.

1 Full title of plan: Management and Monitoring Strategic Plan for Conserved Lands in Western San Diego County: A Strategic Habitat Conservation Roadmap (2017) prepared for SANDAG by the San Diego Management and Monitoring Program.

Coleen Clementson, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning

Key Staff Contact: Kim Smith, (619) 699-6949, [email protected] Attachments: 1. TransNet EMP Regional Management and Monitoring FY 2021-2022 Work Plan

2. Recommended FY 2020 Funding Allocation for Habitat Conservation Fund

Action: Recommend

The Regional Planning Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the proposed FY 2021-2022 Work Plan for the regional land management and biological monitoring and allocate $4 million in funding for FY 2021.

Fiscal Impact: The FY 2020 Capital Improvement Program Budget includes $4 million in funding to implement the TransNet EMP FY 2021-2022 Work Plan. Schedule/Scope Impact:

This action would allow the continuation of regional management and monitoring in FY 2021 under the provisions of the TransNet EMP.

https://sdmmp.com/msp_doc.php


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TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program: Regional Management and Monitoring FY 2021-2022 Work Plan

Introduction

The TransNet Extension Ordinance and Expenditure Plan, approved by the voters in November 2004, includes the Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), which provides funding to mitigate habitat impacts from regional and local transportation projects, and provides funding for regional land management and biological monitoring. The EMP is a unique component of the TransNet Extension Ordinance in that it goes beyond traditional mitigation for transportation projects by including a funding allocation for habitat acquisition, management, and monitoring activities to help implement the regional habitat conservation plans. This funding allocation is tied to mitigation requirements and the environmental clearance approval process for projects outlined in the Regional Transportation Plan and to implement the Habitat and Open Space policy objectives developed as part of San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan.

Each year, the Board of Directors allocates $4 million to implement regional land management and biological monitoring pursuant to a TransNet Memorandum of Agreement with state and federal agencies on the implementation of the EMP. In 2013, a technical document entitled Management Strategic Plan (MSP) for Conserved Lands in Western San Diego County was developed to increase the efficient use of both the TransNet funding as well as other outside local, state, and federal funds. This plan was updated in 2017 to include monitoring and management objectives for 2017-2021 and is in the process of further updating to include objectives for 2022-2026. The MSP has several elements dealing with species management, wildlife connectivity, wildfires, and regional monitoring that will promote the purpose of the TransNet EMP. The MSP is available at: https://sdmmp.com/portal.php.

The purpose of the MSP is to identify a roadmap to prioritize actions that are needed to ensure the persistence of key wildlife species, maintain ecosystem processes, and maintain healthy natural communities in an efficient and integrated manner across the region in the context of a changing ecosystem due to wildfires, habitat type conversion, and climate change.

The Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC) conducted an audit of the EMP in 2018 and recommended that the EMP develop metrics using the abundance of data to holistically understand the status and trend of the overall health of the Preserve System. The EMP Working Group and partners have been working since 2019 to develop these metrics using data collected from over the first 10 years of the program and in conjunction with data that will be collected during the 2021-2022 workplan, described below.

Table 1, on page 12, of the FY 2021-2022 Work Plan, identifies the funding needs to implement these efforts in FY 2021.

FY 2021-2022 Strategic Goals and Areas of Emphasis

To guide the development of the annual allocation of regional management and monitoring funds, a set of strategic goals have been approved by the Board of Directors to implement the MSP. These strategic goals identify long-term areas of achievement that should remain relatively unchanged on an annual basis. Supporting these strategic goals are the areas of emphasis and achievement milestones, which will be updated each year to highlight particular areas of focus for the coming year and as a measure of success.

https://sdmmp.com/portal.php

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Areas of Emphasis and FY 2021-2022 Milestones

The highest priority for SANDAG during FY 2021-2022 is to develop metrics describing the state of the preserve that clearly communicate progress in managing the preserve system and are relevant and interesting to the general public, decision makers, and partners. The second highest priority is to build off prior work to continue with monitoring and management of species and their habitats, while reducing threats and increasing collaboration and use of best practices across the region.

1.0 Promote Key Sensitive Species.

1.1 Priority Rare and Endemic Plants Recovery

There are 68 rare plant species included in the most recent update of the MSP (2022-2026). The MSP identifies 46 species requiring species-specific monitoring and management actions as they may be entirely lost from San Diego County, have significant occurrences that could be lost, or may need management to ensure persistence. An additional 17 species are the focus of vegetation monitoring and management and 5 low priority species may benefit from management for other species and vegetation communities. During 2021-2022 there are 34 species with species-specific regional monitoring and/or management objectives and 12 species that will be included in vegetation monitoring (see Section 2.1, below).

Achievement Milestones FY 2021-2022

• Continue to work with contractor and land managers to coordinate and implement regionalrare plant “Inspect and Manage” (IMG) monitoring for 15 species in 2021 and 13 species in2022. IMG monitoring was initiated in 2014 to document status, habitat, and threats for knownoccurrences of priority rare plant species. Work with land managers and contractor to conductbaseline surveys to find new populations for 4 MSP priority rare plants in 2021, and 4 in 2022.

• Analyze rare plant monitoring data collected in years 2014-2022. Provide recommendationsfor monitoring and management actions for land managers.

• Coordinate with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on the results of their willowy monardellademographic monitoring and hydrologic studies; develop assessments at current and historiclocations and suitable habitat on Conserved Lands to address the effects of hydrologicmodification on the species and the potential for expansion of occurrences; and use thisinformation to design future surveys for this species.

Strategic Goals

1. Promote key sensitive species persistence and resiliency through management actions to preventextirpation and extinction.

2. Promote native vegetation communities persistence and resiliency through the development andimplementation of strategies to maintain and increase habitat quality.

3. Improve wildlife movement through the identification of critical linkage areas and implementationof strategies to enhance the physical and genetic connectivity of species across rural and urbanlandscapes.

4. Promote regional coordination through the facilitation and coordination with existing landmanagement efforts, development of best management practices, and leverage existing funding.

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• Implement high priority management actions for 7 rare plant species included in the MSPFramework Rare Plant Management Plan and the MSP Seed Collection, Banking and BulkingPlan. For species not yet included in the plans, continue to implement management actionsidentified as priorities based on IMG data and conservation seed banking and managementneeds.

• Continue to work with San Diego Zoo Global’s Native Seed Bank and land managers to prioritizerare plant seed collection for conservation banking and for bulking to provide seed formanagement projects.

1.2 Priority 1 Vertebrates Recovery

The MSP covers 54 vertebrate species and identifies 31 high priority species requiring species specific management as they could either be entirely lost within San Diego County, have significant occurrences that could be lost, or may need specific management to ensure persistence. Another 7 species are included as priorities for vegetation focused (VF) monitoring and management, and 16 lower priority species will benefit indirectly from management activities. Sixteen of these 54 rare vertebrate species have been prioritized for regionally supported FY 2021-2022 vertebrate recovery management. Eleven species have regional species-specific monitoring and/or management objectives and 5 species will be surveyed for during vegetation monitoring (see Section 2.1, below).


Amphibians

• Continue coordinating and implementing region-wide arroyo toad surveys based on theregional monitoring strategy developed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Collect additionalgenetic material for analysis. Finalize monitoring plan based on sampling design and protocoldeveloped for 2020 regional surveys. Continue supporting land managers on theimplementation of priority management actions.

• Prepare a regional western spadefoot toad monitoring plan with protocol and samplingdesign that can be conducted in conjunction with vernal pool and other wetlands monitoring.Prepare a management plan to enhance and create western spadefoot habitat. Refine model toinform development of management and monitoring areas for toads.

• Prepare a regional coast newt monitoring plan with protocol and sampling design that can beconducted in the limited riparian areas of the county where this species occurs.

Reptiles

• Continue to monitor and enhance occurrences of previously translocated southwestern pondturtles at Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve (Sweetwater watershed), Rancho Jamul EcologicalReserve (Otay watershed), and Wheatley Preserve (San Dieguito River watershed). Identify,manage, and translocate southwestern pond turtles to an additional site in the San Diego Riverwatershed to build the population to sustainable levels.

Birds

• Continue to support management of cactus nurseries, coastal cactus wren habitat restoration,and fire management to protect cactus wren habitat in North and South County.

• Update the 2015 coastal cactus wren habitat conservation and management plan withrecommendations from the 5-year cactus wren reproduction, foraging, and habitat study andexpand to include all occurrences on conserved lands in the MSPA.

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• Prepare a coastal cactus wren regional monitoring plan with sampling design, protocols, andmonitoring frequency. Continue to conduct surveys and assess habitat conditions on ConservedLands in western San Diego County.

• In 2021 and 2022 prepare golden eagle monitoring and management plans. Includerecommendations from the five-year comprehensive golden eagle movement, foraging, nesting,and genetics study.

• Prepare southwestern willow flycatcher monitoring plan and continue surveys along the SanLuis Rey River and additional watersheds with the potential to support the species. Develop andimplement management recommendations from the five-year reproductive monitoring study.

• Continue to provide technical support to implement priority management actions for thewestern burrowing owl as identified in the management plan completed in 2017.

• Working with partners, participate in the statewide tricolored blackbird survey effort todocument presence/absence, estimate numbers, and characterize habitat. Prepare a tricoloredblackbird management plan in coordination with land managers and other partners to enhancehabitat and determine other management needs.

• Survey for breeding northern harriers and document breeding status, habitat, and threatconditions. Work with partners to prepare a northern harrier management plan.

• Coordinate with land managers to survey for breeding loggerhead shrikes and documenthabitat characteristics and threats.

• Work with wildlife agencies, species experts, and land managers to support monitoring andmanagement actions for western snowy plover, with particular focus on improving the qualityof beach habitats used by wintering plovers.

• Support recovery actions for light-footed Ridgway’s rail, including developing a monitoringplan, conducting a genetics study, continuing captive propagation efforts, and enhancing andrestoring nesting habitat.

Mammals

• Support land managers in the implementation of priority management recommendations for roostsand foraging sites from the Bat Management Plan that includes specific measures for Townsend’sbig-eared bat and pallid bat.

1.3 Priority 1 Invertebrates Recovery

The updated MSP has identified nine rare invertebrate species that could be entirely lost within San Diego County. Another two species are included as priorities for vegetation focused management (see section 2.1, below). During 2021 and 2022, there are monitoring and management objectives for all eleven invertebrate species.


• Continue Hermes copper butterfly monitoring and habitat assessments to document statusand assess habitats and threats. Continue implementing translocations and monitoringeffectiveness and develop best management practices for captive collection of eggs. Implementhigh priority management actions from the management plan. Work with partners to developand implement a monitoring plan that will track long term status, habitat, and threats to thisspecies.

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• Conduct Harbison dun skipper host plant, adult, larval and hibernation surveys, and habitatassessments. Implement high priority management actions from the management plan.

• Continue to support surveys for Quino checkerspot butterfly and mapping the host plantdistribution to develop a metapopulation model guiding development of a monitoring plan andidentifying management opportunities to increase connectivity and enhance populations. Prepare aQuino Habitat Checkerspot butterfly monitoring plan and a management plan and implement highpriority actions. Develop and include in MSP Seed Collection, Banking and Bulking Plan a sectionfor Quino checkerspot forbs, and host plants and implement to restore habitat. Support U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service (USFWS) efforts to captive rear larvae and translocate to reestablish andaugment wild populations.

• Develop and begin implementing a Thorne’s hairstreak monitoring plan based upon previousmonitoring efforts in 2009-2012. Coordinate with updating of Tecate cypress maps and mortalityassessment.

• Support the wildlife agencies and partners in species recovery efforts for Laguna Mountainskipper. These include monitoring, collecting eggs from gravid females in the wild and lab, andestablishing a translocated population in historic habitat on Laguna Mountain.

• Prepare a section for surveying Crotch’s bumble bee in the pollinator community monitoringplan. Implement surveys for this species in conjunction with pollinator community monitoringassociated with coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and grassland vegetation monitoring.

• Provide technical support to land managers for implementation of vegetation and speciesmonitoring and management for vernal pool invertebrate species, San Diego fairy shrimp andRiverside fairy shrimp (and western spadefoot toad where suitable conditions are present).

1.4 General Stressors and Threats Management

There are numerous existing and newly emerging threats in the San Diego region that need on-going management for the long-term persistence of native species (see Vol 2 of MSP).


• Provide technical support for the management of tern sites at Mission Bay Park to supportsuccessful breeding of California least tern. Work with wildlife agencies, land managers, andother partners to improve predator control, including identifying a place to temporarily housebirds of prey removed from tern colonies.

• Provide technical support for the eradication of feral pigs in San Diego County.

• Implement high priority management actions identified in the Invasive Animal Strategic Plan.Complete and implement an invasive animal database and early detection rapid response system.

• In collaboration with statewide efforts, continue to provide funding for shothole borer-Fusarium complex monitoring, management, and research and education to formulate andimplement management actions. Include riparian bird community monitoring to documenteffects of shothole borer-Fusarium complex on breeding birds.

• Implement management actions based on the recommendations from the completed Argentineant and urban runoff studies. Continue monitoring water flows and climatic data to inform theAquatic Index of Biological Integrity. Prepare a comprehensive hydrology management plan.

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• Provide technical assistance to model habitat suitability for MSP species under alternativefuture climate change scenarios. Conduct a spatially explicit vulnerability assessment ofpotential climate change impacts to Conserved Lands across the MSP area. Model response ofanimal occurrences to climate variability.

2.0 Promote Native Vegetation Communities.

2.1 Vegetation Community Monitoring and Recovery

Vegetation communities serve as habitat for priority plant and animal species and as surrogates for ecosystem health. Changes in the vegetation communities due to fires, invasive species, droughts, climate change, and other factors may be causing a landscape level change to these communities.


• Continue to develop and implement regional vegetation monitoring strategy to determineecological integrity of coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and grassland in the San Diego region.Continue development and evaluation of the remote imagery and Lidar based ecologicalintegrity landscape model to detect change in shrub and invasive grass cover over time.Complete and implement long-term monitoring plan for coastal sage scrub, chaparral andgrassland vegetation that includes surveying VF plant and animal species (11 rare plant species,Blaineville’s horned lizard, Bell’s sparrow, grasshopper sparrow, San Diego black-tailedjackrabbit).

• Complete ecological integrity landscape model based on Lidar and remote imagery toidentify levels of tree mortality over time for riparian and oak woodlands. Develop long-termoak woodland and riparian forest and scrub monitoring plan that includes sections for VF plantand animal species (two-striped garter snake, yellow-breasted chat) associated with thesecommunities.

• Initiate development of a combined salt marsh, foredune, beach, salt pan and coastalstrand vegetation monitoring plan that includes sections for VF animal species (Coulter’ssaltbush, southern tarplant, wandering skipper, Belding’s savannah sparrow). Prepare sections forsurveying tiger beetles in this vegetation monitoring plan.

• Initiate development of a grazing monitoring plan and implement the study in collaborationwith researchers, land managers and other partners to evaluate the use of grazing as a large-scale management tool. Assess effectiveness of grazing to reduce fire risk, control invasive non-native grasses and forbs and restore ecological integrity, and benefit MSP species in coastal sagescrub and grassland habitats.

2.2 Pro-active Wildfire Planning and Management

Large wildfires in 2003 and 2007, plus more recent smaller wildfires, have severely impacted populations of key species identified as critical by the MSP and their habitats. Management action to reduce threats pre- and post-fire and during suppression need to be implemented.


• Support preparation of a Fire Ignition Reduction Plan with specific recommendations toprevent wildfire ignitions affecting Conserved Lands in the MSP area.

• Develop a regional MSP Resource Avoidance Areas Map integrated into fire agencies’Wildland Fire Decision Support Systems and preparation of Preserve Fire Management Plans forConserved Lands.

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• Support establishment of a Wildland Fire Resource Advisor Program for locally owned landsthat integrates with federal and state programs.

2.3 Invasive Plant Species Management

Invasive plants pose a threat to existing native plants and increase the risk of wildfires by changing the natural ecosystem. In 2012, an Invasive Plant Strategic Plan was completed for managing invasive plant species in San Diego County.


• Continue to work with the County of San Diego Department of Agriculture, Weights, andMeasures to implement the Invasive Plant Strategic Plan Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR)management for Level 1, 2 and 3 invasive plant species. Initiate work with invasive plantcoordinator and contractor to implement regional management strategy for Oncosiphonpiluliferum in priority areas, treatment of Level 3, 4 and 5 invasive plants at high priority MSPspecies occurrences, retreatment of Arundo donax, and treatment of EDRR shrub and treespecies that are difficult to treat.

2.4 Updated Vegetation Mapping

Vegetation mapping of the County is essential for tracking changes in vegetation cover on Conserved Lands through time. A vegetation classification system was developed, and a vegetation map was produced for western San Diego County in 2012, with further refinements in 2014.


• Update regional vegetation mapping for the MSP Area using vegetation community classificationestablished in the 2014 vegetation map.

2.5 Enforcement

Non-authorized use of the preserve system continues to cause impacts to MSP species and their habitats and increase the costs of habitat maintenance and restoration.


• Support preserve managers and landowners in enforcement of unauthorized activities on openspace lands. Work with local jurisdictions to evaluate and promote opportunities to work withlocal law enforcement staff similar to efforts completed in FY 2017-2018 with cities of San Diegoand Carlsbad.

2.6 Preserve Level Management Plan Standardization

Integration of the MSP goals and objectives into preserve level management plans will provide better coordination between regional and preserve level data collection and MSP land managers management and monitoring efforts.


• No milestones are included in the FY 2021-2022 workplan at this time.

2.7 Land Management Implementation (e.g. grants)

The EMP Land Management Grant Program has been an important source of funding for implementing management actions to benefit MSP species and their habitats in the San Diego region.

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• Develop a 10th cycle of land management grants, focusing on implementation of the MSP goals,leading to a request for proposals in FY 2021.

2.8 Emergency Land Management Fund

An Emergency Land Management Fund has been established for use in large-scale emergency situations impacting MSP species and their habitats and or which known management options are available.


• Make $400,000 Emergency Land Management Fund available if needed.

3.0 Improve Wildlife Movement.

3.1 Wildlife Corridor and Linkages Monitoring

Species need to move to maintain population size and genetic diversity. In a landscape fragmented by urban development and linear infrastructure, restrictions to movement could result in a risk of extinction or extirpation.


• Work with land managers to implement management actions based on the results of studiesthat evaluated the genetic connectivity of horned lizards throughout the MSP.

• Continue developing a long-term monitoring plan for mountain lions in the San Diego regionto evaluate population trends. Collaborate with Orange and Riverside counties to improveregional connectivity. Implement high priority actions to improve mountain lion connectivityidentified in the mountain lion linkage assessments for San Diego County. Test deterrentmethods to reduce livestock losses in areas of the County with high depredation pressures.

• Work with partners to develop and implement a region-wide camera monitoring strategy forwildlife connectivity and linkage function. Develop a quantitative linkage monitoring plan.

• Continue the study begun in 2014 to determine the locations and movement of American badgersin western San Diego County, assess habitat and threats, and examine ways to improve badgerconnectivity and reduce mortality. Prepare a specific management plan with recommendations forbadger habitat management and for connectivity enhancement within the Management StrategicPlanning Area.

• Continue to support and work with partners to implement the existing linkage improvementrecommendations from previous studies at prioritized locations in San Diego County.

• Support local efforts to implement the State Route 94 and SR 67 Wildlife Infrastructure Plans.

• In 2021, prepare a monitoring plan to survey pollinator communities and assess ecologicalintegrity of pollinator functions in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, forblands, and grasslandsacross the MSPA.

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4.0 Promote Regional Coordination.

4.1 - 4.5 San Diego Management and Monitoring Program

The San Diego Management and Monitoring Program (SDMMP.com) was established by SANDAG in 2008 to provide a regionally coordinated, scientific approach to management and biological monitoring of rare plant and animal species on Conserved Lands in San Diego County. The SDMMP is the first program of its kind to help bring cities, counties, wildlife agencies, military, consulting firms, education, and non-profit entities together to develop and implement regional land management and biological monitoring objectives across NCCP boundaries. The SDMMP is fully funded by SANDAG and is embedded with the San Diego Field Office of the USGS. There are currently five positions in the SDMMP, which include the Program Administrator, Management and Monitoring Coordinator, Senior Ecologist, Geographic Information System (GIS) Manager, and Data Manager.

Achievement Milestone FY 2021-2022

• Fund the following positions as needed: SDMMP Program Administrator, Management andMonitoring Coordinator, Senior Ecologist, GIS Manager, and Data Manager.

• Implement the updated MSP and all incorporated strategic plan elements (Connectivity, Fire,Monitoring).

• Support the SDMMP and stakeholders in MSP implementation by creating and managing GISviewers, maps and map layers, webpage content, data analysis, and databases.

• Collaborate with the military and other regional conservation planning programs to promoteintra- and inter- regional habitat conservation planning in Southern California.

• Provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment on the status of regional management andmonitoring efforts.

• Hold regular meetings with stakeholders to collaborate on regional management and monitoringprojects.

• Provide regional science support and data analysis of regional management and monitoring data.

• Update and manage the Conserved Lands Database.

• Refine the output products of the regional database, increase availability of data sets to preservemanagers, and provide pre-formatted data reports to interested stakeholders.

• Incorporate all data from regional biological assessments into the regional master occurrencedatabase for analysis.

• Work with SANDAG and partners to develop regional metrics to track the health of the preservesystem and present to the public.

4.6 Conserved Lands Database Management

The SDMMP has assumed management of the Conserved Lands Database under GIS Support.


• Continue to update the Conserved Lands Database as more lands are acquired.

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4.7 Administrative & Science Support


• Provide regional science, technical support and data analysis of regional management andmonitoring data and reports. Work with outside entity to develop regional metrics to trackhealth of the preserve system and present to the public.

# Strategic GoalFY 20

Allocation

Proposed FY 21

AllocationComments

1 Promote key sensitive species

1.1 Rare and Endemic Plant Monitoring and Recover

$375,000 $370,000

Continue to facilitate monitoring by local jurisdictions and contract a consultant to fill the gaps in monitoring for FY 2021. Continue funding for additional rare plant seed collection and willowy monardella hydrological assessments.

1.2 Vertebrate Monitoring and Recovery $1,215,000 $622,220 Continue funding species habitat recovery.

1.3 Invertebrate Monitoring and Recovery $80,000 $130,000Continue to work with contractors on rare butterfly monitoring and management.

1.4 Other Species Monitoring (Priority 2 species) $0 $0 Phase out funding, no additional funding proposed.

1.4 General Stressors and Threats Management $50,000 $245,000

Continue to work with partners to implement the Invasive Animal Management Plan. Work with partners to tie urban runoff studies and the Aquatic Index of Biological Integrity to be consistent with MS4 permits.

Subtotal $1,720,000 $1,367,220

2 Promote native vegetation communities

2.1 Vegetation Community Monitoring and Recover $150,000 $57,464Continue with regional vegetation monitoring protocol development and testing. Initiate the development and implementation of a grazing plan in coordination with land managers.

2.2 Pro-active Wildfire Planning and Management $0 $0

No additional funding needed. Use of existing funds to continue the development of a Fire Ignition Reduction Plan; a regional Resource Avoidance Area Map integrated into fire agencies’ Wildland Fire Decision Support Systems; and preparation of Preserve Fire Management Plans for Conserved Lands.

2.3 Invasive Plant Species Management $200,000 $554,480

Continue to work with County of San Diego Agriculture to strategically reduce invasive species in the region. New funding of $220,000 for Arundo retreatment and treatment of difficult to treat EDRR (Levels 1, 2 and 3) at priority sites.

2.4 Updated Vegetation Mapping $0 $0 No additional funding needed. Start vegetation mapping in FY 2022.

2.5 Enforcement $0 $0No additional funding needed. Use existing funding to continue to work with local jurisdictions to start multiple pilot efforts.

2.6 Preserve level management plan standardization $0 $0 No additional funding needed.

2.7 Land Management Implementation (e.g., grants) $600,000 $1,000,000

Develop a 10th cycle of land management grants for $2.4 million available to the regional land managers to implement management consistent with MSP goals and objectives, leading to a request for proposals in FY 2021.

2.8 Emergency Land Management Fund $0 $0 No additional funding needed.

Subtotal $950,000 $1,611,944

3 Improve wildlife movement

3.1 Wildlife Corridor and Linkages Monitoring $100,000 $192,978

Continue to work with partners to implement regional wildlife movement monitoring using motion cameras. Increased funding recommendation by $20,000 to support CDFW continued radio tracking of mountain lions for regional connectivity and monitoring plan development.

Subtotal $100,000 $192,978

4 Promote regional coordination

4.1 Program Administrator $0 $0No additional funding needed. Redistribute $200,000 from existing budget to Strategic Goal 4.7 Administrative Science and Support to fund additional support for biological services.

4.2 Management & Monitoring Coordinator $155,000 $75,604 Continue to work under existing contracts for FY 2021.

4.3 Biologist $225,000 $204,531 Continue to work under existing contracts for FY 2021.

4.4 GIS Support $292,000 $203,283 Continue to work under existing contracts for FY 2021.

4.5 Database Development and Support $278,000 $269,440 Continue to work under existing contracts for FY 2021.

4.6 Conserved Lands Database Management $0 $0 No additional funding needed.

4.7 Administrative & Science Support $280,000 $75,000

Continue to work under existing contracts for FY 2021. Work with an outside entity to develop regional metrics to track the health of the preserve system and present to the public. Provide regional science, technical support and data analysis of regional management and monitoring data and reports.

Subtotal $1,230,000 $827,858

TOTAL FUNDING STRATEGY $4,000,000 $4,000,000

Table 1 - Recommended Fiscal Year 2021 Allocation for Habitat Conservation Fund (1200300)

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