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IMPLEMENTING THE RTMP
THE ROAD AND TRAIL PROJECT EVALUATION TOOL
C O M M U N I T Y W O R K S H O P
M A RI N H E A L T H & WE L L N E S S C E N T E R M A R CH 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 9 :0 0 A M -12 :3 0 PM
• Review types of comments received and
types of adjustments made to the RTMP
• Introduce evaluation tool and review
application to current road and trail
projects
• Understand process for community
involvement in implementation
• Review next steps and schedule
M E E T I N G O B J E C T I V E S
2.
• 9:00 am Doors Open – Refreshments
• 9:30 am Introductions, Ground Rules
• 9:45 am Recap, Comments Received,
Revisions to Plan, EIR Status
• 10:20 am Overview of Evaluation Tool,
Application to Projects, Q&A
• 11:20 am Community Involvement in
Implementation, Designating the
System, Project Proposal Process,
Q&A
• 12:15 pm Next Steps and Schedule
• 12:30 pm Adjourn
M E E T I N G A G E N D A
3.
• All participants, including the County, agree
to:
o show respect to all who participate
o listen to and hear all ideas with an open
mind
o separate individuals and/or organizations
from problems
o focus on interests rather than positions
o move forward – learn from the past, but
do not sacrifice future progress to it
o work toward solutions with integrity
o stay on topic
M E E T I N G G R O U N D R U L E S
4.
• Recap, Comments Received, Revisions to Plan, EIR Status
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
• Designate a sustainable road and trail
system that requires less maintenance
• Achieve measurable reductions in
physical and environmental impacts
associated with the road and trail system
• Enhance visitor experience and safety
L O N G T E R M O B J E C T I V E S O F R T M P
6.
• Guidance Documents, Plans, Policies
• Vegetation Data (plant communities, habitat
types, special status species)
• Visitor Use Survey (opportunities and intensity)
• Community Input (workshops, comments)
B A S E L I N E D A T A A N D I N F O R M A T I O N
7.
• Vegetation Management Zones
o Legacy Zone
o Restoration Zone
o Enhancement Zone
o Highly Disturbed Zone
• Existing Conditions Report
o Locate and map roads and trails
o Describe each road/trail segment and its
physical condition
o Identify many trails not constructed,
managed, or mapped by MCOSD
B A S E L I N E D A T A A N D I N F O R M A T I O N
8.
• Visitor Use Management Zones
• Visitor Use Policies
• Access and use
• Environmental protections
• Decision making
• Role of social trails
• Trail safety
• Process
T Y P E S O F C O M M E N T S R E C E I V E D O N D R A F T R T M P
9.
• Now three Visitor Use Management Zones
o Zone 1: Sensitive Resource Area
o Low to moderate use
o Intact, high quality habitat
o 16% of total lands
o Zone 2: Conservation Area
o Moderate to high use
o Large natural areas, but not well
buffered
o 73% of total lands
o Zone 3: High Use Area
o High level of use
o Easily accessed
o 11% of total lands
A D J U S T M E N T S T O V I S I T O R U S E M A N A G E M E N T Z O N E S
10.
• Zone specific polices removed
• Systemwide Polices revised to integrate
zone-specific concepts
• Sensitive resource policies added
• Safety policies added
• Dog policies clarified
A D J U S T M E N T S T O P O L I C I E S
11.
12.
• Many adjustments made to draft RTMP
• Changes in VUMZ and polices
• Detail on how road and trail system will be
designated
• Description of project evaluation tool
• Explanation of project proposal process
• Decision to recirculate TPEIR for 45 days
• Comments received will require formal
response
S T A T U S O F T P E I R
13.
• Criteria Driven Evaluation Tool for Road and Trail Projects
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
• Establish baselines for biological and
physical impacts
• Provide information about basic social
parameters affecting visitor experience and
safety
• Provide quantitative information to
compare and rank project proposals
• Monitor and measure progress towards
overall reduction in biological and physical
impacts
H O W E V A L U A T I O N T O O L W I L L B E U S E D
15.
• Existing Conditions Assessment (2011),
Vegetation and Biodiversity Management
Plan, Marin County sources
• Thousands of road and trail segments and
tens of thousands of data points
• Each road and trail segment scored on 23
biological and physical criteria, and 7 social
criteria
H O W E V A L U A T I O N T O O L W I L L W O R K
16.
• Sum of biological and physical scores
represent total biophysical impact of each
road and trail segment
• Segment scores can be added together to
measure and monitor impacts at the trail
and regional level
• Social scores provide another means of
comparing segments
H O W E V A L U A T I O N T O O L W I L L W O R K
17.
• Each criteria has a maximum score of 5
• Some criteria are weighted and have a
maximum score of 10
• Some criteria apply only to existing facilities
• Some criteria are modeled differently for
existing and proposed new facilities
B I O L O G I C A L A N D P H Y S I C A L C R I T E R I A
18.
• Vegetation Management Zones
• Stream Conservation Area
• Stream Intersections
• Fish Habitat Impact
• Northern Spotted Owl Zone
• Rare Plant Intersect
B I O L O G I C A L C R I T E R I A ( E X I S T I N G A N D N E W P R O P O S E D )
19.
• Wildlife Area Intersect
• Serpentine Area Intersect
• Wetland Area Intersect
• Weed Area Intersect
• Road and Trail Density
B I O L O G I C A L C R I T E R I A ( E X I S T I N G A N D N E W P R O P O S E D )
20.
• Hydrological Slope
• Directional Slope (Separate models for
existing and proposed new facilities)
• Trail Width
• Presence of Expansive Soils
• Erodibility of Soils (Separate models for
existing and proposed new facilities)
P H Y S I C A L C R I T E R I A ( E X I S T I N G A N D N E W P R O P O S E D
F A C I L I T I E S )
21.
• Average Road/Trail Drainage Condition
• Condition of Road/Trail Drainage Features
• Condition of Road/Trail Erosion Features
• Number of Surveyed Problem Sites
• Wet and Muddy Areas
• Tread Condition
• Maintenance Burden
• Resource Impact
P H Y S I C A L C R I T E R I A ( E X I S T I N G F A C I L I T I E S O N L Y )
22.
• Total Road/Trail Length
• Average Distance Between Road/Trail
Intersections
• Average Distance from Development
• Length of Sight Lines (under development)
• Vegetation Diversity
• Variability of Grade (under development)
• Connects to Regional Road/Trail or
Road/Trail on Adjacent Public Land (under
development)
S O C I A L C R I T E R I A
23.
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25
Dawn Falls Trail Cascade Fire
Roy's Redwoods
Loop Trail
Biological Resources Scores-
VMZ Average 2 3 3
SCA Area Intersect 2 2 2
Stream Intersection 5 2 5
Fish Presence Impact 0 0 0
Spotted Owl Zones Intersection 10 0 10
Rare Plant Area Intersection 0 0 0
Wildlife Area Intersection 0 0 0
Serpentine Soils Area Intersection 0 0 0
Wetland Area Intersection 0 0 3
Weed Area Intersection 1 1 1
Trail Density Average 2 2 3
Total Biological - 22 10 27
Physical Resources Scores-
Hydrological Slope Average 2 3 2
Directional Slope Average 1 3 1
Worst Drainage Score (point data) 0 5 0
Worst Erosion Score (point data) 10 10 10
Number of Problem Sites (point data) 4 5 5
Erodibility (RUSLE Model) N/A N/A N/A
Expansive Soils In Development In Development In Development
Gradient Average (reach data) 1 2 1
Drainage Average (reach data) 1 4 5
Wet/Mud Average (reach data) 0 0 0
Trail Width 0 3 0
Tread Condition Average (reach data) 0 4 3
Maintenance Average (reach data) 1 3 1
Resource Impact (reach data) 2 4 4
Erosion Average (reach data) 0 4 3
Total Physical- 22 50 35
Social Resources Scores-
Total Trail Length 1 2 1
Average Trail Segment Length 1 1 1
Average Distance from Development 5 1 4
Length of Sitelines In Development In Development In Development
Vegetation Diversity 4 3 2
Variability of Grade In Development In Development In Development
Regional Trail/Public Land Connectivity In Development In Development In Development
Biological and Physical Subtotal 44 60 62
• Cascade Fire Road
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
27
Biological Resource Scores
Scores VMZ
Average
SCA Area
Intersect
Stream
Intersection
Fish Presence
Impact
Spotted Owl
Zones
Intersection
Rare Plant
Area
Intersection
Wildlife Area
Intersection
Serpentine
Soils Area
Intersection
Wetland Area
Intersection
Weed Area
Intersection
Trail
Density
Average
Cascade Fire
Road Before
Treatment 3 2 2 0 0 0* 0 0 0 1 2
Cascade Fire
Road After
Treatment 3 2 2 0 0 0* 0 0 0 0 2
Physical Resource Scores
Scores Hydrological
Slope Average
Directional
Slope
Average
Worst Drainage
Score
Worst Erosion
Score
Number of
Problem Sites
Erodibility
(RUSSLE
Model)
Expansive Soils Gradient
Average
Drainage
Average
Wet/Mud
Average
Trail
Width
Tread
Condition
Average
Maintenance
Average
Resource
Impact
Erosion
Average
Cascade
Fire Road
Before
Treatment
3 3 5 10 5 N/A In
Development 2 4 0 3 4 3 4 4
Cascade
Fire Road
After
Treatment
3 3 0 0 0 N/A In
Development 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
C A S C A D E F I R E R O A D S C O R I N G
Biophysical Totals
Biological + Physical
Combined
Cascade Fire Road
Before Treatment 60
Cascade Fire Road After
Treatment 23
• Dawn Falls Trail
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
33
D A W N F A L L S T R A I L
Biological Resource Scores
Scores VMZ
Average
SCA Area
Intersect
Stream
Intersection
Fish Presence
Impact
Spotted Owl
Zones
Intersection
Rare Plant
Area
Intersection
Wildlife Area
Intersection
Serpentine
Soils Area
Intersection
Wetland Area
Intersection
Weed Area
Intersection
Trail
Density
Average
Dawn Falls
Trail Before
Treatment 2 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 2
Dawn Falls
Trail After
Treatment 2 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 2
Physical Resource Scores
Scores Hydrological
Slope Average
Directional
Slope
Average
Worst Drainage
Score
Worst Erosion
Score
Number of
Problem Sites
Erodibility
(RUSSLE
Model)
Expansive Soils Gradient
Average
Drainage
Average
Wet/Mud
Average
Trail
Width
Tread
Condition
Average
Maintenance
Average
Resource
Impact
Erosion
Average
Dawn Falls
Trail Before
Treatment 2 1 0 10 4 N/A
In
Development 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Dawn Falls
Trail After
Treatment 2 1 0 0 0 N/A
In
Development 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
D A W N F A L L S T R A I L S C O R I N G
Biophysical Totals
Biological + Physical
Combined
Dawn Falls Trail Before
Treatment 44
Dawn Falls Trail After
Treatment 27
• Roy’s Redwoods Loop Trail
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
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R O Y S R E D W O O D S L O O P T R A I L
Biological Resource Scores
Scores VMZ
Average
SCA Area
Intersect
Stream
Intersection
Fish Presence
Impact
Spotted Owl
Zones
Intersection
Rare Plant
Area
Intersection
Wildlife Area
Intersection
Serpentine
Soils Area
Intersection
Wetland Area
Intersection
Weed Area
Intersection
Trail
Density
Average
Roy’s Loop
Trail Before
Treatment 3 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 3 1 3
Roy’s Loop
Trail After
Treatment 3 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 3 1 3
Physical Resource Scores
Scores Hydrological
Slope Average
Directional
Slope
Average
Worst Drainage
Score
Worst Erosion
Score
Number of
Problem Sites
Erodibility
(RUSSLE
Model)
Expansive Soils Gradient
Average
Drainage
Average
Wet/Mud
Average
Trail
Width
Tread
Condition
Average
Maintenance
Average
Resource
Impact
Erosion
Average
Roy’s
Loop Trail
Before
Treatment
2 1 0 10 5 N/A In
Development 1 5 0 0 3 1 4 3
Roy’s
Loop Trail
After
Treatment
2 1 0 0 0 N/A In
Development 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
R O Y ’ S R E D W O O D S L O O P T R A I L S C O R I N G
Biophysical Totals
Biological + Physical
Combined
Roy’s Loop Trail Before
Treatment 62
Roy’s Loop Trail After
Treatment 32
Q U E S T I O N S A N D D I S C U S S I O N
42.
• COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AFTER PLAN ADOPTION
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
• Share biophysical baseline information for
current network of roads and trails
• Solicit input to inform outline of designated
road and trail system
• Solicit proposals for projects that will make
incremental adjustments to system over
time
I N I T I A L O U T R E A C H
44.
• Preserves clustered into Six Regions that will serve
as Planning Units
• Biophysical baseline scores monitored for both the
overall network of surveyed roads and trails and
the designated system
• Annually budgeted RTMP projects must show net
reductions in the baseline biophysical scores at the
regional level
B A S E L I N E M O N I T O R I N G
45.
P R E S E R V E S B Y R E G I O N
46.
• Starting point for discussion is the network of roads
and trails displayed on the MCOSD website
• Initial public outreach will change these maps (via
addition and subtraction)
• Inputs for changes to the current network include
roads and trails surveyed in the Existing Conditions
Report, and proposals for new trails or trail
segments
• Evaluation tool will inform decisions about what’s in
and out
• The ultimate outcome is a designated road and
trail system and new official maps
D E S I G N A T I N G T H E R O A D A N D T R A I L S Y S T E M
47.
W O R K S H O P S W I L L B E M A P F O C U S E D A N D D A T A D R I V E N
• Designated roads and trails are managed for
visitor use and may be maintained or improved
over time.
o Narrow: Pedestrian and equestrian use only
o Multi-use: Pedestrian, equestrian, and mountain
bike use
o Future multi-use: Not yet open to mountain
bikes (bike use subject to citation until trail is
constructed or designation is changed)
o Future single use or priority use: Current
management restrictions apply until trail is
constructed or designation is changed.
T Y P E S O F R O A D S A N D T R A I L S F O L L O W I N G D E S I G N A T I O N
O F T H E S Y S T E M
49.
• Non-designated improved roads and trails will be
decommissioned over time.
o Open to pedestrians until closed for restoration
• Unconstructed social trails are defined and
managed separately
o Not automatically slated for decommission
o Open to use by pedestrians unless closed for
restoration
o Unauthorized improvement will result in closure
T Y P E S O F R O A D S A N D T R A I L S F O L L O W I N G D E S I G N A T I O N
O F T H E S Y S T E M
50.
• Major modifications to existing roads/trails, and trail segments
o Reconstruction
o Re-routing
o Active decommissioning and restoration
o Active road to trail conversion
• New trails or trail segments
• Change of use may be a component of a proposed project
T Y P E S O F P R O J E C T S T H A T C O M P E T E F O R P R I O R I T I Z A T I O N
A N D B U D G E T
51
• Proposed changes in use should conform to:
o BMPs
o Design standards
o Safety standards
• Some relevant policies:
o Strive to prevent displacement of existing users
o Designate and manage for safety for all users
o Enhance connections for all users. New facilities developed for multi-use whenever possible
C H A N G E I N U S E A S A C O M P O N E N T O F A P R O P O S E D
P R O J E C T
52
• Proposed projects must show a net decrease in biophysical impacts at the regional level
• Proposed projects can be bundled to achieve this same result (e.g., new segment and decommissioned segment)
• Built-in bias in tool against projects affecting owls, serpentine soils, and streams.
• New trails = new impacts. Look to existing network for “raw material” as much as possible
• Project proposal form under development
P R O J E C T P R O P O S A L S S U B M I T T E D B Y P U B L I C
53
• Projects inconsistent with long-term
objectives and policies pre-screened out
• Adjusted annually based on public input
and new info
• Serves as dashboard for future work
• List of annually budgeted projects must
show reductions in the baseline biophysical
scores at the regional level
• Changes to the designated system tied to
on the ground implementation of projects
T H E P R I O R I T I Z E D L I S T O F F U T U R E P R O J E C T S
54.
1. Map of designated system (All roads and
trails outside of designated system, except
for social trails, will be decommissioned
over time)
2. Budgeted list of first fiscal year(s) projects
(3-4 per year?)
3. List of prioritized proposed projects to
inform future budget requests
R E C A P O F E X P E C T E D O U T P U T S F R O M I N I T I A L O U T R E A C H
55.
56.
Q U E S T I O N S A N D D I S C U S S I O N
• Next Steps and Schedule
R O A D A N D T R A I L M A N A G E M E N T P L A N / E I R
N E X T S T E P S : C U R R E N T Y E A R P R O J E C T S
• Spring 2014: Complete preparations for FY
14-15 projects
o Cascade Canyon Fire Road
o Dawn Falls Trail
o Roy’s Redwoods Loop Trail
• Summer 2014: Construction
o Cascade Canyon: July-Aug (approx. 3
weeks active)
o Dawn Falls: July-Oct (approx. 9 weeks
active, contingent on permits, owl
activity)
o Roy’s Redwoods: July-Oct (approx. 9
weeks active, contingent on permits, owl
activity)
N E X T S T E P S : R T M P / T P E I R
• Complete revisions to draft RTMP
• Recirculate draft RTMP/draft Tiered Program
Environmental Impact Report
• Review and formally respond to comments
on draft Tiered Program EIR
• Prepare final RTMP/final TPEIR
• Parks and Open Space Commission
consideration and recommendation
• Board of Directors consideration and action
S C H E D U L E : R T M P / T P E I R
61.
Spring Complete revisions to draft RTMP/draft
TPEIR; Complete Response to Comments
Summer Distribute draft RTMP/draft TPEIR
Summer 45 day public comment period
Fall Revise and prepare final RTMP/final TPEIR
Winter Parks and Open Space Commission
recommendation to adopt RTMP and
certify TPEIR; Board of Directors
consideration and action
Early 2015 Implementation begins
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B U T … C E R T I F I C A T I O N O F 2 0 0 7 C O U N T Y W I D E G E N E R A L
P L A N T E M P O R A R I L Y V O I D E D B Y A P P E L L A T E C O U R T
62.
Thank you for coming!
Follow our progress at
www.marincountyparks.org
Carl Somers (415) 473-2820
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