HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaratoga City Council Presentation_FINAL for Council (2)MROSD Overview
Pete Siemens, Director, Ward 1
Saratoga City Council -January 20, 2016
Highlights
•Measure AA –$300 Million General
Obligation Bond; $10 Million per year
for capital program for next 30 years
•Financial Operational Sustainability
Model for growth
•Preparing to open new preserves and
areas
•Land acquisitions to enable trail
connections and provide critical wildlife
habitat
Opening Preserves
to the Public –next
three years
•Mt. Umunhum Summit –Sierra Azul
(est. opening fall 2016)
Trail to the top
ADA Accessible summit views
Interpretive area
Guadalupe Creek Overlook
•Bear Creek Redwoods
Stables
Former Alma College
Invasive Weed Management
Majestic Redwood Forest
•La Honda Open Space
New parking areas and access
Stunning views to the coast
Iconic Red Barn area with trails
On the Horizon
•Hwy 17 Safe Crossing for
Wildlife/Extension of Ridge Trail
•Saratoga-to-the-Sea Trail
•Upper and Middle Stevens
Creek Trail Connection
•El Sereno –Dog access and
trail connections
Mt. Umunhum
•Fourth-highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains
•Integral part of the Amah Mutsun creation story
•Home to 63 native plant and animal species
•Former Air Force Station radar station
•In 2009, Midpen received federal funding to clean
up the site
Current Status
•Bald Mt. Parking Lot Opened 2014
•4.5 mile summit trail near completion
•Guadalupe Creek Scenic Overlook completed
•Access Rights to Road/Road Improvements
•Summit Restoration and Interpretation
•Grand Opening –Fall 2016
Summit Features
•Parking
•ADA accessible
pathways and trails
•Multiple viewing
Coves
•Vault toilets
•Restoration of
natural landforms
•Planting of native
vegetation
Visitor amenities include:
Cube Structure
•Former Radar
Foundation
•Board Decision 2012 –
to wait 5 years for
decision
•Options after 2017
OPTION 1:
Remove Tower/Restore to Nature
OPTION 2:
Open Air Gathering Place
OPTION 3:
Seal and Retain
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