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1991 10 30 ECCU9 f, f 10/ Ya 2fffeni(a F � - of ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CITY OF LA QUINTA AGENDA A regular Meeting to be held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado La Quinta, California October 30, 1991 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Flag Salute II. ROLL CALL III. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes from September 25, 1991 meeting. IV. BUSINESS SESSION A. Election of Chairperson for the Committee B. A representative of BLM will address the Committee on Bureau of Land Management acquisition procedures and strategies and answer questions. C. Consideration of any public testimony from invited landowners or other interested parties. D. Discussion of current Valley -wide activities and further Committee direction. E. Future meeting dates and times V. OTHER V. ADJOURNMENT MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE - CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California September 25, 1991 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER A. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 P.M. by Vice Chairman Quill. Committee Member Brummel led the flag salute. II. ROLL CALL A. Vice Chairman Quill asked for a roll call. Present: Committee Members Johnson, Kennedy, Metkus, Brummel and Vice Chairman Quill. B. Staff Present: Principal Planner Fred Baker, Associate Planner Wally Nesbit, and Department Secretary Betty Anthony. III. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Committee Member Kennedy moved and Committee Member Brummel seconded the motion to approve the Minutes of June 26, 1991 and August 14, 1991. Unanimously approved. IV. BUSINESS SESSION A. Vice Chairman Quill informed the members that nominations for the election of a new Chairperson were open. Discussion followed among the members in regard to holding the matter over until all members were present. Committee Member Metkus moved that the nominations be made at this meeting. The motion died for lack of a second. Committee Member Kennedy moved that the elections be held over until all members were present. Committee Member Brummel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. It was further moved by Committee Member Brummel that the Vice Chairman act as Chairman until all members were present. Committee Member Metkus seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. B. Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit gave a report of the survey results . from the property owners who responded. 1. Committee Member Johnson asked Staff if any further efforts were being made to contact those property owners who had not responded. Staff responded that they were unable to obtain any new address listings to reach those property owners. / II 78-105 CALLE ESTADO — LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 - (619) 564-2246 FAX )619) 564.5617 October 11, 1991 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Devoe 46795 Highland Palms Drive La Quinta, CA 92253 SUBJECT: SURVEY OF HILLSIDE PROPERTY OWNERS APN: 617-061-011 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Devoe: On July 26, 1991, the City of La Quinta mailed you a survey to solicit responses regarding open space/hillside property. The survey was intended to provide our Environmental Conservation Committee with some guidance as to how owners of these properties feel about exchanges, dedication or sale of their lands for equal value properties with more developable characteristics, so as to preserve the natural hillsides and open space areas. Our records indicate that a completed survey form was not returned for your property. We realize that some of the property owners who were sent surveys are single family homeowners. However, because some properties do have portions of their lots or parcels within hillside areas or on rocky slopes, they were included in the study area. The City does not intend to try to acquire or ask those property owners to dedicate their property because they are single family uses and will remain as such. This survey was primarily geared toward large land holdings in the southern and southeastern portion of the City and some of the westerly portions which have hillside development potential. However, we would like to get responses from everyone within the study area. We would appreciate your cooperation in completing and returning the enclosed blank survey form, for which we have also provided a self addressed stamped envelope. Please also be sure to include your name, address and assessor's parcel number in the space provided. MAILING ADDRESS - P.O. BOX 1504 - LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 This letter also invites you to attend the next Environmental• Conservation Committee meeting, scheduled for October 30, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. in the La Quinta City Council Chambers. This meeting is intended to solicit all property owners opinions regarding acquisition and exchange of hillside properties. This meeting is not a public hearing and no specific action will be taken. The Committee was formed by the City Council to assess the viability of exchange and/or acquisition of hillside parcels and to determine the best method(s) to implement the Hillside Conservation Ordinance. We hope to see you at this meeting, and would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation. Should you have any further questions, please contact the undersigned. Very truly yours, JERRY HERMAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Wallace H. Nesbit Associate Planner WHN:ccs cc: Environmental Conservation Committee Jerry Herman; Planning & Development Director Fred Baker; Principal Planner 78-105 CALLE ESTADO — LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 - (6191 564-2246 FAX (619) 564-5617 October 11, 1991 Bernard Minsky/Richard Lauter 6 Company 11801 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066 SUBJECT: SURVEY OF HILLSIDE PROPERTY OWNERS APN: 771-180-002, 003, 004, 005 Dear Sirs: On behalf of the City of La Quinta's Environmental Conservation Committee we would like to thank you for your response to our Hillside/Open Space Survey which was mailed to you in July. This letter is being sent to all those who responded to our survey regardless of the nature of your response. Based upon the Hillside/Open Space Survey responses received, this letter invites you to attend the next Environmental Conservation Committee meeting which is scheduled for October 30, 1991, at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers. This meeting is intended to solicit your opinions regarding acquisition and exchange of hillside properties. This meeting is not a public hearing and no specific action will be taken. The Committee was formed by the City Council to assess the viability of exchange and/or acquisition of hillside parcels and to determine the best method(s) to implement the Hillside Conservation Ordinance. We realize that some of the property owners who were sent surveys are single family homeowners. However, because some of those properties do have portions of their sites within hillside areas or on rocky slopes, they were included in the study area. The City does not intend to try to acquire or ask those property owners to dedicate their property because they are single family uses and will remain as such. This survey was primarily geared toward large land holdings in the southern and southeastern portion of the City and some of the westerly portions which have hillside development potential. However, if you are a single family homeowner and are interested in attending the meeting you are certainly welcome to do so. MAILING ADDRESS - P.O. BOX 1504 - LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 If you are interested in exchanging ideas regarding the potential for property trade or sale, you are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting, as we have invited a representative of the Bureau of Land Management to address the Committed regarding their land exchange and acquisition programs. We have also enclosed a listing of contact agencies which deal in land exchange and purchase programs on qualified properties for the benefit of those with an interest in this possibility. Should you have any questions regarding the nature or content of this meeting, please contact the undersigned. Very truly yours, JERRY HERMAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WALLACE H. NESBIT Associate Planner WHN:ccs cc: City Council Environmental Conservation Committee Jerry Herman; Planning and Development Director Fred Baker; Principal Planner AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS The following is a list of agencies and organizations that might participate in purchase or exchange for lands now in private ownership in the "open space" areas of La Quinta. 1. Bureau of Land Management Palm Springs -South Coast Resource Area 400 S. Farrel Drive, Suite B-205 Palm Springs, CA 92262 Area Manager: Russell Kaldenberg Assistant Area Manager: Jim Abbott The BLM might be interested in land exchanges (for equal value) with private landowners to consolidate these areas. Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Conservation Board 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-7683 The Wildlife Conservation Board purchases lands to meet wildlife protection goals. Lands are usually managed by the California Department of Fish and Game. In the Santa Rosa Mountains they would probably be most interested in purchasing/exchanging lands with bighorn sheep habitat values. LTRWN.023 3. The Trust for Public Lands 116 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 495-5660 Project Associate: Maria Fernandez -Jimenez The Trust for Public Lands acts in several capacities to assist individuals, communities, and organizations in the protection of open space. They can accept trade lands, and they can assist in assist in acquisition of open space lands. In the latter case, they may act as an intermediary, purchasing land at fair market value for later transfer to a local, State, or Federal agency. This kind of transfer can be a great advantage to the private landowner; because TPL is a non-profit organization some significant tax advantage may be available. 4. Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy Honorable Mayor Jeffrey Bleaman, Chairman City of Rancho Mirage 69-825 Highway 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Senator Robert Presley's Bill SB 2862 Introduced 3/2/90 Approved 9/17/90 This bill establishes the Conservancy for the purpose of acquiring and holding in open space mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley. Coachella Valley Mountains Trust P. O. Box 1525 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 The Trust was established to protect the scenic value of the Coachella Valley Mountains through the purchase, donation, or land exchange of those areas threatened with heavy development. California Nature Conservancy 785 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103