Title
a) Receive a report on the California Department of Veteran Affairs request for an oak woodland restoration mitigation site on County-owned property at the former Fort Ord and
b) Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Fort Ord Committee
a) Receive a report on the California Department of Veteran Affairs (CDVA) request for oak woodland restoration mitigation site on County-owned property at the former Fort Ord and
b) Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY:
Under contract with the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), Denise Duffy and Associates (DD&A) is assisting the CDVA to identify potential oak woodland restoration sites to mitigate for the oak woodland impacts resulting from construction of the first phase of the Central Coast Veteran Cemetery on the former Fort Ord (Attachment 1). DD&A has recommended a preferred site approximately 2.2 acres in size located on County-owned property (APN 031-161-032, COE Parcel L23.3.3.1, also known as an "East Garrison II non-HMA parcel"). The recommended site is located on the south side of Watkins Gate Road immediately adjacent to the East Garrison development (Attachment 2).
Staff seeks direction from the Fort Ord Committee on this conceptual oak woodland restoration mitigation at the proposed site and for staff to further explore the proposed mitigation at this site.
DISCUSSION:
CDVA requests to establish an oak woodland restoration site the County-owned Assessor's Parcel No. 031-161-032 (COE Parcel No. L23.3.3.1, also known as "East Garrison II non-HMA parcel") to mitigate for the oak woodland impacts resulting from construction of the first phase of the Central Coast Veteran Cemetery on the former Fort Ord. On August 12, 2014 the California Department of Veterans Affairs approved the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Project (Phase 1) and adopted an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment for Phase 1 of the cemetery. The mitiga...
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