ANNUAL REPORT (YEAR 21) Reporting Period: January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO MULTIPLE SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM SOUTH COUNTY SUBAREA PLAN ANNUAL REPORT (YEAR 21) Reporting Period: January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 May 22, 2019 California Gnatcatcher El Capitan Preserve Peutz Valley Preserve San Diego Thornmint Coastal Cactus Wren County of San Diego Multiple Species Conservation Program South County Subarea Plan Annual Report (Year 21) Reporting Period: January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 May 22, 2019 County of San Diego Board of Supervisors Greg Cox, District 1 Dianne Jacob, District 2 Kristin Gaspar, District 3 Nathan Fletcher, District 4 Jim Desmond, District 5 Chief Administrative Officer Helen N. Robbins‐Meyer Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Land Use & Environment Group Sarah Aghassi Director, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Brian Albright DPR Chief, Resource Management Deborah Mosley Director, Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS) Mark Wardlaw PDS Chief, Advance Planning Eric Lardy Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 MSCP Coordination Efforts ............................................................................................... 6 2.0 MSCP Subarea Plan Updates ................................................................................................ 8 2.1 Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Amendment ...................................................................... 8 2.2 MSCP Amendments .......................................................................................................... 8 2.3 MSCP Map Update ........................................................................................................... 9 3.0 Habitat Gains and Losses .................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Public and Partner Acquisitions Overview ..................................................................... 11 3.1.1 Public and Local/Non‐Profit Acquisitions Tracking ..................................................... 15 3.2 Habitat Gains and Losses within the Pre‐Approved Mitigation Area ............................ 15 3.3 HabiTrak ......................................................................................................................... 18 3.4 Rough Step ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Mitigation Banks............................................................................................................. 24 3.6 Mitigation Land Policy .................................................................................................... 25 3.7 Clearing for Single‐Family Residences on Small Parcels ................................................ 27 3.8 Agricultural Exemption ................................................................................................... 28 3.9 Building Permit COIs ....................................................................................................... 28 4.0 Management and Monitoring ........................................................................................... 29 4.1 Preserve Management of County Lands ........................................................................ 32 4.2 Resource Management Plans ......................................................................................... 46 4.3 Management and Monitoring Partners ......................................................................... 46 4.4 Grant Funded Management and Monitoring Projects .................................................. 48 4.5 Research on County Property ........................................................................................ 52 4.6 Preserve Biological Monitoring of County Lands ........................................................... 58 ii | Annual Report for the County of San Diego South County MSCP Subarea Plan, Year 21 May 22, 2019 4.7 Otay Ranch Preserve – County and City of Chula Vista owned land ............................. 70 4.8 Preserve Management of Private Mitigation Lands ...................................................... 73 4.8.1. Non‐Compliant Private RMP Reporting .................................................................. 74 4.8.2 2016 Annual Report Private RMP Review .............................................................. 74 5.0 Financial Summary ............................................................................................................. 76 5.1 County Contribution .................................................................................................... 76 5.2 Otay Ranch Preserve Community Facility District 97‐2 .................................................. 78 5.3 TransNet Funding ........................................................................................................... 78 6.0 Education and Outreach .................................................................................................... 79 7.0 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 81 iii | Annual Report for the County of San Diego South County MSCP Subarea Plan, Year 21 May 22, 2019 Table of Contents Figures Figure 1 Photo of Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch Preserve (San Vicente Connection, Uridel)17 Figure 2 Photo of Lakeside Linkage Preserve Addition ................................................................. 17 Figure 3 Photo of Peutz Valley Preserve ...................................................................................... 18 Figure 4 Map of MSCP Biological Core Resource and Habitat Linkage Areas (Northern Half) ..... 22 Figure 5 Map of MSCP Biological Core Resource and Habitat Linkage Areas (Southern Half) ..... 23 Figure 6 Map of County Preserves/Parks within the South County MSCP and Legend ............... 30 Figure 7 Photo of Pond at Barnett Ranch Preserve ...................................................................... 33 Figure 8 Photo of Boulder Oaks Preserve Trail Revegetation ...................................................... 34 Figure 9 Photo of Ranger Presentation at Dos Picos Park ............................................................ 36 Figure 10 Photo of Luelf Pond Property Interpretative Sign ........................................................ 40 Figure 11 Photo of Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch Preserve .................................................. 45 Figure 12 Photo of Coastal Cactus Wren ...................................................................................... 50 Figure 13 Photo of California Gnatcatcher ................................................................................... 53 Figure 14 Photo of Cholla .............................................................................................................. 56 Figure 15 Photo of Coast Live Oak Tree ........................................................................................ 58 Figure 16 Photo of San Diego Thornmint ..................................................................................... 61 Figure 17 Photo of Burrowing Owl ............................................................................................... 64 Figure 18 Photo of Cows Grazing .................................................................................................. 68 Figure 19 Photo of Cactus ............................................................................................................. 73 Figure 20 Photo of Louis A. Stelzer Park ....................................................................................... 81 Tables Table 1 MSCP Historical Baseline Preserve ................................................................................... 10 Table 2 MSCP Private Mitigation .................................................................................................. 10 Table 3 MSCP Public Acquisitions ................................................................................................. 12 Table 4 MSCP Preserve Assembly Status ..................................................................................... 14 Table 5 Habitat Gains By Segment ................................................................................................ 21 Table 6 Habitat Losses By Segment .............................................................................................. 21 Table 7 Mitigation Land Policy Projects ........................................................................................ 26 iv | Annual Report for the County of San Diego South County MSCP Subarea Plan, Year 21 May 22, 2019 Appendices Appendix 1 A‐B – Peutz Valley Preserve addition to MSCP Preserve Appendix 2 ‐ County Tracked Acquisitions Since 1998 Appendix 3 A‐C ‐ Wildlife Agency Tracked Acquisitions Appendix 4 ‐ Summary of MSCP Project Gains Appendix 5 ‐ County Acquisition: Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch (San Vicente Connection, Uridel) Appendix 6 ‐ County Acquisition: Lakeside Linkage Addition Appendix 7 ‐ County Acquisition: Peutz Valley Preserve Appendix 8 ‐ Acquisition: The Escondido Creek Conservancy (Cielo Parcel “I”) Appendix 9 ‐ Summary of MSCP Project Losses Appendix 10 ‐ Summary of Habitat Losses and Gains Appendix 11 ‐ Habitat Conservation Accounting Model Appendix 12 ‐ Mitigation Bank Status Appendix 13 ‐ COIs Issued for Clearing for Single