SanDieguito River Park Joint PowersAuthority Revenues/Expenditures/Accomplishments 1989-2004 Preparedby SanDieguito River Park Staff June30, 2004 SanDieguito River Park Joint PowersAuthority 18372Sycamore Creek Road Esc~ndido,CA 92025 (858)67 4-2270 (858)674-2280 (Fax) www.sdrp.org Tableof Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1 Revenues................................................................................................................................... 2 Expenditures............................................................................................................................... 4 Accomplishments....................................................................................................................... 5 LandAcquisition ............................................................................................................ 5 Trails.......... :................................................................................................................... 9 Implementationof OtherGoals .................................................................................... 10 HabitatRestoration ...................................................................................................... 10 HistoricPreservation/Restoration ................................................................................ 10 OtherAccomplishments ............................................................................................... 11 Exhibits: Table1 Grants,Cash Awards & Transfers.................................................................. 19 Table2 ParcelsOwned by the SanDieguito River Park .............................................. 22 Table3 HabitatPreserved in the SanDieguito River Valley since 1989 ...................... 23 Table4 MemberAgency Assessments ....................................................................... 24 Table5 SatelliteWagering Funds ................................................................................ 24 Table6 EndowmentFunds .......................................................................................... 24 Table7 EventProceeds .............................................................................................. 24 Table8 lnterest............................................................................................................ 24 Table9 OperationalExpenditures ............................................................................... 24 Table10 Trails in the RiverPark ................................................................................. 25 Attachments: 1. JPAAgreement ....................................................................................................... 26 2. FocusedPlanning Area Map ................................................................................... 33 3. CACMembers ......................................................................................................... 34 4. Sampleletter to CityManagers re memberagency allocations,12/11 /89 ........................................................................................... 35 5. LandscapeUnits ...................................................................................................... 36 6. AppendixB, "DetailedPark Planning History," fromJPA adopted Concept Plan ......................................................................... 37 7. PrivateProperty Rights Protection Policy ................................................................ 42 8. CommonGoals, Different Roles .............................................................................. 45 9 BudgetChart ........................................................................................................... 46 SanDieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors,2004 Chair,San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price Vice-Chair,San Diego Councilmember Scott Peters JerryFinnell, Del Mar City Council EdGallo, Escondido City Council BettyRexford, Poway City Council BrianMaienschein, San Diego City Council TomGolich, Solana Beach City Council DianneJacob, San Diego County Supervisor Dr.Philip Pryde, Chair, Citizens Advisory Committee DarlynDavenport, Ex Officio,22 nd DistrictAgricultural Association SanDieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority Reven·ues/Expenditures/Acc·om·plish•ments 1989-2004 INTRODUCTION TheSan Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space TheJPA is advisedby a standingcommittee, known ParkJoint Powers Authority (JPA) was created as an as the CitizensAdvisory Committee (CAC), which is independent,local government agency by the County composedof 36 members. The membersinclude of San Diegoand the Citiesof Del Mar,Escondido, community planning groups, homeowners Poway,San Diego, and Solana Beach in June,1989 associations,citywide planning and environmental in orderto providea coordinatedprogram to create, organizations,recreational user groups and property preserveand enhance the SanDieguito River Valley owners. See list of CACmembers as of December RegionalOpen SpacePark for the benefitof the 2003(Attachment 3). public.As mandatedby the JointPowers Agreement (Attachment1), the Joint Powers Authority's goals are Thepurpose of thisreport is to describethe revenues to: the JPAhas receivedand howthe fundswere spent fromthe agency'sinception in 1989to the present, (a) Preserve land within the focused and to summarizethe accomplishmentsof the JPA planningarea of the San DieguitoRiver duringthat time period. Valleyas a regionalopen space greenbelt and park systemthat protectsthe natural waterwaysand the natural and cultural resourcesand sensitivelands, and provides compatiblerecreational opportunities that do notdamage sensitive lands. (b) Providea continuousand coordinated systemof preservedlands with a connecting corridorof walking,equestrian, and bicycle trails,encompassing the San DieguitoRiver Valleyfrom the ocean to theriver's source. The FocusedPlanning Area (FPA) of the San DieguitoRiver Park extends from the oceanat Del Mar to Volcan Mountainnorth of Julian (See Attachment2). It is intendedto representthe viewshedof the rivervalley and its tributarycanyons. TheFPA extends along a 55-milecorridor that begins in thedesert just east of VolcanMountain and ends at the mouthof the SanDieguito River in DelMar. The FPAencompasses the SanDieguito River Valley and its majortributary canyons, as wellas LakeHodges, Boden Canyon, Pamo Valley, Lake Sutherland, VolcanMountain and portionsof the high desertin San FelipeValley. The FPA is the area where planningand acquisition efforts for the Parkare to be directed. I REVENUES five membercities, the DeputyChief Administrative Officerof the Countyand the first ExecutiveDirector The JPA'sprimary operational revenue sources are of theJPA. Theformula is basedon a combinationof memberagency assessments and Satellite Wagering populationplus acreage included within the focused Funds(off-track betting) at the Del Mar RaceTrack. planningarea (Attachment4). See Table4 in the These funds allow the JPA to hire staff who Appendixfor the revenuereceived each year from administerthe JPA'sprograms and projects and who thissource. also applyfor grantsto implementJPA goals. The JPA also receivesfluctuating revenue from grants Grantsand GrantAdministration: The JPA seeks and grant administration,contributions, event grantsfrom various local, state and federal sources to proceeds,rent and interest. Following is a description implementthe goalsestablished for the JPA in the of eachrevenue category. JPA Agreement. Receiptof these grants also enablesthe JPAto accomplishgoals in its annually MemberAgency Assessments: The JPA's member adoptedwork programs.A portionof the grantsis agenciesshare an annualassessment. The formula reimbursementto the JPAfor administration,and is usedto sharethe assessmentamong the member thereforerevenue in theoperating budget. agencieswas developed by the CityManagers of the The total amountprovided by the memberagencies from the JPA's inceptionin 1989through June 30, 2004 is $4,526,864. Thetotal amount that the JPAhas obtained in grantsor awardsfrom the JPA'sinception in 1989through June 30, 2004 is $48,897,986. SeeAttachment 9 Usuallythese grants represent major projects that the time. Cash: Cashcontributions have been received JPA is undertakingor has undertaken. In some in specificcategories for whichthe JPAhas separate cases,these were projectsinitiated by the JPA; in funds - Education;Piedras Pintadas Maintenance; others,the funds were appliedfor by a member Trailsand LandManagement; and LandTrust. For agency,and then transferred to the JPAbecause the example, the Rancho Bernardo Soroptimists JPA had a particularinterest or expertisein the contributed$2,500 that was usedto plantand water project.See Table 1 in theAppendix for the revenue over100 oak trees in the LakeHodges area, and an receivedeach year from this source. anonymousdonor designateda contributionof $18,000for the EducationFund to be usedfor a SatelliteWagering Funds: Satellite Wagering Funds futureNative Wildlife Center. Studentsat Diegueno cometo theJPA as a resultof statelegislation, which JuniorHigh contributed $12,000 that they raised at a recognizedthe impactof satellitewagering on the PancakeBreakfast to the Parkfor habitatrestoration, localcommunities, including the RiverPark. The JPA andanother $6,000 for coastalland acquisition. The receives20% of .33of 1% fromthe