P.O. Box 8562 • 126 Old Mammoth Road Ste. (760) 660-4948 107 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 mammothlakesrecreation.org MAMMOTH TRAILS COMMITTEE Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 3:00pm Town of Mammoth Lakes Offices, Suite Z 437 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 www.mammothlakesrecreation.org | www.mammothtrails.org NOTE: In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call contact the Mammoth Lakes Recreation at (760) 660-4948 ext. 102. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable MLR to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II) NOTE: All comments will be limited by the President to a speaking time of five minutes. ROLL CALL Committee Members: Finlay Torrance, Dan Holler, John Mueller, Bill Sauser, Elise Howell and Chair David Page PUBLIC COMMENTS (On Items not on the Agenda) ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 1. Approval of the Special Meeting minutes for October 31, 2019 (Attachment 1) 2. Winter Grooming Needs (Attachment 2) 3. Trail Host Program (Attachment 3 and 4) 4. Adopt A Trail Program (Attachment 5 and 6) 5. Winter Recreation Handout (Attachment 7) 6. Grant Application Updates a. OHV b. Prop 68 Application Map (Attachment 8) 7. Mammoth Rock Trail Reroute Map (Attachment 9) 8. Mammothtrails.org a. Road Show Update b. Partner Meeting Update c. Server Migration 9. End of Season Trail Counter Report – 2019 (Attachment 10) 10. MLTS Photo Gallery Overview – Trevor Van Winkle, MLTPA (Attachment 11) 11. Eastern Sierra Sustainable Recreation Coordinator Update – Matt Paruolo, MLR 12. Winter Recreation and Inyo National Forest Subpart C Planning Update a. Update b. MLR Ad Hoc Working Group – ACTION ITEM c. Recommend MLTS prioritize data collection on winter recreation – ACTION ITEM COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT To the next Special meeting of the Mammoth Trails Committee on January 9 , 2019 at 3:00PM, held in the Town of Mammoth Lakes Offices, Suite Z. Attachment 1 MAMMOTH TRAILS COMMITTEE MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 31, 2019 ROLL CALL Chair David Page called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. Chair David Page and Committee Members Finlay Torrance, John Mueller, Bill Sauser and Elise Howell were present. Committee Member Dan Holler arrived at 8:37 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT Committee Member Bill Sauser announced that Item number 10 would be removed from the agenda. Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access (MLTPA) Foundation Project Management Specialist Kristy Williams announced that the Foundation Board had designated her to act as the representative for the contract between MLTPA and the Town of Mammoth Lakes (TOML), as well as for the Sustainable Recreation & Tourism Initiative project. Ms. Williams reported that the Sierra Nevada Conservancy had awarded a $618,750 grant to TOML for Sustainable Recreation & Tourism which the Town accepted on behalf of the region. She said the funds would be used to plan eight to twelve projects and said that it was a planning grant, therefore, additional funding would need to be secured to enable the work to be done. She reported that there had been two Sustainable Recreation & Tourism Initiative public workshops in Bishop and said that they would take the workshops on the road in 2020 from as far south as Lone Pine to as far north as Walker, with the first of six to be held in Lone Pine on January 16 and the second in Mammoth Lakes on March 25. She handed out fliers with additional details. Ms. Williams encouraged members of the Committee to sign up for the Eastern Sierra Sustainable Recreation Partnership email list. There was discussion between Ms. Williams and members of the Board. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 1. Approval of the meeting minutes for July 11, 2019 a. Attachment 1 ACTION: It was moved by Chair David Page, seconded by Committee Member Dan Holler, and carried by a 6-0 voice vote to approve the minutes from the July 11, 2019 Committee meeting. Mammoth Trails Committee Minutes October 31, 2019 Page 2 of 4 2. FY 18/19 Final Expenditures a. Attachment 2 Trails Manager Joel Rathje presented the Mammoth Lakes Trails System Final Budget for the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. 3. MLTS Budget Reallocation - Approve a. Attachment 3 Trails Manager Joel Rathje presented the MLTS Budget Reallocation report and spoke about upcoming projects. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. ACTION: It was moved by Committee Member Bill Sauser, seconded by Committee Member Elise Howell, and carried by a 6-0 voice vote to approve the MLTS Budget Reallocation. 4. Blue Diamond Routes – Approve inclusion on all MLTS maps, website and consider maintenance program. a. Attachment 4 Trails Manager Joel Rathje spoke about use of the Blue Diamond Routes and recommended that the routes be included as part of the MLTS. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. It was moved by Committee Member Dan Holler, seconded by Committee Member Bill Sauser and carried by a 6-0 voice vote to approve inclusion of the Blue Diamond Route on all MLTS maps, website and consider maintenance program. 5. MLTPA Nordic Grooming Equipment Lease – Approve and consider future purchase a. Attachment 5 Trails Manager Joel Rathje outlined the information in the MLTPA Nordic Grooming Lease and said he would like the Committee to consider a future purchase of equipment by the Town. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. It was moved by Committee Member Dan Holler, seconded by Committee Member Elise Howell, and carried by a 6-0 voice vote to approve the MLTPA Nordic Grooming Equipment Lease between the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access. Mammoth Trails Committee Minutes October 31, 2019 Page 3 of 4 6. Eastern Sierra Sustainable Recreation Coordinator Update Eastern Sierra Sustainable Recreation Program (ESSRP) Coordinator Matt Paruolo gave an update regarding ESSRP activities and projects including the Shady Rest Disc Golf course, Over Snow Vehicle (OSV) and multi-use staging signage and said that Cal-Trans was working with Inyo National Forest to provide paved winter staging areas on Obsidian Dome at 395 and Mammoth Scenic Loop at 395. He reported that he had worked with Mono County Public Works Director Tony Dublino on the Proposition 68 application which would be used to improve the June Lake Loop Trails System. He said that the first two Tangle Free Waters containers had been installed at Lake Mamie and Lake Mary. He announced that Mammoth Lakes Recreation (MLR) had applied for a grant with the National Parks Service (NPS) for non- monetary technical assistance to be used for the West Walker River Parkway, and said that Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access (MLTPA) also submitted an application through the NPS for the Eastern Sierra Sustainable Recreation Partnership. He discussed Mono County recreation stewardship programs at the Long Valley and Travertine Hot Springs. Mr. Paruolo thanked Kristy Williams and MLTPA for their work on the Proposition 68 Sustainable Recreation & Tourism Initiative. He announced that the revised Inyo National Forest Land Management Plan had been signed by the Forest Supervisor on October 23. There was discussion between Mr. Paruolo, Mr. Rathje, Mammoth Lakes Recreation Executive Director Matt McClain and members of the Board. 7. Recommendation for Town Council to Approve of and Accept California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant in the amount of $155,485.00 with 28% match. a. Attachment 6 Trails Manager Joel Rathje outlined the information in the committee report and asked for consensus from the Board to recommend that the Town Council approve and accept the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. ACTION: It was moved by Committee Member Bill Sauser, seconded by Committee Member Finlay Torrance, and carried by a 6-0 voice vote to recommend to the Town Council that they approve and accept the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant.. 8. Application for Trails and Greenways Grant - Proposition 68 a. The Next MLTS Trail Project b. Attachment 7 Trails Manager Joel Rathje outlined the information in the committee report regarding the application for the Trails and Greenways Grant funded by Proposition 68. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Board. There was consensus from the Committee to bring the application for the Trails and Greenways Grant forward to the Town Council. Mammoth Trails Committee Minutes October 31, 2019 Page 4 of 4 Committee Member Dan Holler left the meeting at 10:01 a.m. 9. Trails Manager Report Trails Manager Joel Rathje outlined the information in the Trails Manager report. There was discussion between Mr. Rathje and members of the Committee. 10. Mammothtrails.org Photo Gallery Overview - Trevor Van Winkle MLTPA COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS Chair David Page discussed the new forest plan which was partially committed to begin scoping on Subpart C Over Snow Vehicle (OSV) planning within the next year starting in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Mr. Page said that Mammoth Lakes was in a good position to do some community work beforehand which would enable the Town at a later date to present an alternative to the Forest Service that had community support. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items requested. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 a.m. to the next regular meeting on December 12, 2019 in Suite Z. Respectfully submitted, Angela Plaisted Asst. Clerk Attachment 2 Attachment 3 From: Martin, Gordon P -FS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 9:42 AM To: Joel Rathje <[email protected]> Cc: Rutledge, Alecia - FS <[email protected]>; Pietrasanta, Diana J -FS <[email protected]> Subject: Mammoth Lakes Trail System CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization.