Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan Amendment East Bay Regional Park District Planning & GIS Services Department 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, California 94605 www.ebparks.org Approved by the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors by Resolution # 2013-12-302 on December 17, 2013 Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan Amendment Entry at Neptune Drive Planning and GIS Services Department East Bay Regional Park District 2050 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, California 94605 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO.: 2013 - 12 - 302 December 17, 2013 APPROVAL OF THE OYSTER BAY REGIONAL SHORELINE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan Amendment, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, a Land Use Plan Amendment has been prepared to provide guide the future development of facilities, expand public access, trails and interpretive opportunities and provide for resource protection at the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline; and WHEREAS, the Board Executive Committee has reviewed the Land Use Plan Amendment and recommended its favorable consideration by the full Board; and WHEREAS, the Park Advisory Committee has reviewed and recommended approval of d'le-Land Use Plan Amendment; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby approves the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan Amendment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution. Moved by Director Siden, seconded by Director Wieskamp, and approved this Ir h day of December, 2013, by the following vote: FOR: Whitney Dotson, Beverly Lane, Ted Radke, Carol Severin, Doug Siden, John Sutter, Ayn Wieskamp. AGAINST: None. ABSTAIN: None. CERTlFlCATION ABSENT: None. I, Allen Pulido, Clerk of the Board of Directon 01 .... East Bay Regional Park District, do ~ ~ thIt the above and foregoing is a full, true and cOfTeCt copy of Resolution No. :JRt.7 - a. ~ Jc) 2..- adopted ..... by of [);rectors at a /r- on thzjl.:u--dI Z 2£0 . 'l!/tv.-W John Sutter ~Soard President I , TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Planning Background ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Purpose of this Land Use Plan Amendment ...................................................................................... 2 1.4 Planning Process ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – LUPA RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................. 5 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.1 Climate Conditions ............................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Natural Resources ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1 Topography, Geology, and Soils ....................................................................................... 13 3.2.2 Hydrology / Watershed .................................................................................................... 14 3.2.3 Plant Communities and Associated Wildlife ..................................................................... 14 3.3 Gas Monitoring and Leachate Collection Systems .......................................................................... 17 3.4 Access and Parking .......................................................................................................................... 14 3.5 Internal Circulation ......................................................................................................................... 14 3.6 Utilities .......................................................................................................................................... 18 3.7 Maintenance and Operations ......................................................................................................... 18 3.8 Public Safety .................................................................................................................................... 18 4.0 LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT ............................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Park Concept ................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Designation of Staging /Recreation and Natural Units ................................................................... 21 4.3 Land Use and Facilities .................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.1 Access ............................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.2 Parking and Staging Areas ................................................................................................ 22 4.3.3 Trails.................................................................................................................................. 25 4.3.4 Picnic Areas ....................................................................................................................... 25 4.3.5 Irrigated Turf and Landscaped Areas ................................................................................ 26 4.3.6 View Points and Vistas ...................................................................................................... 26 4.3.7 Public Art .......................................................................................................................... 27 4.3.8 Special Event Area ............................................................................................................ 27 4.3.9 Bicycle Skills Area .............................................................................................................. 28 4.3.10 Disc (Frisbee) Golf Course ................................................................................................. 29 4.3.11 Unleashed Dog Area ......................................................................................................... 30 4.3.12 Service Yard ...................................................................................................................... 30 4.3.13 Grading and Topography .................................................................................................. 31 1.3.14 Utilities .............................................................................................................................. 31 i 4.4 Resource Management ................................................................................................................... 31 4.4.1 Vegetation Management .................................................................................................. 32 4.4.2 Integrated Pest Management and Revegetation .............................................................. 34 4.4.3 Wildlife Pest Species ......................................................................................................... 36 4.5 Operations and Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 36 4.6 Public Safety .................................................................................................................................... 37 4.7 Interpretive Programming .............................................................................................................. 37 4.8 Coordination with Other Agencies .................................................................................................. 38 4.9 Project Implementation / Phasing .................................................................................................. 39 APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Appendix A: Plant Species Observed at Oyster Bay .............................................................................. 43 Appendix B: Recommended Plant List .................................................................................................. 47 Appendix C: Wildlife Species Observed at Oyster Bay .......................................................................... 49 Appendix D: Special Status Wildlife Species at Oyster Bay ................................................................... 55 Appendix E: Fish Species at