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Parks, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) Receive and file a presentation on the El Dorado County Parks and Trails Master Plan Update (Master Plan);
2) Make findings that the Master Plan is a planning study for potential future action with no legally binding effect on future activities and, as it does not authorize or mandate specific projects or physical changes to the environment, its adoption is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15262;
3) Approve and adopt the El Dorado County Parks and Trails Master Plan; and
4) Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Parks Division Work Plan to implement year one initiatives.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan, Policy 9.1.1.8, the County must prepare and implement a Parks and Trails Master Plan. The current Parks and Trails Master Plan was developed to provide a long-term vision and direction for the planning, implementation, and management of the west slope park and trail resources provided by El Dorado County and was finalized in 2012. Given changes in El Dorado County over the last ten years, including implementation of many of the priorities in the Plan, the Plan is now outdated. The Board of Supervisor’s included the completion of the Master Plan update in the 2024 Strategic Plan.
On April 30, 2024, staff presented an update to the Board on the Master Plan Update process to inform the Board of the outreach efforts, community feedback, and outcomes (Legistar file 24-0766). The outreach and planning process included online surveys, over 20 public meetings, stakeholder input, benchmarking research with comparable counties, an inventory of existing park and trail facilities in the County, including those owned and managed by the County and other park providers, funding constraints and opportunities, and demographi...
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