DATE:
January 29, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CACTUS HABITAT ENHANCEMENT TO BENEFIT COASTAL CACTUS WREN PROJECT AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 2)
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OVERVIEW
The State of California's Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) Local Assistance Grant Program was created to assist local public and non-profit entities implement NCCPs throughout California. The Local Assistance Grant Program, administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), allocates funds for projects associated with planning and implementation of established conservation programs such as the County of San Diego's (County) Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). The MSCP is a long-term, regional habitat conservation program focused on balancing the protection of plant and animal species with recreation, development, and agricultural activities within the San Diego region. The three Plan Areas of the County's MSCP include the adopted South County Subarea, the draft North County, and the proposed East County MSCP Plan Areas. On October 22, 1997 (1), the County Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted the 50-year MSCP South County Subarea Plan, which includes the unincorporated areas in the southwestern portion of the region.
The County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) evaluated eligible projects that are part of the MSCP in conjunction with the requirements of the Local Assistance Grant Program and determined that the Cactus Habitat Enhancement to Benefit Coastal Cactus Wren Project (Project) would meet a known conservation need and be competitive for available grant funding. The Project includes efforts to remove native and invasive non-native plant species within and adjacent to restored cactus patches within Lakeside Linkage County Preserve (Preserve). Removing these native and invasive non-native plant species...
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