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The
prim
ary
goal
of t
he p
roje
ct is
to e
stab
lish
a co
nser
vatio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
bank
for t
he C
ity o
f Chi
co th
at b
enef
its n
atu-
ral r
esou
rces
and
the
loca
l com
mun
ity.
This
pro
spec
tus
lays
out
a p
relim
inar
y co
ncep
tual
fram
ewor
k fo
r the
Ban
k to
so-
licit
inpu
t fro
m th
e M
itiga
tion
Ban
k R
evie
w T
eam
. Ti
mel
y in
put w
ill en
able
the
proj
ect t
o m
ove
forw
ard
to m
eet i
ts e
co-
logi
cal a
nd c
omm
unity
goa
ls.
Bid
well
Ran
ch C
on
serv
ati
on
an
d M
itig
ati
on
B
an
k P
rosp
ect
us
In
trod
ucti
on
The
City
of C
hico
with
ass
ista
nce
from
Riv
er P
artn
ers
is d
evel
opin
g a
cons
erva
tion
and
miti
gatio
n ba
nk o
n th
e B
idw
ell R
anch
pro
perty
.
The
But
te C
ount
y pr
oper
ty o
ccup
ies
759
acre
s of
ver
nal p
ools
, gra
ss-
land
s, a
nd o
ak w
oodl
ands
on
the
door
step
of C
hico
’s U
pper
Bid
wel
l P
ark.
O
ver t
he p
ast 2
0 ye
ars,
the
site
has
be
en c
onsi
dere
d re
peat
edly
for d
e-
velo
pmen
t, po
tent
ially
thre
aten
ing
ecol
ogic
al re
sour
ces
and
func
tions
.
The
proj
ect p
rovi
des
an o
ppor
tuni
ty
to p
rote
ct s
ensi
tive
habi
tat a
nd p
ro-
vide
loca
l miti
gatio
n op
tions
.
Fig
ure
1.
Bid
well R
an
ch C
on
serv
ati
on
an
d M
itig
ati
on
Ban
k D
ocu
men
ts
The p
rojec
t is d
e-sig
ned t
o evo
lve w
ith
agen
cy an
d pu
blic
inpu
t.
Mar
ch 2
008
Featu
res
of
Pro
po
sed
B
an
k:
• Pr
ovi
de
an im
port
ant
ecolo
gic
al
link
to a
net
work
of ex
isting c
on-
serv
atio
n o
rien
ted p
roper
ties
.
• Pe
rman
ently
pro
tect
bio
logic
al
and c
ultura
l re
sourc
es,
view
shed
s, a
nd o
pen
spac
e.
• Pr
ote
ct v
ernal
pool sp
ecie
s.
• Res
tore
ver
nal
pools
and s
wal
es.
• Exp
and t
he
onsi
te B
utt
e Cou
nty
m
eadow
foam
popula
tion.
• In
crea
se b
lue
oak
woodla
nds.
• D
evel
op a
com
pre
hen
sive
man
-ag
emen
t pla
n t
hat
addre
sses
m
ultip
le o
bje
ctiv
es.
• Support
goal
s of th
e Butt
e County
Hab
itat
Conse
rvat
ion P
lan
(in p
rogre
ss).
This
pro
spec
tus
brie
fly in
trodu
ces
the
site
and
pre
sent
s an
initi
al c
once
ptua
l de
sign
for t
he B
idw
ell R
anch
Con
ser-
vatio
n an
d M
itiga
tion
Ban
k (B
ank)
.
As
part
of th
e P
relim
inar
y B
ank
Agr
eem
ent P
acka
ge (F
igur
e 1)
, the
Pro
spec
tus
pres
ents
the
goal
s, ta
rget
re
sour
ces,
and
con
cept
ual d
esig
n of
th
e B
ank,
and
is in
tend
ed to
stim
ulat
e fe
edba
ck fr
om th
e M
itiga
tion
Ban
k R
evie
w T
eam
and
the
publ
ic to
hel
p re
fine
Ban
k go
als.
Onc
e th
ese
goal
s ar
e fin
aliz
ed, t
he
man
agem
ent p
ract
ices
, cos
ts, m
oni-
torin
g pr
otoc
ol, a
nd o
ther
info
rmat
ion
will
then
be
refin
ed a
nd in
corp
orat
ed
into
futu
re d
ocum
ents
(Fig
ure
1).
Ove
rall
Goa
l
Pur
pose
of
Pro
spec
tus
ATTACHMENT E
Cre
atio
n of
a B
ank
wou
ld p
rovi
de th
e fo
llow
ing
regi
onal
and
loca
l ben
efits
:
• P
rovi
de a
loca
l opt
ion
to m
itiga
te fo
r City
cap
ital p
roje
cts.
Tab
le 1
pro
vide
s re
cent
exa
mpl
es o
f City
pro
ject
s th
at re
quire
d m
itiga
tion.
• P
rovi
de a
n ur
ban
grow
th b
ound
ary
on th
e ea
ster
n ed
ge o
f the
com
mun
ity
and
prot
ect a
djac
ent r
esou
rces
.
• O
ffer o
pen
spac
e an
d m
itiga
tion
optio
ns fo
r loc
al p
roje
cts.
The
pop
ulat
ion
of C
hico
is a
ntic
ipat
ed to
incr
ease
by
48,1
21 b
y 20
30 (u
sing
a 2
% g
row
th
estim
ate)
add
ing
appr
oxim
atel
y 20
,000
new
resi
denc
es a
nd n
ew p
ress
ures
on
the
loca
l eco
syst
em.
• P
rese
rve
a ke
y fo
othi
ll/va
lley
ecot
one
that
har
bors
the
mos
t env
ironm
enta
lly
sens
itive
reso
urce
s in
the
regi
on. T
he C
hico
“Gre
en L
ine”
pro
tect
s fa
rmla
nd
from
dev
elop
men
t to
the
wes
t, w
hich
in tu
rn a
pplie
s de
velo
pmen
t pre
ssur
e to
env
ironm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
area
s lik
e B
idw
ell R
anch
to th
e no
rth, e
ast,
and
sout
h of
the
com
mun
ity.
• P
rote
ct a
n im
porta
nt c
omm
unity
vie
wsh
ed o
n th
e do
orst
ep o
f Bid
wel
l Par
k.
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch w
as p
ropo
sed
seve
ral t
imes
for d
evel
opm
ent,
and
thou
gh
curre
ntly
zon
ed O
pen
Spa
ce, t
here
is n
o pe
rman
ent m
echa
nism
for p
rote
c-tio
n of
the
natu
ral r
esou
rces
on
site
. R
egio
nal a
nd L
ocal
Ben
efit
s
Pa
ge
2
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Fig
ure
2.
Reg
ion
al Lo
cati
on
of
Bid
well
Ran
ch.
Sou
rce:
Vie
g 20
07.
a B
utte
Cou
nty
Mea
dow
foam
b S
wai
nson
’s h
awk.
c G
iant
gar
ter s
nake
.
Pro
ject
B
CM
a
(acr
es)
Ver
nal
Poo
ls
(acr
es)
Sea
sona
l wet
-la
nds
and
oth-
ers
(acr
es)
Oth
er re
-so
urce
s
(acr
es)
Coh
asse
t Roa
d W
iden
ing
3.2
2.6
0.
47
Eato
n R
oad
Ext
ensi
on
N/A
6.
4 N
/A
4.29
b
Stat
e H
ighw
ay 3
2 W
iden
ing
0.92
3.
8
0.39
3 20
.82b
6.76
2 c
Bruc
e R
oad
Wid
enin
g 1.
33
Unk
now
n U
nkno
wn
Unk
now
n
Tab
le 1
. R
ece
nt
Mit
igati
on
Req
uir
em
en
ts f
or
Cit
y C
ap
ital P
ro-
ject
s.
ATTACHMENT E
Vis
itors
to B
idw
ell R
anch
are
gre
eted
with
bro
ad p
anor
amas
of t
he fo
othi
lls a
nd
valle
y. T
he s
ite c
onta
ins
a su
rpris
ing
varie
ty o
f mic
roha
bita
ts, t
opog
raph
y, s
oils
, an
d hy
drol
ogy.
Som
e sa
lient
feat
ure
incl
ude:
• B
idw
ell R
anch
is a
link
in a
ser
ies
of c
onse
rvat
ion
prop
ertie
s th
at s
tretc
h fro
m th
e C
hico
Mun
icip
al A
irpor
t to
deep
into
the
foot
hills
(Fig
ure
3).
• G
ener
ally
, the
site
slo
pes
to th
e w
est a
nd s
outh
wes
t, bu
t con
side
rabl
e to
-po
grap
hy (F
igur
e 4)
and
sev
en d
iffer
ent s
oil s
erie
s pr
ovid
e a
com
plex
div
er-
sity
of c
ondi
tions
.
• Th
e pr
oper
ty is
loca
ted
on th
e ed
ge o
f the
Sac
ram
ento
Val
ley
and
Cas
cade
fo
othi
lls (F
igur
e 5)
.
• Th
e si
te li
es a
djac
ent t
o th
e de
velo
ped
urba
n ed
ge o
f the
City
.
• A
nnua
l gra
ssla
nds
cove
r mos
t of t
he s
ite w
ith v
erna
l poo
ls d
ottin
g lo
wer
, fla
tter a
reas
. B
lue
oak
woo
dlan
d oc
cupi
es s
mal
l poc
kets
of t
he s
ite. N
ativ
e pl
ants
(inc
ludi
ng B
utte
Cou
nty
mea
dow
foam
) occ
ur th
roug
hout
the
site
, but
es
peci
ally
not
icea
ble
in s
easo
nal w
etla
nds.
Non
-nat
ive
plan
ts (i
nclu
ding
m
edus
a he
ad, s
oft c
hess
, and
ero
dium
) are
mor
e pr
eval
ent i
n up
land
are
as.
• G
razi
ng a
ppea
rs to
hav
e su
ppre
ssed
som
e no
n-na
tive
inva
sive
pla
nts
such
as
yel
low
sta
r thi
stle
and
foxt
ail f
escu
e.
• H
isto
rical
ly, B
idw
ell R
anch
was
at t
he e
dge
of a
muc
h la
rger
ver
nal p
ool
land
scap
e (F
igur
e 7)
.
• G
radi
ng (p
resu
mab
ly to
dra
in v
erna
l poo
ls fo
r gra
zing
or p
ossi
bly
asso
ciat
ed
with
the
crea
tion
of th
e S
ycam
ore
Cre
ek D
iver
sion
Cha
nnel
, whi
ch ru
ns
alon
g th
e w
este
rn p
rope
rty b
ound
ary
of B
idw
ell R
anch
) occ
urre
d in
the
1970
’s o
r ear
ly 1
980’
s in
the
sout
hwes
tern
cor
ner o
f the
site
.
• Th
e gr
adie
nt c
hang
e as
soci
ated
with
the
Syc
amor
e C
reek
Div
ersi
on C
han-
nel
is c
ausi
ng h
ead
cuts
as
swal
es p
lung
e fro
m th
e si
te in
to th
e en
trenc
hed
chan
nel.
Thi
s er
osio
n im
pact
s on
site
ver
nal p
ools
and
the
rete
ntio
n of
soi
l m
oist
ure.
Man
agem
ent i
ssue
s an
d op
portu
nitie
s ar
e illu
stra
ted
in F
igur
es
8-15
.
Site
Inf
orm
atio
n
Pa
ge
3
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
As a
ban
k, B
idwell
Ran
ch
would
fit i
nto a
netw
ork
of con
serva
tion
and
open
spac
e pr
opert
ies fr
om th
e vall
ey flo
or to
deep
into
the f
ooth
ills.
Fig
ure
3.
Co
nse
rvati
on
an
d O
pen
Sp
ace
Pro
pert
y L
inks
to
Bid
well R
an
ch.
ATTACHMENT E
• Sp
ecie
s: O
ver 1
00 p
lant
an
d 40
ani
mal
spe
cies
hav
e be
en o
bser
ved,
incl
udin
g lis
ted
and
spec
ial s
tatu
s sp
ecie
s (T
able
2).
•
Cul
tura
l Res
ourc
es:
His
-to
ric N
ativ
e Am
eric
an u
ses
have
bee
n do
cum
ente
d on
site
. •
Publ
ic In
tere
st:
The
com
-m
unity
has
exp
ress
ed g
reat
in
tere
st in
this
pro
perty
for o
ver
20 y
ears
and
a C
itize
n W
ork
Gro
up h
as b
een
esta
blis
hed
for
the
proj
ect.
Pa
ge
4
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch F
acts
•
Prop
osed
Ban
k N
ame:
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Miti
gatio
n B
ank.
•
Size
: App
roxi
mat
ely
759
acre
s.
• Lo
catio
n: C
hico
, But
te C
ount
y, C
alifo
rnia
.
• A
djac
ent L
and
Use
: Eas
t and
nor
th (p
rivat
e), s
outh
(Upp
er B
idw
ell P
ark)
, w
est (
Syc
amor
e C
reek
Div
ersi
on C
hann
el, F
ooth
ill P
ark
Eas
t Pre
serv
e; a
nd
vario
us p
rivat
e la
ndow
ners
). •
Ow
ners
hip:
City
of C
hico
.
• Zo
ning
: P
rimar
y O
pen
Spa
ce.
• C
limat
e: M
edite
rrane
an (h
ot, d
ry s
umm
ers
and
wet
mild
win
ters
).
• G
eolo
gy: T
rans
ition
bet
wee
n th
e vo
lcan
ic C
asca
des
and
the
allu
vial
Sac
ra-
men
to V
alle
y. T
he T
usca
n fo
rmat
ion
and
Qua
tern
ary
allu
vium
und
erlie
the
site
. •
Wat
ersh
ed:
Dra
inag
es o
n si
te fe
ed in
to S
ycam
ore
Cre
ek D
iver
sion
Cha
nnel
, w
hich
flow
s in
to S
ycam
ore
Cre
ek a
nd e
vent
ually
to B
ig C
hico
Cre
ek (F
igur
e 2)
. A
s a
rela
tivel
y lo
w e
leva
tion
wat
ersh
ed, B
ig C
hico
Cre
ek tr
ibut
arie
s ar
e fla
shy
with
flow
s flu
ctua
ting
wid
ely
with
win
ter r
ains
.
• H
ydro
logy
: Site
con
tain
s ov
er 3
50 v
erna
l poo
ls, s
ever
al e
phem
eral
dra
in-
ages
, and
oth
er s
easo
nal f
eatu
res.
•
Plan
t Com
mun
ities
: A
nnua
l gra
ssla
nd, v
erna
l poo
ls, b
lue
oak
woo
dlan
d,
and
ripar
ian
woo
dlan
d.
Fig
ure
4.
Bid
well R
an
ch T
op
og
rap
hy.
Fig
ure
5.
Geo
log
ic S
ett
ing
fo
r B
idw
ell R
an
ch.
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
5
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Tab
le 2
. P
ote
nti
al
Sp
eci
es
to b
e C
on
sid
ere
d f
or
the P
roje
ct*.
Com
mon
Nam
e Sc
ient
ific
Nam
e Fe
dera
l ES
A
Stat
e ES
A
CN
PS
Obs
erve
d O
nsite
Po
tent
ial t
o B
enef
it fr
om
Ban
k A
ctiv
ities
Ad
obe
lily
Friti
llaria
plu
riflo
ra
- -
1B
N
?
Aha
rt's
nailw
ort
Par
onyc
hia
ahar
tii
- -
1B
Y
?
Bur
row
ing
owl
Ath
ene
cuni
cula
ria
- C
N
A
Y
Y
Butte
Cou
nty
chec
kerb
loom
S
idal
cea
robu
sta
- -
1B
N
?
Butte
Cou
nty
mea
dow
foam
Li
mna
nthe
s flo
ccos
a ss
p. c
alifo
rnic
a E
E
1B
Y
Y
C
alifo
rnia
fairy
shr
imp
Lind
erie
lla o
ccid
enta
lis
C
C
NA
Y
Y
C
onse
rvan
cy fa
iry s
hrim
p B
ranc
hine
cta
cons
erva
tio
E
- N
A
N
Y
Gol
den
eagl
e A
quila
chr
ysae
tos
- C
N
A
Y
L Lo
gger
head
shr
ike
Lani
us lu
dovi
cian
us
- C
N
A
Y
Y
Long
-bill
ed c
urle
w
Num
eniu
s am
eric
anus
-
C
NA
Y
L
Palli
d ba
t A
ntro
zous
pal
lidus
-
C
NA
N
L Pe
regr
ine
falc
on
Falc
o pe
regr
inus
-
E
NA
Y
L
Sw
ains
on’s
haw
k B
uteo
sw
ains
oni
- T
NA
N
Y
Va
lley
elde
rber
ry lo
ngho
rn b
eetle
D
esm
ocer
us c
alifo
rnic
us d
imor
phus
T
- N
A
N
Y
Vern
al p
ool t
adpo
le s
hrim
p Le
pidu
rus
pack
ardi
E
C
N
A
Y
Y
Wes
tern
spa
defo
ot to
ad
Spe
a ha
mm
ondi
i -
C
NA
Y
Y
Bald
eag
le
Hal
iaee
tus
leuc
ocep
halu
s D
elis
ted
E
N
A
Y
L
Vern
al p
ool f
airy
shr
imp
Bra
nchi
nect
a ly
nchi
T
- N
A
Y
Y
End
ange
red
and
Thr
eate
ned
Spec
ies
Kno
wn
or P
oten
tial
ly P
rese
nt
Tab
le 3
. C
om
pari
son
of
Wetl
an
d D
eli
neati
on
s o
n B
idw
ell
Ran
ch
Feat
ure
Wet
land
Are
a (J
SA
1991
) (ac
res)
W
etla
nd A
rea
(TES
20
07) (
acre
s)
Wet
land
s
V
erna
l Poo
ls
7.83
9 (3
58 p
ools
) 3.
4 (3
47 p
ools
) V
erna
l Sw
ales
--
7.89
C
lay
Flat
s 36
.703
34
.1
Ephe
mer
al D
rain
age
12.8
16
-- In
term
ound
Eph
emer
al D
rain
age
11
.27
8.49
To
tal W
etla
nds
68.6
28
53.8
9 O
ther
Wat
ers
Eph
emer
al C
reek
s --
8.83
O
ther
Wat
ers
7.68
5 --
Tota
l Oth
er W
ater
s 7.
685
8.83
To
tal W
ater
s of
the
U.S
. 76
.313
62
.72
• S
ubst
antia
l hyd
raul
ic in
form
atio
n on
the
site
is a
vaila
ble
(ED
AW 2
007,
JS
A
1994
) inc
ludi
ng a
n A
rmy
Cor
ps v
erifi
ed w
etla
nd d
elin
eatio
n fro
m 1
991
and
a pr
elim
inar
y w
etla
nd d
elin
eatio
n fro
m 2
007
(Tab
le 3
and
Fig
ure
6).
• S
urfa
ce w
ater
not
cap
ture
d by
ver
nal p
ools
dra
ins
into
the
Syc
amor
e C
reek
Di-
vers
ion
Cha
nnel
(Fig
ure
4).
Inci
sion
of e
phem
eral
cha
nnel
s an
d he
adcu
ts h
ave
redu
ced
the
capa
city
of t
he s
ite to
reta
in w
ater
(Fig
ures
8-1
1).
• V
erna
l poo
ls o
n si
te a
re n
umer
ous
and
are
gene
rally
sm
all a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
hard
pans
. La
rge
area
s of
cla
y fla
ts a
re p
rese
nt o
n si
te (F
igur
es 6
and
7).
• G
radi
ng, e
vide
nt o
n th
e so
uthw
este
rn c
orne
r of t
he s
ite (F
igur
es 8
-10)
, has
im
pact
ed h
isto
ric w
etla
nd p
atte
rns
(Fig
ure
7).
Wet
land
Des
crip
tion
* A
bbre
viat
ions
: ES
A-E
ndan
gere
d S
peci
es A
ct, E
- End
ange
red,
T-T
hrea
tene
d, C
- Spe
cies
of C
once
rn; Y
-Yes
, N-N
o, L
-Lim
ited.
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
6
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Fig
ure
6.
20
07
Wetl
an
d D
elin
eati
on
(TES
20
07
).
ATTACHMENT E
In 1
941
Bidw
ell R
anch
was
at t
he ed
ge of
a mu
ch la
rger
verna
l poo
l lan
dsca
pe.
Fig
ure
7.
19
41
Aeri
al P
ho
to o
f P
roje
ct A
rea.
Pa
ge
7
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
8
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Fig
ure
8.
Co
llect
ion
of
To
po
gra
ph
ical D
ata
.
Fig
ure
9.
Deta
iled
To
po
gra
ph
y o
f th
e S
ou
thw
est
Co
rner.
Fig
ure
10
. V
iew
of
Po
ten
tial En
han
cem
en
t A
rea.
Fig
ure
11
. H
ead
cuts
alo
ng
th
e D
ivers
ion
Ch
an
nel.
Add
ition
al top
ogra
phica
l info
rmat
ion an
d th
e an
alysis
of p
ast a
erial
photo
graph
s may
aid
the
devel
opme
nt of
enha
ncem
ent o
ption
s in
the s
outh
-we
stern
corn
er of
the s
ite, r
eferre
d to o
n pa
ge 10
.
Evid
ence
of pa
st gra
ding i
s app
aren
t in
the s
outh
west
corne
r of B
idwell
Ran
ch.
Repa
iring
hea
dcut
s pro
vide t
he op
portu
nity
to ret
ain w
ater
on si
te an
d pr
otect
and
enha
nce v
ernal
pools
and
swale
s.
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
9
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Fig
ure
12
. U
nau
tho
rize
d u
se in
No
rth
east
Co
rner
of
Sit
e.
Fig
ure
13
. V
iew
of
Acc
ess
Ro
ad
(ease
men
t) n
ear
Up
per
Park
.
Fig
ure
14
. Eff
ect
of
Cu
lvert
s.
Fig
ure
15
. O
ak W
oo
dla
nd
Occ
up
ies
Sm
all A
reas
of
the S
ite.
Alth
ough
most
ly fen
ced, u
naut
horiz
ed
ATV
use
occur
s on
site.
One
culve
rt fun
nels
diffus
e low
veloc
ity
flows
(left
) int
o a m
ore c
oncen
trated
ch
anne
l (rig
ht).
Mov
ing t
he fe
nce f
rom U
pper
Bidw
ell P
ark
(left)
to th
e Bidw
ell R
anch
side
of th
e roa
d (ri
ght)
will
allow
user
s acce
ss an
d pr
otect
sensit
ive re
source
s on
site a
nd in
the p
ark.
Blue
oak
wood
lands
could
be e
x-pa
nded
with
plan
tings
and
mana
ge-me
nt ch
anges
.
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
10
B
idw
ell
Ra
nch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Con
cept
ual D
esig
n of
the
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Mit
igat
ion
Ban
k in
verte
brat
es, S
wai
nson
's h
awk,
wes
tern
bur
-ro
win
g ow
l, et
c.) (
Tabl
e 4)
.
• C
redi
ts fo
r res
tore
d or
enh
ance
d ar
eas
will
at
tain
spe
cific
, obj
ectiv
e go
als,
bef
ore
they
are
so
ld.
• V
erna
l poo
l enh
ance
men
ts ra
nge
from
sim
ple
actio
ns to
mor
e in
tens
ive
actio
ns, i
nclu
ding
ac
tions
to:
◊ In
stal
l ero
sion
con
trol m
easu
res
alon
g th
e S
ycam
ore
Cre
ek D
iver
sion
Cha
nnel
and
at
culv
erts
.
◊ In
stal
l gra
de c
ontro
l stru
ctur
es a
nd re
ten-
tion
area
s, a
nd m
anag
e ca
ttle
acce
ss in
ep
hem
eral
cha
nnel
s to
cur
tail
inci
sion
and
re
tain
wat
er in
cla
y fla
ts a
nd n
earb
y ve
rnal
po
ols.
In
turn
, ret
entio
n ba
sins
may
pot
en-
tially
func
tion
as v
erna
l fea
ture
s.
◊ R
esto
re h
ydra
ulic
func
tions
in th
e de
-gr
aded
sou
thw
est c
orne
r. M
inor
gra
ding
to
appr
oxim
ate
past
topo
grap
hy, s
uch
as re
-m
ovin
g th
e dr
aina
ge d
itch
and/
or re
crea
t-in
g ve
rnal
poo
l bas
ins,
may
impr
ove
habi
-ta
t for
ver
nal p
ool s
peci
es.
◊ M
ore
inte
nsiv
e m
easu
res,
suc
h as
gra
ding
un
dist
urbe
d ve
rnal
poo
l com
plex
es to
m
imic
ver
nal p
ool h
ydro
logy
are
not
in-
clud
ed u
nder
this
con
cept
ual d
esig
n (F
igur
e 16
).
• E
xpan
d th
e B
utte
Cou
nty
mea
dow
foam
on
site
to
are
as w
ith s
imila
r soi
l and
hyd
raul
ic c
ondi
-tio
ns.
• M
inim
al re
crui
tmen
t of b
lue
oak
seed
lings
is
occu
rrin
g on
site
. A
ppro
pria
te m
icro
-site
s (ty
pica
lly n
orth
faci
ng s
lope
s, w
ith re
lativ
ely
deep
soi
l, an
d go
od d
rain
age)
cou
ld b
e pl
ante
d to
exp
and
the
oak
woo
dlan
ds. P
lant
ings
wou
ld
be re
lativ
ely
low
den
sity
and
requ
ire c
onsi
der-
able
car
e fo
r est
ablis
hmen
t.
• A
rtific
ial b
urro
ws
coul
d be
cre
ated
to e
xpan
d op
portu
nitie
s fo
r bur
row
ing
owl n
estin
g.
• To
bet
ter m
anag
e ca
ttle
and
publ
ic a
cces
s in
se
nsiti
ve a
reas
new
cro
ss fe
ncin
g co
uld
be
inst
alle
d be
twee
n th
e w
etla
nd a
nd u
plan
d m
an-
agem
ent u
nits
.
• Lo
cate
d on
the
urba
n fri
nge
of C
hico
, the
site
is
cur
rent
ly s
ubje
ct to
una
utho
rized
foot
, bik
e,
and
all t
erra
in v
ehic
le (A
TV) u
se.
The
proj
ect
will
redi
rect
the
publ
ic to
app
ropr
iate
are
as o
f th
e si
te to
pro
tect
site
reso
urce
s an
d m
inim
ize
dam
age
to a
djoi
ning
reso
urce
s in
Upp
er
Bid
wel
l Par
k. F
or e
xam
ple,
cha
nges
to th
e ex
istin
g tra
il sy
stem
cou
ld in
clud
e:
◊ D
evel
op a
cor
ps o
f doc
ents
to e
duca
te th
e pu
blic
and
to h
elp
mon
itor u
sage
.
◊ S
impl
ify th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork
and
aban
don
road
s, a
nd r
e-ro
ute
road
s aw
ay fr
om v
er-
nal p
ools
.
◊ R
estri
ct a
cces
s (g
ates
and
sig
ns) o
n se
a-so
nally
sen
sitiv
e ar
eas
and
mai
nten
ance
on
ly ro
ads.
◊ D
evel
op m
easu
res
to b
an a
cces
s of
una
u-th
oriz
ed A
TVs
(esp
ecia
lly in
nor
thw
est
area
).
◊ R
eloc
ate
the
sout
h fe
nce
to th
e B
idw
ell
Ran
ch s
ide
of th
e gr
avel
road
to p
rote
ct
the
wet
land
uni
t ons
ite a
nd th
e la
rge
vern
al
pool
s ju
st o
ffsite
, in
Upp
er B
idw
ell P
ark.
This
con
cept
ual d
esig
n an
d fo
otpr
int o
f the
pro
ject
w
ill ev
olve
as
addi
tiona
l fee
dbac
k an
d in
form
atio
n is
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
proj
ect.
Gen
era
l C
on
cep
ts
Con
cept
s de
velo
ped
in th
is p
rosp
ectu
s ar
e pr
elim
i-na
ry a
nd s
ubje
ct to
cha
nge
base
d on
feed
back
fro
m th
e ag
enci
es a
nd th
e C
itize
n W
ork
Gro
up.
Feed
back
on
the
appr
oach
will
hel
p re
fine
the
bank
de
sign
and
the
sele
ctio
n of
man
agem
ent a
ctio
ns.
Gui
ding
prin
cipa
ls in
clud
e:
• Th
e S
ervi
ce A
rea
is B
utte
Cou
nty,
esp
ecia
lly
near
Chi
co.
• M
anag
emen
t act
iviti
es n
eed
to b
e pr
otec
tive
of
valu
able
exi
stin
g ec
olog
ical
reso
urce
s.
• M
anag
e-m
ent a
ctio
ns
will
be re
spon
-si
ve to
age
ncy
inpu
t.
• A
ppro
pria
te
recr
eatio
nal
and
educ
atio
nal u
ses
will
be
cons
ider
ed.
• M
itiga
tion
reso
urce
s w
ill be
sel
ecte
d ba
sed
on
stat
us, o
n si
te p
oten
tial,
miti
gatio
n de
man
d (T
able
s 4
and
5), a
nd a
genc
y in
put.
Pre
lim
inary
Co
nce
ptu
al D
esi
gn
Featu
res
Fi
gure
16
pres
ents
a p
relim
inar
y co
ncep
tual
pro
-po
sal f
or B
idw
ell R
anch
. B
rief d
escr
iptio
ns o
f key
co
ncep
tual
des
ign
feat
ures
incl
ude:
•
The
site
will
be
divi
ded
into
wet
land
and
upl
and
man
agem
ent u
nits
to b
ette
r mat
ch a
ctio
ns w
ith
cond
ition
s an
d re
sour
ce g
oals
. Th
e up
land
ar
eas
will
incl
ude
som
e is
olat
ed w
etla
nd fe
a-tu
res
(i.e.
, dra
inag
es a
nd p
ool c
ompl
exes
).
• M
itiga
tion
bank
reso
urce
s ar
e di
vide
d in
to tw
o ca
tego
ries:
1) C
omm
uniti
es (i
.e. b
lue
oak
woo
dlan
d, v
erna
l poo
ls, e
tc.),
and
2) S
peci
es
(i.e.
But
te C
ount
y m
eado
wfo
am, v
erna
l poo
l
Feed
back
on
th
is c
on
cep
tual
ap
pro
ach
wil
l h
elp
refi
ne t
he
ban
k d
esi
gn
an
d t
he
develo
pm
en
t o
f m
an
ag
em
en
t act
ion
s.
ATTACHMENT E
Bid
we
ll R
an
ch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Fig
ure
16
. P
relim
inary
Co
nce
ptu
al P
rop
osa
l.
Pa
ge
11
This
preli
mina
ry con
ceptu
al de
sign
is in
tende
d as
a wo
rkin
g dra
ft to
stimu
late f
eedba
ck fr
om
the a
gencie
s and
the p
ublic
.
ATTACHMENT E
Tab
le 4
. B
iolo
gic
al
Reso
urc
es
Pro
po
sed
fo
r C
red
its
at
Bid
well
Ran
ch.
Miti
gatio
n R
esou
rce
Impo
rtan
t Site
Fac
tors
a Ex
ampl
es o
f Enh
ance
men
t Act
ions
b D
ata
Gap
s
B
lue
oak
woo
dlan
d M
inim
al re
crui
tmen
t of n
ew s
aplin
gs.
Pla
ntin
g ad
ditio
nal a
reas
with
oak
s, s
hrub
s, g
rass
es,
and
forb
s.
• S
oil a
sses
smen
t and
mic
rosi
te a
naly
sis.
• S
ite p
lant
ing
dem
onst
ratio
n o
f oak
ac
orns
.
Ver
nal p
ools
S
mal
l top
ogra
phic
al m
odifi
catio
ns
may
pro
duce
con
ditio
ns th
at s
uppo
rt ve
rnal
poo
l spe
cies
.
A ti
ered
app
roac
h to
: 1)
des
ign
eros
ion
cont
rol s
truc-
ture
s to
rest
ore
and
pote
ntia
lly e
xpan
d ve
rnal
poo
ls
near
the
Syc
amor
e C
reek
Div
ersi
on C
hann
el,
2) re
-gr
ade
area
s of
the
sout
hwes
tern
cor
ner o
f the
site
dis
-tu
rbed
from
pas
t act
iviti
es, 3
) cre
ate
depr
essi
ons
and
inst
all e
rosi
on c
ontro
l stru
ctur
es in
cla
y fla
t and
eph
em-
eral
dra
inag
e ar
eas
to c
reat
e ve
rnal
poo
l hyd
rolo
gy, a
nd
4) c
reat
e fe
atur
es in
are
as n
ear v
erna
l poo
ls w
ith a
p-pr
opria
te to
pogr
aphy
and
soi
ls.
• Ag
ency
feed
back
on
mor
e in
tens
ive
ap-
proa
ches
. •
Furth
er a
sses
smen
t of p
oten
tial e
nhan
ce-
men
t are
as to
dev
elop
gra
ding
pla
ns a
nd
biol
ogic
al g
oals
.
• R
evie
w m
onito
ring
on a
djac
ent v
erna
l po
ol p
rese
rve
for s
ucce
ss in
poo
l en-
hanc
emen
t.
Butte
Cou
nty
mea
dow
foam
(B
CM
) N
orth
ern
area
of t
he s
ite s
uppo
rts
appr
oxim
atel
y 2.
2 ac
res
of B
CM
(G
alla
way
200
6).
Intro
duce
BC
M o
nto
new
are
as to
exp
and
the
popu
la-
tion.
Sel
ect a
reas
with
sam
e so
il se
ries
and
char
acte
r-is
tics
as e
xist
ing
popu
latio
ns.
This
app
roac
h ap
pear
s su
cces
sful
, bas
ed o
n in
form
atio
n fro
m th
e W
urlit
zer
Pre
serv
e (K
elle
y 20
07).
• Ag
ency
feed
back
on
appr
oach
. •
Mic
rosi
te e
valu
atio
n an
d se
lect
ion
of re
-le
ase
site
s.
• D
evel
op p
ropa
gatio
n in
form
atio
n an
d m
onito
ring
appr
oach
from
pre
viou
s ef
forts
.
Cal
iforn
ia fa
iry s
hrim
p, C
on-
serv
ancy
fairy
shr
imp,
Ver
nal
pool
fairy
shr
imp,
Ver
nal p
ool
tadp
ole
shrim
p
All
spec
ies
(exc
ept C
onse
rvan
cy
Fairy
Shr
imp)
obs
erve
d on
site
(C
ND
DB
200
7, J
SA
199
4a, L
ocke
20
07).
Dev
elop
mea
sure
s as
des
crib
ed a
bove
to fa
vor t
arge
t sp
ecie
s (i.
e., d
eepe
n po
ols
for t
adpo
le s
hrim
p).
• S
ame
as fo
r ver
nal p
ool m
easu
res
abov
e.
Sw
ains
on’s
haw
k N
estin
g pa
ir do
cum
ente
d w
ithin
6
mile
s of
site
(Sno
wde
n 20
07).
An-
nual
gra
ssla
nd o
n si
te p
rovi
des
for-
agin
g ha
bita
t.
Con
trol i
nvas
ive
non-
nativ
e sp
ecie
s, s
uch
as y
ello
w-s
tar
this
tle to
impr
ove
fora
ging
opp
ortu
nitie
s. C
onsi
der
plan
ting
of n
ativ
e gr
ass
in a
ppro
pria
te a
reas
. D
evel
op-
men
t of o
ak w
oodl
ands
cou
ld p
rovi
de p
erch
ing
habi
tat.
• Ag
ency
feed
back
. •
Furth
er e
valu
atio
n of
site
as
suita
ble
habi
-ta
t. •
Iden
tify
man
agem
ent g
oals
and
pra
ctic
es.
Wes
tern
bur
row
ing
owl
Two
owl p
airs
hav
e be
en re
porte
d on
site
(TE
S 2
007)
. Th
ey o
ccup
y ca
vitie
s/po
cket
s in
rock
y ou
tcro
ps.
Inst
all a
rtific
ial b
urro
ws
to e
xpan
d th
e on
site
pop
ula-
tion.
•
Ver
ifica
tion
of c
urre
nt s
ite p
opul
atio
n.
• Te
rrito
ry s
ize
and
food
sou
rce
cons
ider
a-tio
ns fo
r pla
cem
ent.
a See
Riv
er P
artn
ers
2007
for a
dditi
onal
det
ails
. b A
ctio
ns a
nd re
sour
ces
prot
ecte
d w
ill d
epen
d on
age
ncy
feed
back
. A
mor
e re
fined
ban
k de
sign
will
be
deve
lope
d af
ter t
his
feed
back
.
Pa
ge
12
B
idw
ell
Ra
nch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
ATTACHMENT E
Spec
ial-s
tatu
s Sp
ecie
s Im
port
ant S
ite F
acto
rs a
Exam
ples
of E
nhan
cem
ent A
ctio
ns b
Dat
a G
aps
A
dobe
lily
, A
hart'
s na
ilwor
t, Bu
tte C
ount
y ch
ecke
rblo
om
Spe
cies
foun
d in
are
a bu
t not
on
site
. S
ite
cond
ition
s m
ay s
uppo
rt th
ese
spec
ies.
Th
ese
spec
ies
may
pot
entia
lly b
e in
trodu
ced
to B
idw
ell
Ran
ch.
• Ag
ency
feed
back
.
• C
onsi
dera
tion
of m
itiga
tion
need
s,
mic
ro s
ite c
hara
cter
izat
ion,
and
life
hi
stor
y in
form
atio
n.
Gol
den
eagl
e O
bser
ved
fora
ging
ove
r site
(JS
A 1
994)
. C
urre
nt p
lan
does
not
incl
ude
cred
its fo
r thi
s re
sour
ce.
See
mea
sure
s to
impr
ove
Sw
ains
on’s
haw
k.
• Ag
ency
Fee
dbac
k.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds.
Logg
erhe
ad s
hrik
e O
bser
ved
fora
ging
ons
ite (J
SA
199
4).
The
blue
oak
s on
site
may
pro
vide
nes
ting
habi
tat f
or th
is s
peci
es.
App
roac
h co
uld
incl
ude:
1) c
ontro
l of i
nvas
ive
non-
nativ
e pl
ants
to im
prov
e fo
ragi
ng h
abita
t, 2)
exp
ansi
on
of o
ak w
oodl
ands
to im
prov
e ne
stin
g op
portu
nitie
s, a
nd
3) a
dditi
onal
bar
bed
wire
fenc
ing
(for c
attle
) ins
talle
d co
uld
prov
ide
addi
tiona
l pre
y an
chor
are
as (s
hrik
es
impa
le p
rey
on th
orns
and
wire
).
• Ag
ency
feed
back
.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds.
Long
-bill
ed c
urle
w
Pro
vide
s se
ason
al h
abita
t. O
bser
ved
fora
ging
in th
e gr
assl
and
habi
tat o
n si
te
(JS
A 1
994)
.
Pot
entia
l exp
ansi
on o
f wet
land
are
as c
ould
incr
ease
fo
ragi
ng a
reas
. •
Agen
cy fe
edba
ck.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds.
Palli
d ba
t N
ot re
porte
d, b
ut s
uita
ble
fora
ging
hab
itat
and
roos
ting
habi
tat.
Appr
oach
cou
ld in
clud
e: 1
) im
prov
e oa
k w
oodl
and
and
gras
slan
d ar
eas,
and
2) p
oten
tially
inst
all b
at b
oxes
. •
Agen
cy fe
edba
ck.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds
and
life
hist
ory
info
rmat
ion.
P
ereg
rine
falc
on
Obs
erve
d ov
er s
ite (J
SA
199
4).
Con
trol o
f inv
asiv
e no
n-na
tive
plan
ts c
ould
impr
ove
fora
ging
hab
itat (
see
Sw
ains
on’s
haw
k ac
tions
).
• Ag
ency
feed
back
.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds.
Wes
tern
spa
defo
ot to
ad
Voc
aliz
atio
ns h
eard
dur
ing
the
bree
ding
se
ason
on
site
(She
dd 2
007)
and
alo
ng
the
Syc
amor
e C
reek
Div
ersi
on C
hann
el
(She
dd 2
007)
. Ta
dpol
es o
bser
ved
with
in
thre
e m
iles
of th
e si
te (C
ND
DB
200
7).
Impr
oved
deg
rade
d w
etla
nds
in th
e so
uthw
este
rn p
or-
tion
of th
e si
te c
ould
impr
ove
popu
latio
ns.
•
Agen
cy fe
edba
ck.
• Fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n of
miti
gatio
n ne
eds
and
life
hist
ory
info
rmat
ion.
Valle
y el
derb
erry
long
horn
be
etle
O
ne e
lder
berr
y ob
serv
ed o
n si
te (n
o ex
it ho
les)
. P
lant
hos
t pla
nt o
n si
te; h
owev
er, a
ppro
pria
te a
reas
ar
e lim
ited.
The
se a
re li
kely
to b
e is
olat
ed p
lant
s w
ith
few
ass
ocia
tes.
• Ag
ency
feed
back
.
• Id
entif
icat
ion
of a
dditi
onal
dat
a ne
eds.
Tab
le 5
. B
iolo
gic
al
Reso
urc
es
Co
nsi
dere
d B
ut
No
t P
rop
ose
d f
or
Cre
dit
s at
Bid
well
Ran
ch.
a See
Riv
er P
artn
ers
2007
for a
dditi
onal
det
ails
. b S
peci
es n
ot c
urre
ntly
con
side
red
as p
art o
f the
site
’s m
itiga
tion
cred
it pr
ogra
m.
Act
ions
and
reso
urce
s pr
otec
ted
will
dep
end
on a
genc
y fe
edba
ck.
A
mor
e re
fined
ban
k de
sign
will
be
deve
lope
d af
ter t
his
feed
back
.
Pa
ge
13
B
idw
ell
Ra
nch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
ATTACHMENT E
Pa
ge
14
B
idw
ell
Ra
nch
Co
nse
rva
tio
n a
nd
Mit
iga
tio
n B
an
k P
rosp
ectu
s
Onc
e th
e co
ncep
t is
appr
oved
, cos
ts
will
be
deve
lope
d fo
r:
• In
itial
impr
ovem
ents
, and
• Lo
ng-te
rm m
aint
enan
ce a
nd
mon
itorin
g.
This
info
rmat
ion
will
aid
in th
e de
vel-
opm
ent o
f an
annu
al b
udge
t and
an
endo
wm
ent f
or th
e pr
ojec
t, an
d de
-ve
lopm
ent o
f pro
ject
pha
ses.
N
orth
Sta
te R
esou
rces
has
dev
el-
oped
a p
relim
inar
y P
rope
rty A
naly
sis
Rec
ord
for B
idw
ell R
anch
bas
ed o
n ex
istin
g ac
tiviti
es o
n si
te (N
SR
20
08).
A b
asel
ine
estim
ate
of c
ur-
rent
man
agem
ent p
ract
ices
has
been
est
imat
ed a
nnua
lly a
t $2
5,00
0 (a
n en
dow
men
t of $
500,
000)
. Th
is
is a
bas
elin
e va
lue
that
is a
ntic
ipat
ed
to in
crea
se o
nce
the
conc
eptu
al d
e-si
gn h
as b
een
appr
oved
and
add
i-tio
nal m
anag
emen
t act
ions
iden
ti-fie
d.
Cos
t Est
imat
e fo
r M
anag
emen
t
Man
agem
ent P
lan
• Id
entif
icat
ion
of m
anag
emen
t act
iviti
es a
nd s
trate
-gi
es, i
nclu
ding
a g
razi
ng p
lan,
mea
sure
s an
d in
fra-
stru
ctur
e to
min
imiz
e im
pact
s an
d m
axim
ize
the
bene
fit to
nat
ive
plan
ts, a
com
preh
ensi
ve w
eed
con-
trol p
lan,
and
list
ing
of e
rosi
on c
ontro
l mea
sure
s (in
clud
ing
the
retir
emen
t of s
peci
fic ro
ads)
. •
Con
tinge
ncy
and
rem
edia
l act
ions
and
resp
onsi
bili-
ties.
•
Pro
visi
ons
for l
ong-
term
man
agem
ent a
nd m
aint
e-na
nce.
•
Prio
ritiz
atio
n of
man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
and
det
aile
d de
sign
s (s
uch
as fo
r ero
sion
con
trol s
truct
ures
).
Add
ition
al in
form
atio
n w
ill he
lp re
fine
deta
ils o
f the
Ban
k,
but t
his
pros
pect
us s
houl
d pr
ovid
e th
e M
itiga
tion
Ban
k R
evie
w T
eam
with
the
gene
ral c
once
pt o
f the
pro
pose
d ba
nk.
The
conc
epts
from
this
pro
spec
tus
will
be fu
rther
refin
ed
and
incl
uded
in th
e m
anag
emen
t pla
n. T
he p
lan
will
de-
velo
p th
e de
tails
nec
essa
ry to
car
ry o
ut th
e go
als
of th
e pr
ojec
t. T
he m
anag
emen
t pla
n w
ill a
ddre
ss s
uch
issu
es
as:
• A
des
crip
tion
of th
e ad
aptiv
e m
anag
emen
t mod
el
used
to g
uide
man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
. •
Iden
tific
atio
n of
the
long
-term
man
agem
ent e
ntity
. •
Mor
e de
tail
on th
e si
ze a
nd/o
r num
bers
of r
esou
rces
av
aila
ble
for m
itiga
tion
cred
its.
• P
erfo
rman
ce s
tand
ards
for d
eter
min
ing
cred
it av
ail-
abilit
y an
d ba
nk s
ucce
ss.
• R
epor
ting
prot
ocol
s an
d a
mon
itorin
g pl
an.
• Id
entif
icat
ion
of im
med
iate
act
ions
and
long
-term
m
aint
enan
ce ta
sks.
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch H
isto
ry
Sin
ce 1
982,
the
City
has
rece
ived
mul
tiple
pr
opos
als
to d
evel
op th
e B
idw
ell R
anch
pr
oper
ty.
Pro
ject
s ha
ve ra
nged
in s
ize
from
4,6
68 to
1,5
00 re
side
ntia
l uni
ts.
B
ecau
se o
f its
loc
atio
n ne
ar U
pper
B
idw
ell P
ark
and
sens
itive
bio
logi
cal r
e-so
urce
s; d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sals
for t
he
site
hav
e be
en th
e su
bjec
t of s
igni
fican
t co
mm
unity
deb
ate
and
have
spa
wne
d th
e cr
eatio
n of
the
“Sto
p B
idw
ell R
anch
” coa
li-tio
n, a
refe
rend
um, a
law
suit,
and
a s
ettle
-m
ent a
gree
men
t.
In 1
997,
the
City
of C
hico
pur
chas
ed th
e pr
oper
ty.
Sin
ce th
e ac
quis
ition
, the
City
C
ounc
il ha
s di
scus
sed
alte
rnat
ive
uses
of
the
prop
erty
, inc
ludi
ng s
ellin
g po
rtion
s of
th
e pr
oper
ty fo
r priv
ate
deve
lopm
ent.
In
2005
, on
a 4-
3 vo
te, t
he C
ity C
ounc
il re
-zo
ned
the
site
as
open
spa
ce, a
nd g
ave
dire
ctio
n to
inve
stig
ate
its u
se a
s a
wet
-la
nd m
itiga
tion
bank
to o
ffset
the
expa
n-si
on o
f the
City
’s M
unic
ipal
Airp
ort a
nd to
m
itiga
te fo
r oth
er c
apita
l pro
ject
s.
In 2
006,
the
City
and
Riv
er P
artn
ers
be-
gan
wor
k to
dev
elop
a c
onse
rvat
ion
and
miti
gatio
n ba
nk fo
r Bid
wel
l Ran
ch.
Due
to
cont
inue
d si
gnifi
cant
pub
lic in
tere
st in
the
site
, a C
itize
n W
ork
Gro
up w
as d
evel
oped
to
pro
vide
feed
back
and
com
men
t on
draf
t do
cum
ents
and
the
bank
cre
atio
n pr
oc-
ess.
CW
G m
eetin
gs a
nd s
ite to
urs
are
plan
ned
for t
he li
fe o
f the
pro
ject
, and
will
pl
ay a
key
role
in b
ank
crea
tion
and
site
m
anag
emen
t.
Th
e p
roje
ct s
triv
es
for
an
op
en
, tr
an
spare
nt
pro
cess
, an
d
inte
rest
ed
mem
bers
of
the p
ub
lic
have j
oin
ed
th
e C
itiz
en
Wo
rk
Gro
up
.
ATTACHMENT E
serv
atio
n or
ient
ed p
rope
rties
.
• P
rovi
de th
e C
ity a
nd o
ther
ent
ities
with
bio
logi
-ca
lly a
ppro
pria
te lo
cal o
ptio
ns fo
r miti
gatin
g fu
ture
pro
ject
s.
• Fu
nd a
mec
hani
sm fo
r lon
g-te
rm s
ite m
anag
e-m
ent.
• P
rovi
de e
duca
tiona
l and
rese
arch
opp
ortu
ni-
ties.
• D
evel
op m
easu
res
to g
uide
the
publ
ic to
ap-
prop
riate
are
as a
nd p
rote
ct s
ite re
sour
ces
and
vern
al p
ools
in U
pper
Bid
wel
l Par
k.
• S
uppo
rts th
e go
als
of th
e in
pro
gres
s B
utte
C
ount
y H
abita
t Con
serv
atio
n P
lan.
• O
ffer a
mod
el fo
r loc
al m
unic
ipal
ities
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gate
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an g
row
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cosy
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in a
crit
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sta
ge, a
nd ti
mel
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ency
in
put w
ill gr
eatly
aid
in th
e lo
ng te
rm p
rote
ctio
n of
th
e na
tura
l res
ourc
es a
t thi
s hi
gh p
rofil
e si
te.
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pro
spec
tus
prov
ides
a b
rief o
verv
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of t
he
Bid
wel
l Ran
ch p
rope
rty a
nd c
once
pts
that
will
guid
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he p
rope
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s a
con-
serv
atio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
bank
. A
s a
bank
, th
e pr
oper
ty p
rovi
des
a un
ique
opp
ortu
nity
to re
solv
e se
vera
l lon
g-te
rm is
sues
. Th
e pr
ojec
t wou
ld:
•
Per
man
ently
pro
tect
env
ironm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
natu
ral a
nd c
ultu
ral r
esou
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.
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rote
ct th
e si
te fr
om d
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opm
ent a
nd c
reat
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urb
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row
th b
ound
ary
for t
he C
ity.
• E
nhan
ce h
abita
t for
pro
tect
ed s
peci
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reat
e an
impo
rtant
link
in a
net
wor
k of
con
-
Pa
ge
15
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