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Home My WebLink AboutZONING DISTRICT MAP 4 COHASSETSu'pervisors' bfkred'hu:'e7 ackAg�4 boUdollarss' aid to* Ahe,--yailaklell By. ROGER H: AYLWORTH party and a public entity" Creek, told the supervisors at their regular •s - - _ 'A Staff Writer I.1 -i3 70 Michael Ohm, Loafer Creek's "environ- meeting Tuesday. BACKGROUND: firm, pnnci- mental counsel," said the firm is prepared to' , A mitigation bank is a tool to allow a, ; Pally •owned, by Dan Kohrdt,e•has OROVILLE —A proposal with.numbers offer the county a way to raise up to $125 mil- developer to build on land that.might have, established a mitigation .bank in i ' so big it even had the attorney who made the lion in "mitigation fees.". �. for•example,' a protected plant like meadow- Butte County.. pitch admitting they are "huge" has the Butte , On top of that is a plan that could bring _anotheriW • foam on the property. The developer can buy I THE NEWS: Using the mitigation County Board of Supervisors pondering the' million of unencumbered funds "mitigation credits" that guarantee another banks as the core of -the plan, '. possibility`of hundreds of millions of dollars county 'to Butte County, according to Ohm and Kohrdt, piece of land in the "bank" that also has '•. Loafer, Creek is offering Butte Coun-. s' ty hundreds of millions of ddllars in flowing into coffers. plus millions more in property. taxes:. meadowfoam will be.protected forever. The numbers aze,in fact astronomical.. At the core of the proposal is .Loafer After buying property adjacent to High- ;fees. } 'Su A air of attorneys working for Loafer P Y g Creek's "mitt ation;bank.". g �� wa " 99, south of Hi' hwa 149, • We made THE FUTURE: Supervisors will P Creek LLC, a firm principally owned by. Butte Countydeveloper Dan Kohrdt .asked P "When we started this several years ago,. we discovered•there was not a certified miti- application to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice together with the Army Corps of Engi- meet with the firm to discuss in pub ,t. lic session how the,proposal could A i r the supervisors,to consider the potential ben- gation bank that could service Butte County," ' } : work and what its benefits would, be. t efits of "a paztnership between a private, David' jVelson;general counsel for . Loafer • a See MITIGATION,, 11 A_.14 .• t�)!' IL t '�j .•. '�Y �') •.. + a � _ 0 • , ,t� t. a ". •f': �. b" a ; , Catego3ies Include: Young :,Woman (under 18 years old),' ' Undergraduate Student, .. N Graduate Student, Re -Entry Student,•Facuity Member, Staff Member, Community' Member, Senior Wornan. 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John W JK Harris & co..........:............:...9A Neptun Look for These Inserts in T4 .I MITIGATIOM Credits for cou'pty Fr,Am 1A With issues of environmental the Board of Supervisors. + mitigation out. of the way, he Ohm said he didn't know off veers, and, that 'bank received projected, over a five-year peri- the top .of his head, but he certification as a preservation od,10,000 to 20,000 new homes would check and report back to Bank under US. Fish and could be constructed : in Butte _ her, because Loafer Creek want - Wildlife . Service and Army County, andusing, $400,000- as.. ed to -be.. as "transparent" as Corps rules, about 15' 5 months .the price for each home, that possible. ago," said Nelson. "Since that Would mean a tax base swollen y Houx - complained that not, bank became certified, we have by an additional $4 billion in having the information was not l sod approximately one-quarter property value. �. being terribly transparent. of the mitigation credits." '.'It sounds outrageous. It Supervisor Curt Josiassen of. Those credits "have allowed sounds huge. It will be herein a_ Chico said he" thought .Houx the- Feather River Parks and . few,years," claimed Ohm. , had pointed the contribution Recreation Department to com- ' He conceded all these num- bers "mean question at him, and heJold her plete their athletic field project. nothing - until' we she could check his contribu- They have allowed the Lake - prove our case." tion list, that it was all public. Oroville Public Utilities District Ohm said Loafer Creek came,- Kim Yamaguchi, chair of the to complete a sewer project that before the board Tuesday• to Board of Supervisors, asked if was held •up,because of envi- begin a process .of discussion. Loafer.Creek would make these ronmental `mitigation issues..- The discussion- would come at mitigation credits available for They alloyed. construction of the same time the county is in sale elsewhere. if the board.did- the Home' Depot . store in the, process of revamping its .n't accept the offer. Oroville, because it was held upGeneral * Plan, which is the The attorney said the credits .by environmental issues „ s. , county > controlling document . can be sold to anybody in the among other project, accord- when it comes to development Loafer. Creek "service area," ing to Nelson.- of any kind. which includes Al of Butte Ohm said the company has "We are looking for a good County, and southern Tehama acquired 20,000 acres' of land faith,. prompt, deep -engage- =gage- County, and with approval of northeast of Chico, and "12,000 ment discussion coun- the federal regulatory agencies, of those acres are targeted for ty so that we can come to terms ' they could'be sold to develop - environmental' and natural resources that help you with, your Gener-' .ers from outside the area. ' "It. use.". al Plan thhat,frankly, allow us to Saying, is. a free market," He saidthe company is pre- benefit and allow the market- Ohm stated the firm would sell pared- to give Butte County place to benefit,". explained the the mitigation credits where it between'2,500 and 5,000 "miti- attorney. could. .gation acres for the county's use and discretion:" "We are simply trying, to put "I guess wetare' becoming the the county as the party that rest o€ the statie's.''m Ligation Those mitigation credits, according to Ohm, have a "very decides growth-, andgrowth That is bank," said Josiassen: occurs. really what we, The supervisor,said h6was conservative" market value of are looking for, folks. We know concerned out-of-tbe-area $18,000 to $25,000 each; and the it. sounds pretty heavy," admit-. developers woulduse - up the county could keep the money ted Ohm. mitigation credits from Butte or, handle it in any way they The proposal: was not met, County but build elsewhere. wish, which could translate to with immediate, universal County Counsel Bruce up to $125 million in revenue.' acceptance from the,loard. Alpert said he would` find a The attorneyalso said Loafer Creek has tentative to Supervisor Mary Anne Houx 'know ' u. u way to bring theisupervisors plans develop 1,500 lots on part of the of Chico demanded to , and the Loafer Creek represen- where Loafer Creek's general tatives together in -meetings. remaining 8,000 acres of•land counsel, Nelson, was from. He that would comply4ith all the northeast of.Chico. Ohm said Loafer Creek is said he had lived in Colusa` for appropriate open`iiieeting laws prepared to pay the county_ a 30 years. Ohm had already said he is -'so there would be no question of propriety. fee of $40,000 per lot for that from Chicago.. troject, � which- would come to 60 million. She also demanded to know..,' ..can , Staff. writer Rogef H. Aylworth there are what Ohm how much in the way of politi- be reaehedat 896-7762 or by t, .Then called "indirect" benefits. cal contributions Loafer' -Creek had made to which members of, a -mail at- i x.. rayiworth@ChiCber.Com. 5-27-05 The invitation came by regular mail. Yes, MAOH received it. HEART and Pro -Youth Website Info HEART is an after school program, founded in 1993, which serves .youth in Tulare County. The program is funded by Pro -Youth. Pro -Youth began in 1991, sponsors various programs addressing youth violence. I have attached a page from the website that"was- listed under "Donors." Page 1 of 2 Pereira, Susan From: Jane Dolan Odolan@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:34 PM To: Pereira, Susan Subject: FW: Information, Loafer Creek print and file in Loafer Creek please -----Original Message ----- From: Houx, Mary Anne [mailto:MAHo,ux@buttecounty.net] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:32 AM To: Dolan, Jane; Alpert, Bruce; McIntosh, Paul Cc: Edell, Stuart Subject: FW: Information, please! -----Original Message ----- From: Houx, Mary Anne Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:30 AM To: 'Svetich, Phyllis M SPK'; Pedersen, Brenda J SPK Subject: RE: Information, please! Phyllis and Brenda, Thank you very much for this information. Mary Anne Houx mahoux@buttecounty.net 530-891-2800 -----Original Message ----- From: Svetich, Phyllis M SPK [mailto:Phyllis.M.Svetich@spk0l.usace.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:24 AM To: Pedersen, Brenda J SPK Cc: Houx, Mary Anne Subject: RE: Information, please! Brenda -- The only mitigation bank we could find based on the information given was for Dove Creek "Conservation" Bank, which is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bank for endangered species. --Phyllis -----Original Message ----- From: Pedersen, Brenda J SPK Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 2:40 PM To: 'Houx, Mary Anne' Subject: RE: Information, please! Mary Anne - I do not have the information you've requested, nor was I able to get it; however, I have done some research and found that the person to contact is Ms Phyllis Svetich at (916) 557-7236. Ms Svetich 7/29/2005 is our Freedom of Information officer and she's very good at getting answers for our friends... Brenda -----Original Message ----- From: Houx, Mary Anne [mailto:MAHoux@buttecounty.net] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:54 PM To: Pedersen, Brenda J SPK Subject:.RE: Information, please! Brenda, Don't mean to "bug" you, but do you have any information? Mary Anne -----Original Message ----- From: Pedersen, Brenda J SPK [mailto:Brenda.J.Pedersen@spk01.usace.army.mil] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:28 AM, To: Houx, Mary Anne Subject: RE: Information, please! Mary Anne - That would be handled thru our Regulatory Branch. I'll check with them and see if I can find out for you. Brenda Pedersen -----Original Message ----- From: Houx, Mary Anne [mailto:MAHoux@buttecounty.net] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 1:38 PM To: Pedersen, Brenda J SPK Subject: Information, please! Brenda, Does the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have any record in the last few years of a Dan Kordht applying for mitigation banks? The application might be under his name, Loafer Creek, or Dove Creek Conservation Bank. These would be wetland mitigation banks. Thank you the information. Mary Anne Houx mahoux@buttecounty.net 530-891-2800 9, 7/29/2005 05 July 15, 2005 Daniel & Coralee DiBenedetto 3372 Keefer Road Chico, CA 95973 Dear Mr. and Mrs. DiBenedetto: I have received your letter of concerns about the possible changes -in the land use element of Butte County General Plan for the North Chico Area. I certainly agree with all you have written. As you know, both the City Council and the Board of Supervisors have heard a general, conceptual presentation from representatives of Loafer Creek, LLC. No plan has , officially been submitted. No application has been made. The lands are designated Open and Grazing, which requires a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. Any change will require full public disclosure and public hearings. I have been informed that Jan Sneed (9 Hagenride Rd. Chico, CA 95973 /342-5796) is coordinating a Rock Creek Property Owners Association. You may wish to contact her. In any event, I will advise you when, or if, any General Plan changes are discussed. 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Box 1087 Chico, CA 95927 D) L -t (�; LE! U V EEO JUN 15 2005 SUPERVISOR JANE DOLAN �_ISTRICT2 Dear Supervisor Dolan, Weare very concerned,about the possible changes in the land use element of the Butte County General Plan for the North Chico Area. There should be much more public discussion about any, ch11 fanges. Water Shed Problems, lack of appropriate infrastructure planning, traffic congestion and the rumor of dam building on Rock Creek shouldn't even come under consideration until all of the land owners have had a chance to participate. We own land on both sides ,of Rock Creek and any changes twit need to have a full environmental study by an independent expert; Mr. Kohrdt Bought all those acres telling the neighbors it was for mitigation with a 40 acre per home minimum. There are such things as good faith purchases and we believe he should honor his word and his original commitment. Please keep us advised of any possible changes to the general plan concerning the Rock Creek or Mr. Kohrdt's holdings. Sincerely, Daniel & Coralee DiBenedetto 3372 Keefer Road Chico, CA 95973 530-345-4750 2manyhummers@sbcglobal.net 0 f ,�- y'tf.,i=:4' af;- •�i+rrA.��., tip•,' j%•.i. `. �,. .. E.t �! ii.: ::' '`.7 i'!-./� {:. .. C�{i •�••,. �.;i f ��(i fe c �-'� r'• S �f• �. J:': ;:jf `i e.1 <� ...1�. .!->S.:, O)K: if . j'.i/,.a: ��J DiBenedetto 3372 Keefer Road �� z M. Chico, CA 95973 PM } - 13JIJN A- ? 0 n 5 C � q (off Supervisor Jane Dolan PO Box 1087 Chico, CA 95927' A =1CjeA .:Ill fill Iddii"iiidd1i.1 1,11i1I.II.tiIlIIdI i llll.Llil}'�7i�mi - CZoQse vv�P �"�B V�6✓J� A:VwP ik as C'wN F� y mss , Department of Development Services 'Zoning District Map 4, C Co5 ohasset TP&1,60, ZD.M I TP ho -TPZ- A k TM. T Teharna County e.TM 20 Department of Development Services 'Zoning District Map 4, C Co5 ohasset TP&1,60, C-2 IL TIM. TM I'll tv L ... 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U / | Zoning District Map 4 CohassetU TP 160 Tm ' . . ` -' �y�l�� '�= 1 fal Butte Comm, Line .44 Zoning District Boundary yaw- q and Designation Elownship, Range, and Section lines Non -County Jurisdi6tion Assessor Parcels A4 Streams 7, Feel Lakes we nmmb—L Cb [ME Effective Date: June 12, 200 LOAFER CRE'E'K L * L. co 8014 Hwy. 99 OROVILLE, CA 95965 PHONE (530) 566-1137 FAx (530) 566-1881 WEBSITE www.LOAFERCREEK.COM EMAIL INFO@ p dE _ APES 1.9 2005 April 17, 2005 'u, , r"'----� t- SUPER�� ISOR JANE DOLAN .. _ !DISTRICT 2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California (Attn: Thomas, Cavanaugh) _ •,� ": . , j Hill) (- YP g+ and Su`saii =r . '1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento' California Attn: Rick Kuyper, Chris Nagano, Adam Zenenner-Kenneth Sanchez California Department of Transportation, Marysville, California (Atte Chris Collison, Jeff Swindle and Wally Bird) r ` Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco; California (Attn: Tim Velenski) Butte,County Board of Supervisors, (Attn: Bill Connelly, Jane Dolan, Mary Anne Houx, Curt Joiassen, Kim Yamauchi) Federal Highway Commission, (Attn: Fred Bank) r ' Alternate Proposal Copy-and.letter— The Loafer Creek LLC partners wanted me to send all of you the"submitted• alternate'proposal for the BCAG Caltrans RFP for Freshwater Marsh creation. As most of you know Loafer Creek LLC has`been working with the ' t ;. v� agencies for almost two years trying to create the creation component -ofo the Dove'kidgetC,onrservationBank. I am hoping that we can maybe do a job.specific creation for Caltrans. Enclosed you will find the alternate proposal, BC -AG required forms and the letter submitted on April 18, 2005 to BCAG: Thank You- CPJ r ' ,•� J Y? Angi Orlandella Loafer Creek LLC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento tCaliforriia (Attn: Thomas Cavanaugh) U.S: Fish a d Wildlife Service, Sacrament ; California (Attu: Rick Kuyper, Chris Nagano, AdamZerrenrier Kenneth Sanchez and Susan Hill) ' California Department of Transportation, Marysville; California (Attn: Chris Collison, Jeff Swindle and Wally Bird) Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, California (Attn:`Tim,Velenski Butte County Board of Supervisors, (Attn: Bill Connelly, Jane Dolan, Mary Anne Houx, rt Joiassen, Kim Yamauchi) Federal Highway Commission (Attn: Fred Bank)far r 0 0 4' 0 Ar to 'Sit . 0 0 S Al it L4 go IS kh ilal Pki I LA� Prepare A . . . . . . .... � m LOAFER CREEK L.L.C. 8014 HW/Y. 99 OROVILLE, CA 95965 PHONE (530) 566-1137 FAx (530) 566-1881 WEBSITE www.LOAFERCREEK.COM EMAIL INFOC LOAFERCREEK.COM April .16, 2005 To -Butte County. Association of Governments_ 965 Fir Street --- `. _ Chico, CA, 95928 - (530) 879-2468 41 Alternate Proposal .Loafer Creek LLC.is submitting this alternate, proposal because the Dove Ridge Conservation Bank is already a certified federal mitigation bank, because of that it should reduce.the cost of the creation mitigation needed on the ' BUTTE 70/149/99/191 Highway Improvement project, the vernal pool creation mitigation would go from (2:1)58.66 acres to (1:1) 29.33 acres,because it is an approved mitigation bank within the service area. Loafer Creek feels the RFP for the creation of Freshwater Marsh and soon to be released RFP for the creation of Vernal Pools would take an extreme amount of time, cost and. consultation with the appropriate agencies and it may not fit into the BUTTE 70/149/99/191 Highway Improvement project timeline-forconstruction.' Loafer Creek has been working with the appropriate agencies to add the creationycoinponent withinrits already existing mitigation bank. As an alternate proposal Loafer Creek would like to submit a lump sum bid for the:18.61 acres of-Ve'shwater marsh creation, 29.33 acres of vernal pool creation and'provide the area needed for thetransplanting of the Valley Elderberry bushes for the Valley Elderberry beetle (VELB) utilizing the Valley Ellerbe y bushes that will be removed from the BUTTE,70/149/99/191 Highway Improvement project areas.. Loafer Creek will work.with the appropriate agencies to obtain a project specific plan for the completion of the above' tenm ion mitigation requirements. Loafer.Creek is submitting a lump some bid of $4,680,000.00 for the above mitigation creation requirements. Loafer Creek is submitting the`alternate plan.to BCAG, Caltrans, and all other appropriate agencies, so that hopefully a final resolution can be reached for the BUTTE 70/149/99/191 Highway Improvement,�project . mitigation requirements. - If BCAG would like letters of intent or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from tthe'appropnate agencies upon quest Loafer Creek will engage in that process of document production with�the appropriate agencies. Thank You Angi Orlandella Loafer Creek LLC U.S. Army.Corps of Engineers,` Sacramento, fCalifornia (Attn:.Thomas Cavanaugh) r U.S. Fiseaand Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California (Atte: Rick Kuyper, Chris Nagano, Adam Zerrenner Kenneth Sanchez and Susan Hill) California Department of Transportation, Marysville; California (Atm: Chris Collison';"Jeff Swindle and Wally Bird) Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, California (Atm: Tim Velenski)1 ` Butte County Board of Supervisors, (Atm: Bill Connelly, Jane Dolan; Mary Anne Houx, Curt,Joiassen, Kim Yamauchi) Federal Highway Commission, (Atm: Fred Bank) r. E' a Addresses USFWS Butte County Board of Supervisors " Rick Kuyper, Chris Nagano, Adam Zerrenner, Kenneth Sanchez., Susan Hill Bill Connelly . . Sacramento Branch 5280 Lower Wyandote Road 2800 Cottage Way. Room W-2605 Oroville, CA 95966 Sacramento, CA, 95825 Phone: (530)538-6834 916-414-6600 Email: BConnelly@buttecounty.net USACE Jane Dolan ' Thomas Cavanaugh 196 Memorial Way 1325 J Street Chico, CA 95926 Sacramento, CA,. 95814 Phone: (530) 891-2830 916-557-5261 Email: JDolan@buttecounty.net " EPA Mary Anne Houx Tim Velenski 196 Memorial Way 75 Hawthorne Street Chico, "CA 95926 San Francisco, CA, 94.105 Phone: (530) 891-2800 415-9.72-3464 Email: MAHoux@buttecounty.net BCAG Curt Josiassen Jon Clark 1405 Lofgren Road Butte County Association of Governments P.O. Box 385 965 Fir Street Richvale, CA 95974 Chico, CA -959,28 Phone: (530) 882-4447 530-879-2468 Email: CJosiassen@buttecounty.net California Department of transportation Kim Yamaguchi . Chris Collison, Jeff Swindle, Wally Bird 747 Elliott Road PO Box 911 Paradise, CA 95969 Marysville, CA, 95901 Phone: (530) 872-6303 . 530-741-7143. Email: KYamaguchi@buttecounty.net Federal Highway Administration Fred G. Bank U.S. DOT, FHWA, HEPN-30 . 400 Seventh St. Washington, DC, 20590 202 -366 -*5004 Loafer Creek LLC Angi.Orlandella 8.014 State Highway 99 Oroville, CA, 95965 530-566-1137 Index Technical Proposal: Attachment 4 - Attachment Checklist (Technical Proposal) 01 Form 1 - Equal Employment Opportunity Certification 02 Form 2 - List of Proposed Subcontractors 03 Form 3 - Public Contract Code Section 10162 Questionnaire 04 Form 4 - BCAG - Non -Collusion Affidavit 05 Form 5 - Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 Statement 06 Form 6 - Debarment and Suspension 07 Form 7 - Non -Lobbying Certification for Federal Aid Contracts 08 Form 8 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 09 Form 9 - DBE Information - Good Faith Efforts 11 Attachment 5 - Proposer Certification Clauses and Proposal Signature Page 13 Technical Proposal 16 Cost Proposal Attachment 4 - Attachment Checklist (Cost Proposal) 17 Attachment 6 - Cost Proposal Certification Sheet 18 Attachment 7 - Cost Proposal Worksheet 20 Alternate Proposal 21 ATTACHMENT 4 ' ATTACHMENT CHECK LIST (Technical Proposal) A complete Proposal package will consist of the items identified below. Complete this checklist to ' confirm the items in your Proposal. Place a check mark or "X" next to each item that you are submitting to BCAG. All attachments identified below are applicable to this RFP and must be returned, as instructed, for your Proposal to be 'responsive. Return this checklist with your ' Technical Proposal package. Technical Proposal and Attachments NOTE: This Checklist with the following must be included with the Technical Proposal Package: ❑ Technical Proposal as stated in this RFP (This shall be Incorporated in to the contract as the Scope of Work) Proposal Attachment Check List (RFP Attachment 4 Technical Proposal) �j Form 1 - Equal Employment Opportunity Certification (Fill Out and Sign at the Bottom) Form 2 — List of Proposed Subcontractors (Fill out or DNA on the first line) ' Form 3 = Public Contract Code Section 10162 Questionnaire (Check Yes or No) Form 4 —BCAG — Non -Collusion Affidavit (Signature at Bottom) Form 5 - Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 Statement (Check and Sign at Bottom) j� Form 6 — Debarment and Suspension (Signature at Bottom) Form 7 — Non -Lobbying Certification for Federal Aid Contracts (Signature at Bottom) f �Z] Form 8 — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Fill Out or Check Box at Beginning and Sign at ' bottom) Form 9 — DBE Information Good Faith Efforts (Fill out if applicable) �j Proposer Certification Clauses and Proposal Signature Page. Must be signed and ' submitted with the Technical Proposal. (RFP Attachment 5) ,I 1 Form 1 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CERTIFICATION ' The proposer k,0-a,fCA,- C�e�►� I'�"G proposed subcontractor / ' hereby certifies that he. has , has not V participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the equal opportunity clause, as required by Executive Orders 10925, 11114, or 11246, and that, he has filed with the Joint Reporting committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, a Federal Government ' contracting or administering agency, or the former President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, all reports due under the applicable filing requirements. Note: The above certification is required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1.7(b)(1), and must be submitted by proposers and proposed subcontractors only in connection with contracts and subcontracts which are subject to the equal opportunity clause. Contracts and subcontracts which are exempt from the equal opportunity clause are set forth in 41 CFR 60-1.5 (Generally, only contracts or subcontracts of $10,000 or under are exempt.) Currently, Standard form 100 (EEO -1) is the only report required by the Executive Orders or their implementing regulations. Proposers and proposed subcontractors who have participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Executive Orders and have not filed the required reports should note that 41 CFR 60-1.07(b)(1) prevents the award of contracts and subcontracts unless such contractor submits a report covering the delinquent period or such other period or such other period specified by the Federal Highway Administration or by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor. The above certification is part of the Proposal. Sign below to acknowledge understanding. Proposer Signature: �J 9, Form 2 The Proposer shall .list the name and address of each proposed subcontractor, to whom the Proposer expects to subcontract portions of the work. (If no Subcontracts are proposed please indicate by entering "DNA" (Does Not Apply) LIST OF PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTORS Description of portion Name and Address of work subcontracted ,3 Form 3 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10162 QUESTIONNAIRE (Must Check Yes or No) In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10162, the Proposer shall complete, under penalty of perjury, the following questionnaire: QUESTIONNAIRE Has the Proposer, any officer of the Proposer, or any employee of the Proposer who has a proprietary interest in the Proposer, ever been disqualified, removed, or otherwise prevented from proposing on, or completing a federal, state, or local government project because of a violation of the law or a safety regulation? ` / Yes No v If the answer is Yes, explain the circumstances in the following space. Form 4 BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT (Title 23, United States Code Section 112 and Public Contract Code 7106) In conformance with Title 23, United States Code, Section 112 and Public Contract Code 7106, the proposer declares that the proposal is not made in the interest 'of or on behalf of, an undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation; that the proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the proposer has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other proposer to put in a false or sham proposal, and has not directly or indirectly colluded or conspired, connived, or agreed with any proposer or anyone else to put in a sham proposal, or that anyone shall refrain from proposing; that the proposer has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the proposal price of the proposer or any other proposer, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the proposal price, or of that of any other proposer, or to secure any advantage against the public body awarding the contract of anyone interested in the proposed contract; that all statements contained in the proposal are true; and, further that the proposer has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company association, organization, proposal, depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham proposal. PUBLIC CONTRACT SECTION 10232 STATEMENT In accordance with Public Contract code Section 10232, the proposer, hereby states under penalty of perjury, that no more than one final appealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court has been issued against the proposer within the immediately preceding two-year period because of the proposer's failure to comply with an order of a federal court which orders .the Contractor to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations Board. ' Note: The Equal Employment Opportunity Certification (Form 1), the above statement, the Questionnaire (Form 3) and this, this statement and Non -Collusion Affidavit are part of the proposal. Proposers are cautioned that making a false certification may subject the certifier to criminal prosecution. The above certification is part of the Proposal. Sign below to acknowledge ' understanding. Proposer Signature: Form 5 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10285.1 STATEMENT In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 (Chapter 376, Stats. 1985), the proposer hereby declares under penalty ofp j ' California that the proposer has , has not Vury under the laws of the State of been convicted within the preceding three years of any offenses referred to in that section, including any charge of fraud, bribery, collusion, conspiracy, or any other act in violation of any state or federal antitrust ' law in connection with the proposalding upon, award of, or performance of, any public works contract, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1101, with any public entity, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1100, including the Regents of the University ' of California or the Trustees of the California State University. The term "proposer" is understood to include any partner, member, officer, director, responsible managing officer, or responsible managing employee thereof, as referred to in Section 10285.1. Note: The proposer must place a check mark after "has" or "has not" in one of the blank spaces provided. The above Statement is part of the Proposal. Proposers are cautioned that making a ' false certification may subject the certifier to criminal prosecution. Sign below to acknowledge understanding. ' Proposer Signature: 69 Form 6 DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION TITLE 49, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 29 The bidder, under penalty of perjury, certifies that, except as noted below, he/she or any person associated therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer, manager; • is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any federal agency • has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any federal agency within the past three years. • does not have a proposed debarment pending; and • has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgments rendered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct within the past three years. If there are any exceptions to this certification, insert the exceptions in the following space. Exceptions will not necessarily result in denial of award, but will be considered in determining bidder responsibility. For any exception noted above, indicate below to whom it applies, initiating agency, and dates of action. NOTES: Providing false information may result in criminal prosecution or administrative sanctions. The above certification is part of the Proposal. Sign below to acknowledge understanding. Proposer.Signature: Form 7 Non -Lobbying Certification for Federal Aid Contracts The prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid, or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal Agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal Contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form .LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with it's instructions This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title ' 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000.00 and not more than $100,000.00 for each such failure. The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000.00 and that all such subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. The above certification is part of the Proposal. Sign below to acknowledge understanding. Proposer Signature: Form 8 DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES COMPLETE THIS FORM TO DISCLOSE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1352 O -No Lobbying Activities Peformed by Proposer (check if true and skip to signature box beside box 16) 1. Type of Federal Action: 2. Status of Federal Action: 3. Report Type: a. contract a. bid/offer/application a. initial b. grant b. initial award b. material change c. cooperative agreement c. post -award d. loan For Material Change Only: e. loan guarantee year quarter f. loan insurance date of last report 4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity 5. If Reporting Entity in No. 4 is Subawardee, Enter Name and Address of Prime: Prime Subawardee Tier , if known Congressional District, if known 6. Federal Department/Agency: 8. Federal Action Number, if known: 10. a. Name and Address of Lobby Entity (If individual, last name, first name, MI) 11. 12. 14. Congressional District, if known 7. Federal Program Name/Description: CFDA Number, if applicable 9. Award Amount, if known: b. Individuals Performing Services (including address if different from No. 10a) (last name, first name, MI) (attach Continuation Sheet(s) if necessary) Amount of Payment (check all that apply) 13. Type of Payment (check all that apply) $ Actual planned a. retainer b. one-time fee Form of Payment (check all that apply): c. commission a. cash d. contingent fee b. in-kind; specify: nature a deferred value f. other, specify Brief Description of Services Performed or to be performed and Date(s) of Service, including officer(s), employee(s), or member(s) contacted, for Payment Indicated in Item 11: (attach Continuation Sheet(s) if necessary) 15. Continuation Sheet(s) attached: Yes No 16. Information requested through this form is authorized by Title , A 31 U.S.C. Section 1352. This disclosure of lobbying reliance Signature: V ode tr6d was placed by the tier above when his transaction was made or entered into. This disclosure is required pursuant to 31 U.S.C.Print Name: 1 ML&ioDaut 1352. This information will be reported to Congress semiannually and will be available for public inspection. Any P 271- person who fails to file the required disclosure shall be subject Title: i to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than //-- 7%yy $100,000 for each such failure. Telephone No.iJ-Jb ';�p1�`��r / Date: Federal Use Only: Authorized for Local Reproduction Standard Form - LLL I Form 8 (continued) Standard Form LLL Rev. 09-12-97 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SF -LLL, DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of covered Federal action or a material change to previous filing pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is required for such payment or agreement to make payment to lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered Federal action. Attach a continuation sheet for additional information if the space on the form is inadequate. Complete all items that apply for both the initial filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional information. 1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence, the outcome of a covered Federal action. 2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action. 3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a follow-up report caused by a material change to the information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change occurred. Enter the date of the last, previously submitted report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action. 4. Enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code of the reporting entity. Include Congressional District if known. Check the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that designates if it is or expects to be a prime or subaward recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first subawardee of the prime is the first tier. Subawards include but are not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under grants. 5. If the organization filing the report in Item 4 checks "Subawardee" then enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if known. 6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan commitment. Include at least one organization level below agency name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard. 7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative agreements, loans and loan commitments. 8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number available for the Federal action identification in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal (RFP) number, Invitation for Bid (IFB) number, grant announcement number, the contract grant. or loan award number, the application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency). Include prefixes, e.g., "RFP -DE -90-001." 9. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of the award/loan commitments for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5. 10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code of the lobbying entity engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influenced the covered Federal action. (b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services and include full address if different from 10 (a). Enter Last Name, First Name and Middle Initial (MI). 11. Enter the amount of compensation paid or reasonably expected to be paid by the reporting entity (item 4) to the lobbying entity (item 10). Indicate whether the payment has been made (actual) or will be made (planned). Check all boxes that apply. If this is a material change report, enter the cumulative amount of payment made or planned to be made. . 12. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply. If payment is made through an in-kind contribution, specify the nature and value of the in-kind payment. 13. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply. If other, specify nature. 14. Provide a specific and detailed description of the services that the lobbyist has performed or will be expected to perform and the date(s) of any services rendered. Include all preparatory and related activity not just time spent in actual contact with Federal officials. Identify the Federal officer(s) or employee(s) contacted or the officer(s) employee(s) or Member(s) of Congress that were contacted. 15. Check whether or nota continuation sheet(s) is attached. 16. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her name title and telephone number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046), Washington, D.C. ,20503. 10 Form 9 ' DBE INFORMATION—GOOD FAITH EFFORTS ' Project Name: SR 149 Freshwater Marsh Mitigation The Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) has an overall FFY 04/05 established Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 22 % for Department of Transportation (DOT) assisted projects. The information provided herein shows that a good faith effort was made. For any questions that cannot be answered please indciate DNA (Does Not Apply) A. The names and dates of each publication in which a request for DBE participation for this project was placed by the Proposer (please attach copies of advertisements or proofs of publication): Publications Dates of ` Advertisement B. The names and dates of written notices sent to certified DBEs soliciting bids/quotes for this project and the dates and methods used for following up initial solicitations to determine with certainty whether the DBEs were interested (please attach copies of solicitations, telephone records, fax confirmations, etc.): ,D QA - Names of DBEs Solicited Date of Initial Solicitation Follow Up Methods and Dates C. The item/description of work which the Proposer made available to DBE firms, including, where appropriate, any breaking down of the contract work items (including those items normally performed by the Proposer with its own forces) into economically feasible units to facilitate DBE participation. It is the Proposer's responsibility to demonstrate that sufficient work to facilitate DBE participation was made available to DBE firms. D Q A Items of Work Breakdown of Items Page 1 D. The names, addresses and phone numbers of rejected DBE firms, if applicable, the , reasons for the Proposer's rejection of the DBEs, and the firms selected for that work Names, addresses and phone numbers of rejected DBEs and the reasons for the Proposer's rejection of the DBEs: Names, addresses and phone numbers of firms selected for the work above: H. Any additional data to support a demonstration of good faith efforts (use additional sheets if necessary): U ATTACHMENT 5 Proposer Certification Clauses and Proposal Signature PROPOSER CERTIFICATION CLAUSES 1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE: Contractor has, unless exempted, complied with the nondiscrimination program requirements. (GC 12990 (a -f) and CCR, Title 2, Section 8103) (Not applicable to public entities.) 2. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS: Contractor will comply with the requirements of the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1990 and will provide a drug-free workplace by taking the following actions: a. Publish a statement notifying employees that unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited and specifying actions to be taken against employees for violations. b. Establish a Drug -Free Awareness Program to inform employees about: 1) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 2) the person's or organization's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; 3) any available counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs; 4) penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations. ' c. Every employee who works on the proposed Agreement will: 1) receive a copy of the company's drug-free workplace policy statement; and, 2) agree to abide by the terms of the company's statement as a condition of employment on the Agreement. ' Failure to comply with these requirements may result in suspension of payments under the Contract or termination of the Contract or both and Contractor may be ineligible for award of any future BCAG agreements if BCAG determines that any of the following has occurred: (1) the Contractor has made a false certification or has violated the certification by failing to carry out the requirements as noted above (GC 8350 et seq.). ' 3. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD CERTIFICATION: Contractor certifies that no more than one (1) final unappealable finding of contempt of court by a Federal court has been issued against Contractor within the immediately preceding two-year ' period because of Contractor's failure to comply with an order of a Federal court, which orders Contractor to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations Board. (PCC 10296) (Not applicable to public entities.) ' 4. UNION ORGANIZING: Contractor hereby certifies that no request for reimbursement, or payment under this agreement, will seek reimbursement for costs incurred to assist, promote or deter union organizing. ' 5. CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES $50,000 OR MORE- PRO BONO REQUIREMENT: Contractor hereby certifies that contractor will comply with the requirements of Section 6072 of the Business and Professions Code, effective January 1, 2003. 13 DOING BUSINESS WITH BCAG The following laws apply to persons or entities doing business in the State of California. 1. LABOR CODE/WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Contractor needs to be aware of the provisions which require every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions, and Contractor affirms to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Agreement. (Labor Code Section 3700) 2. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Contractor assures the State that it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the ADA.. (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 4. CONTRACTOR NAME CHANGE: An amendment is required to change the Contractor's name as listed on this Agreement. Upon receipt of legal documentation of the name change BCAG will process the amendment. Payment of invoices presented with a new name cannot be paid prior to approval of said amendment: 5. CORPORATE QUALIFICATIONS TO DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA: a. When agreements are to be performed in the state by corporations, the contracting agencies will be verifying that the contractor is currently qualified to do business in California in order to ensure that all obligations due to BCAG are fulfilled. b. "Doing business" is defined in R&TC Section 23101 as actively engaging in any transaction for the purpose of financial or pecuniary gain or profit. Although there are some statutory exceptions to taxation, rarely will a corporate contractor performing within the state not be subject to the franchise tax. c. Both domestic and foreign corporations (those incorporated outside of California) must be in good standing in order to be qualified to do business in California. Agencies will determine whether a corporation is in good standing by calling the Office of the Secretary of State. 6. RESOLUTION: A county, city, district, or other local public body must provide the State with a copy of a resolution, order, motion, or ordinance of the local governing body which by law has authority to enter into an agreement, authorizing execution of the agreement. 7. AIR OR WATER POLLUTION VIOLATION: Under the State laws, the Contractor shall not be: (1) in violation of any order or resolution not subject to review promulgated by the State Air Resources Board or an air pollution control district; (2) subject to cease and desist order not subject to review issued pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code for violation of waste discharge requirements or discharge prohibitions; or (3) finally determined to be in violation of provisions of federal law relating to air or water pollution. 8. PAYEE DATA RECORD FORM STD. 204: This form must be completed by all contractors that are not another state agency or other government entity. 4 By my signature on this proposal i certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws . ' of the state of California that the included questionnaire and statements of Public Contract Code Sections 10162, 10232 and 10285.1 are true and correct and that the proposer has complied with the requirements of Section 8103 of the Fair ' Employment and Housing Commission Regulations (Chapter 5, Title 2 of the California administrative Code). By my signature on this proposal 1 Further certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the United States of America, that the Noncollusion Affidavit required by Title 23 United States Code, Section 112 and Public Contract Code Section 7106, and the Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Part 29 Debarment and Suspension ' certification are true and correct. (Forms 1-8) The undersigned hereby certify and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am duly authorized to legally bind the prospective Proposer to the clauses listed above. This certification is made under the laws of the State of California. The undersigned is duly authorized ' to certify that the contents of the technical proposal are true and accurate and the commitment to perform the requested services is certified for a 90 day period. Proposer Finn Name (Printed) Federal ID Number By (Authorized Signature) � Cd&ncWLR_, Printed ame and Title of Person Signing i C)Ylc_�41J Ila I� Date Executed'�vExecuted in the County of��.,.a._.-.n.� ' NOTE - If Proposer is a corporation, the legal name of the corporation shall be set forth above together with the signature of the officer or officers authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the corporation: if Proposer is a co-partnership, the true name of the firm shall be set forth above ' together with the signature of the partner or partners authorized to sign contracts in behalf of the co-partnership: and if Proposer is an individual, his signature shall be placed above. If signature is by an agent other than of an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, a power of attomey must be on file with BCAG prior to opening proposals or submitted_ with the proposal; ' otherwise, the proposal will be discarded as irregular and unauthorized. 1 15 LOAFER' CREEK L.L.C. 8014 Hwy. 99 OROVILLE, CA 95965 PHONE (530) 566-1 137 FAx (530) 566-1881 WEBSITE www.LOAFERCREEK.COM E_MAIL INFO@LOAFERCREEK.COM Technical Proposal _ Does not Apply --D.oveRidge Conservation Bank-Proj ect Specfic'Plan Loafer Creek LLC Conservation Bank will work with the agencies to obtain a project specific approval of a mitigation plan.for the creation credits needed for the BUTTE 70/149/99/191 Highway Im rovement,, rc ect Dove Ridge Conservation Bank Project Specific Plan,for; • 18.61 acres of Freshwater Marsh creation credits at Dove Ridge Conservation Bank. • 29.33 acres of Vernal pool creation credits at'Dove.R'itlge.Conservatibn Bank ' • Dove Ridge Conservation Bank willprovide the area needed for -the transplantingofthea;, , valley elderberry bushes removed from the BUTTE,70/149/99/'1,91 Highway Improvement., project mitigation requirements for the VELB. r Upon approval of the Dove Ridge Conservation Bank project specific plan for BUTTE 70/149/99/191 Highway Improvementp ject by the agencies, Dove Ridge Conservation Bank,411 would sell the creation credits for the above project specific plan. This Dove Ridge Conservation :B_ank-.project specific plan would meet all the requirements for. an approved conservation% easement agreement, easement holder, management plan, funding for monitorifig`and management, success criteria, reporting requirements and schedule,' creation;plan and creation site suitability analysis. We recommend this Alternative proposal. asrDove' Ridge Conservation Bank is already a successful approved mitigation bank"and,has�already had experience practicing a -lot of the above requirements. Thank You Angi Orlandella Loafer Creek LLC 1 iii i{i r ot f 4.1 ATTACHMENT 4 ATTACHMENT CHECK LIST (Cost Proposal) A complete Proposal package will consist of the items identified below. Complete this checklist to confirm the items in your Proposal. Place a check mark or "X" next to each item that you are submitting to BCAG. All attachments identified below are applicable to this RFP and must be returned, as instructed, for your Proposal to be responsive. Return this checklist with your Cost Proposal package. Cost Proposal and Attachments NOTE: All Cost Proposal Information and applicable Attachments MUST be packaged separately from the Technical Proposal package. No Cost Information of any kind is allowed in the Technical Proposal. Cost Proposal Certification Sheet (RFP Attachment 6) Fill out and Sign Cost Proposal Worksheet (RFP Attachment 7) — Note: Cost Proposal worksheet may vary in format. It must however include at a minimum the information contained on the sample. ATTACHMENT 6 Cost Proposal Certification Sheet This Cost Proposal Certification Sheet must be signed by an official authorized to bind the Proposer contractually, and returned along with all the "required attachments" as a package in with original signatures. The proposal must be transmitted in a sealed envelope in accordance with RFP instructions. 1. Our all-inclusive Cost Proposal is submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Cost Proposal" 2. 1 certify that this proposal is a firm offer for a 90 -day period. 3. Place all required attachments behind this certification sheet. 4. 1 have read and understand the DBE Participation requirements and have included documentation separately as requested demonstrating that I have met the participation goals or have'made a good faith effort. 5. The signature affixed hereon and dated certifies compliance with all the requirements of this • proposal document. The signature below authorizes the verification of this certification. An Unsigned Cost Proposal Certification Sheet Shall Rn" r_anco Pnr Rninr4inn of 1. Companv Name �K LLQ 2. Telephone Number 2a. Fax Number �3c �!o!p -il 3 7 53Dlc(v I Qf l 3. Address 60 14- 5+A--fC— H I�)WA71f. Q� O��t)✓i llC (✓A 9 561 05 Indicate vour oroanization type: 4. ❑ Sole Proprietorship 5. ❑ Partnership 6. ® Corporation Indicate the applicable emplovee and/ororWrar1,C1 7. it �0,21v tuber: Federal Employee ID No. (FEIN) (p 18. California Corporation No. Indicate applicable license and/or certification information: 9. Contractor's State Licensing 10. PUC License Number 11: Required Board Number N CAL -T- DMA N 1 Y 12. Proposer's Name (Print) OPU A N DELL&� 13. Title 27 r✓i'� - 14. Signature 15. Date 4- tLp 16. Are you. certified w the Department of General Services, Office of Small Business Certification and Resources (OSBCR) as: a. Small Business Enterprise Yes❑ No No Ab. Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Yes ❑ If yes, enter certification number: If yes, enter your service code below: NOTE: A copy of your Certification is required to be included if either of the above items is checked "Yes". Date application was submitted to OSBCR, if an application is pending: lb 7 Completion Instructions for Proposal/Contractor Certification Sheet Complete the numbered items on the Cost Proposal Certification Sheet by following the instructions below. Item Instructions Numbers 112, 2a, 3 Must be completed. These items are self-explanatory. 4 Check if your firm is a sole proprietorship. A sole proprietorship is a form of business in which one person owns all the assets of the business in contrast to a partnership and corporation. The sole proprietor is solely liable for all the debts of the business. Check if your firm is a partnership. A partnership is a voluntary agreement between two 5 or more competent persons to place their money, effects, labor, and skill, or some or all of them in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall bea proportional sharing of the profits and losses between them. An association of two or more persons to carry on, as co-owners, a business for profit. Check if your firm is a corporation. A corporation is an artificial person or legal entity 6 created by or under the authority of the laws of a state or nation, composed, in some rare instances, of a single person and his successors, being the incumbents of a particular office, but ordinarily consisting of an association of numerous individuals. Enter your federal employee tax identification number. 8 Enter your corporation number assigned by the California Secretary of State's Office. This information is used for checking if a corporation is in good standing and qualified to conduct business in California. 9 Complete if your firm holds a California contractor's license. This information will used to verify possession of a contractors license for public works agreements. For Subcontractors utilized also indicate subcontractor Class of License and Number 10 Complete if your firm holds a PUC license. This information will be used to verify possession of a PUC license for public works agreements. 11 Complete, if applicable, by indicating the type of license and/or certification that your firm possesses and that is required for the type of services being procured. . 12,13,14,15 Must be completed. These items are self-explanatory. If certified as a Small Business Enterprise, place a check in the "yes" box, and enter your 16 certification number on the line. If certified as a Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise, place a check in the "Yes" box and enter your service code on the line. If you are not certified to one or both, place a check in the "No" box. If your certification is pending, enter the date your application was submitted to OSBCR. SEEAl+erna-tcPROPO A L. SPF C 11--:: 1 - oti ATTACHMENT 7 Cost Proposal Worksheet (Sample) DIRECT LABOR HOURS RATE TOTAL Program Manager $ $ Staff Assistant $ $ Technician @ $ $ Clerical @ $ $ SUBCONTRACTOR(S) COST ITEMIZED $ INDIRECT COSTS (Overhead and Fringe Benefits) Overhead Rate $ Fringe Benefits $ DIRECT COSTS (Except Labor) Travel Costs $ Equipment and Supplies $ (Itemized) Other Direct Costs $ _ (Itemized) FEE (PROFIT) $ 1 TOTAL COSTS $ 1 _ LOAFER CREEK LL * Co 8014 Hwy. 99 OROVILLE, CA 95965 PHONE (530) 566-1137 FAx (530) 566-1881 WEBSITE www.LOAFERCREEK.COM EMAIL INFO C LOAFERCREEK.COM Alternate Proposal 1 Dove Rid"e Co sner tion, Bank: P.roj ect Specific Plany- f 41 ' Loafer -Creek LLC Conservation Bank will work with the agencies to obtain a project specific approval -of a mitigation plan for the creation credits needed -for the BUTTE 70/149/99/191 .Highway Improvement project pr Dove Ridge Conservation•Bank=Project-Specific Plan for; _ ' • 18.61 acres of Freshwater Marsh creation credits at-Doye Ridge Conservation Bank • 29.33 acres of Vernal pool creation credits=at.:Dove?Ridge Conservation Bank. ��. ,fig.. • Dove Ridge Conservation Bank will provide the. areatneeded for the transplanting of the valley elderberry bushes removed from the BUTTE_70/1�49/99/191 Highway Improvement project mitigation requirements for the VELB. = Y = =� Upon approval of the, -Dove -Ridge Conservation Bank project specific plan fdr BUTTE' �-- 70/149/99/191 Highway improvement project by the agencies, Dove- Ridge Conservation Bank` would sell the creation credits for the bo project specific plan for a lump sum bid of $4,680,000.00. This Dove Ridge Conservation Bank project specific plan would meet -all th& 'Lrequirements for an approved conservation easement agreement, easement holder, management plan; funding for monitoring and management, success criteria, reporting requirements, and schedule,' creation plan and creation site suitability analysis. We recommend this-A.ltemative proposal as Dove Ridge Conservation Bank is already a successful approved.Tiiitigation bank and has already had experience practicing a lot of the above requirements.. .-° " Thank YouAt w Angi Orlandella Loaferr`�'Creek LLC BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APRIL 12, 2005 "T LOAFER CREEK WOULD PROVIDE ENDOWMENTS INTO PERPETUITY, AND MONITORING FOR 5 YEARS VIS-A-VIS ITS TECHNOLOGY AND _. RELATED ASSETS (BENEFIT VALUE PROJECTS UP TO $25MM) i-.� - - •M 8. CONSTRUCTION, ON A MARKET DRIVEN SCHEDULE, OF 10,000 ' "`i� TO 20,000 HOMES BY NON-LOAFER CREEK ENTITIES, SUBJECT TO. «._........ _.. _ _a ---COUNTY ENTITLEMENT PROCESS, FROM THE LOAFER CREEK CONTRIBUTED MITIGATION (CONSTRUCTION BUILD OUT PROJECTS OVER 5 YEARS TOTAL IN EXCESS OF $4BB) - t' 9. CONSTRUCTION BY LOAFER CREEK OR ITS DEVELOPMENT ; PARTNERS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 HOMES, SUBJECT TO A 3-5 • , YEARS BUILD OUT SCHEDULE AND MARKET. DEMANDS 1.0. LOAFER CREEK PROJECTS BUILD OUT IN EXCESS OF $5BB: C. • ROLE OF BUTTE COUNTY? ; .ENGAGE IN A PROMPT AND GOOD FAITH EFFORT WITH LOAFER CREEK AND/OR ITS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ALONG WITH THE ` APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE AND, ENTITLE LOAFER CREEK PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE EVOLVING. GENERAL PLAN. III. QUESTIONS _ T 3 [ s APR 19 20Cr SUPERVISOR JANE c�pL.N DISTRIC ? oafer Creek 801 4 HIGHWAY 99, OROVILLE, CA 95965 (530) 566-1988 FAX (530) 566-1881 "MITIGATION AND.SMART GROWTH IN BUTTE COUNTY" D -- PRESENTS AT COUNTY OF BUTTE APR 9 2005 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING SUPERVISOR JANE DOLAN APRIL 12, 2005 DISTRICT 2 BOARD AGENDA 4.06 ' BY: DAVID NELSON, MEMBER AND GENERAL COUNSEL MICHAEL OHM, ENVIRONMENTAL COUNSEL L LOAFER CREEK, LLC ( DAVE NELSON MEMBER AND GENERAL COUNSEL) A. BACKGROUND B. MISSION IL LOAFER CREEK'S CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR MITIGATION AND SMART GROWTH IN BUTTE COUNTY (MIKE OHM, ENVIRONMENTAL COUNSEL) A. LOAFER CREEK'S SUPPORT OF COUNTY UPDATING ITS GENERAL PLAN B. CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOAFER CREEK OR ITS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND BENEFITS TO BUTTE COUNTY (DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS TO BUTTE.COUNTY COMMUNITY UP TO $150-200 MM) 1. 2,500 TO 5,000 MITIGATION ACRES FOR COUNTY'S USE.AND DISCRETION, VALUED BETWEEN $18-25,000 AN ACRE. 2. 3,000 TO 6,000 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND FOR NEW PARKS AND RECREATION 3. IMPACT/DEVELOPMENT FEE EQUAL TO PAPER LOT VALUE OF 1.,500 LOTS ($45MM) SOLELY FOR USE AND DISCRETION OF BUTTE COUNTY 4. FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT FOR ROCK CREEK FLOODWAY ($15 TO 20MM BENEFIT) 5. LOAFER CREEK'S 6,000 TO 8,000 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY .6. LOAFER CREEK, BY ITS OWN. INVESTMENT. IN LAND, MITIGATION AND TECHNOLOGY, HAS UNDERSTANDINGS WITH QUALIFIED, REPUTABLE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPERS INCENTED BY LOAFER CREEK'S ASSETS TO INITIATE ONE OR MORE PROJECTS AS SOON AS 2005 Loafer Creek strongly believes in utilizing the best technology in order to achieve. its business objectives of identifying lands for acquisition, managing & monitoring the natural resources on its properties, and providing services to third parties. Our Bell 407 helicopter platform is custom -outfitted with a number of high tech sensors and tools that allow us to fly over a piece of property to quickly and accurately identify the natural resources on the land. The data ob- tained during the fly -over is then downloaded to our in- house computer system, Goliath (Geospatial On -Line In- formation Archival and Teleprocessing Hub). We can produce a number of maps, images and other data -sets based on the data obtained during the flight. Our technology has infinite applications. We use our technology to manage and monitor Dove Ridge Conserva- tion Mitigation Bank; provide services to third parties such as utility line identification, homeland security as- sessments, and fire mapping; and, as part of our land acquisition objective, identify those lands best suited for developments and those lands that contain numerous .environmental resources that should be preserved. i Technology Package Cameras I Among the devices fitted to the helicopter are digital video real-time downloading cam- era and digital imagery camera for seamless, real-time photography. iThe digital real-time downloading camera (Eagle Vision Video Recorder) allows for broadcast quality video and the ability to do q tY tY live feeds. It also has zoom capabilities giving it the ability to create large aerial photo- graphs. i 11 ii R The FUR 8500 Series is a high sensitivity - thermal infrared camera and laser. The cam- era detects minute temperature differences and allows for broadcasting images obtained. It can also conduct auto tracking using its associated laser pointer on the helicopter to track objects on the ground. �'. Technology. Package $ Sensors Sensors such as LIDAR, (Light Detection and Ranging), thermal imaging, infrared imaging and tracking, and hyper -spectral imaging are integrated to.provide the ability to capture all i available data within one or.two flight passes. The ALS50 Airborne Laser Scanner, made by . Leica, falls.into the category of LIDAR , which is a technology that combines global positing with a laser. fThe TABI sensor, manufactured by ITRES, is a digital thermal imaging sensor. The sensor de- tects temperature and records the heat emitted . from objects- the warmer the object, the brighter the response in an image,. it The CASI sensor is a visible, near infrared sensor. It combines features of aerial photogra- a phy and satellite imagery with the analytical potential of a spectrometer. Essentially, it pro.- duces ro.duces colored satellite pictures. The FireMapper sensor, made by Space In- struments is a thermal mapping sensor which can see through smoke and haze to deliver an image which shows the strength , size and speed of large-scale fires. The ForestMapper sensor, made by Space Instruments combines dual wavelength bands of near infrared and visible sensors and can evaluate the health or decline of vegetated ar- eas on a large scale: • . nqn- tsoruuon aging. y A 1' t.,-. _ • Thermal Imaging . y t o t h J .Sky. R T.9ch.naIog.y •. _ LIDAR Imaging:, e...e.we......ee.,...ea R - c —_„� MW �~� F • . nqn- tsoruuon aging. y A 1' t.,-. _ • Thermal Imaging . y t o t h J .Sky. R T.9ch.naIog.y •. _ LIDAR Imaging:, e...e.we......ee.,...ea R - c —_„� MW �~� ,.You. Cire',.invited'..','d,'.., : fo see first h a n h6w, 13 can Ch ange weflive�in PRO O�UTH r n tco�� W 1 Sequoia Riverlands Trust Conserving California's Heartland enviroScape; Loafer Creek' �� h a: Pro -Youth and the HEART After -School Program invite you to join them in launching an exciting new environmental education initiative! This new program will formally introduce HEART's new Environmental Studies curriculum, sponsored by Loafer Creek LLC and offered in collaboration with the Sequoia Riverlands Trust. In addition to field trips to the Sequoia Riverlands Trust's local preserves, the Environmental Studies curriculum will incorporate EnviroScape, table -top models representing real communities and watersheds designed to demonstrate environmental impacts using water and simulated pollutants. The generous donation of EnviroScape models by Loafer Creek LLC of Oroville, California will help enable students to better see and understand how the activities of individuals contribute to pollution, and what they can do to help prevent it. Where: Kaweah Oaks Preserve Located on Road 182, approximately seven miles east of downtown Visalia via Highway 198. Drive north on Road 182 one-half mile. The parking lot is on the west side of the road. Walk past the gate to enter. When: May 25, 2005 - 4:00 P.M. Who: Pro -Youth and the HEART Affer-School Program, Loafer Creek LLC, EnviroScape, and the Sequoia Riverlands Trust. To RSVP and for more information or to arrange interviews, contact Amy Silveira at 559-624-5814 / amy@proyouthheart.org or visit the Pro - Youth / HEART website at www.proyouthheart.org. t t. Pro -Youth /. HEART After -School Program Founded in 1993, Pro -Youth is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization providing over 2,300 youth in Tulare County literacy and math tutoring, enrichment opportunities and life-long learning skills every school day. Pro -Youth sponsors and administers the HEART After -School Program. HEART was established in 1998 in response to children's requests for "a safe place to be after school." Sequoia Riverlands Trust The Sequoia Riverlands Trust (SRT) is a community-based conservation organization, comprised of residents and partners who care about the southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley. We strive to live in a community where natural richness compliments agricultural richness; where economic prosperity co -exists with scenic; open.vistas, improving the quality of life, for all. Loafer Creek LLC Loafer Creek is a California based land acquisition and mitigation banking company dedicated to environmental technologies and protection. The Loafer Creek Educational Outreach program works with the community to promote awareness of environmental issues on local, state, national and even international levels. EnviroScape "EnviroScape is a unique, interactive learning tool that helps people make a visual connection between land use and water quality. Once they see it, they don't forget it. And, anyone can use it." The EnviroScape interactive units dramatically demonstrate water pollution — and its prevention. EnviroScape programs communicate to people of all ages that we share responsibilities in preventing water pollution. map not to scale qTo Fresno - SF 1 N ' a O Hwy 99 c m c Y Kaweah a Oaks Preserve Hwy 198 To Exeter To Bakersfield - LA Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Located on Road 182, approximately seven miles east of downtown, Visalia via 1 Highway 198. Drive north on Road 182 one-half mile. The } parking lot is on the wes I gate to enter. D \ ,.MAY 2 5 2C7.5 - Pro -Youth / HEART 559.624.58YG, proyouthheart.org Sequoia Riverlands Trust 559.738.0211 sequoiariverlands.org ! Loafer Creek LLC 530.566.1137, loafercreek.com Enviroscape 703.631.8810 enviroscapes.com This story is taken from Politics at sacbee.com. --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials decry construction delays 'as cham'ber's D.C. lobbying `trip begins-.. By David Whitney -- Bee Washington Bureau, Published. 1:46 pm PDT Monday,, April 11., 2005 WASHINGTON - The Sacramento Metropolitan. Chamber of Commerce began its annual lobbying foray onto Capitol Hill on Monday with a' dire warning that construction ranging from housing• projects to sewer and roads is grinding to a halt because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers" district office is backed up on its processing.of wetlands permits. "People use the word '.delay',". said John Hodgson, whose company of the same name oversees large-s.cale commercial and residential developments in the Sacramento area. "But I'd say that projects are being stopped." Hodgson noted a number of projects that, sometimes after years, still don't have the permits from the Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction. These projects involve sensitive wetlands where.everyone else, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Service that overseas the Endangered Species Act,. has issued their OK. "The city of Lincoln has been trying to get the Highway 65 bypass out for six or seven years," he said. A new water plant . in Elk Grovehas been I stalled so long that the city could end up in violation of new arsenic Standards that the plant'was intended to meet, all because a corner of the five -acre property contains a wetlands, he said. And construction at the Sacramento International Airport also is being held up Hodgson said. The corps' district office in Sacramento said it knows it has a problem that's beyond its capability to, fix; "The permitting program is our No. 1 challenge," said spokesman Jason Fanselau: ."We have 37 staff people who have to cover 347,000 square miles in four Western states," he said.."We're trying -to get more resources. We know that development is so critical to the local economy here." The aggressive attack on the Corps of Engineers is unusual for the Sacramento business group, whose, 35th annual Cap -to -Cap = or capital to capital - lobbying trip to Washington began Monday with *a breakfast rally 'at the upscale Mayflower Hotel. For more details, see Tuesday's Bee. Go to: Sacbee / Back to sto[y --------------------- --------------------- - --------------- ------------------------------------ ............... --- - ------------------------------------------ -------------- ------------- • This article Is protected by copyright and should not be printed or distributed for anything except personal use. The Sacramento Bee, 2100 Q St., P.10. Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852 Phone: (916) 321-1000 Conyriaht (c) The Sacramento Bee. Chico Enterprise. Record Builders; environmentalists set Placer vernal pool pact By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer Monday, April 11, 2005 - SACRAMENTO Developers, environmental groups and federal agencies have agreed to protect fleeting seasonal pools in one of California's fastest-growing areas; south Placer County near Sacramento. Vernal pools and the rare protected species they shelter usually prompt extended fights and delays,' but the groups hope the cooperative approach can be repeated elsewhere. This is the first such agreement federal officials could recall in California, said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Al Donner, "We're pleased this issue will;not have to'go through a lengthy court process, which would use limited resources,". Donner said. The developers previously settled a state lawsuit with the Sierra Club before resolving the federal lawsuit filed by Defenders of Wildlife and Butte Environmental Council, noted Jim McKeehan, who acted as spokesman for the developers Monday. The federal settlement was announced Monday after it had been sealed for 30 days by a judge's order. "it can show the development community can work with people and does work with people to resolve our differences," McKeehan said. Two development companies, 1600 Placer Investors and Roseville/Fiddyment Land Ventures, reached the agreement with the wildlife service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the two environmental groups. It requires that for every acre of vernal pools that is destroyed by development, two acres are purchased and preserved. The developers agreed to buy three . key areas totaling 1,084 acres of seasonal wetlands that are in the immediate path of development, and to pay the Placer County Land Trust to buy at least another 1,000 acres within five years. The agreement also calls for eventually protecting another 3,835 acres. The developers also agree to pay for two studies on the cumulative effects of vernal pool loss in the Central Valley, and whether the current practice of protecting small areas of wetlands around development is enough to maintain the biological diversity of the unique vernal pool species. Barbara Vlamis, executive director of Butte Environmental Council, said the agreement requires developers to pay the full cost of destroying wetlands, which . she said may encourage others to build within cities instead of in open space. 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Z[ f v � t".y�JJJ t7 f'• ar[XE ' �{= t}is MA - Q U M � 3 3 O 1 O � M v /!\ Q / LO /\ ^L^++, W M 0 O �AboutNUs � - 1 1 1 1� 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —AboM � ! Page 1 0T _ MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES QUICK LINKS About Us Loafer Creek LLC is a California-based land acquisition and mitigation banking company. Loafer Creek started as a real estate development company and was primarily concerned with the acquisition and development of land in the Sacramento area. Through its development work, Loafer Creek became intimately familiar with many of the onerous requirements of federal and California environmental law. Instead of fighting the regulatory system, Loafer Creek viewed many of the varied environmental regulations as opportunities to marry economic gain with environmental protection. This led Loafer Creek to develop its first mitigation bank, the Dove Ridge Conservation Bank, certified in December 2003 as a Federally Endangered Species Conservation Bank. Certification for the Dove Ridge Bank to include wetlands mitigation credits is currently pending. While monitoring the natural resources within the bank, principals within Loafer Creek grew frustrated with the traditional methods of monitoring which involved hundreds of hours of manpower on the ground and rudimentary methods of recording and organizing the gathered data. In doing so, Loafer Creek became increasingly aware of the need for uniform sharing of information between itself and state and federal agencies involved in the http://www.loafercreek.com/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx 4/11/2005 �AboM ! Fa e 2 o� g mitigation process. This led Loafer Creek to acquire its first helicopter platform custimized with scanning and camera devices to facilitate more efficient data - gathering for the monitoring process. Eventually, Loafer Creek sought to integrate various military -level sensors and scanning equipment to ensure that the helicopter was equipped with state -of -the art technology which would further facilitate cost-effective and efficient monitoring. Loafer Creek also invested in cutting-edge data management software that allows the efficient processing of the information gathered via the flights. Loafer Creek's technology components combine digital and real-time photography with a fixed -wing or rotary aircraft which allows information to be seamlessly gathered in one or two air passes as opposed to data gathering on foot or in aircraft with traditional film photography. Loafer Creek discovered the hundreds of applications of this unique integration of technology and aircraft and now seeks to apply its cutting-edge technology on behalf of third parties. Loafer Creek's technology also assists with the identification of lands for acquisition by the company, both for development purposes and for environmental conservation purposes. As a for-profit company, Loafer Creek believes it is essential to balance development with conservation and its technology allows the company to accurately assess those lands with few environmental values on which development would be appropriate, and those properties with layers of environmental values for which mitigation banking or other types of conservation would be appropriate. As a large landowner in Northern California, Loafer Creek takes its responsibility to the community seriously. Its Educational Outreach program provides training and classes to the community on a variety of environmental issues. For example, Loafer Creek recently donated watershed models to California public schools in an effort to ensure today's children learn about watershed protection for the future. HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES http://www.loafercreek.com/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx 4/11/2005 I . FINAL PROGRAM 7th National Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference PRACTICE AND POLICY & NEW EMERGING MARKETS offering perspectives from bankers and regulators through interactive sessions ranging from hands-on how-to panels to presentations on emerging market opportunities, technical and scientific issues, and legislative updates. March 3-5, 2004 Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana SPONSORSI CH2M Hill The Conservation Fund EarthMark Companies Environmental Restoration, LLC Federal Highway Administration International Council of Shopping Centers Loafer Creek, LLC Marsh Resources, Inc. National Mitigation Banking Association Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Restoration Systems, LLC Tetra Tech FW, Inc. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. Wetlandsbank, Inc. Wildlands, Inc. EXHIBITS -GRAND BALLROOM Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping, ERDAS Imagine Software 80001 19 Solutions [Loafer Creek Technology Partner] Geographic imaging professionals process vast amounts of imagery every day — often using ' software designed for other purposes and add-on applications that create almost as many problems as they solve. Can you save time and money, and improve your image analysis capabilities with just one software? Yes, you can! Try ERDAS Imagine. Contact: Shawn Slade, Pacific Territory Sales Representative, Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping, LLC, 61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone (303) 799-9453, x 18; Fax: (303) 799-4809; shawn.slade@gis.leica-geosystems.com; www.gis.leica-geosystems.com. ' Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping, Airborne & Ground Sensors Booth 18 [Loafer Creek Technology Partner] The Leica ALS50 Airborne Laser Scanner is a compact laser -based system designed to acquire ' topographical and return signal intensity data from a variety of airborne platforms. The Leica ADS40 Airborne Digital Sensor produces an all-digital data path, with no chemical film processing or scanning, yet with the swath width and area coverage of a film camera. ' Contact: David Hull, Sales Representative -Airborne Digital Sensors, Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping, Inc., 61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone: (303) 799-9453; Fax: (303)799-4809; dave.hull@gis.leica-geosystems.com; www.gis.leica-geosystems.com. ' Loafer Creek, LLC — Lund Acquisitions, Mitigation Banking, Bootl, 16 & Innovative Technology Presents state-of-the=art technologies and skills Loafer Creek is using in planning and monitoring ' its mitigation bank model. Loafer Creek is committed to sustainability, transparency and accountability, and uses land acquisition strategies that tie short-term (e.g., land price) with x. long-term (e.g., monitoring) objectives. ' Contact: Angi Orlandella, Technology & Land Coordinator, Loafer Creek, LLC, 8014 Highway 99, Oroville, CA "95965; Phone: 530-566-1137; Fax: (530) 566-1881; aorlandella@loafercreel<.com; www.loafercreek.com. '>> Marsh Resources, Inc. Booth 20 Marsh Resources, Inc., one of The Williams Companies, Inc., Houston, Texas, has banks operating and under construction in New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The service area of. MRI's intertidal marsh Meadowlands Bank, the largest bank in northern New Jersey, has recently ' been extended to include the Arthur Kill Watershed. Contact: Daniel L. Merz, Project, Director, Marsh Resources, Inc:, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Level 10, Houston, TX 77056; Phone: (713) 215-2427; Fax: (713) 215-4551;daniel.l.merz@williams.com; ' www.marshresources.twc.com. National Mitigation Banking Association Booth 6 The National Mitigation Banking Association brings together leaders committed to a unique concept for restoring and conserving America's natural resources — a concept that unites sound economic and environmental practices. This commitment is fulfilled through research, education and outreach programs available exclusively to its members. ' Contact; Sheri Ford Lewin, Committee Chair, NMBA, 12800 University Drive, Suite 400, Fort Myers, FL 33907, Phone: (888) 272-NMBA; sheri@mitigationmarketing.com; www.mitigationbanking.org: ' Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA — Booth 211 Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center NRCS' Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center in Galliano, La. selects conservation plants and develops innovative planting technology for marsh and coastal restoration. The display will include live plants used in this effort. The booth will also highlight 45 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act projects for which NRCS in Louisiana is the lead agency. Conference 1 Mitigation ISTEERING COMMITTEEI Les Alderman, EarthMark Companies Ken Bailey, Tetra Tech FW, Inc. Fred Bank, Federal Highway Administration Robert Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Al Cerna, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Jason Coccia, The Conservation Fund Craig Denisoff, Wildlands, Inc. Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service H. William Hochheiser, U.S. Department of Energy Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency George Howard, Restoration Systems, LLC Robert Kessler, CH2M Hill Dan Kohrdt, Loafer Creek, LLC Lew Lautin, The Lautin Company Daniel Merz, Marsh Resources, Inc. Richard K. Mogensen, EarthMark Companies Steve Morgan, Wildlands, Inc. George Platt, Wetlandsbank, Inc. Mike Rolband, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund Robert Sokolove, Environmental Restoration, LLC Susan -Marie Stedman, NOAA National Fisheries Marine Service Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Judy Taggart, JT&A, inc. Ben Tuggle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Herb Tyson, International Council of Shopping Centers Floyd Wood, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Gary Wooten, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Trip on Wednesday, March 3 (Optional) FIELD TRIP COST: $75 Hosted by Riverside Coastal Mitigation Lands 8 a.m.— Buses depart lobby of The Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel and return by I p.m. A box lunch will be served. Join Us for o half-day Meld trip to Riverside Coostol Mitigotion Londs Bonk. Riverside became a mitigation bank in August 1999. Riverside is located in St. Charles Parish, La., approximately 20 miles from New Orleans. The purpose of Riverside was to reestablish a productive coastal, forested wetland ecosystem on approximately 361.16 acres of prior " converted agricultural land within a 403 -acre site. Riverside is comprised of two different mitigation habitat types: bottomland hardwoods and bald; cypress -tupelo swamp. Riverside is part of a larger 2,500 -acre tract that supports approximately 1,000 acres of sugar cane production and 1,500 acres of forested wetlands. This land is also within the Louisiana Coastal Zone and is bordered on the south by forested wetlands and fresh marsh. Following the reestablishment, mitigation credits have been generated for sale as compensatory mitigation required in association with the granting of federal and state permits. 'F I ;SESSIONa.6: j Innovative�T70:011sl Astor Bollroorn III CHAIR: John Ettinger, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, New Orleans, La. Economic & Spatial Analytical Tools to Enhance. Wetlands Management -m Karl Kim, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Using comprehensive input-output data on 131 different industrial sectors of the state of Hawaii, a planning -analytic -management tool for identifying, categorizing, and monitoring wetlands and the various economic and social forces associated with their degradation and destruction are identified. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and various local, state, and national sources are used to develop a framework for measuring the impact of economic change on the physical environment, focusing on interactions between the economy, development and wetlands: This research is part of a larger research project on sustainable development in which we estimated the environmental impacts associated with various tourism growth scenarios. In addition to researchers and planners, the audience includes environmentalists, developers, and others involved in the preservation and management of wetlands. Goose Pond Wetland Mitigation Bank — MBI Development; Application of HGM to Determine Credit Yield in a Cooperative Interagency Initiative — Joe Pfeiffer, Jr., Southeast Environmental Manager, KCI Technologies, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. he Indiana Department of Transportation is proposing the development of a wetland mitigation bank based on increases to the spatial extent and function of the "Wilder WRP Wetland Restoration Initiative" (Goose Pond) project in Greene County, Ind. The 5,945 -acre site will be restored by removing artificially enhanced and mechanical drainage features, installing water control structures, developing microtopography, and managing to allow natural revegetation. The sponsor will also improve two roads that bisect the site, yielding a minimum 638 acres of credit. The net credit yield will be based on increases in the spatial extent and ecological function of the wetland as determined through modeling of the site's functional improvements using the Army Corps of Engineers HydroGeoMorphic classification. The bank will be for the sole use of the sponsor within its geographic service area. This presentation will focus on the challenges of developing the mitigation banking instrument using functional approaches. Use of State -of -the -Art Technologies in Planning & Monitoring of Mitigation Banks Michael K. Ohm, Environmental Counsel to Loafer Creek, Oroville, Calif. he Loafer Creek mitigation bank model that is presently in the implementation phase is committed to the principles of -sustainability, transparency and accountability. The banking model includes land acquisition strategies that at the outset tie short-term objectives (e.g., land value/price, resource design and construction) to long-term objectives (e.g., viable maintenance, monitoring, regulatory agency access and record keeping). How Loafer Creek is using a range of state -of -the -art technologies and skill sets to underpin the banking model will be presented. Conference National. Mitigation Conservation Banking Conference w i ;SESSIONa.6: j Innovative�T70:011sl Astor Bollroorn III CHAIR: John Ettinger, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, New Orleans, La. Economic & Spatial Analytical Tools to Enhance. Wetlands Management -m Karl Kim, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Using comprehensive input-output data on 131 different industrial sectors of the state of Hawaii, a planning -analytic -management tool for identifying, categorizing, and monitoring wetlands and the various economic and social forces associated with their degradation and destruction are identified. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and various local, state, and national sources are used to develop a framework for measuring the impact of economic change on the physical environment, focusing on interactions between the economy, development and wetlands: This research is part of a larger research project on sustainable development in which we estimated the environmental impacts associated with various tourism growth scenarios. In addition to researchers and planners, the audience includes environmentalists, developers, and others involved in the preservation and management of wetlands. Goose Pond Wetland Mitigation Bank — MBI Development; Application of HGM to Determine Credit Yield in a Cooperative Interagency Initiative — Joe Pfeiffer, Jr., Southeast Environmental Manager, KCI Technologies, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. he Indiana Department of Transportation is proposing the development of a wetland mitigation bank based on increases to the spatial extent and function of the "Wilder WRP Wetland Restoration Initiative" (Goose Pond) project in Greene County, Ind. The 5,945 -acre site will be restored by removing artificially enhanced and mechanical drainage features, installing water control structures, developing microtopography, and managing to allow natural revegetation. The sponsor will also improve two roads that bisect the site, yielding a minimum 638 acres of credit. The net credit yield will be based on increases in the spatial extent and ecological function of the wetland as determined through modeling of the site's functional improvements using the Army Corps of Engineers HydroGeoMorphic classification. The bank will be for the sole use of the sponsor within its geographic service area. This presentation will focus on the challenges of developing the mitigation banking instrument using functional approaches. Use of State -of -the -Art Technologies in Planning & Monitoring of Mitigation Banks Michael K. Ohm, Environmental Counsel to Loafer Creek, Oroville, Calif. he Loafer Creek mitigation bank model that is presently in the implementation phase is committed to the principles of -sustainability, transparency and accountability. The banking model includes land acquisition strategies that at the outset tie short-term objectives (e.g., land value/price, resource design and construction) to long-term objectives (e.g., viable maintenance, monitoring, regulatory agency access and record keeping). How Loafer Creek is using a range of state -of -the -art technologies and skill sets to underpin the banking model will be presented. Conference National. Mitigation Conservation Banking Conference . . . F ' , ,J • • 'y , , 8th National Mitigation &Conservation. Banking Conference: SPONSORS '� 'Page :1 hof 2 8th National Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference •� 3 ' 'Envi'ronmental Banking -& Beyond- r ------------------•--- ----- ' April 18-21, 2005 ®,The Westin Charlotte ® Charlotte, N.C. SEMIFINAL PROGRAM ` Overview I Agenda I Deadlines I Field Trips I Poster Presentations Conference Registration I Advertising I Scholarship Fund I Exhibit Booth Application HOTEL INFO I SPONSORS I LISTSERVE I PURCHASE PROCEEDINGS a 11 .I `I.Ve ��' ' SPOUSE PROGRAM REGISTER NOW! iunewuwnanauururr�aotuna • Conference Sponsors i .. CH2M Hill �. 'The Conservation Fund i Earth Mark Companies' Mid -Atlantic Mitigation, LLC Environmental'Banc & Exchange, LLC r ' Environmental Restoration, LLC . r Conference by JT&A, i ,, t f t ' Federal Highway Administration National Mitigation & Loafer Creek, LLC -Banking Conference ` - c/o JT&A, inc.f •- Marsh Resources, Inc. 14524-F Lee Road t National Mitigation Banking Association ' Chantilly, VA20151_ . • phone: 703.837.9763 'Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Department of Fax: 703.548.6299 ' Email: cbahler0itainc. Agriculture r Restoration Systems, 'LLC Tetra Tech FW, Inc. R • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 'U.S. Environmental Protection Agency_. ' ' ` U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior , r r - Wetlandsbank, Inc. 1 ' Wildlands; Inc " # a' COSPONSORS .......................... ' Association of State Wetland Managers International Conference on Ecology and Transportation' t National Association of Conservation Districts ,. National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Organization SponsorshiD Opportunities: Click Here ' or contact.Carlene Bahler at 703.837.9763 or via email at. ,• t , 5 ` cbi hler@jtainc.com. ..STEERING•COMMITTEE - Les Alderman, EarthMark Companies _ http://www.mitigationbankingconference.com/mitigation_sponsors.htm 4/11/2005 8th National Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference: SPONSORS Page 2 of 2 Ken Bailey, Tetra Tech FW, Inc. ? Fred Bank, Federal Highway Administration �. Kevin Brown, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service RobertBrumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers y Jason Coccia, The Conservation Fund Craig Denisoff, Wildlands, Inc. Paul Garrett, Federal Highway Administration ' H. William Hbchheiser, U.S. Department of Energy Palmer Hough, U.S; Environmental Protection Agency. George Howard, Restoration Systems, LLC Robert Kessler, CH2M 'Hill 1 Dan Kohrdt, Loafer Creek, LLC Daniel Mertz, Marsh Resources, Inc. Richard K. Mogensen, EarthMark Companies Steve Morgan, Wildlands, Inc. Michael Ohm, Loafer Creek, LLC George Platt, Wetlandsbank, Inc. Michael Rosen, EarthMark Companies Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund Robert Sokolove, Environmental Restoration, LLC ' Susan -Marie Stedman, NOAA National Fisheries Marine Service Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Judy Taggart, JT&A, inc. R 1 Ben Tuggle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service _ t 1 http://www.tnitigationbankingconfetence.6o /mitigation_sponsors.htm 4/11/2005 8th National Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference: CONFERENCE AGENDA Page 6 of 8 t }, http://www.mitigationbankingconference.com/mitigation_agenda.htm t 4/11/2005 THURSDAY, April 21,2005: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Registration Open 8 - 8:20 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area 8:30 - 10 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 7: Standards & Sustainability CHAIR: Palmer Hough, Environmental Scientist, U:S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. ► Using Technology to Set Standards and Ensure Sustainability. Michael K. Ohm, Attorney to Loafer Creek, LLC, Bell Boyd & Lloyd, LLC, Chicago, III. ► Local Lands Conservancy Ensuring Perpetuity. David I Cable, Executive Director, Catawba Lands Conservancy, Charlotte, N.C. , ► Endowments -- Who Holds Them and What's the Cost? Sherry Teresa, Executive Director, Center for Natural Lands Management, Fallbrook, Calif. SESSION s: Emerging Markets -- Water Quality CHAIR: Susan -Marie Stedman, Wetland Team Leader, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Md. ► A Watershed Approach to Urban Needs. Mary C. Murray, City of Charlotte Storm Water Services, Charlotte, N.C. ► Exploring Synergies Between Wetlands Mitigation Banking.and Water Quality Trading. Lynda J. Hall, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds, Washington, D. C. ► Restoring Flow Regimes and Ecosystems in the Great Lakes through -Environmental Markets Preliminary Results of a Survey. Mark S. Kieser, Acting Chair, Environmental Trading Network, Kalamazoo, Mich. 10- 10:30 a.m. BREAK in Exhibit Area 10:30 a.m. - CONCURRENT SESSIONS -Noon SESSION 9: Tracking Progress }, http://www.mitigationbankingconference.com/mitigation_agenda.htm t 4/11/2005 00141tigal-ion Bng ahge 1 0 MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES LOAFER Cmt:tg% LUL MITIGATION BANKING WHAT IS MITIGATION BANKING? BENEFITS OF T ' ` ' MITIGATION BANKING - DOVE RIDGE CONSERVATION BANK r WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK BUY CREDITS QUICK LINKS HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US - MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY, I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES 06 http://www.loafercreek.conyMitigationBdnking/Mitigati6nBanking.aspx ; 4/11/2005 "kVhat�it1 n Baa ing?� ! 15ge 1 o" MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES H ��RE ��E\ �l�� WHAT IS MITEGATIOIV BAIVIQNG WHAT IS What Is Mitigation Banking? MITIGATION BANKING? BENEFITS OF Mitigation bankin �' �+Miti 'stems from the x �..-�� :-+•„ "'� - 9 "",requirements of the Clean Water Act, MITIGATION BANKING Endangered Species Act and other DOVE RIDGE- •��v federal and state regulations for CONSERVATION BANK - -hw - ., '"� "mitigation" of impacts to certain natural WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK resources when development and other i #: , activities will'affect those natural BUY CREDITS'� ' •= + resources. Under the Federal Endangered Species Act, a habitat conservation plan rI' •y � , that is designed to protect and "recover" 4QUICK LINKS, a threatened or, endangered species can require that a landowner "minimize or } �"L �+ ter, • mitigate" for activities that are damaging :to the species. The Federal Clean Water Act also requires mitigation for activities that alter or harm existing wetlands. Environmental mitigation is also required under several state laws. For example, under the California Environmental Quality Act, if a proposed project will 'substantially diminish habitat for fish, wildlife or plants," mitigation is required. Compensatory mitigation, is also required as a condition to "take" (kill, harm, etc.) a. species under the California Endangered -Species Act. The concept of a "bank" refers to the general act of "banking" or storing credits that are assigned to the ecological value that is created through the act of the creation, restoration, enhancement or preservation. Mitigation banks can be certified as "conservation" banks or "wetlands" banks. Conservation banks sell credits related to the habitat used by endangered species or -endangered species themselves. Wetlands banks, on the other,hand, sell http://www.loafercreek.com/MitigationBanking/WhatIsMitigationBanking.aspx 4/11/2005 � M M M! M W. M � � � � � �at�itigaixion Bali� M "M ng? "ag 2 Orr credits related to the creation, restoration, enhancement or preservation of wetlands. The value of a bank is determined by quantifying the resources restored or created in terms of "credits." These credits can then be sold to those parties Who need to mitigate for impacts they will have of the same ecological type and in the same ecological region. For example, Dove Ridge offers credits for vernal pools (habitat to the federally endangered vernal pool fairy shrimp), among other natural resources. Customers pay the one-time fee to purchase the credits, and in return, the mitigation bank is responsible for preserving that natural resource in perpetuity. HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES V http://www.loafercreek.com/MitigationBanking/WhatIsMitigationBanking.aspx 4/11/2005 =S-oveffiRgeMhservaffion'BanTNage 1 o". MTTTr_ATTnPJ RA1Uk1TPJr_ . ni IP Tprw Pini nr-v . QF:PVTrFc . , WAT9:D ovcnimrpc PPnDFPTTFC. AMREDGE E E R I�p��v ��yo C-0NSERVAT10N1B:7AN=K WHAT IS -MITIGATION BANKING? BENEFITS OF MITIGATION BANKING DOVE RIDGE CONSERVATION BANK WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK BUY CREDITS QUICK LINKS uove Kiage (-onservation banK fc- %.ef Dove ffi* c4nSelvaum awk Dove Ridge Conservation Bank -is a D -2,400 -acre conservation bank [certified for mitigation for projects in i Tehama and Butte Counties in Northern California. Dove Ridge can mitigate for projects outside the certified counties if approved by the Federal agencies. Dove Ridge is located on Highway 149 in Butte County, northwest of OroVille and southeast of Chico. It has the following credits for sale: t Vernal Pool preservation credits (fairy or tadpole shrimp) and Butte County Meadowfoam preservation credits. cwgy Atoadw,*am • Dove Ridge is currently in the process of being certified as a wetlands bank and will be offering credits for creation and restoration of wetlands. Buy Credits!. 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Our helicopter platform is custom -outfitted with a number of high-tech sensors and tools that allow us to fly over a piece of property and quickly and accurately identify the natural resources on the land. r: ti 4 ,aThe data obtained during the fly -over is then '? downloaded to our in -office computer system, Goliath, Geospatial On -Line Information Archival Teleprocessing Hub. We can produce a number of maps, images and other data -sets reflecting the data obtained during the flight. We use our technology to: manage and monitor our Dove Ridge. Conservation Bank; provide services to third parties such as utility line identification, homeland security assessments, and fire mapping; and, as part of our land acquisition objective, identify those lands best suited for development and those lands that contain numerous environmental resources and should be http://www.loafercreek.com/OurTechnology/Overview.aspx 4/11/2005 M�recimoTogyverview age 2 0 preserved. HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES hq://www.loafercreek.com/OurTechnology/Overview.aspx 4/11/2005 " MlechnO gy l�ac%age age 1 0 MITIGATION BANKING. OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES - PROPERTIES' ��.ZN 1A j �.b l — ' OVERVIEW Technology. Package , ! TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE - ' Cameras•rya,..M. ' Sensors ,- , �' Fhe technology package as a Whole is =_ Software �e W.�comprised of various cameras, sensors, and • - '`' � �"�• ,� software fitted onto a Bell 407 helicopter. t r GOLIATH TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS „ : QUICK LINKS "" iw . • , ' Geosystems ...% SYSTEMS`, r , low .f S f ry .. �kT• 1 s' HOME ']'.ABOUT US. I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH 'I— NEWS FI CONTACT US` r - MITIGATION BANKING . I •OUR,TECHNOLOGY, I. SERVICES J, WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES " hq://www.loafercr6ek.coin/OurTechnol6gy/TechnologyPackage.aspx. 4/11/2005 Mllech"noogyMac age:"ameras. age I o" MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES K'Al V It 16'� /A-0 — A �,l ia)12- — OVERVIEW Technology Package.- Cameras TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE Among the devices fitted to the helicopter are a Cameras digital video real-time downloading camera and a digital imagery camera for seamless, real-time Sensors photography. The digital real-time downloading Software camera (Eagle Vision Video Recorder) allows for broadcast quality video and the ability to do a live GOLIATH shot (like the helicopter's that broadcast traffic TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS reports). The real-time camera has zoom capabilities plus creates large aerial photographs like a normal IEao ywon MW Racm* , FCK LINKS Q u camera. The 4K color digital imagery camera acquires images in four spectral bands: visible blue, green and red light as well as infrared light. Blue light mapping can map coastal waters, differentiate between soil,and vegetation, and map forests. Green light maps vegetation. Red light maps different plant species • and soil boundaries. Near infrared maps vegetation biomass, crop identification, soil/crop and land/water contrasts. The FLIR 8500 Series is a high sensitivity thermal infrared camera and laser. It detects small temperature differences and broadcasts images via camera. It also can conduct auto tracking and its associated laser pointer on the helicopter can track objects on the ground. FUR' SYSTEMS' hlftp://www.loafercreek.com/OurTechnology/Carneras.aspx 4/11/2005 ,Technology Face age: , ensors= ! S r Page Oro MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES OVERVIEW Technology Package: Sensors TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE Sensors such as Laser LIDAR Imaging, thermal imaging sensors, infrared Cameras imaging and tracking and hyperspectral imaging are integrated to provide the. Sensors ability to capture all available data within one or two flight passes. Software Leica ALS50 Airborne Laser Scanner GOLIATH The ALS50 Airborne Laser Scanner, made TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS 1,` by Leica, falls into the category of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), which* is a Quick uNKs - '- (technology that combines global positioning $'. )with a laser. As the aircraft flies across the x •t Mand, laser,pulses are'fired toward the 4 — ,... , ground at a high rate. These pulses are •; , ,reflected by the ground or objects such as i € trees and buildings. For each pulse, the , elapsed time between the emitted and . - returned signals is measured which •enables slant distance to be computed: At L the same time, scan angle and position and attitude of aircraft are measured ' with airborne GPS. After the flight, the ALS50 post -processing software combines this data with information on atmospheric conditions, hardware characteristics and other parameters to generate a model of the terrain. This • scanner can yield details under tree cover and "see" at night, among many other qualities. It also shows elevation and can model the terrain in 3-D: - TABI Sensor TAU rI spec)+�oaaena k The TABI sensor, manufactured by ITRES,- **»•�dG--Y-I� is a digital thermal imaging sensor. The a ••.OVA",, L" sensor detects temperature and records the heat emitted from objects - the warmer the ' AYRklis !R]ig01 _ http://www.loafercreek.com/OurTechnology/Sensors.aspx 4/11/2005 echno ogy Mac ensors age 2 o ~ - object, the brighter the response in an image. Thermal infrared imagery, can map thermal plumes in, water. bodies, temperature differences'in vegetation, ` ! - insecticide applications, natural circulation pattern location in water, location of a i groundwater flow into oceans or estuaries, oil slicks, and soil'moisture, among ' �•.. } - other things.. :. CASI Sensor The CASI sensor is a visible, near infrared' y - ` z 5 1 sensor. It combines features of aerial ' photography and satellite imagery.with the analytical potential of a spectrometer (a. spectrometer is the instrument connected to a telescope that separates the light signals 1 into different wavelengths producing a ` spectrum). Essentially, it produces colored a --°-,----��_- --- =�-� satellite pictures. The CASI can acquire data under variable conditions, (full sunlight, partial sunlight and overcast r•.' - conditions) and.has the capabilities to classify and map vegetation, conduct '= , ' ecosystem status and trends studies, map soil conditions and assess water quality. r, FireMapper® and ForestMapper® Sensors .. There are two'other sensors utilized by the helicopter: The FireMapper® , sensor is a thermal mapping sensor which can see through smoke and haze to , • - deliver an image which shows the strength, size and speed of large-scale fires... ` The ForestMapper® combines dual wavelength bands of near infrared and . .' visible sensors and can evaluate the health or decline of vegetated areas on a �.. •, large scale. - A.4 � Y t http://wwW.loafercreek.com/OurTechnoldgy/Sensors.aspx, " 4/11/2005. ' T.. ' echno ogy. Pac age: o arie � . age 1 0 . MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 4 WATER RESOURCES'- PROPERTIES LOAFER CRIMU% � - LLC soFrWARE R • ' k 1. - .. _ OVERVIEW _ - Technology Package. Software- L . :[. } ` TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE .-. ' f The integration of,these:LIDAR, thermal, infrared; and hyperspectral sensors =' ' Cameras .Sensors -with the cameras thus allows data to be gathered and viewed in real-time or ,- - downloaded to the on -board computer,and data processing center. In order to • � _ process the magnitude of data gathered, Loafer Creek relies on special T ` Software software. Among its software is "Erdas Imagine"; created by Leica. This • program allows maps to be created from the data obtained during a flight in 3- ' s GOLIATH • D. The software also allows data such as water, buildings, trees, sky,and fog ,. r TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS to be added to a 3-1) scene.. ' • Loafer Creek is currently exploring the uses of other software for ancillary N `` _ QUICK LINKSY. Rte, applications, such are fire control. Fire mapping software from Leica allows fire' • - . mapping to be conducted using a thermal infrared scanner. The software can create maps of fire boundaries, active fire edges, hot spots and the degree of - -6urn on vegetation, all while in the air. It can, also create 3-D visualization of . - .` "' • fire and smoke plumes, and allow for. asset management. Lastly, the software can analyze vegetation/fuel load monitoring, terrain analysis, and -burn severity. • - ` . - HOME I . ABOUT US. I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ;NEWS I mCONTACT US - MITIGATION BANKING' I ,OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES I' WATER RESOURCES' I PROPERTIES . ..i •' - - L. r . .. , I ! . .�4- i F r 3 - ••P.- .�1 - �. .i �v'^ '�.-,.��• w • http://www.loafercreek,.com/OurTechn6logy/Softw&e.aspx - 4/11/2005 =�ec m gy Fackage:IMIA l� ! "e 1 0 MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES I10,047NESEl' Efi 011M ANIMM. I OVERVIEW Technology Package: GOLIATH r TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE ' Cameras ' Sensors GOLIATH is an acronym for I t ' Software Geospatial On -Line- - Information Archival and GOLIATH . Teleprocessing Hub. r Goliath is' TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS a Cluster of high-end Dell Intel ' based servers running w Qu�cK r,Ks -- - Windows Server'2003 r `—T Enterprise. In addition to the ' processing servers, there are - storage processers from EMC providing access to over 54 , 'Terabytes of online storage. A y� - robotic tape library provides near -online access to ` - • up to an additional 24 Terrabytes of storage, and a s nearly unlimited amount of offline archival: F Goliath resides in an' - ; r z -, ✓ environmentally controlled ..- M room, with redundant environmental control systems including a precision -system from Liebert. Power http://www.loafercreek.com/OurTechnology/Goliath.aspz 4/11/2005 War "o o Mac 'MIA" M � iii lii�w echno ogy Mac IA age 2 0 interruptions are prevented using an APC 40kw Uninterruptable Power Supply and a 150kw Caterpillar generator with an automated cutover system. The system is monitored 24x7 using a variety of monitoring tools that watch various metrics including power levels, device & ambient temperatures, and other key system deltas. In addition to Loafer Creek staff being notified, the relevant vendor will also receive notification to initiate part deployment and immediate response.- http://www.loaf&rcreek.com/OurTechnology/Goliath.aspx 4/11/2005 F ervices verview M M M M age 1 0 MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES �,�� SERVIGESOVERVfE� OVERVIEW Services Overview GROUNDWATER MANAGING GROUNDWATER COMPLIANCE ^:•<; VEGETATION MAPPING' a . " s ",Loafer Creek realized after several flights with its • INFRASTRUCTURE integrated technology that the applications of its HYDROLOGY MAPPING I' technology far exceeded the limited use of , # monitoring of mitigation banks. Loafer Creek then TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING r; .�-.,.b.:�. �. "sought to apply its technology for third party uses, HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING as well as provide data management assistance. i • THERMAL IMAGING ' `r . 'Applications of the technology are limitless. Among the many applications are utility mapping, LIDAR IMAGING` agricultural monitoring of.storm water runoff, 4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE electrical distribution surveys, emergency -,,response, fire protection, flood and FEMA disaster RESTRICTED assessment, forestry, homeland security, land planning, pollution tracking, underground gas line QUICK LINKS 'detection, and management of water quality and �. supply. HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION -BANKING .I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES ,I PROPERTIES http://www.loafercreek.com/Services/Overview.aspx 4/11/2005 wo o M Ml�ater esources M "ge 1 0 MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES L 0 ; F E R C R L L WATER RESOURCES ` OVERVIEW - WATERSHED PROTECTION STORMWATER DISCHARGE SAFE WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY TRADING F QUICK LINKS. M1 MWIMMMIN" as*" �aterss ed ProMectionP M 4" -age 1 0" MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES OVERVIEW WATERSHED PROTECTION Monitoring Managing Recharge Vegetation Management Education QUICK LINKSED Watershed Protection A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, or even the ocean. Watershed mapping will enable us to monitor, manage and record data related to watersheds and to make specific detailed strategic plans for protecting and restoring the watershed landscape. Find your watershed at www.epa.gov/surf. HOME I ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES 'I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES http://www.loafercreek.com/WaterResourcesMatershedProtection.aspx 4/11/2005 on tor"er Diarge Paged o MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES a , .. — tit !i 3 t.-.� i_• ( � i. .( f - - - OVERVIEW STORMWATER DISCHARGE Stormwater Discharge ' Monitoring - .Managing 3.- Design " -�t. '.VSs + ^�-i`'1� _�,W�«fl. tk+°"i..,, 4 • Emergency Stormwater Compliance. Education Stormwater discharges are generated when rainwater or snowmelt washes off land and impervious areas such as paved streets, 4pa rking lots, and building QUICK LINKS i • rooftops. As this runoff moves across the land surface, it picks up soil particles ` and pollutants such as nutrients and pesticides. Some of the polluted runoff ' s infiltrates into soil and contaminates the groundwater below. The rest of the runoff deposits the soil and pollutants in rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal waters. Stormwater runoff is the most common cause of water pollution. Most Stormwater discharges are considered point sources and require coverage by f a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit. Loafer Creek's technology' will help develop and improve communities' stormwater programs. HOME] ABOUT US • I -EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS ') CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES . WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES http://www.loafercreek.com/WaterResources/StormWaterDischarge.aspx ; 4/1:1/2005 afe mater Qua i Page 1 o WN MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES OVERVIEW SAFE WATER QUALITY Water Recharge FLoafer Creek will be using cutting-edge Groundwater Managing 4.. science to monitor water quality in our Water Quality Testing watershed. Our airborne technology and +.� 4water quality ground sensors will be used to t Emergency Response �� s:': tcheck water quality so that research can. be Education �`t,of the absolute highest integrity and focus on + ,the issues of greatest risk and concern. QUICK LINKS HOME I - ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I .NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING `I OUR'TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I' WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES http://www.loafercreek.com/WaterResources/SafeWaterQuality.aspx 4/11/2005 Safe Water Quality o Wwate�ality�ding "�l MITIGATION BANKING OUR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES PROPERTIES . 6 OVERVIEW WATERSHED PROTECTION STORMWATER DISCHARGE SAFE WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY TRADING QUICK LINKS Water Quality Trading Water quality trading allows one source to meet its regulatory obligations by using pollutant reductions created by another source within the same watershed that has lower pollution control costs. A "buyer" and "seller" agree to a trade in which the buyer compensates the seller to reduce pollutant loads. Buyers purchase pollutant reductions at a lower cost than what they would spend to achieve the reductions themselves, and sellers provide pollutant reductions and may receive compensation. For trading to occur, those who have water quality credits to sell must provide greater pollution reductions than required by regulations. An example of a buyer would be a regulated point source such as a wastewater treatment plant that is faced with a new, higher water quality standard to achieve which would require expensive facility upgrades. Under specific conditions, water quality trading would allow the regulated entity to seek less expensive options to meet the new standard by a trading • - arrangement with either other point sources or nonpoint sources located within the watershed upstream of the point of compliance that will voluntarily achieve water quality benefits above that which they are required to provide. This arrangement will allow the regulated entity to be in compliance at a'cost • significantly less than the facility upgrade and provide time to make an orderly 4 transition to eventually meet the new standard on its own. If, for example, the wastewater treatment plant was already scheduled to be upgraded in five years, trading would allow it to stay in compliance until then as growth in its http://www.loafercreek.com/WaterResburces/WaterQualityTrading.aspx 4/11/2005 MMW M" M MN ater ualityfirading Page 2 0 service area would increase the difficulty of maintaining water quality standards on its own. While water quality trading is not required by any laws or regulations, Loafer Creek is exploring water quality trading systems within its properties' watersheds. Please contact Cindy Hodges at chodges@loafercreek.com for more information. HOME I' ABOUT US I EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH I NEWS I CONTACT US MITIGATION BANKING I OUR TECHNOLOGY I SERVICES I WATER RESOURCES I PROPERTIES hq://www.loafercreek.com/WaterResources/WaterQualityTrading.aspx 4/11/2005 MAN Tional u reach _ MITIGATION BANKING• �•`' OURTECHN&OGY SERVICES WATER RESOURCES `PROPERTIES` , w Educational Outreach _ JQUICK LINKS • .. . + f ,,,555 � .� y�Y r . .. Af a �v..'- - - • :� �k .. Loafer Creek's Educational Outreach program works with the'community to promote awareness of environmental' issues on local, state, national and even R international levels: The Company provides workshops for the local community. , • -*on various issues related to watersheds and water quality. Recently, Loafer ;,, ' Creek donated nearly 200 Enviroscape watershed models to after-school programs in all•11 school regions across the state of California. The hands-on' _ models demonstrate the various sources of water, pollution and how: to prevent < .f h - ' •i ..pollution. • °' _ For more information about Loafer,Creek's Educational Outreach program • • 4 please contact: Lorri:Davis.. Phone: 530-566-1137' E-mail:'Idavis@loafercreek.com Enviroscape Models: www.enviroscapes.com - See a press release discussing Loafer Creek's Educational Outreach program. http://www.loafercreek.Com/EducatiorialOutTeach/EducationalOutreach.aspx �. h 4/11/2005 - Summary of EnviroScape@ Evaluation Reports - ' For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools .,Summary: Out of the 11 regions in California that received the EnviroScape*®-. models donated by Loafer Creek.in late 2004,.9. regions have responded (82% evaluating); a total. of sixteen (16) evaluations were received. The, majority report use in elementary schools (87%), with 38% inmiddle schools, and 31 % in junior and high school levels. Hands-on and visual were some of the biggest benefits from using this tool, with a group of about_ 10 kids noted as an ideal .group size per model. The majority felt EnviroScape@ was easy to use and effective in.teaching;about water ' pollution and its prevention. -Most of the evaluators attended a training session and categorized, the training as extremely helpful. About 50% of the -evaluators would love to have more EnviroScape@ models;.and the remaining were satisfied with the number they already had received, . . All wanted to learn more about Loafer Creek.' ' The.followin a es p summary provide the summa of evaluations received; with a list of contacts 9 p 9 found at the end. S An questions regarding this summa should be directed to: Y q 9 9 summary . Erin Foster EnviroScape@ Director, Sales and Education 14524-F Lee ee R oad Chantilly VA 20151 ' - 703/631-881.0 x12 Erin-foster@erols.com Summary. prepared 4/7/05. Summary of EnviroScape® Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools Position/Title of person completing evaluation Education Services Technician Rebecca Barrera, afterschool teacher Wes Ehrhart, Program Specialist Nancy Bailey, Site Coordinator Kris Miller, Site Coordinator Teacher & Afterschool. Coordinator Chuck Crutchfield, Program. Director After school Coordinator _ Cliff Munson, Program Coordinator Eric Dreikosen, Area Director Bridget. Mckay Amber M. Farinha, District Coordinator of After School Programs Janet_ Van Dorn, ASP Director Katie Quinlan, Coordinator for Eastern Sierra Watershed project Adam Springwater: Teacher Kristie Jones, Project Secretary City and State of Residence 2 Eureka, CA (Region 1) 1 Boonville CA (Region 1) 1 Etna, CA (Region 2) 1 South Lake Tahoe, CA (Region 3) 1 Citrus Heights, Carmichael, Arden -Arcade (Region 3) 1 Keyes, CA (Region 4) 1 San Jose CA (Region 5) 2 Sonora CA (Region 6) 1 Manteca, CA (Region 6) 1 Siskiyou County Office of Ed (Region 6) 1 Porterville CA (Region 7) 1 Los Alamos, CA (Region 8) 1 Bakersfield, CA (Region 8) 1 Bishop, CA (region 10) Region 9 (San Diego) & Region 11 (Los Angeles) are not represented in this repor we anticipate evaluations to be received late 2005 2 Summary of EnviroScape@, Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California.Sdhools Student population (check all that apply): 14.elementary, 6 middle.schools 3 junior high 2 high schools 0 college What type of classes and programs use the EnviroScape@ models: Elementary Science Middle School Science Jr high.Science High school natural resources 2 -6th graders in afterschool 4th -6th in core day 5th& 6tn Fourth grade and afterschool. program Afterschool programs.-& preschool After. school programs H.E.A.R.T. Afterschool programs:1st-6in. Afterschool . Programs ; Programs Designed specifically for the EnviroScape@ model After School recreation Program Students from 1st to 5th grade Regular.6tt' grade class After. -School SUCCESS program Does your region/district have enough EnviroScape@ models to serve your student population? (5) No We could use more; we have 1 model; we use one model for 5 or. 6 kids .and have 4 to share;.we could use 2,to 3 more z " 10 schools share. 2; 'we have considered the need for more: 8 Yes You were very generous () rY ' Just one for our district as it's small; we are good for our.program . 3 , Summary of EnviroScape® Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools Approximate number of Students exposed to EnviroScape® in the 2004/05 school - year?.. (1) 1,000+ (1) 800+ (4) 150 - 200 (3) 100 to 140 (6) 50 to 99 (One person commented that they've only had it since. October 16th) 1. Which EnviroScape® models do you use? Nonpoint Source (11) Coastal (2) Hazardous Waste . Landfill Wetlands Groundwater Kit (10) Riparian Kit (8) 2. Which EnviroScape® models do you enjoy? Nonpoint Source (7) Groundwater Kit (9) Coastal (3) Riparian Kit (5) And why.... • The kids have become very creative in designing ways to stop the pollution • They allow students to access high level science concepts while having fun with a model. • Our community works closely with the RCD to monitor and restore river. habitat, the riparian and groundwater kits are great tools. • Coastal, it's the only one we have at present. Trying to obtain funds for others, especially the wetlands model, since we have a wetlands project at one of our elementary schools. • The students have so much fun & I get great feedback from them • Because it teaches the kids what goes into the ground can end up in our drinking water • Riparian kit ---it's the only one we have (note from Erin ---they mean.the NPS) • Kids love to play in water. • (2) We only have the one kind, (referring to the watershed model) • It is very visual. for youth to see what happens to the water & environment. They like putting the community together too. 4 Summary of EnviroScape® Evaluation Reports, I For Loafer Creek Donation to .California Schools 3. What's the biggest benefit you gain from EnviroScape® that you don't get from other environmental education. resources? : • The clear understanding between all the. elements of a watershed,=how the water ' cycle -manifests itself, and the ability to experiment with human (and. natural) effects on the watershed, are all elements that EnviroScape® greatly.aids in, student comprehension. ' • The hands on is great, it is something the students can work on from beginning to.end, and.see the results of their efforts. This affects them more. on the importance of caring fro the environment. . 1 Team Building, group thinking . • Hands on learning for children . • _ Hands on, visual; fun use :Hands on experience • . It's hands on and visual, great*for second. language learners ' It is visual.. • In the classroom, hands on activities that clarify outdoor activities • Hands. on and a variety of.activities ., . • Hands on and simple to use • Very interactive and not boring for"the leader and children ' It is an excellent visual showing the ease with which water pollution occurs. • The use of various colors in -the "lake"was most impressive. • It is'great for kids to have a hands on model to work with. 4. What group size do you recommend. for demonstrating EnviroScape®? (1) Small groups of 10-12, can get messy in a classroom (1) Small groups of 10 -15= --upper grades (3) 10 to 15 (2)- 8 to 10 (2) 6 to 8 at a time (3) Less than 10 (1) 6 to 10. (3) no: answer , Comment. • We had groups of 4 kids -working on the model by themselves. I think this is Imore effective than doing a demo ---at least at middle school. 5. Is EnviroScape® it easy to --use? Very easy (4) Somewhat easy (1) Easy (5) No answer (2) Moderately easy (4) 1 5 Summary of EnviroScape® Evaluation Reports .For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools i 6. Did members of your student population relate the -model to their own community? High relation (4) Related (4); needed instructions, Related moderately (5)' . Didnot relate (1) . , Related somewhat (2) 7. Is the EnviroScape® program helping your students meet. Science. content ' standards for California? 8 replied Yes Comments • If not we wouldn't be able to use it! • Not. yet it has only been at elementary sites so far , • We have used it in. our afterschool program • Excellent tool • In combination with GEMS guides from Lawrence Hall of Science ' • We believe so but the proof will be in the testing (2) No Comment 8. Do students know more about water quality since exposure to. EnviroScaPe®? ' (16) Said Yes (100%) Comments: , • Especially how nonpoint source pollution occurs, some were very surprised • I would say so,. however.most of our kids are migrant families and keeping them interested was a challenge , • Tremendous resource • Oh yes—they're nagging their parents 9. Did your region/district participate in an EnviroScape® training session funded by. Loafer Creek LLC? ' (14) YES (2). NO 9a. If not, do you need training? ' (1) We have been trained by Gloria (1) No comment Halley 9b. If yes, was the training session 'helpful? (10.0%0 of training participants found it helpful.) 11 said Yes; ' (3) very much!; extremely helpful; the training provides the tools to be effective; (1) Her training session was helpful (1) No comment , 6 , 1. Summary of EnviroScape®: Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to.California Schools 9c. lf, yes, was the trainer effective was in teaching ."pollution prevention"?, 12 YES; Comments: • excellent! We were given good pollution prevention ideas to bring back to our schools 1 N (October 15 session) 3 No Answer 10. Do you, see EnviroScape®.as an essential resource for your region/district? (11 0) YES, Comments:. • The students and tutors really enjoy'it; right now there is not anything else in our school program that teaches these ideas while engaging, students as well.as EnviroScape®. . • EnviroScape® answers a lot of questions in the classroom . (1) Not essential, but impressive 1 Not essential, but a fantastic supplement O pp (1) Not yet, but could. become essential (1) No (2) No Answer 11: Would you recommend EnviroScape@ to other region/districts? ' (14) YES; excellent source (2) no answer 12. Havean our or colleagues created additional curriculum. or activi ies Y Y collea i 9 tY� ) to be used with EnviroScape®? (5) Not yet (3). No (2) Yes Comments: • We use it in conjunction with GEMS guides River Cutters and Environmental Detectives'. • I use it in conjunction with the "Steelhead in the Classroom" Curriculum • Nothing official • We plan to • IAM not aware of someone doing that this time: It is a good idea! (3) no answer ' 12a. If yes, would you be willing to share these materials? yes We would be willing to share printed materials GEMS available through the IHS Website Summary of EnviroScape® Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools i 13. Any suggestions you have for improving EnviroScape@? • No, 'it's great ' • A better storm drain in the coastal model ` • We couldn't find the pump explained in the directions. ' • Better pictures of props in the directions would help. •: . Larger Model • (2) Not at this. time ' • Limit the smaller pieces to minimize set-up and clean-up time • Glue the little pieces down so the kids don't steal them 14. Would your region/district be interested in more EnviroScapes® that demonstrate other environmental issues? If yes, what issues are you interested ,in? o Yes, but right now the price of the kits is prohibitive for most schools. • Yes, pollution recycling; not sure at this time; air pollution; clean air, safe environment for wildlife. ' • Since we are an after school program, it is, good .to use on occasion, It.may be . better suited .to go into the school day program. • Not at -present • I don't know • Perhaps Waste Management, air pollution, especially in relation to burn. days, , creation of unhealthy conditions, etc. .15. Would you like_ to receive information on other EnviroScape® Products? (1.0) Answered Yes (1) 1 would be open to see what other EnviroScape products are available (1) no ' (4) no answer 16. Are you aware that Loafer Creek in Oroville, California funded the , EnviroScape® models and training for your region/district? (1.3) participants replied Yes; thanks! (1) no answer (2) No, but thank you 17. Do you know about Loafer Creek's environmental objectives and services? (6) participants replied Yes (1). Vaguely (2) Just a little (3) no (1) Not really (3) no answer 18. Would you like more information about Loafer Creek? (13) replied yes, (See Contact List * indicates the did not request info) ' (2) replied no (1) no answer 8 , Summary of Envi.roScape@ Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools Ms. Susan Maschmeir Mr. Chuck -Crutchfield After School Coordinator Program Director. South Bay Union School District .Give Every Child A Challo Commente 5230:Vallo Comrriente Avenue 602 East Yosemite Ave . ' Eureka', CA 95503 Manteca, CA 95336 707/445-5933 209/825-7003 susanSBUSD@cox:net Mr. Cliff Munson . Mr. Eric Dreikosen Pro ram Coordinator.' 9 Area Director Scott Valley 21st Century ' Boys & Girls'Club'of Lake Tahoe . PO.Box 490 PO Box 17846 Etna, CA'96027 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151 530/467-3333 FX: 530/467-33.1:0 530/542-0868 Fx: 530/542-9182 cliff@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us edreikosen@beclt.org Mr. Wes Ehrhart Ms. Thuy.Nguyen . Program Specialist.. Teacher & After.school Coordinator Bridges After -School Program 21 st Century Afterschool Program 8319 Lichen "Drive PO. Box 549 .,Citrus Heights, CA 95621 Keyes, CA 95328 916/725-6499 FX: 916/725-1115 209/667-1660 FX: 20668-8714 wehrhart@sanjuan.ed. u tnguyen@stars-co.k12.ca.us Ms. Dolores Perez Ms. Kris Miller ,. Educator Site Coordinator. HEART Afterschool.program . Tuolumne. County Recreation 2293 East Crabtree ' Department Porterville, CA.93257 . . #2 S. Green Street 559/310-1392 Sonora, CA 95870 pyhearta@kdbcd.org 209/533-5663 FX: 209/532-2502 klmiller@co.tuolumne.ca.us Ms. Jackie Parks Education Services Technician Ms. Nallo Commenty Bailey Eureka City Schools . . Site Coordinator. 3200 Walford Ave. Tuolumne County Recreation . Eureka, CA 95503 . Department\ - 707/476-1601 FX: 707/441-028.1 #2 S: Green Street parksj@eurekacityschools.org, Sonora; CA 958.70. 209/533-5663 FX:.209-532-2502 Summary of EnviroScape@ Evaluation Reports For Loafer Creek Donation to California Schools Bridget .McKay City of San Jose, Dept: of Parks,, Recreation & Neighborhood Services 4 N 2"d street, Suite 600 San Jose, CA 95113 408/277-2635 FX: 408/287-4510 Amber M. Farinha Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. District District Coordinator of After School Programs Office #408-223-3782 azundel@mountpleasant.k12.ca..us Katie Quinlan Eastern Sierra Watershed Project 2636 Irene Way Bishop; CA 93514 760/873-8023 kquinlan _gnet.com. Adam Springwater And Valley Elementary School PO Box 830 Boonville, CA 95415 *Kristie Jones 1624 Fairview Road Bakersfield, CA 93307 661/837-6000 661/832-2873 ioneskD-cifusd.k12.ca.us *Janet Van Dorn , Olga .Read ASP Director PO Box 318 Los Alamos, CA 93440, t 805/344-2401 FAX 805/344-2321 jvdorn@losalamosschool.org 10 FageIofr r Chico Enterprise Record Bidwell Ranch nears rezone as open space s �o By ARI COHN - Staff Writer Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - Bidwell Ranch is on its way to being rezoned as open space. Before that can -happen, though, there has to be one more vote by the Chico City Council. The council Tuesday voted 4-3 to schedule a final vote on rezoning the 750 -acre property, which sits just north of the entrance to upper Bidwell Park, from residential uses to open space. The vote would include a similar change to the city's General Plan, which regulates how the city grows. The final action may not happen for up to six months, however, said City Manager Tom Lando. City staff also will look into turning Bidwell Ranch into a mitigation bank, and will draft a plan to manage the land. The way a mitigation bank works is that an entity which intends to develop a property containing environmentally sensitive areas can buy credits in the mitigation bank to offset the loss of those areas. The city could sell credits at Bidwell Ranch to raise money, or it could use the credits itself for public projects that involve environmentally constrained land. In addition to the rezone, three other proposals were on the table. One involved the mitigation bank idea, another would place the land in a conservancy and the third would sell off a portion of the land for development to pay for the city's parks system. Residents jammed the chamber for the discussion - lining the walls, sitting in the aisles and spilling out the front doors. The public speakers split roughly into two camps. The majority favored the rezone, but a significant minority urged the council to keep its options open and hold a public vote on what to do with the land. About 60 residents addressed the council, although they were limited to one minute each. The rezone would not preclude the city from working with the Chico State University Research Foundation to tum the land into a mitigation bank. The foundation's proposal calls for a three-way partnership with the city and the Rocklin -based land management firm Wildlands Inc. The city would be able to sell credits in the mitigation 'bank to raise capital for other funding needs and for the maintenance of Bidwell Ranch. Or the city could use the credits itself on environmentally sensitive projects like extending the airport's runways. Wildlands Inc. would conduct a study at its own expense to see if the plan is feasible, while the research foundation would use Bidwell Ranch for educational and research opportunities for Chico State students and faculty. "I think their proposal definitely has merit," Lando said. Kim Seidler, the city's planning director, said the federal Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers both have indicated that it's all right to use the land as http://www.chicoer.comlcdalarticle/print/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2801014,OO.html 4/11/2005 �► # r1 +� �: Page 2 0T a mitigation bank. Another proposal, from builder Rick Coletti, was to develop about 200 acres of Bidwell Ranch. A rezone to open space would put an end to that plan. Coletti has offered the city $30 million for the 200 acres, and has suggested that the city use the money to help bridge the funding gap of between about $12 million and $25 million needed to complete a network of community and neighborhood parks. His proposal would allow him to build up to 1,000 homes at Bidwell Ranch, as well as a commercial area at the subdivision's center. The homes would terminate in a 550 - acre buffer zone of open space between the subdivision and upper park. The open space would be placed into a conservancy so it could never be developed. Lando said if the city decides to make Bidwell Ranch available to developers, or to hold a referendum to see if the public wants to sell off the land, officials first would have to conduct an environmental impact report at the city's expense. The report could cost about $500,000 and could take a couple of years to complete. A third proposal, from developer Dan Kohrdt, would reassign 1,500 housing units denoted in the General Plan from Bidwell Ranch to Thomassen Ranch, where Kohrdt's Loafer Creek company hopes to build at least 10,000 new homes. Bidwell Ranch would become a preserve, remaining as open space in perpetuity. Thomassen Ranch consists of between 7,000 and 8,000 acres between Rock Creek and the Tehama County line, and from about Munjar Road east into the foothills, Kohrdt has said. The city would be expected to initiate the process of annexing the land into the city limits. But Lando said several area landowners in between the city limits and Kohrdt's proposed subdivision don't want to annex. "We told him very bluntly that we don't think that piece is annexable under any circumstances," Lando said. "We told Mr. Kohrdt that it was virtually impossible." The developer also has said the city would receive the proceeds from the sale of 1,500 lots at Thomassen Ranch, amounting to $45 million. Butte County government would get the same deal. The plan was expected to generate another $30 million for improvements and maintenance for Bidwell Park as well. In addition, Loafer Creek owns about 20,000 acres of land in Butte and Tehama counties earmarked for mitigation. Kohrdt has said he's willing to assign 2,500 mitigation credits each to the city and the county. The credits' value to the two agencies amounts to another $45 million each, according to Kohrdt. Mayor Scott Gruendl, Vice Mayor Maureen Kirk and councilors Ann Schwab and Andy Holcombe voted in favor of the proposed rezone to open space. "I don't believe that you can develop 200 acres in the middle of this property ... and still have the vernal pools and wetlands that are so valuable," Schwab said. Councilors Dan Herbert, Larry Wahl and Steve Bertagna opposed the motion, preferring to hold further debate on the other ideas. "I think the next step is to let the voters speak to these proposals," Wahl said. Staff writer Ari Cohn can be reached at 896-7767 or acohn@chicoer.com. http://www.chicoer.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2801014,00.html 4/11/2005 M M M "Page 1 6" Chico Enterprise Record Bidwell Ranch options before council By ARI COHN - Staff Writer Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - If developer Dan Kohrdt gets his way, Bidwell Ranch would stay vacant, Chico and Butte County each would end up with at least $45 million and about 10,000 new homes would spring up near Keefer Road. The proposal is one of three that are expected to come up in the Chico City Council's discussion -of Bidwell Ranch tonight. The other two come from developer Rick Coletti and from the Chico State University Research Foundation. A fourth suggestion is simply to rezone the 750 -acre property, which sits just north of the entrance to upper Bidwell Park, to open space. Kohrdt's plan is both complex and audacious in scope. The first step involves amending Chico's General Plan - the document the city uses to regulate growth. At the moment, the General Plan. categorizes Bidwell Ranch as residential land capable of supporting 1,500 housing units. Officials have said Chico is having a hard time keeping up with the amount of new housing units state regulations require to accommodate growth. The 1,500 units at Bidwell Ranch can't just be deleted from the General Plan without being replaced elsewhere, officials have said. Under Kohrdt's plan, those housing units would be reassigned from Bidwell Ranch and the land would become a preserve, remaining as open space in perpetuity. The units would not be lost, however, but transferred to Thomassen Ranch, where Kohrdt's Loafer Creek company hopes to build at least 10,000 new homes. Thomassen Ranch consists of between 7,000 and 8,000 acres between Rock Creek and the Tehama County line, and from about Munjar Road east into the foothills, Kohrdt said. The city would be expected to initiate the process of annexing the land into the city limits. The new development would generate millions of dollars in taxes for schools and local government, he said. 'We need an economic stimulus in this community." The city would receive the proceeds from the sale of 1,500 lots at Thomassen Ranch, amounting to $45 million, he said. Butte. County government would get the same deal. Kohrdt said he plans to unveil the plans to the Board of Supervisors on April 12. "I'm basically giving them property and the value of the lots," he said. The deal also is expected to generate another $30 million for improvements and maintenance for Bidwell Park. In addition, Loafer Creek owns about 20,000 acres of land in Butte and Tehama counties earmarked for mitigation. That is, when an'entity intends to develop another property with environmentally sensitive areas, that entity can buy into the mitigation bank to offset the loss of those areas. http://www.chicoer.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2799129,OO.html 4/11/2005 Fage2o" � Kohrdt said he's willing to assign 2,500 mitigation credits each to the city and the county. The credits' value to the two agencies amounts to another $45 million each, he said. The city and county could sell the credits, use them to mitigate public projects or to entice businesses to relocate here, he said. Of Loafer Creek's holdings, between 6,000 and 7,000 acres sit up in the foothills adjacent to upper Bidwell Park. That includes the 4,000 -acre Musty Buck Preserve, which Loafer Creek bought last week. Kohrdt said he wants to open all that land to the public. "What would that do to Bidwell Park? Take it from 3,500 to 10,000 acres," he said. "I think the public should get to use it. I don't like these fences. The Chico State Research Foundation's proposal calls for a three-way partnership with the city and the Rocklin -based land management firm Wildlands Inc., said Ken Derucher, a research foundation staff member and the dean of engineering, computer science and construction management at Chico State. The plan also would keep Bidwell Ranch as open space, but the 750 acres would be turned into a mitigation bank. The city would be able to sell credits there to raise money for its own use and for the maintenance of Bidwell Ranch. Or the city could use the credits itself on environmentally sensitive projects like extending the airport's runways. Wildlands Inc. would conduct a study at its own expense to see if the plan is feasible, Derucher said. The research foundation would use Bidwell Ranch for educational and research opportunities for Chico State students and faculty. The third proposal, from builder Rick Coletti, is to develop about 200 acres of Bidwell Ranch. Coletti has offered the city of Chico $30 million for the land, and has suggested that the city use the money to help bridge the funding gap of between about $12 million and $25 million needed to complete a network of community and neighborhood parks. The total price tag for the parks system could run up to $43.8 million. Coletti's proposal would allow him to build up to 1,000 homes on the site. The builder has said he envisions a high-density residential development similar to the Doe Mill neighborhood, as well as a commercial area at the subdivision's center. The homes would transition into larger lots moving outward, and would terminate in a 550 -acre buffer zone of open space between the subdivision and upper park. The open space could be placed into a conservancy so it could never be developed. Last October, the City Council split 3-3 on whether to change Bidwell Ranch's zoning from residential uses to open space. Since then there has been an election, and it remains to be seen how enthusiastic the new council is about a potential rezone. Staff writer Ari Cohn can be reached at 896-7767 or acohn@chicoer.com. http://www.chicoer.comlcdalarticlelprint/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2799129,00.html 4/11/2005 'Page 1 0� � Chico Enterprise Record Tour promotes leaving Bidwell Ranch undeveloped By ARI COHN - Staff Writer Monday, March 28, 2005 - Under blue skies Saturday, about 20 people turned out to tour Bidwell Ranch's wildflowers and wetlands. With each step, their feet sank a few inches into the damp soil. The perfect weather, abundance of green grass and yellow, blue and white flowers might have led them to feel far -removed from a decades -old controversy over developing the property. , But that was not the case. For the tour served not only as a lesson in the dynamics of the land's fragile ecosystem, it also was meant to rally the troops for an April 5 Chico City Council meeting on the future of the 750 -acre site, which sits adjacent to the northern edge of the entrance to upper Bidwell Park. The Butte Environmental Council, Friends of Bidwell Park and the Bidwell Ranch Conservancy formerly called Stop Bidwell Ranch sponsored the tour, said Hilary Locke. "We're just using this opportunity to let folks explore the land," she said. "It's a good time for wildflowers." She asked those in attendance to show up for the City Council's discussion about the land. 'We want to let them know we want to keep Bidwell Ranch wild," Locke said. Biological and botanical consultants Josephine Guardino and John Dittes served as the tour guides. The pair hammered home how rare and valuable are the seasonal wetlands called vernal pools on Bidwell Ranch. They also stressed that the pools are not solitary pinpoints that need to be fenced -off, but are part of a larger ecosystem that could be jeopardized by nearby development. It was an argument that the one city councilor in attendance, Ann Schwab, found convincing. From the Ice Age Bidwell Ranch's vernal pools likely were created during the Pleistocene Era, which spanned from about 1.8 million to about 10,000 years ago, Dittes said. 'Vernal pools generally get a bad rap because most of the year they look like dried flats. Some people think they're just mud puddles but they're not. They're highly evolved ecosystems unto themselves," he said. The land was formed by a series of volcanic flows and now sits on a fan of alluvial soil deposited by erosion from stormwater and flooding. It can be characterized. as http://www.chicoer.comlcdalarticlelprint/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2785990,OO.html 4/11/2005 -Page 2 0" r grassland and savannah. Bidwell Ranch nominally is open to the public, but is surrounded by barbed wire and access is blocked by a locked gate. Visitors are supposed to ask the city's Parks Department for a key to get in. Most of its green grass is exotic, and probably came over with the Spanish, Dittes said. Some of the invaders have a deleterious effect. For instance, medusa head grass forms dense mats that choke out native species, he said. Nevertheless, many native species call Bidwell Ranch home. One is rosy meadowfoam, which is more common than its cousin, the endangered Butte County meadowfoam. Both varieties are found at Bidwell Ranch. "In expansive areas it looks like fluff or laundry detergent spread across the plains," Dittes said. The vernal pools support rare animals as well, like the spade foot toad and the California tiger salamander. "They tend to have a lot of rare species in them," Dittes said. "Most of these plants aren't found outside of California and many are found only in small regions of the state." He pointed out how plant species group together depending on how far they are from standing water. Coyote thistle puts out a spike-like leaf when its growing in the water, but the leaves branch out when the pools dry up, he said. "Some species have to live inundated part of the year and terrestrial part of the year," he said. "You have to picture this in July and August to really appreciate the extremes through which this system cycles." Around the edges of the pools one can find flowers like goldfield, yellow carpet, white popcorn flowers and tidy tips, whose blooms are about the size of a half -dollar and have white fringes around a yellow center. "This is a classic assemblage of vernal pool species," Dittes said. "Every species has its own little zone or niche." Guardino said Bidwell Ranch is part of a system of vernal pools stretching up and down the Sierra and Cascade mountain ranges. It's part of the Pacific flyway for migrating birds, she said. "They stop along these vernal pools," Guardino said. 'These pools are absolutely necessary for the ducks to fuel up and make the journey. They're so rich with food sources." Dittes said 90 percent of California's vernal pools already have been destroyed: "Landscapes like this are rare and they're becoming more rare," he said. Unintended Consequences Dittes and Guardino oppose a plan unveiled last week by developer Rick Coletti to develop about 200 acres of the property. Coletti has offered the city of Chico $30 http://www.chicoer.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,135%257E25088%257E2785990,OO.html 4/11/2005 million for the land, and has suggested that the city use the money to help bridge the $25 million to $43.8 million gap needed to complete a network of community and neighborhood parks. Coletti's proposal would allow him to build up to 1,000 homes on the site. Last week, Coletti said he envisions a high-density residential development similar to the Doe Mill neighborhood, as well as a commercial area, at the subdivision's center. The homes would transition into larger lots moving outward, and would terminate in a 550 -acre buffer zone of open space between the subdivision and upper park. The open space could be placed into a conservancy so it could never be developed. But builders have been throwing out development plans for Bidwell Ranch since the 1980s, and so far none have been successful. In 1986, a public vote halted a proposed 4,500 -unit development called Rancho Arroyo. The city of Chico bought the land in 1997 for about $4 million. More recently, city officials have debated a proposal from resident Bob Best to sell about 305 acres to developers. Last October, the City Council split 3-3 on whether to change Bidwell Ranch's zoning from residential uses to open space. The land remains zoned for residential use. But two new city councilors Schwab and Andy Holcombe have been elected since then, and both have expressed interest in changing the land's zoning to open space. City officials received Coletti's offer after directing city staff on Jan. 25 to solicit bids for the purchase of the property. Two other offers, one made by a group of investors including Dan Kohrdt and another by Chico State University, involve turning the land into a mitigation bank. That is, when an entity intends to develop another property with environmentally sensitive areas, that entity can buy into the mitigation bank to offset the loss of those areas. Guardino said buildings and pavement do not absorb stormwater runoff, which could be flushed down into. the vernal pools, overwhelming them and "blowing them out." Development also could introduce contamination by heavy metals and other pollutants, she said. One has to look at the vernal pools as a large network, not as isolated ponds, she said. Building 1,000 houses nearby will have an effect on that system, she said. "Even though we draw a line around these vernal pool complexes down here, will we affect the ecology of it? Will birds still want to use it? Will we affect the hydrology?" Guardino said. Dittes used the role of solitary bees as an example. The bees don't form colonies, but burrow into the ground in the drier uplands, a possible area of development. There, they make ball of nectar from flowers around the vernal pools and lay egg on it. The bees are important for spreading genetic material between pools, Dittes said. "If you build up there to protect the wetlands, how will it affect other species important to the ecosystem like the bees? he said. "If you take the bees away, what's going to happen to the vernal pool flora?" The point, he said, is that the city can't simply rope off the pools themselves and build around them without creating harmful effects. "As development encroaches, places like this will become incredibly valuable," Dittes said. "If you're going to value that ecosystem, you're going to have to protect it in its entirety." City Councilor Schwab said she had been convinced. http://www.chicoer.comlcdalarticlelprintlO,1674,135%257E25088%257E2785990,OO.html 4/11/2005 PM NWOM -mom W Page 4 OIr !t" 'This is an incredible resource that the city needs to make sure remains as it is. It's clear to me that you can't preserve one piece of it because of the impacts on the ecosystem," she said: 'This land is disappearing, and this is one of the last chances we have to preserve this system. I don't think you can develop part of this property and not affect the rest of iV, Staff writer Ari Cohn can be reached at 896-7767 or acohn@chicoer.com. http://www.chicoer.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,135%o257E25088%257E2785990,00.htm1 4/11/2005 3ACMEN ,VA!?1Y / IoMnservaTionin they WPM / I ve R'Age"Tries ttecfspeciesN-Rand turn pro Page'1 0 SFGa1t,com WWW.sfgate.com Return to -re ular view SACRAMENTO VALLEY Conservation they -_can bank on Dove_Ridge tries to protect.s.Recies: 'and•turn-a,prolit Greg Lucas, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Search for Bay Area mesion the • fir..>' ,�:•,��a.,ti. .<•- � • `ey t a 1 Oroville, Butte County -- From the intersection of state Highways 149 and ZI - i REALTY ' 99, Dove Ridge appears to be just an average stretch of the upper Sacramento — Valley -- almond orchard surrounded by well -grazed pastureland. Dove Ridge's real wealth, however, can be found on the five spots where the threatened meadowfoam plant grows and in the 233 ' acres of shallow pools inhabited briefly during the year by tiny fairyshrimp. The 1/2 -to -1 1/2 -inch- long crustaceans with antennae and 11 pairs of paddlelike legs live in shallow sheets of brackish water, known as vernal pools, and also occupy -a spot on the threatened species list. "I fell in love with them;" said Angi Orlandella, who ran a tanning salon before joining Dove Ridge as its director of technology and landscape applications. The tiny shrimp are worth big money to Dove Ridge, which sells credits for $70,000 apiece to -developers in Butte and eastern Tehama counties to fulfill their requirement that their projects minimize harm to the two species. - "We were profitable in our first year;" said Steve Mardigian, manager of Loafer Creek LLC, which owns the 2,400 -acre Dove - Ridge spread and its 466 development credits_. - _ Dove Ridge is a conservation bank that seeks to turn a profit by protecting habitat and threatened species. Conservation banks allow developers to fulfill their requirement to mitigate the effect their projects have on sensitive habitat by purchasing "credits" at off-site locations where similar habitat is preserved in perpetuity. For developers, it's often less expensive to buy the credits than to try to save the habitat.on the project site. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/29/BAG3MBVSEG I .DTL&type=printable 4/11/2005 SA(, MEN�VA"WY / "servation theMycan banr oon / ITove RiMgeetries oo prrotec!pepeciesn-%-d tuuT prod "e 2 o" The banks are playing a bigger and bigger role in development throughout California -- commercial, residential and public works. In most cases, mitigation banks can reduce the cost of residential housing -- even in high-priced places like the Bay Area. "If your property has wetlands or a threatened species, there is less space available for construction because those things must be protected. Less homes built means prices go up," said Nathan Botwinkel, a Santa Rosa real estate broker and owner of Vernal Pool Technologies. "Off-site mitigation usually protects more pristine wetlands and often at a cheaper price." Meadowlark Homes came to Botwinkel with a small project in Santa Rosa on property with some wetlands on it. Without a conservation bank, he said, the developer probably would not have attempted the project because protecting the wetlands on-site would have taken too much property out of use. California leads the country in mitigation banks -- a similar method of restoring wetlands -- and conservation banks with more than 100 scattered from Redding in the north to San Diego in the south. The vast majority are privately owned and operated. More than 4,000 acres in California are in wetlands mitigation banks and 38,000 acres in other types of conservation banks. More than 300 of the banks operate nationwide according to the National Mitigation Banking Association. "The goal is to find a good spot in the landscape or the watershed to site your bank to assure long -term -sustainability and help people who need mitigation," said Craig Denisoff, senior vice president of Wildlands Inc., which created California's first private mitigation bank near Sheridan in Placer County in 1994. Wildlands now has 70 employees, three regional offices and 19 banks -- one in Washington state -- either established or proposed. Credits aren't cheap. In the Bay Area, with its sky-high land prices, a credit can cost $200,000 for an expensive venture like wetlands conservation, Denisoff said. A percentage of the credit purchase price is used to create a trust fund that will preserve or restore the bank's acreage in perpetuity. The rationale behind the banks is that larger protected areas should offer better species protection than small, isolated patches left surrounded by new development. "All your eggs are in one basket -- that's the downside -- but there are enough banks, and they're spread out enough that there shouldn't be a problem," said Susan Hill, who coordinates conservation bank approval for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sacramento office. Mitigation banks have been around since the 1980s, but in 1995 the federal government issued guidelines on establishing http://sfgate.comlcgi-binlarticle.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03l29BAG3MBVSEGI .DTL&type=printable 4/11/2005 1106A(MEMVAIRY / nsservaaion they ba n / Dbve RiPgge tries10protect-ciesMa d tu� prom Page 3 o privately owned banks and, by doing so, created a new industry. "The industry was developing organically before that, but people were struggling with the fact there was no clear regulatory authority or agreement among federal agencies," said Chris Kelly of the Conservation Fund in Larkspur. Previously, most of the banks had been operated by public agencies like Caltrans, water districts or local governments. There was just one private commercial bank in the nation in 1992, according to a 2002 study in the National Wetlands Newsletter. Of the 214 mitigation banks in operation when the study was conducted, 135 were privately owned. In 1996, California began promoting conservation banks as a better way to protect the state's 250 endangered species of plants and animals. It isn't easy setting up a conservation bank. Like its financial counterpart, it takes time and money. For Dove Ridge, mapping the site took 2 1/2 years. Mardigian said he and Orlandella had "walked along 4 square miles looking for needles in haystacks" to find fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp and meadowfoam -- the threatened species that the conservation bank intends to protect. The tedium of that experience -- and re-examination of the acreage by several federal and state agencies -- pushed Dove Ridge to invest in creating a new mapping technology using lasers and monitors. Dove Ridge's silver, two-story, shed -shaped headquarters now holds millions of dollars in monitoring, mapping and computer equipment. A Bell 407 helicopter is parked outside near several all -terrain vehicles. Four state and federal agencies also had to be satisfied before the conservation bank could go into operation. The Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over wetlands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had final say over species protection. The state Department of Fish and Game was involved. So was the Environmental Protection Agency. "It can take years sometimes to get a bank approved," Denisoff said. In December 2003, after more than three years, Dove Ridge won final, approval to sell credits. It's first big sale was 89 credits to Caltrans, which is doing a road -widening project nearby. Said Botwinkel: "I call it the Kevin Costner'Field of Dreams' theory - if I build a mitigation bank and spend thousands of dollars before anyone comes, will they come?" http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/29/BAG3MBVSEGI.DTL&type=printable 4/11/2005 BUTTE COUNTY CLERK OF THE BOARD USE ONLY MEETING DATE:''PR 12 2005 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA TRANSMITTAL � q'o�AGENDAITEM: T`e arding,Miti ation_Bankin — AGE5iZ97 DEPn DATE: April 5, 2005 MEETING DATE REQUESTED: April 12, 2005 CONO PHONE: 538-7224 REGULAR X CONSENT DEPARTMENT SUMMARY AND REQUESTED ACTION: Verbal proposals have been made to the.City of Chico and the County of Butte regarding mitigation banking and the transferring of mitigation credits. Correspondence has been received from Loafer Creek, LLC that is attached as a discussion item. Staff is seeking discussion and direction by the Board regarding the concept of mitigation banking. Gey,C.o.�n of p vv^ 'C —vv�u cln �!VS, C cc. om. � �� Q�. t�.9•s �w �%� ac . 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Administrative Office Staff Contact Paul McIntosh (Deadline is one business day prior to normal agenda deadline) Will Proposal Require an Agreement: Yes_X_ No 4/5's Vote Required: Yes: No: XX_ Auditor -Controllers Number (if required): County Counsels Approval: Yes No Date Received by Clerk of Board: Will Proposal Require Additional Personnel: Yes No_X_ Number of Permanent: Temp Extra Help Previous Board Action Date: Additional Information Attached: Yes No Describe: 114 son C, V <& C.i5 6 Q� Cb k_1 11_� 0, �-�t S ' �-or� pp aS cam' �t � aivw �.a ``��v�� -o� • �� 1AA^_J ��P a C� ;�4^ . SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK Number of originals required to be returned to Department: t **Please Note** Department is responsible for returning contract to contractor. Clerk of the Board returns completed Auditor=s copy ONLY. Requested Board Action: Ordinance Required Resolution Required Minute Order Required ' For Information Only BUDGETARY IMPACT WORKSHEET Current Year Estimated Cost/Funding Source Source of Additional Funds Requested Estimated Cost $ Contingencies $ (Fund Name: ) (Fund Number: ) Amount Budgeted $ Unanticipated Revenue $ (Budget Unit Number: ) (Source (Fund Name: ) (Rev. Code: ) (Fund Number: ) (Rev.Code: ) Other Transfers) $ 1. Complete worksheet below ' 2. Deadline is one business day REj2r. to normal agenda deadline Additional Requested $ Total Source of Funds $ Annualized cost $ if also planned for next year. Budget Transfer Authorized By Administrative Office Board Action Required for B -Transfer? 'Yes No Authorized Signature Date BUDGET TRANSFER REQUEST WORKSHEET Transfer Request: t AMOUNT LINE ITEM 'LINE ITEM Transfer $' (No Cents) From, To Transfer $ (No Cents) From To Transfer $ (No Cents) From To Transfer $ (No Cents) From To FROM FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 2005 10:20AM P1 Loafcar Creek 8014 HIGHWAY 99, 0R0V1LJ_E, CA 95965 (530) 566-1988 FAX (530) 566-1881 March 24, 2005 Mr, Paul McIntosh Chief Administrative Officer County of Butte 25 County Center Drive Oroville,. California 95965 Re: Loafer Creek North Butte County Development Proposal to City of Chico Dear Paul: In consideration of the various discussions over the past weeks between representatives of Loafer Creek LLC ("LC") and Butte County relating to, inter alfa, certain development and mitigation projects and opportunities, and in order to ensure consistent and appropriate information disclosure and exchange directly and indirectly relating to Butte County -located projects,' LC is herewith providing its "Bidwell Ranch" proposal recently submitted to the City of Chico. LC's proposal was submitted in response to a formal written request from the City of Chico. Because the LC proposal to -Chico includes a real estate development and mitigation component currently located in Butte County but outside of Chico and because LC is confident the project should , generate very significant benefits to Chico and Butte County, it is LC's view that the appropriate County officials should be duly apprised of the discourse between LC and the City of Chico.. Furthermore, to ensure that the County has a sufficient understanding of LC's intentions within and outside of Chico, LC also extends as invitation to County staff and each supervisor, as appropriate, to meet with LC individually or in small groups. FROM FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 2005 10:20AM P2 Finally, LC is ready and willing to present some or all of its Butte County projects to the County board if and when the. Board of Supervisors deem it appropriate. Very truly yours, Stephen ardigiau Member Loafer Creek, LLC Enclosure (City of Chico Proposal for April 5, 2005 Council Meeting) cc w/enc: Supervisor William Connelly Supervisor Jane Dolan Supervisor Curt Josiassen Supervisor Mary Anne Houx Supervisor Kiln Yamaguchi Mr. Thomas J. Lando Mr. Antoine Baptiste, Ms. Kim Seidler Mr. Cliff Sellers FROM : FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 2005 10:20AM P3 LOAFER CRn1K, Proposal for Presentation to City of Chico Council Aprli 5, 2005 Mr. Dave Nelson, Counsel and Member Mr, Mike Ohm, Environmental Counsel — Overview — KN2717711 By letter dated March 9, 2005 8tom Community Development Director Antoine Baptiste to Loafer Creek LLC, the City of Chico's Internal Affairs Committee requested Loafer Geek LLC submit its proposal relating to the Bidwell Ranch property for formal presentation before the City Council meeting on April 5, 2005. Prop.2ml Loafer Creek LLC, a Butte County environmental, technology and real estate company, proposes the following: ➢ Optimize the natural and recreational assets of Bidwell Ranch by prohibiting commercial development on Bidwell Ranch by form of a conservation easement; Identify and maintain the natural resource assets of Bidwell Ranch, including but not limited to, regulated vernal pools and Butte County Meadowfoam; Expand the boundaries Loafer Creek's USFW-c�ed Dove Ridge Conservation bank to incorporate some or all of Bidwell Ranch; ➢ Relocate the approximate 1,500 residential home lots previously earmarked for Bidwell Ranch to the nearby Loafer Creek property commonly referred to as the Thomassen Ranch; ➢ Loafer Creek and its business partners will pursue annexation and entitlament of a smart growth -enabled residential development on the Thomamen Ranch of no less than 10,000 residential home, lots; The City of Chico will provide a streamlined annexation and entitlement plan for the Thomessen Ranch development satisfactory in scope and schedule to the City and- Loafer Creek; 9 Upon an agreed schedule, Loafer Creek or its designee will presmve the "paper lot value" of at least 1,500 of the 10,000 or more lots to and ibr the benefit of the City of Chico or its designee; FROM FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 2005 10:20AM P4 From the enhanced Dove Ridge Conservation bank and/or other Loafer Creek natural resource assets, Loafer Crock will make available for the City's use and discretion at least 1,500 mitigation credits; ➢ Loafer Creek's development of the Thomasgen Ranch will assume not only proper environmental mitigation and water supply but will also mitigate certain existing i mtructure needs including. 0 Flooding 0 Sewage treatment ® Road improvements Related Considerations Loafer Creek's proposal is designed to stimulate necessary residential and commercial development to follow the intrinsic environmental attributes of. the region immediately north and northeast of Chico. Bidwell Ranch's highest and best use is to maintain and nourish its natural resources assets and ensure public access. The Bidwell Ranch's value beyond its recreational, open -space involves the protected natural resources and continuity to the City's park system. Relocating the housing component to the less environmentally sensitive properties on the. Thommsen Ranch and ensuring overall mitigation helps zealize the highest and best use of Bidwell Ranch. Loafer Creek, due to its role in mitigation banking and willingaesa to subrogate land development to enhancing environmental value, is in the unique position to attribute to the City, and the surrounding area a true "win-win", namely: 4 In no open space 4 Increase in available mitigation property 0 Short and long-term revenue to the City of Chico and County of Butte 4, Stem the Tide of Residential demand 400 Maintain and enhance the quality of life for the residents of Chico and Butte County r FROM FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25'2005- 10:21AM P5 RTDGEWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET FROM! Paul Mcintosh Steve Maucigian COMPANY: r)ATK 3/24/2005 FAX NUt"Elt: TOTA). NC,). ()F PAGMS IN(:I,l1C)IN(; G()Vl Jt: ' 538-7120 PHONP NpMjiP.R: SENDER'S FAX NUMBER - (530) 5664881 SPISIDER'S PHONP. NUMARR: ` City of Chico Proposal for 4/5/2005 (530) 566-1988 Council meeting ❑ URGENT D FOR REVIEW ❑ PLRASI? (,OMMF.N'1' ❑ PLEASE REPLY ❑ PLLASL+ RECYCLE NO.17iS/COMMENTS; HU14 STATu HIGHWAY 99, OILOVILLlt, CA 95965 s. Page 1 of 2 Chico Enterprise Record Bidwell Ranch options, before council By ARI COHN - Staff Writer Tuesday, April 05, 2005 If developer Dan Kohrdt gets his way, Bidwell Ranch would stay vacant, Chico and Butte County each would end up with at least $45 million and about 10,000 new homes would spring up near Keefer Road. The proposal is one of three that are expected to come up in the Chico City Council's discussion of Bidwell Ranch tonight. The other two come from developer Rick Coletti and from the Chico State University Research Foundation. A fourth suggestion is simply to rezone the 750 -acre property, which sits just north of the entrance to upper Bidwell Park, to open space. Kohrdt's plan is both complex and audacious in scope. The first step involves amending Chico's General Plan - the document the city uses to regulate growth. At the moment, the General Plan categorizes Bidwell Ranch as residential land capable of supporting 1,500 housing units. Officials have said Chico is having a hard time keeping up with the, amount of new housing units state regulations require to accommodate growth. The 1,500 units at Bidwell Ranch can't just be deleted from the General Plan without being replaced elsewhere, officials have said. Under Kohrdt's plan, those housing units would be reassigned from Bidwell Ranch and the land would become a preserve, remaining as open space in perpetuity. The units would not be lost, however, but transferred to Thomassen Ranch, where Kohrdt's Loafer Creek company hopes to build at least 10,000 new homes. Thomassen Ranch consists of between 7,000 and 8,000 acres between Rock Creek and the Tehama County line, and from about Munjar Road east into the foothills, Kohrdt said. The city would be expected to initiate the process of annexing the land into the'city limits. The new development would generate millions of dollars in taxes for schools and local government, he said. "We needan economic stimulus in this community." v The city would receive the proceeds from the sale of 1,500 lots at Thomassen Ranch, amounting to $45 million, fie said,: Butte -County government would get the same deal. Kohrdt said he plans to unveil the plans to the Board of Supervisors on April 12. "I'm basically giving them property and the value of the lots," he said. The deal also is expected to generate another $30 million for improvements and maintenance for Bidwell Park. In addition, Loafer Creek owns about 20,000 acres of land in Butte and Tehama counties earmarked for mitigation. That is, when an entity intends to develop,another property with environmentally sensitive areas, that entity can buy into the mitigation bank to offset the loss of those areas. Kohrdt said he's willing to assign 2,500 mitigation credits each to the city and the county. The credits' value to the.two agencies amounts to another $45 million each, he said. The city and county could sell the credits, use them to mitigate public projects or to entice businesses to relocate here, he said. Of Loafer Creek's holdings, between 6,000 and 7,000 acres sit up in the foothills adjacent to upper Bidwell Park. That includes the 4,000 -acre Musty Buck Preserve, which Loafer Creek bought last week. Kohrdt said he wants to open all that land to the public. "What would that do to Bidwell Park? Take it from 3,500 to 10,000 acres," he said. "I think the public should get t6 use it. I don't like these fences." The Chico State Research Foundation's proposal calls for a three-way partnership with the city and the Rockiin-based land management firm Wildlands Inc., said Ken Deru,cher, a research foundation staff member and the dean of engineering, computer science and construction management at Chico State. The plan also would keep Bidwell Ranch as open space, but the 750 acres would be turned into a mitigation bank. •The city would be able to http://www.chicoer.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,135%7E25088%7E2799129,OO.html 4/5/2005 Page 2 of 2 sell credits there to raise money for its own use and for the maintenance of Bidwell Ranch. Or the city could use the credits itself on dnvironmentally sensitive projects like extending the airport's runways. Wildlands Inc. would conduct a study at its own expense to see if the plan is feasible, Derucher said. The research foundation would use Bidwell Ranch for educational and research opportunities for Chico State students and faculty. The third proposal, from builder Rick Coletti, is•to develop about 200 acres of Bidwell Ranch. Coletti has offered the city of Chico $30 million for the land, and has suggested that the city use the money to help bridge the funding gap of between about $12 million and $25 million -needed to complete a network of community and neighborhood parks. The total price tag for the parks system could run up to $43.8 million. Coletti's proposal would allow him to build up to 1,000 homes on the site. The builder has said he envisions a high-density residential development similar to the Doe Mill neighborhood, as well as a commercial area at the subdivision's center. The homes would transition into larger lots moving outward, and would terminate,in a 550 -acre buffer zone of open space between the subdivision and upper park. The open space could be placed into a conservancy so it could never. be developed. Last October, the City Council split 3-3 on whether to change Bidwell Ranch's zoning from residential uses to open space. Since then there has been an election, and it remains to be seen how enthusiastic the new council is about -a potential rezone. Staff writer Ari Cohn can be reached at 896-7767 or acohn@chicoer.com. ittp://www.chicoer.com/eda/article%print/0,1674,135%7E25088%7E2799129,00.html 4/5/2005 F Discussion Purposes Only LOAFER CREEK PROPOSAL --Overview— Proposal: A series of land swaps and associated commitments which will provide an immediate foundation and catalyst for the County's long term development and economic growth.. Implementation of the proposal should stimulate $25 billion in private investment in the County over the next ten years and over $2 billion in additional tax revenues over the same period. In addition, the proposal will provide the County with a significant resource of environmental mitigation credits to support its own development projects or allocate to other development projects as the County deems appropriate. The Land Swaps SwapNo.l: DWR's Loafer Creek/Bidwell Campground property (approx. 730 acres) would be transferred to Loafer Creek LLC for future private development (residential and commercial). Swap No. 2: Loafer Creek would transfer to DWR certain Potter's Ravine property (approx. 400 acreas) adjacent to DWR holdings. When combined with current DWR holdings and existing easements, provide access to PG&E trust property which is to be used for open space and recreation. Swap No. 3: Loafer Creek would transfer to DWR somewhere between 9 -14,000 acres of property principally designed for natural resource mitigation, water quality and watershed management protection, recreation and open space. This conveyance would come with some strings which help drive economic benefits to the County. First, DWR would have to put the property under a conservation easement. Second, DWR would have to manage environmental mitigation credits available from the property to support: (i) specified Loafer Creek projects in Butte County; and (ii) Butte County projects (approx. 6,000 mitigation credits). DWR (and the State) would retain residual, unused environmental values. The Related Commitments DWR: DWR would commit to: (i) implement the land swaps as quickly as possible and not necessarily wait until the conclusion of the Project relicensing process; (ii) DWR would commit to manage the environmental mitigation credit for the benefit of the County (by application to Loafer Creek projects in the County and to County specified projects); (iii) include elements of the proposal in the relicensing settlement to the extent necessary to implement. Loafer Creek: Loafer Creek could commit to: (i) make the land transfers; (ii) proceed expeditiously with private, sustainable development on specified lands in Butte County held by Loafer Creek (including the transferred Loafer Creek/Bidwell campground property) resulting in the construction of a substantial number of new homes and commercial development over the next ten years; (iii) finance a $5 million boat maintenance/repair facility adjacent to the Lake: (iv) commit $7 million to construction Fes- Discussion Purposes Only of new, state-of-the-art marina for the Lake (would either finance existing concessionaire or assume existing concessionaire contract). Butte County: Butte County would commit to: entitle Loafer Creek development projects (North Butte, Mountainside, South Butte and Loafer Creek/Bidwell campground property) which would drive County development Benefits to the County Loafer Creek believes that a conservative estimate of the benefits derived by the County from this proposal are: • Total private investment over 10 years = $25 billion (private, sustainable residential and commercial development) • Tax and other revenues to Butte County = $250 million annually New Butte County or Mitigation Credit Service Area Credits/homes over to years = 6,000 credits (sufficient to support an additional 24,000 new homes or other substantial projects . • New,land dedicated to development = 6,000 acres • New land dedicated to open space, water- . Shed and mitigation Approx. 15,000 acres F Discussion Purposes Only LOAFER CREEK PROPOSAL --Overview— Proposal: A series of land swaps and associated commitments which will provide an immediate foundation and catalyst for the County's long term development and economic growth. Implementation of the proposal should stimulate $25 billion in private investment in the County over the next ten years and over $2 billion in additional tax revenues over the same period. In addition, the proposal will provide the County with a significant resource of environmental mitigation credits to support its own development projects or allocate to other development projects as the County deems appropriate. The Land Swans Swap No.]: DWR's Loafer Creek/Bidwell Campground property (approx. 730 acres) would be transferred to Loafer Creek LLC for future private development (residential and commercial). Swap No. 2: Loafer Creek would transfer to DWR certain Potter's Ravine property (approx. 400 acreas) adjacent to DWR holdings. When combined with current DWR holdings and existing easements, provide access to PG&E trust property which is to be used for open space and recreation. Swap No. 3: Loafer Creek would. transfer to DWR somewhere between 9 -14,000 acres ofproperty principally designed for natural resource mitigation, water quality and watershed management protection, recreation and open space. This conveyance would come with some strings which help drive economic benefits to the County. First, DWR'. would have. to put the property under a conservation easement. Second, DWR would have to manage environmental mitigation credits available from the property to support: (i) specified Loafer Creek projects in Butte County; and (ii) Butte County projects (approx. 6,000 mitigation credits). DWR (and the State) would retain residual, unused environmental values. The Related Commitments DWR: DWR would commit to: (i) implement the land swaps as quickly as possible and not necessarily wait until the conclusion of the Project relicensing process; (ii) DWR would commit to manage the environmental mitigation credit for the benefit of the County (by application to Loafer Creek projects in the County and to County specified projects); (iii) include elements of the proposal in the relicensing settlement to the extent necessary to implement: Loafer Creek: Loafer Creek could commit to: (i) make the land transfers; (ii) proceed expeditiously with private, sustainable development on specified lands in Butte County held by Loafer Creek (including the transferred Loafer Creek/Bidwell campground property) resulting in the construction of a substantial number of new homes and commercial development over the next ten years; (iii) finance a $5 million boat maintenance/repair facility adjacent to the Lake: (iv) commit $7 million to construction F,-- Discussion Purposes Only of new, state-of-the-art marina for the Lake (would either finance existing concessionaire or assume existing concessionaire contract). Butte County: Butte County would commit.to: entitle Loafer Creek development projects (North Butte, Mountainside, South Butte and Loafer Creek/Bidwell campground property) which would drive County development Benefits to the County Loafer Creek believes that a conservative estimate of the benefits derived by the County from this proposal are: • Total private investment over, 10 years = $25 billion (private, sustainable residential and commercial development)- •, Tax and other revenues to Butte County = $250 million annually . • New Butte County or Mitigation Credit Service Area Credits/homes over to years = 6,000 credits (sufficient to support ari additional 24,000 new homes or other substantial projects • New land dedicated to development = 6,000 acres • New land dedicated to open space, water - Shed and mitigation _ Approx. 15,000 acres :iIal1,11EAW& T -A Loafer Creek LLC Land Swap To DWR New Loafer Creek Replacement Property 605 Acres By Utilizing PG&E and Other DWR Property In Near By Location To New Project could Solve Trail Usage � 4 CD O I W o a 041-2 0- k1i 54.966 _ � r G 41-290-11 352:94 . 0. 04 - 0-059 199571 C -- -\ke t , `\ c `vim air• _ � ' • \ B. r � �, � v a' co N ns fRa �a.y Legend Sorted by .: AP' No. Book and . 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Butte.Coun Assessors Ma 21 22 - ! ---------------------- ' 30 29 - -----------------:--i----�- - _ �� ` 0 21 23 'Book 41, Page 20' -- 28127 23 s64za s64uf ,` _ 29 28 - ` A A Page 1 of 1 Pereira, Susan From: SkimmerRch@aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 3:47 PM To: Dolan, Jane Cc: Houx, Mary Anne Subject: (no subject) .. There are going to be several documents coming your way. Curt told me that he wanted Parillo gone (FIRED) because he stood in the way of his project and Parillo was always hanging out in (Jane's) your office so to speak. This was on July 1st, 2004 at a lunch meeting he requested having with me. He also told me he had met with Connelly the week before and HE WAS ON BOARD with what Curt was going to do, whatever that was, he would not be specific. 1. Remember the Dan Kohrdt incident (Bulldozing the Substation) 2. Remember the Recall incident 3. Now, The Big Project ( Loafer Creek) This may be why Christopher is firing, harrassing these specific people at the Building department. (We have evidence of constructive wrongful termination, felony conspiracy, and a violation of the Federal Rico Statues - Racketeering), and now you both have one of the documents; yet she just can't seem to be fired even while the law clearly states she is not eligible for her position.. In any case, all permit applications had to be treated the same so as not to give suspicion to anyone. They were all delayed intentionally and that's the documented proof along with the testimony we have and are sending to the California State Justice Department. The grand jury has all of the documents and are very much aware of what all the supervisors are doing. I only hope this helps in bringing out the truth because many people's lives have been hurt, and are still being -hurt by this (conspiracy) if that's what you want to call it. I was told that Kohrdt was the money behind Connelly's election, and his remarks in last Monday's paper ( General Plan anrioucement) gave rise to the fact that he wants something done real fast for his (constituents). She (Yvonne Christopher) has now targeted Philo Hunt. He sent you a letter in response to a memo she sent him. Please, both of you take a good look around you. We need to get this;countyback on track and healthy again. These political fights are hurting everyone. . 4/11/2005 000-000-00000 Parc ell -------- . Pagel tit: I From: Rutherford, Scon Sent: Wcdnosday, April 1.4, 2004'5:1$ f'M To: Hunt.-Phlio Subiect: Dave: documentation Sensitivity: cunfide+dial ?hiln. Pfease email me aff documentation of Dave's time off that you -have: f.need what you afroady gave. ine. tinct whateveretse you have 'so'that f pan, manipuiateA. Please'keen..lJhls totaliv confidVi ie i ll4/.f5/2004 i I California Secretary. of State - California Business Search - 1.1mited Partnership / Limited ... 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PAGE.16 APRIL 12, 2005 Page 1 of 1 r - Pereira, Susan From: SkimmerRch@aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:33 PM , To: Dolan, Jane Cc: Houx, Mary Anne Subject: Letter to DOJ Jane - Maryann Nowhere in the State, or any in state in the nation, has a complete plan checking department been systematically wiped out. I'hope you will do everything you can to find out why and let the public know. Thank you 4/11/2005 aJw'_� "' , ee IX evin, J. n wo ts rtia r,IA '2 1 .. Zhoo a-Aw San. !ate,, red R_ OLOAR-eric lya, mr. VILTSMI M Put Ij :F7.1 -1, by cdj r vry�;,J:4 lhiij 147;;3- i s. szi re -jil �j3d Ek!il'j.d, %2:j> r ffl ,Jl. rin all , jai y (IJ5fi;ia k"Ak �CU li-I U gn ji flypli;.virm, ir&rmip-,�il icriffirall kip ih s4 pl#K. h;:rw CoMAQ rn- d'to i,,cl-, I 'I ru I v, 51f i ik Koe in 1. Aw,--tj i i y 4 J. S -VEEMLY FROM FAX NO. :5305661861 Mar. 25 20105 .10:.:SAM P1. Loafer ck 8014 HIQHWAY 99, QROVIU E':, CA 95965 (530) 5661988 FAX(530)5,6&1881 March 24, 2005 Mr..PauI McIntosh Chief Administrative Officer County of Butte 25 County Center Dive Oroville, California 95965 Re: Loafer Creek North Butte County Development Proposal to City of Chico Dear Paul: In consideration of the various discussions over the past weeks between representatives of .Loafer Creek LLC ("LC") and Butte County relating to, inter aliu, certain development and mitigation projects and opportunities, and in order to ensure consistent acid appropriate information disclosure and exchange directly and indirectly , relating to Butte County -located projects, JZ is herewith providing its "Bidwell Ranch" proposal recently submitted to the City of Chico. LC's proposal was submitted in response to a formal written request from the City of Chico. ' Because the .LC proposal to "Chico includes a real estate development and mitigation component currently located in Butte County but outside of Chico and because LC is confident the project should generale very significant benefits to Chico and Butte County, it is LC's view that the appropriate County officials should be duly apprised of the discourse between LC and the City of Chico. Furthermore, to ensure that the County has a sufficient understanding of LC's intentions within and outside of Chico, LC also extends an invitation to County staff and each supervisor, as appropriate, to meet with LC individually or in small groups. FROM FAX NO. :5305661eei Mar. 25 2005 10:36AM P2 Finally. LC is ready and willing to present some or all of its Butte County projects Io the County board if and when the Board of Supervisors deem it appropriate. Very truly yours, Stephen ardigian Member Loafer, Creek, LLC Enclosure (City of Chico Proposal for April 5, 2005 Council Meeting) cc w/enc: Supervisor William Connelly Supervisor lane Dolan Supervisor Curt Josiassen Supervisor Mary Anne Houx Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi Mr. Thomas J. Lando Mr. Antoine Baptiste Ms. Kim, Seidler Mr. Cliff Sellers FROM FA?� NO. :530566ibe"I Mar.' 25 20051 10: 30*1 P3 LoAnRCREEK Proposel for ]Presentatdo n to City of cbko Councli April S, i«t>OS Mr. Dave Nelson, Counsel and Meniber Mr. Mike Oltm; &Vironn:Odacl Counsel — Overview .- By letter dated March 9, .2005 from, CoINMunity- Development Director Antoine DuPtista to Loafor Crock LLC, the City of Chico's iuteraal Affairs Cornmittee NuNted Loafer Ct•eck LLC submit its propOsal relating to the Bidwoll Ranch property for formal presentation before the City Council meeting on April S, 2005. Loafor Creek LLC, a Butte County environtnelital, technology and real estate totnpapy, proposer;; the following D Optirrize the natural and recreational assets of Bidwell Ranch by probibitYng commercial develapataut on Bidwell Ranch by form of a conearvation casement; A Identify and maintain the natural resource assets of Bidwell Ranch, including but not limited to, regulated vernal pools and Butte County Meadowfoam; Expand ' the boundaries Loafer C�Mek's USM -certified' nova :Ridge Conservation bank to incorpnrato some or all of Bidwell Ranch; Relocate the approximate 1,500 residential home lots previously earmarked for Bidwell, Ranch to the nearby Loafer Crook property commonly, rcfbrred to ss tho Thomasson Ranch; 9 Loatbr Creek and its business partnere will pursue annexation and entitlement Of, a smart growth -enabled residential development on the Thomasson Ranch of no lase than -10,000 residential home lots; D The City of Chico will provide'a streamlined annexation and entitlement plan, for tho Thotnnassen Ranch development satisfactory in scope and schedule to the City and Loafer Creek; D Upon an agreead soltcdulo, Loafer Creek or its designee wilt_pre8orve the "paper lot value" of at least. I,500 of the 10,000 or more lots �to and for the benefit of. the City of Chico, or its desipce; , , FAX N0. :5305661001 Mar. 25 2005 10:37RM 'P4 M the enhanced hove Ridge Conservation bank and/or other Loafer Creek ural resource 488ets, Loafer Crock will make available for the City's use and .ration at least 1,500 mitigation credits; iter Creek's develapment of the Thomasson Rsnzb' will assume not only. Per environmental mitigation and water supply but will also mitigate certain sting infrastructure needs ineludiiig: 4 Flooding �wv+w�i5l.�rVL�l46�..zisiec; - Loafer Creek's proposal is designod to stimulate necessary residential and commercial development to follow the intrinsic environmental attributes of the region immediately north and northeast of Chico. Bidwell Ranch's highest and beat use is to maintain and nourish its natural resources assets and ensure public access. The Bidwell Ranch's value beyond its recreational, open -space involves the protected natural resources and oantinuity to the City's park system, Relocating the housing component, to the less environmentally sensitive properties an the Thomassen Rauch and ensuring ovemil mitigation helps r=liae the highest and best use of Bidwell Ranch. Loafer Creek, due to its role in mitigation basking and willingness to subrogate land development to enhancing environmental value, is in the unique position to attribute to the City, and the surrounding area a true "win-win", namely: �► In fill open space Increase In available mitigation property 0 Short and long-term revenue to the City of Chico and County of Butte . Stem the Tide of Residential demand '0 Maintain and enhance the quality of life fbr the residents of Chico and Butte County THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION Contact: Kenneth N. Derucher, Dean FOR IMNMDIATE RELEASE Kristin M. Cooper -Carter, Research Associate Professor College of Engineering, Computer Science & Technology California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0003 Tel.: 530-898-4886 or 530-893-5751 BIDWELL RANCH MITIGATION BANK Imagine having your cake and eating it, too. This could be the case for the City of Chico with respect to its Bidwell Ranch under a proposal now being generated by the CSU, Chico Research Foundation and Wildlands, Inc., a habitat- conservation and land management company located in Rocklin. Under. the Foundation — Wildlands proposal, the City of Chico would establish a mitigation bank on its 751 acre Bidwell Ranch property, located adjacent to' Bidwell Park in northeast Chico. From this mitigation bank, the City could, then sell mitigation credits to public and privatedevelopers to enable them to satisfy their obligations to mitigate the environmental impacts caused by their projects. In so doing, the City would maintain Bidwell Ranch as open space, while nonetheless generating income from it through the sale of these mitigation credits. Mitigation banking is one way a developer may mitigate the impacts of its project on the environment. Originally developed by the an interagency group led by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to offset the impacts of development. on wetlands, mitigation banking now is also being used to mitigate the impacts of development on other protected species. California has.enacted legislation and policy endorsing the use of conservation banking as a means of accomplishing state resource management goals of conserving of important habitat and habitat linkages. Bidwell Ranch will serve as both a mitigation and a conservation bank. The concept is simple. A mitigation or conservation bank is somewhat like a financial bank. The bank, in the present case Bidwell Ranch, contains important natural resources: Just as the bank. protects your money, the mitigation bank protects these important resources. ' . . . When someone plans a project that will impact natural resources such as wetlands or endangered species, they can buy credits in a mitigation or conservation bank. The bank owner, in this case the City of Chico, then uses the money to protect the resources in the bank. Traditionally, project developers have been required to preserve a portion of the site that they are developing for mitigation purposes. While this may be a good policy sometimes, at other times it is better to have natural resources or endangered species protected in larger preserve areas. In these instances, it proves more efficient and cost effective to manage a bank instead of small, isolated properties. . Wildlands was established in 1991 to develop and manage habitat throughout California and the western United States. It is one of the first private organizations to establish mitigation banks and conservation banks that protect wildlife habitat in perpetuity. It created the first private mitigation bank west of the Mississippi in 1994. Since then, it has established nine more mitigation.banks and has a number of other projects under development in California and Washington. Wildlands' banks include the creation of habitats such as wetlands, seasonal marsh, riparian vegetarian, and vernal pools. It also provides endangered species mitigation and habitat for species such as. fairy, shrimp, the giant garter snake, Aluetian Canada geese, San Joaquin kitfox and many other plant and animal species. The 'Foundation, an auxiliary organization of California State University, Chico, seeks to develop educational and research opportunities for the faculty and students of Chico State and to create and maintain for the benefit of the community at large important habitat for threatened and endangered species and natural resources. The Foundation, utilizing grants from the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the.California Wildlife Conservation Board, and private foundations, among others, has aggressively pursued these goals by acquiring first the Honey Run Ecological Preserve located along Butte Creek off of Honey Run Road and more recently the Big Chico Creek Ecological Preserve, which is adjacent to the east of Chico's Bidwell Park, consists of 4,000 acres and straddles Big Chico Creek for a distance of five miles. Bidwell. -Ranch lies adjacent to and connects Bidwell Park and the Foundation's Big Chico Creek Ecological Preserve. The Foundation and Wildlands have proposed a joint venture with the City to establish a mitigation bank on the Bidwell Ranch property. Bank credits could be used first and foremost by the City of Chico to mitigate the impacts of anticipated development by the City in the vicinity of Chico's Municipal Airport. Credits also could be sold to other public and private developers, thus enabling the City to recapture monies expended by it in the acquisition of Bidwell Ranch. Additionally, through the sale of credits, the City could obtain monies to fund an endowment for.the long term management and stewardship of the property. Finally, the mitigation bank will provide enumerable opportunities for research and education in the establishment and maintenance of restored habitats and the long term management of wetlands and special status species habitats and mitigation banks. Before such a joint venture can commence, however, substantial legwork must be done. If agreement is reached, Wildlands would prepare at its own expense. a feasibility study for establishing.a mitigation bank, on the Bidwell Ranch property. This study will determine whether establishment of a mitigation bank on Bidwell Ranch would allow fulfillment of the objectives of the parties. The Foundation at its own expense will prepare a draft conservation easement and longterm management and stewardship plans for the property. If and when the feasibility of establishing a mitigation bank on Bidwell. Ranch is determined, itis anticipated that the joint' venture between the parties would commence. Wildlands would bring its expertise in mitigation banking into the venture and would, working with federal and state regulatory agencies, determine the number and value of mitigation credits in the bank. It would also bring its expertise in the sale of mitigation credits to facilitate the marketing and sale of credits from the bank. The Foundation would manage the bank consistent with the parties' agreement and the requirements of federal and state regulatory agencies. In this regard,. all parties, the City of Chico, Wildlands, Inc., and the Foundation, in their initial discussions, agree on the importance of public access to the Bidwell Ranch property, of course consistent with the requirements established by federal and state regulatory agencies. And the City of Chico? Since it owns the Bidwell Ranch property, it would agree that the mitigation. bank be established on the property, executing such documents, likely, a conservation easement, necessary to do such. And then it would sit back, so to speak, and have its cake and eat it, too. In other words, by establishing a mitigation bank on Bidwell Ranch, the City would be able to maintain the 77) �^'� o vw1u\ or vlo�o��. 04/05/2005 TUE 12:51 FAX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT �� 411 Main Street - 2nd Floor (530) 879-6500 C1TYCFCHICO P.O. Box 3420 Fax (530) 8954726 enc rert Chico. CA 95927. http://www.ci.chico.ca.us March 9, 2005 FAX: (530) 566-1881 Dan G. Kohrdt 8014 Highway 99 Oroville, CA 95965 Re: Internal Affairs Committee presentation (3/9/2005 Meeting) Dear Dan: Thank you for taking the time to present to the Internal Affairs Committee your concept concerning the disposition of the Bidwell Ranch property. You left the meeting prior to completion of the Committee's discussion of your concept, therefore, I am writing this letter to inform you of the Committee's determination. The City recently sent a request for proposal to- developers to determine whether or not there is any interest in acquiring the Bidwell Ranch property. Council will be discussing the future of the Bidwell Ranch. property at the City Council meeting on April 5, 2005. The Internal A$airs Committee has asked me to inform you that they would like to see any proposals, including yours, submitted in writing in time for consideration at the April 5 Council meeting. Written proposals are due by 5 p.m. on March 15, 2005 in order to meet the agenda deadline. Proposals should. be addressed to the attention of Thomas J. Lando, City Manager, P. O. Box 3420, Chico, CA 95927. Should you have any. questions concerning the property, you may contact me at (530) 879-6501 or at fta2tiA@ci.chio,ca.us. ci.chieo,ca.us. Sincerely, Antoine Baptiste Community Development Director c: City Manager Sr. Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager City Attorney Planning Director FR; Chrono U:1U1CUZrRSWPWan kotud[ • bidwell ranch (3.9-05}wpd 0001/001 Made From Haveled PaPt FROM + r. FAX NO. :5305661881 ' Mar. 25 2005 .16:3BAM P5 ' RIDGEWAY L+NT'.:ER.P.RiSES � N C,' + PACS..TMTLE''TRANSMTT-iAL SHERT TO+ PkUM: - ` Jane Dolan FROM;- MardiRial� '' �. f.OMPAN Y IYATF.: Y 4C)TAF. MCI. OF PAGRS IN(:1.,Un1NC COVEM,VAX NU UU.ii- s PHONE. NI1M1t13R; Y, SICYDA.R'S FAX NL1b49Iik y (530) 560-1881 RR SSNl)lilt:ti PHONL NUMIIRR,; t City of Chion Proposal for 4/5/2005 (530) 560-1088 - s Council meeting , I.fRGLN'1' 13 FOR R" PLEASE COMM7::N'I' ❑ PLLAtiN R@,rLY ©P1.rASli xa:c:YCL)r ' ;- � � -Yom.:.-.-�...�-�.�..A 1 . • � r L ' - �1 4 . ' ' « + JANE DOLAN C�al� Supervisor District 2, Butte County (West, South, & Downtown Chico•, Chapman Neighborhood; Nord) ' }~ County Building 196 Memorial Way �� V Chico, California 95926 t • (530) 891-2830 t •` t 4.. ' Fax (530) 879-2479 F ' e-mail-jdolanQbuttecounty.net `r k 8014 STATV WOKWAY 99, r)u(w1LLE, CA 95965 FRbm : FAX N0. :53056618B1 Mar. 25 2005 10:35AM P1 . r:e ek 8014 HIGHWAY 99, On6; IJE;, CA 95965 (530) 566.1988 FAX .(530) 566-1861 March 24, 2005 Mr. Patti McIntosh Chief Administrative Officer, County of Butte 25 County Center Dive Oroville,.California 95965 Roo., lLoafer Creek North Butte County Development. Proposal to City of Chico- Dear Paul, In consideration of the various discussions over the past weeks between representatives of Loafer.Creek LLC ("LC") and Butte County relating to, inter alfa, certain development and mitigation projects and opportunities,.and in order to ensure consistent and appropriate Information disclosure and exchange directly and indirectly relating to Butte Comity-located pivjects, .11C is herewith providing its "Bidwell Ranch" proposal recently subinitted to the City of Chico. LC's"proposal was submitted in response to a formal written request from the City of Chico. Because the .LC proposal to Chico includes a real estate development and mitigation component currently located in Butte County but outside of Chico and because LC is confident the project should generate very significant benefits to Chido`and.Butte County, it is LC's view that the appropriate-County officials should be duly apprised of the discourse between LC and the City of Chico. ; Furthermore, to ensure that the County has a sufficient understanding of LC's intentions within and outside of Chico, LC also extends an .invitation to County staff and each supervisor, as appropriate, to meet with LC individually or in small groups. FAX N0:.:5305661881 Mar. 25 2005 10:36AM P3 LoAnRCRga lProp®ssd for Presentation to Cky of Chko Cou' Rell Appal g, 2 Mr. Dave Nelson,, Counsel and Member Mr. Mih 0* Environmenkl Counsel WVVrdaevv QLIWIM v • By letter dated March . 9, 2005 ftom CoanMUWty `Development Director Antoine $ atlsto to Loafer Cre* •LLC, t9ho City of Chino's Internal Affaix_' Cotnrnittee roqued Loafer 'Cre* LLC submit its . property for formal preseonta an before. the City Council MI relating � the April 5. Bidwell Randa J . tlttg on April 5,,2005. Loafer Creek. LLC, a Butte County environmental, technology and real estate company. proposes the following; t)pti WZC the natural and remeationil assets of Bidwell Ranch by prohibiting commercial development on Bidwell Ranch by form of a conservation Moment; Identify and maintain the natural resource assets of Bidwell Ranch, including but not limited to, regulated vermal pools and Butte County Meadowroam; Expand the boundaries Loafer, Cteek'i USFW-certified Dove Ridge Conservation bank to incorporate some or all of Bidwell Manch; P. Relocate the approximate 1,500 residential home Iota previously earmarked for Bidwell Ranch to the nearby Loafer Creek, property commonly referred to as the Thomassen Rauch; D i.tbr Creole and its business partners will pursue annexation and entitlement ' Of a smart growth -enabled residential development on the Thomasson Ranch of • no loss than 100000 residential home Iota; D The. City of Chico will provide a streamlined annexation and entitlement plan Ir the T'homassen stanch development satisfactory in scope and schedule to the City and i oaftr Creek; ' Upota n agreed sohedulo. Loafer crack or its designee will y lot value" of at hast 1$00 of the 10000 or more lots to and e the f ry the city of Chico or Its desigaae; FROM ' FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 2005'10:37RM., P4 FrOm the enhanced DOW Ridge Conservation bank and/or -other Loafer Crook natural resource assets, Loafer Crook will make available for the City's use and discretion at least 1,S00•miti2ati0n credits, 'Loafer Creek's development of.the Thomassen Ranch will seaui»e not only ' Proper enviro11690tal mitigation mid water supply but will also mitigate certain existing infi`astructure needs including Flooding 9awaga ftatment 0PLoad v ts. 4 .- Relakd-jQnslaratla , Loafer Creek's proposal is designed to stimulate necessary residential and"commercial development to fallow the intrimic Onvironmental'attributes of the region immediately north and northeast of Chico. Bidwell Ranch's highest and best use is to maintain and sourish its natural resources assets and ensure public access. The Bidwell Ranch°s Value beyond its recreational, open -apace involves the protected natm l resources and continuity to the City's pads system, Relocating the housing caa>lponent-to the loss environmentally sensitive properdas on the Thomusen Ruch ar d' czudng overall r mitigation helps realize the highest and best use of Bidwell Raich, Loafer Crack, due to its role in mitigation basking and willingness to subrogate land development to enhancing environmental value, is in the unique position to attribute to the City, and the surrounding ares a true "win-win", namely: _ 0 In fill open space Increase•In available.mitigat on property 9 Short and long-term revenue to the City of Chico and County of Butte 0 Stern the Tide of Residential demand 4 '0 Maintain end enhance the quality of lith for the residents of Chrioo • and Butte County a ire April 1, 2005 TO: Paul McIntosh FROM: Jane Dolan RE: letter received by fax from Loafer Creek I received a copy of a letter address to you dated March 24`h from Stephen Mardigian of Loafer Creek LLC. Attached to this is a Proposal for Presentation to the Chico City Council. In Mr. Mardigian's letter to you he .writes of "...the various discussions over the past weeks between representatives of.Loafer Creek LLC and Butte County relating to, inter alia,' certain development and mitigation projects..." I wish to know who has been party to this `various discussions" and what is being discussed. FROM FAX NO. :536566i88i Mar. 25 2065 16:35AM P1 Loa 8014 HIGHWAY 99, QROvll,k,E:, CA 95965 (530) 566.1988 FAX (530) 566-1881 March 24, 2005 Mr. Paul McIntosh Chief Administrative Officer County of Butte 25 County Center Drive Orovillc, California 95965 Res Loafer Creek North Butte County Developinent Proposal to City of Chico . Dear Paul: In consideration of the various discussions over the past weeks between representatives of Loafer Creek LLC ("LC") and Butte County relating to, inter alia, certain development and mitigation projects and opportunities, and in order to ensure consistent and appropriate Information disclosure and exchange dir®ctly and indirectly relating to Butte County -located projects, IAC is herewith providing its "Bidwell Ranch" proposal recently submitted to the City of Chico. LC's proposal was submitted in response to a formal written request. from the City of Chico. Because the .LC proposal to Chico includes a real estate development and mitigation component currently located in Butte County but outside of Chico and because LC is confident the project should generate very significant benefits to Chico and Butte County, it is LC's view that the appropriate County officials should be duly apprised of the discourse between LC and the City of Chico. Finthermore, to ensure that the County has a sufficient understanding of LC's intentions within and outside of Chico, LC also extends an invitation to County staff and each supervisor, as appropriate, to meet with LC individually or in small groups. FRAM FAX N0. :5305661881 Mara 25 20e5 .10:36AM P2 Finally, LC is ready and willing to present some or all of its Butte County projects to the County board if and when the Board of Supervisors deem it appropriate. A yours,,ardigian Member Loafer Creek, LLC Enclosure (City of Chico Proposal For April 5, 2005 Council Meeting) cc wlenc: Supervisor William Connelly Supervisor Jane Dolan Supervisor Curt Josiassen Supervisor Mary Anne Houx Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi Mr, Thomas I Lando Mr. Antoine Baptiste Ms. Kim Seidler Mr, Cliff Sellers FROM f FAX NO. :5305661881 Mar. 25 20e5 10:36AM P3 LOAM CREW Proposal for 1Presentadon to Chy of Chlso Council .. April 39 2NIY.7 Mr. Dove Nelson, Counsel dnd Member" Mr. Mlb Ohm, Environ►mcntacl Co:uisel overview — By Ietter dated March 9, 2005 form Commwlity Development Director Antoine Svisto to Loafer Crock LLC, to City of Chico's Internal Affairs Committee reqUGSW Loafer Cask LLC submit its panposal relating to the Bidwell Ranch ply for formai premtatioat before tho City council meeting on April 5, ZOOS. 1 lwoafnr Crock LLC, a butte County environmental, technology and real estate contpamY, proposes the following: Optisnizo the natural and razreational &sects of Bidwell Ranch by prohibiting commercial development on. Bidwell Ranch by form of a 'Conservation easement; > Identify and maintain the natural resource assets of Bidwell Ranch, inoluding but not lianited to, regulated vemal pools and Butte County Meadowfoam; > Expand the boundaries Loafer Creek's USFW-certified Dove Ridge Conservation bank to incorporate some or all of Bidwell Bch; Relocate the approximate 1,300 residential home lots previously Marked for Bidwell Ranch to the nearby Loafer Crock property commonly refbrred to as the Thomassen,itch; 8 Loaibr Creek and its business partners will pumue annexation and entitlement of a smart growth•anabled residential development on the Tbomassen Ranch of no leas than 10,000 residential home late; > The City of Chico will provide a streamlined annexation and entitlement plan £Cir the Thomassen Ranch development satisfactory in scope and schedule to the City and loafer Creek; Upon an agreed schedule, Loafer Creels or its designee will pr save the "paper lot value" of at least 1,500 of the 10,000 or more lots to and for the benefit of the City of Chico or Its desigue; " f. • ti.: i iii � .. J`Y��. FROM FAX N0: :5305661661` Mar. 25 2005 10:37AM P4 ➢From the enhanced Ji?ove Ridge Conservation bank and/or other Loafer Crook natural resource assets, Loafer Crook will make available for the City's use and discretion at least 1,500 mitigation credits; Loafer Creek's development of the Thomassen Ranch will assume not only P onvi" Urme "d mitigations and water supply but will also mitigate certain existing infraotructura needs including: 4, Floodiag Sewage treatmeat Road improvements klakd- .Cns entlea; i Loafer Creek's proposal is designed to stimulate r=Nsary residential and commercial development to fallow the intrinsic envisonmental attributes of the region immediately north and northeast of Chico. Bidwell Ranch's highest and beat use is to maintain and nourish its natural resources assets and ensure public access. The Bidwell Ranch's value beyond its recreational, open-space involves the protected natural resources and -continuity to the City's park system. Relocating the housing component to the logs environmentally sensitive properties on the 7bomusen Mach and ensuring overall mitigation helps realise the highest and beat use of Bidwell Ranch, Loafer Creek, due to its role in mitigadon b=Wn'S and willingness to subrogate land development to enhancing environmental value, is in the unique position to attribute to the City, and the surrounding area a true "win-win", namely: # In fill open space ' �A Increase in available mitigation property P Short and long-term revenue to the City of Chico and County of Butte Stern the Tide of Residential denadd 4 Maintain and enhance the quality of lith fbr the residents of Chico and Butte County i CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE COUNTY OF BUTTE PAUL McINTOSH Chief Administrative Officer 25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3380. Telephone: (5 - Facsimile: (53 ( fECFEWFE APR 0 6 2005 10 SUPERVISOR JANE DOLAN DISTRICT 2 MEMO April 5, .2005 To: Supervisor Jane Dolan District 2 From: Paul McIntosh Chief Administrative Officer Subj : Letter from Loafer Creek MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, Bill Connelly Jane Dolan Mary Anne Houx Curt Josiassen Kim K. Yamaguchi In response to your note of April 1 regarding the fax from Loafer Creek, I can only respond regarding the discussions of which I am aware and was party to. On February 17, I was in a meeting with representatives of Loafer Creek regarding mitigation credits and banking. Also in attendance were Supervisor Josiassen, Judith Terry and Joan Townsend. I was a again involved in a meeting in Washington DC on March 8 with representatives of Loafer Creek regarding a proposal - they wanted to put forth as part of the license renewal of Lake Oroville. Supervisor Josiassen and. Supervisor Connelly, the FERC Subcommittee, were also in attendance at that meeting. My meeting on February 17 was the first time I have ever met with anyone representing Loafer Creek. Prior to that, I had received a' telephone call from an attorney representing Loafer Creek regarding mitigation banking and how that may help the City of Chico with Bruce Road (I suggested he contact Chico) and from Supervisor Houx discussing a flood control issue that Loafer Creek was involved with in some fashion. I would note that both topics listed in the first paragraph are scheduled to be discussed .by the full Board at the April 12 meeting. I have no knowledge of any other discussions by other parties. . Effective customer service requires responsive processes Message Page 1 of 2 Dolan, Jane From: McIntosh, Paul Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:42 PM To: Dolan, Jane; Houx, Mary Anne; Alpert, Bruce Subject: RE: Loafer Creek I spoke with Mr. Ohm last week but his comments seemed to concern an issue germane to the City of Chico and development along Bruce Road. He did not request that we set up a meeting and only wanted to keep me informed of discussions they were having. I see no reason for Board attendance at such a meeting. In fact attendance could compromise your participation in decision-making at some point in the future. I am available on those dates but Mr. Ohm has not communicated with me regarding this meeting. From: Dolan, Jane Sent: Wed 1/26/2005 10:05 PM To: Houx; Mary Anne; McIntosh, Paul; Alpert, Bruce Subject: RE: Loafer Creek I have no idea what this is about. The email from Mr. Ohm suggests Madden, Greenlaw (Bob of Chico, formerly county?) or McIntosh would have informed some or all of us of the desire and purpose of a meeting. Since I've heard from none of these three about Loafer Creek's interests or ideas, seems to me they can meet with any staff who may wish to meet with them. Then we elected officials can subsegquently meet with our own staff and discuss the issues with our own staff before we are placed in any situation, without preparation, and be seen as giving a policy decisions on behalf of the county. OK? Jane From: Houx, Mary Anne Sent: Wednesday, January. 26, 2005 5:14 -PM To: Dolan, Jane; McIntosh, Paul; Alpert, Bruce Subject: FW: Call Back Request Importance: High Jane and Gentlemen, Mr. Ohm represents Dan Kordt. Do you have any comments? Suggestions? Enlightenment? Mary Anne Houx From: Ohm, Michael K. [mailto:MOhm@bellboyd.com] Sent: Wed 1/26/2005 3:23 PM To: Cindy Hodges; tlando@ci.chico.ca.us; Houx, Mary Anne; Dolan, Jane Cc: csellers@ci.chico.ca.us; dave.nelson@frontiernet.net; scpalmer@swidlaw.com; srm4649@yahoo.com Subject: RE: Call Back Request All As each of you may know from Messrs. Greenlaw, Madden or McIntosh, I will be in your neck of the woods meeting with Loafer Creek, certain regulators and developers the week of February 14, 2005. The primary focus of the discussion will be to evaluate one or more options to reconcile.a range of conflicting issues from Butte County Meadowfoam preservation to residential and related growth/development including one or more potential . 2/5/2005 Message Page 1 of 2 Dolan, Jane J From: Houx, Mary Anne Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:14 PM To: Dolan, Jane; McIntosh, Paul; Alpert, Bruce Subject: FW: Call Back Request Importance: High Jane and Gentlemen, Mr. Ohm represents Dan Kordt. Do you have any comments? Suggestions? Enlightenment? Mary Anne Houx From: Ohm, Michael K. [mailto:MOhm@bellboyd.com] Sent: Wed 1/26/2005 3:23 PM To: Cindy Hodges; tlando@ci.chico.ca.us; Houx, Mary Anne; Dolan, Jane Cc: csellers@ci.chico.ca.us; dave.nelson@frontiernet.net; scpalmer@swidlaw.com; srm4649@yahoo.com Subject: RE: Call Back Request All As each of you may know from Messrs. Greenlaw, Madden or McIntosh, I will be in your neck of the woods meeting with Loafer Creek, certain regulators and developers the week of February 14, 2005. The primary focus of the discussion will be to evaluate one or more options to reconcile a range of conflicting issues from Butte County Meadowfoam preservation to residential and related growth/development including one or more potential land exchanges. I understand from the Loafer Creek folks that due in part to. recent reports indicating a greater flooding threat than originally projected in the.greaier Chico area, that a call/meeting may take place in the near term between Loafer Creek and certain City and/or County officials to among other things discuss various mechanisms and information relevant to mitigating the flooding threats. Because of the interrelated nature of these conflicts and their respective solutions, it may be prudent to discuss the issues further at one meeting. (As a related aside, please be advised that LC has been contacted by representatives of various local watershed groups, including contacts from Ed Chambeau, seeking LC's counsel on the flooding and other water management related issues. LC has and will continue to act as a information resource for the appropriate groups.) If one or more representatives of the City'and County can schedule the time, we respectfully suggest a meeting at Loafer Creek either the afternoon of February 16 or sometime on February 17th. Please advise with your preference for time/date of the meeting and who will attend as soon as possible but no later than February 4, 2005. It is recommended that at least one representative of the City Council and the County Board participate. The above addressees have been identified at the suggestion of a number of parties including Messrs. Greenlaw, Madden and/or McIntosh. We will prepare an agenda and share same shortly after the date/time and attendees has been set. At this time, the thinking is to keep this first meeting to LC, the City and the County. If the presence of the regulators and/or developers is deemed useful, please, make your suggestions accordingly. Thank you, Mike Ohm -----Original Message ----- From: Cindy Hodges [mailto:Chodges@loafercreek.com] Sent: Wednesday., January 26, 2005 10:34 AM To: tlando@ci.chico.ca.us; MAHoux@buttecounty.net; jdolan@buttecounty.net 2/5/2005 Message Page 2 of 2 Cc: Ohm, Michael K.; csellers@ci.chico.ca.us Subject: Call Back Request Dan Kohrdt would like to set up a call with each of you individually regarding flood matters in Butte County as well as options to find funding to resolve current county major issues. Cindy Hodges HR Manager (530)566-1188 ext.101_ choa�es =.loafercreek.com The information contained in this e-mail message may be . privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. 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