Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Awards $3.2 Million in State Funds to Los Angeles and Ventura County Fire Departments for Immediate Local Wildfire Prevention

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Pursuant to Government Code Section 5096.513, the Conservancy will consider a grant of Proposition 4 funds to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) for the payment of outstanding principal on promissory note by which the MRCA acquired the property.

Summary of the basis for the recommendation of approval:

Staff will recommend making the proposed grant to help to complete the acquisition of the Sweetwater Mesa (152 acres) and Primrose (125 acres) properties consisting of 11 parcels totaling approximately 277 acres in Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County. Successful completion of this project will further California Executive Order N-82-20 (aka 30-by-30), improve passive recreational opportunities along the Coastal Slope Trail, conserve parcels designated as Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (“ESHA”), enhance habitat connectivity, increase contiguous open space, support numerous sensitive vegetation and habitat assemblages, and protect USGS blue line streams along the coastal slope of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Primrose property abuts Solstice Creek where Southern California steelhead trout have been detected; therefore, conservation of these properties would reduce the threat to water flows and protect important stream habitat. Additional funding to pay the balance of the promissory note will follow this proposed action.  If the MRCA fails to pay off the promissory note, the bulk of the properties in question will revert to the seller/previous owner.

Other relevant documents:

MRCA Grant Application

Primrose and Sweetwater Map

Sweetwater Appraisal.

Sweetwater Appraisal Review

Primrose Appraisal

Primrose Appraisal Review

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