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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City Council Interoffice Communication C
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To: Honorable Mayor & City Council Members
From: Cathy Green, City Council Member N-1
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Date: November 14, 2005 lc', cc
Subject: H-item - Wildland Conservancy request for Creation of a
Huntington Beach Blue Ribbon Committee to Develop a Vision
for the Santa Ana River
The Wildlands Conservancy is requesting that the Huntington Beach City Council create
a blue ribbon committee to develop the city's vision for the Santa Ana River.
Currently the Cities of Riverside and San Bernardino have completed their vision
documents and are working on projects identified in them. The Cities of Redlands,
Colton, and Santa Ana have committees working on their vision document.
The Santa Ana River is a beautiful ribbon of nature that flows through most of Orange
Counties urban communities with few parks or nature areas. A substantial portion of
the 110 miles of the river flow through our city, and it terminates at our shores.
Since the Santa Ana River has a major impact on the City of Huntington Beach and its
residents, it is important for Huntington Beach to play a role in creating a vision for its
future. I am, therefore, recommending that we form a blue ribbon committee to create
our city's vision for the Santa Ana River.
MOTION:
The City Council approve creation of a blue ribbon committee to create the city's vision
for the Santa Ana River. The Committee to be made up of three City Council members
with Council Member Green as one of the three members.
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City Administrator
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November 14, 2005
City of Huntington Beach
City Council,
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
RE: Request for adoption by the City Council to create a Blue Ribbon Committee for the
Santa Ana River.
Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members
The Wildlands Conservancy is a California nonprofit for public benefit corporation with
the mission to preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the earth, and to fund programs
so that every child may know the wonder and joy of nature. As you know the Santa Ana
River is a beautiful ribbon of nature that flows through urban communities with little or
no parks, or nature areas for the families and youth of these communities to enjoy. To
date, The Wildlands Conservancy has spent over 50 million dollars on creating a
greenway and outdoor education along the 110 miles of the river.
Currently the Cities of Riverside and San Bernardino have completed their vision
documents and are working on a projects identified in their vision documents. The Cities
of Redlands, Colton, and Santa Ana have committees working on the vision document.
The Wildlands Conservancy respectfully asks the City Council of Huntington Beach to
adopt a Blue Ribbon Committee tasked to create the City's vision for the Santa Ana
River. With the adoption of a committee we wiJI grant the city $5000.00 the costs for
creating the vision document. We will also be part of the committee and help in any
way we can to ensure that the vision created becomes a reality.
Thank you very much for you time and consideration. Please contact me for any reason
at (909) 797-8507.
Res ecctffully,
D.P. My s
Projects Manager and Santa Ana River Coordinator
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