Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Update and Authorization to File a Special Use Permit Application with the United States Forest Service

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1 Office of the City Manager CONSENT CALENDAR October 6, 2015 To: From: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Dee Williams-Ridley, Interim City Manager Submitted by: Scott Ferris, Director, Parks Recreation & Waterfront Subject: Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Update and Authorization to File a Special Use Permit Application with the United States Forest Service RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution: 1. Authorizing the City Manager to file a Special Use Permit (SUP) application with the United Stated Forest Service (USFS) to allow the City of Berkeley s Tuolumne Camp (BTC) to operate in its current location for 30 years; and 2. Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the USFS in an amount not to exceed $60,000 to provide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) consultation and review for the Master Development Plan process. FISCAL IMPACTS OF RECOMMENDATION Funds for the contract with the USFS in the amount of $60,000 are available in the Camps Fund reserve. An appropriation of $60,000 will be included in the First Amendment to the FY 2016 Annual Appropriations Ordinance and budgeted in Camps Fund budget code (CMS No. 08CP01). CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS In order to rebuild BTC, the City must complete a new Master Development Plan and receive a Special Use Permit from the USFS. As part of this process the City and the USFS must jointly complete a concept design that will be used as the basis for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. The City will conduct a separate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process. Before the NEPA process can begin, a Special Use Permit (SUP) Application must be submitted and formally accepted by the USFS. Once submitted, the USFS has up to 30 days to review and formally accept the SUP Application. At that point, the NEPA and CEQA processes will begin. These processes will include an opportunity for extensive public feedback. After completion of the federal and state environmental review processes, the City can proceed with the design, permitting, and construction process. At the earliest, this process will be completed in Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA Tel: (510) TDD: (510) Fax: (510) manager@cityofberkeley.info Website:

2 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Update and Authorization to File a CONSENT CALENDAR Special Use Permit Application with the United States Forest Service October 6, 2015 BACKGROUND The City s Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (BTC) has been in operation since The camp has been a summer tradition for generations of Berkeley residents, with more than 4,000 individuals per year enjoying the fun-filled activities and heart-felt traditions at Tuolumne Camp. On August 25, 2013, the camp was largely destroyed during the Rim Fire, one of the largest and most damaging wildfires in California s history, burning an estimated 257,000 acres. During the first six months following the fire, the City and its contractor, American Integrated Services, Inc., carefully assessed and remediated the approximately 15-acre site while protecting the many natural resources. In April 2014, the USFS completed the Rim Hazard Tree Environmental Assessment (EA) for portions of the burned area that included the BTC site, and subsequently removed many of the hazardous trees throughout the burned area. During the past 18 months, staff has worked with USFS officials to determine the guidelines for the new Master Development Plan. On March 2, 2015, the City received a tentative approval of a conceptual plan from the USFS that both the City and USFS believe will be a road map for the successful redevelopment of the camp. Over the past three months, the City, in collaboration with USFS, has undertaken a public process in order to help shape the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Master Development Plan. This public process consisted of an internet survey and numerous public workshops and meetings. The internet survey received 440 responses, and the public workshops, in Berkeley, Groveland, and Echo Lake Camp, were attended by more than 80 participants. Additionally, staff met with many former Berkeley Tuolumne Camp staff members and the Friends of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (FOBTC), as well as the City of Berkeley Parks and Waterfront Commission. The views expressed at the public workshops generally reflected those of the internet survey. However, because of the workshop format and opportunity to discuss the plans in detail, many constructive ideas surfaced about the particulars of the Camp, its operation, and ways to improve the Camp without losing its unique sense of place and experience. Summaries of the ideas expressed at these workshops and the internet survey, updated Master Development Plans, and additional information can be found on the City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Website: mp.aspx Gathering public feedback was part of the pre-scoping process in order to create a draft design that will be used as the City s and USFS submittal for both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental analysis and decision making processes. Page 2

3 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Update and Authorization to File a CONSENT CALENDAR Special Use Permit Application with the United States Forest Service October 6, 2015 The City is currently working with the USFS to assemble a Scoping Package that will include descriptions of the expansion of the Camp s permit area as an amendment to the Stanislaus National Forest (STF) Plan, Camp facilities to be constructed in the near term; the operations of the Camp; and a framework for the revegetation of the Camp (emphasizing those areas burned by the Rim Fire). The release of the Scoping Package will take place this fall. Receiving public comments about the Scoping Package is the first formal step of the environmental review process being conducted under NEPA guidelines. There will be a 30-day review and comment period. An announcement of the availability of the Scoping Package will be posted on the USFS and City s web pages and ed to everyone who signed in at the public workshops or who participated in the internet survey and requested their address be added to the City s list. Additionally, the City will also be preparing an environmental document for the Camp for CEQA review. Completing a CEQA document is necessary before the City Council can adopt the Master Development Plan. After public comment on the Scoping Package, the City and USFS will refine the Camp s plans and then prepare separate NEPA and CEQA environmental documents, which will also be available for public review and comment. Council will adopt the final NEPA and CEQA documents. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY The planning, design, and reconstruction of Camp will demonstrate, through a sciencebased stewardship approach, appropriate restoration of the forest landscape after a catastrophic wildfire in order to achieve sustainable riverine and upland ecosystems that provide a broad range of benefits to humans and the ecosystem. The long-term goal of the re-vegetation/reforestation program is to re-establish a forest canopy over the Camp. Other goals include: Enhancing the water quality of Camp drainages and the South Fork of the Tuolumne River with the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to encourage biodiversity, preserve resources, and maintain riparian habitat; Separating water usage for fire suppression from potable uses, and considering the feasibility of installing a tertiary wastewater treatment system; Enhancing wildlife linkages through Camp to adjacent forest uplands; and Protecting Riparian Conservation Areas by providing buffers around all streams and drainages. Page 3

4 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Update and Authorization to File a CONSENT CALENDAR Special Use Permit Application with the United States Forest Service October 6, 2015 Post-wildfire restoration activities will emphasize enhancing native vegetation cover, stabilizing channels using natural methods, and minimizing exposed bare soils and erosion. The Master Development Plan will be subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate and address any potentially significant environmental impacts. RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION Before the Scoping Package for the BTC design can be released for public review and before the NEPA process can begin, a Special Use Permit (SUP) Application must be submitted to and formally accepted by the USFS. Therefore, staff recommends Council approval to submit this SUP Application proposing that the USFS issue a 30-year permit to Camp for occupancy of the land. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS CONSIDERED None. CONTACT PERSON Denise Brown, Recreation and Youth Services Manager, Attachments: 1: Resolution 2: Facility Concept Map 3: Camp Permit Area Page 4

5 RESOLUTION NO. N.S. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT (SUP) APPLICATION WITH THE UNITED STATED FOREST SERVICE (USFS) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE USFS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 TO PROVIDE NEPA CONSULTATION AND REVIEW FOR THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS WHEREAS, Tuolumne Family Camp has been a beloved institution since the City started operating it in 1922, and for many families, spending time at Camp is an annual tradition that spans several generations; and WHEREAS, Tuolumne Family Camp was largely destroyed during the Rim Fire of 2013, one of the largest and most damaging wildfires in California s history, burning an estimated 257,000 acres; and WHEREAS, for many families living in an urban environment such as Berkeley, attending Tuolumne Family Camp provides a unique opportunity to learn about and live in a natural environment. If Camp were not to be reconstructed, the educational and recreational opportunities that the Camp provides Berkeley s families may no longer be available to them; and WHEREAS, in order to rebuild BTC, the City must complete a new Master Development Plan and receive a Special Use Permit from the USFS. As part of this process the City and the USFS must jointly complete a concept design that will be used as the basis for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. The City will conduct a separate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process; and WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $60,000 to cover this expense are budgeted in the Camps Fund budget account (CMS No. 08CP01). NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Berkeley that the City Manager is hereby authorized to file a Special Use Permit (SUP) application with the United Stated Forest Service (USFS) to allow Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (BTC) to operate in its current location for the next 30 years, from 2015 through BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the USFS in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for processing the SUP application, permit issuance, and monitoring. This includes NEPA review where the Forest Service will act as consultants to the City regarding Berkeley Tuolumne Camp.

6 MAINTENANCE CABIN FAMILY TENT CABINS WATER TREATMENT CAMP ENTRANCE A Camping Units with Mobility Features R = Restroom L = Laundry S = Shower Accessible Routes of Travel A Trail Facility Concept Attachment 2

7 MAINTENANCE CABIN FAMILY TENT CABINS WATER TREATMENT CAMP ENTRANCE No Trees or Canopy: Hazard Tree Removal Zone Generalize Pattern of Rim Fire

8 SUGAR PINE TRAIL SMALL FALLS TRAIL SMALL FALLS 0' Scale 200' 400' North Camp Permit Areas EXHIBIT A Attachment 3

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