Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Sarah Birkeland, Acting Parks Director
Subject: Measure K Funding Agreement Amendment with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for the Ravenswood Bay Trail connection project.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Parks Acting Director to amend the agreement with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for the Ravenswood Bay Trail Connection Project, extending the term through June 30, 2019.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) is a 500 mile shoreline walking and bicycling path that will one day encircle San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. With over 340 miles complete, it follows the shoreline in nine counties, passing through 47 cities and crossing four toll bridges.
Within San Mateo County, 49 miles or 72 percent of the planned 68 miles of the Bay Trail are complete. The Ravenswood Bay Trail Connection Project (Project) will close a critical gap in the Bay Trail. It is also the last gap in 80 miles of contiguous trail that will link the three south bay counties and a toll bridge.
This project is 0.6 miles in length, located between Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and University Avenue along the boundary between the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park.
The Project has been underway for ten years as it is one of the more complex Bay Trail gaps. A working group composed of Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD), the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and San Francisco Bay Trail staff of the Association of Bay Area Governments have steadily moved the Project forward.
Some of the challenges are existing wetlands, a railroad line that could be activated in the future, SFPUC lands, adjacent residential neighborhoods, nearby Hetch-Hetchy water pipes, South Bay Salt Pond restoration, and a former gun ...
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