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CITY OF <br />IZIVEIZSIDE <br />City Council Memorandum <br />City of,Arts & Innovation <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: MARCH 20, 2012 <br />FROM: PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY ITEM NO: 30 <br />SERVICES DEPARTMENT <br />WARD: 4 <br />SUBJECT: SEIZING OUR DESTINY — MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH <br />RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN -SPACE DISTRICT <br />REGARDING JOINT ACQUISITION OF SEVEN -MILE TRAIL TRAIL /LINEAR <br />PARK IN BOX SPRINGS CORRIDOR <br />ISSUE: <br />The issue for City Council consideration is approval of a Memorandum of Understanding <br />(MOU) with Riverside County Regional Park and Open -Space District regarding joint <br />acquisition of seven -mile trail /Linear Park in Box Springs Corridor. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />That the City Council approve the attached MOU with Riverside County Regional Park and <br />Open -Space District regarding joint acquisition of seven -mile trail /linear park in Box Springs <br />Corridor. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City has an opportunity to acquire property designated for use as trail /linear park. Parks, <br />trails and open space add value to a community in a variety of ways. Green spaces, healthy <br />trees and plant life soften urban development and add visual enhancements to a city. Park <br />facilities enable residents to become active and engaged in a variety of recreation activities <br />and outdoor pursuits for a healthier lifestyle. Acquiring additional trail space would advance <br />the goal of three acres /1,000 population. <br />The Box Springs Corridor property is a seven -mile stretch of land currently owned by the <br />Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MVVD) that connects City and County areas <br />and extends from near Alessandro Boulevard and Trautwein Road in the City to just beyond <br />McAllister Street in unincorporated Riverside County. This property is ideally suited as a trail <br />and is unofficially functioning as such in certain areas. The goal is that a partnership among <br />MWD, the City, and the County can be achieved in order to eventually develop this property as <br />a first -rate primary trail that serves the residents of this area by providing a great way to <br />experience the outdoors in an urban setting. <br />30 -1 <br />