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AGENDA 4-25-05 City/County Arroyo-Watershed Committee Subcommittee Meeting with John Roth: Review County Map Approval Process and Recent Tract Maps of Concern April 25, 2005 at Riverside Land Conservancy Office Attendance: Robert Caliva, Gail Egenes, Jane Block, Arlee Montalvo, Shelli Lamb, Wendy Eads, Frank Heyming, Lee Cussins, Debbie Walsh, and John Roth from County Planning Commission Introductions and Purpose of Meeting: To introduce Mr. Roth to our committee’s concern about arroyos, protection of the watershed, open space management and how to better facilitate our involvement in the review process for maps that are positioned along arroyos (such as that by the ION Communities). Discussion examined many arroyo issues, including septic systems, lot size stand ards, our jurisdictional boundaries. John said we need to provide a map with our jurisdictional boundaries. Lee volunteered to contact clerks and county staff to start this process. We need a map to be approved by City and County so that we can be included in planning and review process. Arlee and Lee will work to get arroyos added to City “Arroyos of Riverside” map and to get arroyos mapped in county. Discussion of easements and appropriate conditions of approval. We need to require that a fee to fund management of conservation easements be conditioned. Possibly endowments. John explained that in the County, the Land Development Committee is the first place where maps are examined. A copy goes to the Planning Commissioners. The maps are then revised and submitting to PC for approval process. We need to draft a sample condition of approval and have the Bob Johnson and planning staff examine it for agreement with County regulations, and then incorporate into process. Sierra System: Standard conditions of approval. Get this step done. Frank Heyming (RLC) and Shelli Lamb (RCD) will work on boiler plate language. Initial Study is required for most projects. John noted that the Commission sees very little comment from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Board. This may be due to time constraints, but also because the planning process is segmented. Horse keeping is still being approved in arroyos despite problem with cliptosporidium. Environmental Health looks at septic system placement. Frank—we need education process. We may prepare a presentation for staff, commissioners, BIA 1