CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-17-159 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
RESOLUTION
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Amending Resolution R-16-147, Concerning The Future Management Of Candelaria Farm Preserve As A Nature Study Area And Wildlife Preserve, To Clarify Responsibilities For The Process Of Creating A Resource Management Plan (Benton)
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AMENDING RESOLUTION R-16-147, CONCERNING THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF CANDELARIA FARM PRESERVE AS A NATURE STUDY AREA AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE, TO CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PROCESS OF CREATING A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-16-147 (Enactment No. R-2017-001) was approved by the City Council on January 4, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-16-147 directed the Open Space Division (OSD) and the Parks and Recreation Department (PRD) to immediately begin the process of creating a new Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Candelaria Farm Preserve and convene a Technical Advisory Group to accomplish this task; and
WHEREAS, more clarification is needed as to who will lead and have oversight of the RMP Technical Advisory Group.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. That Section 2 of Resolution R-16-147 is amended as follows:
“The City of Albuquerque directs the Open Space Division (OSD) and the Parks and Recreation Department (PRD) to immediately begin the process of creating a new Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Candelaria Farm Preserve. The Open Space Advisory Board shall have oversight of this process and will work collaboratively with OSD and PRD to complete the RMP. The RMP shall utilize as its basis and shall not reinvent, but rather clarify and update the conclusions and goals of previous plans, in particular the 1979 Predock plan. A draft RMP shall be submitted to the PRD Director, the Open Space Advisory Board, and the City Council for review that will include conformance to LWCF rules, consistency with City policy, fulfillment of the City’s fiduciary duties, and inclusion of relevant surveys and cost estimates.”
SECTION 2. That Section 3 of Resolution R-16-147 is amended as follows:
“To develop a new RMP, the Open Space Advisory Board shall name a lead and alternate lead for the Technical Advisory Group, who shall immediately convene the group composed of:
a. Staff from Open Space Division and Parks and Recreation.
b. A representative from the Open Space Advisory Board.
c. Technical experts from Bosque del Apache NWR and Valle de Oro NWR and elsewhere in the Fish and Wildlife Service as appropriate.
d. Technical experts from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service.
e. The State Parks LWCF liaison and staff from the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.
f. Staff from the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.
g. Other technical experts on wildlife habitat and farming for wildlife forage and cover crops.
h. Two representatives of the North Valley Coalition.
i. Other experts as deemed necessary for the task.
A final list of the Technical Advisory Group members shall be submitted to the Open Space Advisory Board, OSD, PRD and the City Council. The Technical Advisory Group shall submit a status report on the development of the Resource Management Plan to the City Council upon request.”
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