Acknowledgments As Chair of the Lower Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan Working Group, I would like to thank the following individuals for their time, expertise, and dedication which were invaluable during the community input and planning processes. They spent thousands of hours collaborating with one another to develop, review, and refine the content of this Plan which would not have been possible without their efforts. Additionally I would like to extend a special thanks to those community members who used their valuable time to attend a meeting, join a bike ride, watch a movie in the river or in some other way lent their voice in the planning process.

Thanks for thoughtful contributions goes to:

Manal Aboelata, Prevention Institute

Pedro Aceituno, City of Bell Gardens

Mike Affeldt, City of Los Angeles

James Alamillo, Heal the Bay

Elizabeth Alcantar, Los Angeles County Bike Coalition

Raul Alvarez, California Assembly District 63

Melinda Amato, Los Angeles County Bike Coalition

Brandon Araujo, City of Vernon

Carol Armstrong, City of Los Angeles

Sean Ashton, City of Downey

Al Austin, City of Long Beach

Abel Avalos, City of Bell Gardens

Robert Baird, Prevention Institute

Alina Bokde, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Ana Bonilla, Prevention Institute

William Preston Bowling, Friends of the LA River

Alf Brandt, California Assembly District 63

Keali’i Bright, California Natural Resources Agency

Omar Brownson, RiverLA

Dore Burry, Los Angeles Conservation Corps

Ryan Butler, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Tamika Butler, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Maria Camacho, RiverLA

Sergio Canales, City of Vernon

Aidé Castro, City of Lynwood

Christopher S. Cash, City of Paramount / Gateway Water Management Authority

Arturo Cervantes, City of South Gate

Herlinda Chico, Los Angeles County District 4

Marissa Christiansen, Friends of the LA River

Dusadee Corhiran, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Evelyn Cortez-Davis, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Gene Daniels, City of Paramount

Eduardo De La Riva, City of Maywood

Eduardo Demesa, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Gladis Deras, City of South Gate

KeAndra Dodds, Los Angeles County District 1

Angela Driscoll, Los Angeles County District 4

Robert Duarte, Los Angeles County District 4

Debbie Enos, Watershed Conservation Authority

Jocelyn Estiandan, Los Angeles County Public Health

Viviana Franco, From Lot to Spot

Shona Ganguly, The Nature Conservancy

Robert Garcia, Gateway Cities COG

Diane Gatza, Water Replenishment District

Beth Gendreau, Trails4All

Christina Giorgio, Public Counsel

Mark Glassock, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Joe Gonzales, Watershed Conservation Authority

Terri Grant, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Serge Haddad, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Aaron Hernandez-Torres, City of Cudahy

Christian Hernandez, City of Cudahy

Antonio Hicks, Public Counsel

Victor Hinderliter, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Kedrin Hopkins, Long Beach Conservation Corps

Enrique Huerta, From Lot to Spot

Kevin Jackson, City of Long Beach

Jessie Johnson, Council for Watershed Health

Lacey Johnson, Los Angeles County District 2

Chris Jordan, Watts Reimagined

Karly Katona, Los Angeles County District 2

Tori Kjer, The Trust for Public Land

Dan Knapp, Long Beach Conservation Corps

Jonathan Kraus, City of Long Beach

Alex Kung, City of Vernon

Cynthia Kurtz, RiverLA

Julie Leung, Prevention Institute

Keith Lilley, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Alex Linz, Watershed Conservation Authority

Ignacio Lopez, RiverLA

mark! Lopez, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Monique López, Los Angeles County Bike Coalition

Pauline Louie, Urban Waters Federal Partnership

Xugo Lujan Jr., East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Wendy Macias, City of Paramount / Gateway Water Management Authority

Ritu Mahajan, Public Counsel

Robin Mark, The Trust for Public Land

Efrén Martinez, Florence-Firestone / Walnut Park Chamber of Commerce

Gabriel Mason, Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation

Anjali Sara Mathews, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Terrence McCarthy, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Stephen Mejia, Friends of the LA River

Jose Mendoza, City of Bell Gardens

Amalia Merino, City of Los Angeles

Jim Meyer, Trails4All

Bryan Moller, Urban Health Strategies

Julie Moore, Los Angeles County District 4

Jorge Morales, City of South Gate

Heather Morrison, City of Long Beach

Brady Moss, California Natural Resources Agency

Mohammad Mostahkami, City of Downey

Michelle Mowery, City of Long Beach

Daniel Mueller, City of Downey

Irma Muñoz, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

Colleen Murphy, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Willard H. Murray, Water Replenishment District

Bruno Naulls, City of Lynwood

Alessandro Negrete, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Anthony Nercessian, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

David Nevarez, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Eric Nguyen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Gina Nila, City of Commerce

Lyndsey Nolan, Los Angeles County Bike Coalition

Frank O’Brien, Watts Reimagined

Kimberly Ortega, Los Angeles County District 1

Graciela Ortiz, City of Huntington Park

Shannon Parker, City of Long Beach

Johnathan Perisho, Watershed Conservation Authority

Dat Phan, Public Counsel

Charlotte A. Pienkos, The Nature Conservancy

Chris Pina, City of Los Angeles

Jessica Prieto, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Wendy Ramallo, Council for Watershed Health

Natasha Reyes, Public Counsel

Meredith Reynolds, City of Long Beach

Larry Rich, City of Long Beach

Jocelyn River-Oliva, Los Angeles County District 4

Ali Saleh, City of Bell

Arturo M. Sanchez, Gateway Cities Council of Governments

Baru Sanchez, City of Cudahy

Yareli Sanchez, Council for Watershed Health

Maria T. Santillan-Beas, City of Lynwood

Suely Saro, Office of Senator Ricardo Lara, District 33

Keshia Sexton, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Daniel Sharp, Los Angeles County Public Works/Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Christopher Solek, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Jill Sourial, The Nature Conservancy

Mark Stanley, Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Austin Straus, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Bob Sun, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Jon Switalski, RiverLA

John Tangenberg, Council for Watershed Health

Taylor Thomas, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

Nestor Enrique Valencia, City of Bell

Christina Vallejo, Council for Watershed Health

Diana Varat, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Felix Velasco, City of Vernon

Marybeth Vergara, Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Rafael Villegas, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Teresa Villegas, Los Angeles County District 1

Chau Vu, City of Bell Gardens

Derek Wieske, City of Vernon

Elva Yañez, Prevention Institute

Justin Yee, Urban Waters Federal Partnership

Tetra Tech:Ira Mark Artz

Krista Carlson

Alysha Chan

Ryan Edgley

Martina Frey

Oliver Galang

Chad Helmle

Eva Hsiung

Gina Palino

Steve Parker

Jaime Sayre

Blair Siegal

Regina Scheibner

Brad Wardynski

Christy Williams

Sophia Zumot

Consultant Team under direction of Los Angeles County Public Works and the Working Group

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Sincerely,Mark StanleyExecutive OfficerSan Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

DakeLuna Consultants:Miguel Luna

Brigette E. Calderon

Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc:Delia Arriaga

Paola Bassignana

Ed Canalin

Tim Carroll

Carie DeRuiter

Kim Donahue

Daniel Iacofano

Ryan Mottau

Andy Pendoley

Devon Provo

Joyce Vollmer

Perkins + Will:Leigh Christy

Sandy Ghaly

Carrie Latimer

Martin Leitner

Shuo Liu

Tim Pettigrew

Ingrid Stromberg

Steve Summerford

Yancy Wilkinson

Richard Watson and Associates:Richard Watson

Studio MLA:Aaron Ackerman

Jan Dyer

Margot Jacobs

Min Kim

Mia Lehrer

Matt Romero

ContentsVolume 1The Lower Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan — at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Chapter 1 . The Lower Los Angeles River Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Vision into Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3. Community-Driven Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 4. From Concept to Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Chapter 5 . The Long View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Volume 2Chapter 1. Plan Framework

1.1 Baseline Conditions1.2 Goals, Objectives and Metrics1.3 Building Blocks1.4 Multi-Benefit Strategy Development Methodology

Chapter 2 . List of Strategies for All Opportunity Areas2.1 Introduction and Purpose2.2 Opportunity Area Fact Sheets

Chapter 3 . Signature Strategies

Chapter 4. Governance and Funding

Chapter 5. Review of Existing Planning Efforts

Chapter 6 . Summary of Input

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