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Los Angeles River Master Plan Update Steering Committee Meeting #3 September 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Meeting Summary Location

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803 Conference Rooms C and D

Attendees Steering Committee Members • City of Long Beach, Cory Allen, alternate for Lena Gonzalez • City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, Michael Affeldt and Katie Mika, alternate • City of Paramount Public Works, Adriana Figueroa • City of South Gate, Gladis Deras, alternate for Arturo Cervantes • Council for Watershed Health, Eileen Alduenda • Conservation Corps of Long Beach, Dan Knapp and Kayla Kelly-Slatten,

alternate • East Yard Communities for Environmental Health, mark! Lopez and Alessandro

Negrete, alternate • From Lot to Spot, Viviana Franco and Enrique Huerta, alternate • Friends of the LA River, Stephen Mejia, alternate for Marissa Christiansen • Heal the Bay, Shelley Luce and Katherine Pease, alternate • Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission, Rudy Ortega • Los Angeles County 3rd District, Virdiana Velez, alternate for Katy Young • Los Angeles County 4th District, Jocelyn Rivera-Olivas • Los Angeles County 5th District, Chris Perry • Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Lyndsey Nolan, alternate for Jesi Harris • Los Angeles County Business Federation, Hilary Norton • Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Keith Lilley, alternate for Daniel J.

Lafferty • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Rafael Villegas, alternate for

Evelyn Cortez-Davis, • Los Angeles Neighborhood Trust, Keshia Sexton, alternate for Tamika L. Butler • Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Melissa von Mayrhauser, alternate for Bruce Resnik • Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Julia Salinas


• Public Counsel, Antonio Hicks • Regional Water Quality Control Board, Renee Purdy, alternate for Deborah

Smith • River and Mountains Conservancy, Mary Beth Vergara, alternate for Mark

Stanley • Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Sarah Rascon and Melissa Vega,

alternates for Joseph T. Edmiston • The Boethius Initiative UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Peter

Sellars and Catherine Gudis and Julia Carnahan, alternates • The Nature Conservancy, Shona Ganguly • The Trust for Public Land, Robin Mark, alternate for Tori Kjer • Urban Waters Federal Partnership, Justin Yee • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pauline K. Louie • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chris Solek, alternate for Eduardo T. DeMesa • Water Replenishment District, Kimberly Badescu, alternate for Robb Whitaker

Los Angeles County Public Works Staff • Carolina Hernandez • Dan Sharp • Christine Wartman • Dusadee Corhiran • Ernesto Rivera • Christine Wartman • Mark Beltran • Alynn Sun • Riley James • Paul Shadmani • Anthony Weiss • Helen To • Stella Lee

Additional Los Angeles County Staff • Sheela Mathai, Department of Parks and Recreation • Michelle O’Connor, Department of Parks and Recreation • Katherine King, Department of Parks and Recreation • Rita Kampalath, Chief Sustainability Office

Consultant Team


• Mark Hanna, Geosyntec • Najwa Pitois, Geosyntec • Paul Senker, Geosyntec • Joseph Goldstein, Geosyntec • Andrea Carrassi, Geosyntec • Jessica Henson, OLIN • Joanna Karaman, OLIN • Diana Jih, OLIN • Angela Barranco, River LA • Jon Switalski, River LA • Miguel Luna, DakeLuna • Joan Isaacson, Kearns & West • Jack Hughes, Kearns & West • Jenna Tourje, Kearns & West • Melina Smith-Castro, Kearns & West • Glenn Gritzner, Mercury • Jenna Dressner, Mercury

1. River Story Screening On September 26, 2018, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (Public Works) hosted the third Steering Committee meeting for the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update. The meeting started with the screening of the most recent installment of the River Story video series, produced by River LA as part of the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update.

2. Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Overview Welcome Joan Isaacson, meeting facilitator from Kearns & West, welcomed the attendees and introduced Carolina Hernandez, the project manager from Public Works, who provided opening remarks. Hernandez introduced the new committee member, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, represented by mark! Lopez. She also introduced two additions to the Public Works team, Mark Beltran and Paul Shadmani. Hernandez said she was excited about the work done by the technical and community engagement teams and looked forward to sharing it at this meeting.

Meeting Purpose, Agenda, and Objectives After roundtable introductions, Isaacson reminded the Steering Committee of its charge to provide feedback, input, and ideas and to ask tough questions based on their experience and expertise. The project team will use this input to guide and shape the


preparation of the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update. After each quarterly Steering Committee meeting where the project team presents working material and hears initial input, the Water, People, and Environment subcommittees meet for expanded discussion and to provide more thorough feedback through their respective lenses.

Isaacson reviewed the meeting agenda (see Appendix A), highlighting the community engagement update, goal-driven plan implementation, and an update on the inventory and analysis process items. She reiterated that an important element of all agenda items is hearing Steering Committee input and providing opportunities for discussion. Community members can provide input to the project team by making oral comments or filling out comment cards at Steering Committee meetings, submitting comments on the website LARiverMasterPlan.org, or by emailing them to [email protected]. She also underscored the importance of the public comment portion of the meeting and thanked community members for attending.

3. Steering Committee Updates Isaacson provided the following brief updates and reminders to the Steering Committee:

• The next Steering Committee meeting on December 12, 2018, will include discussion about precedents, existing design standards, and preliminary planning concepts. The project team has updated the project roadmap, which can be viewed on page 21 of Appendix B.

• At the suggestion of the Steering Committee, the project team compiled a glossary of planning terms (see Appendix C). Isaacson encouraged the Steering Committee to review the glossary and provide input on additional terms and sources for definitions.

• Summaries for all Steering Committee meetings will be posted on the project website, LARiverMasterPlan.org.

• Steering Committee members received an email from Public Works stating that all members are encouraged to designate an alternate. Since membership on the Steering Committee is based on organization or agency, the alternate needs to be a staff member or someone with a leadership position in the member organization or agency.

4. Public Engagement Update Additional Meetings Project team members involved in the public engagement update included Hernandez, Jon Switalski of River LA, and Miguel Luna of DakeLuna. First, Hernandez reported that in addition to the broader community engagement that River LA is conducting, Public

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Works is also participating in engagement activities. She attended three meetings where the project team presented a project overview and listened to feedback. At the August 9, 2018 meeting of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, participants expressed interest in potential projects and their impact on the business community. At the meeting of the Upper LA River and Tributaries Working Group on August 16, 2018, the project team committed to coordinating with the working group and will provide more updates and information at their meeting on October 25, 2018. On August 20, 2018, Hernandez attended the Alliance for River Communities meeting where approximately 16 Los Angeles neighborhoods were represented. Attendees expressed interest in flood protection and how they could give input and share information about the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update process.

Community Outreach and Input Report Switalski gave a progress report on the community engagement program (see pages 21 -27 in Appendix B). The project team held two community meetings, one on July 25, 2018, in Canoga Park and one on August 22, 2018, in Cudahy. Each community meeting began with opening remarks from a local community leader and a short project presentation by the project team. An open house with 12 interactive stations addressing different aspects of the project followed. In Canoga Park, 167 community members signed in, and 126 community members signed in at the Cudahy meeting. In addition, the online survey, which mirrors the community meeting discussion questions, has generated 321 responses to date. Switalski then highlighted themes from the input received at the community meetings and from the online survey so far. The project team has 10 more community meetings planned, including one in Long Beach on October 24, 2018, and another at the Friendship Auditorium in November 2018.

Community Partners Update Miguel Luna, from DakeLuna, reported on the community partners program and Youth Summit preparations. Through the community partners program, the project team seeks to engage more people through organizations that have extensive experience working and engaging with their communities. The community partners program will include a panel that brings together Native American leaders for discussion about their tribes’ connections to the Los Angeles River. Another component highlighted by Luna is a mixed-media art project that will integrate objects supplied by community members.

Youth Summit The Youth Summit, planned for November 1, 2018, at the Los Angeles Trade Tech Community College, will engage up to 1,000 high school students from approximately 20 schools throughout river corridor. Students will learn about the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update and topics such as hydrology, planning, culture, and community engagement. They will also provide their input and perspectives as future stewards of the Los Angeles River. Representatives from the Gabrieliño/Tongva Band of Mission Indians


will assist in preparation for the Youth Summit by ensuring that native peoples’ connections to the Los Angeles River and their values towards water and land are represented.

Website Introduction The Public Engagement Update concluded with Switalski announcement that the project website is now live at www.LARiverMasterPlan.org. The new website is mobile-friendly and houses involvement opportunity announcements, community outreach reports, Steering Committee agendas and summaries, and other project information.

Switalski distributed handouts with sample information for Steering Committee members to use in digital outreach. See Appendix D.

Discussion/Q&A Below is a summary of questions or comments and associated responses from the community engagement update portion of the meeting. The round bullet points indicate questions and comments from Steering Committee members. Dashes indicate the project team’s responses.

• Is it possible to get the collected community feedback data? It would be interesting to see how responses differ between different areas.

The data is on the website. • What was the intent behind asking community members the highest water level

they have seen for the river? The project team thought it would be useful for people to interact with the

cross-section diagram of the river, think about what the channel looks like when the river is at a flood stage, and understand how many people have seen it at full capacity.

• Everyone is invited to attend the Alliance for River Communities forum on the Los Angeles River on October 13, 2018, where discussion will go beyond flood control to topics like equity and gentrification.

• How does the project team capture and respond to community concerns on topics not specifically asked at the community meetings, such as gentrification and displacement?

At the community meetings, project team members asked some predetermined questions the team wants feedback on and provided opportunities for people to express other thoughts and concerns through a “write-in” system or specifically to project team members who do their best to record these verbatim. That feedback is shared among the project team members who then consider it during the planning for the Master Plan Update. The project team also hosted an affordable housing workshop. In


addition, the community partners assist in creating dialogue about concerns in specific communities.

• Is the project team doing analysis of opportunities for economic redistribution, such as the Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District, which are being proposed for the river? Is the team also looking at opportunities to prevent gentrification and add affordable housing under measures like Measure JJJ, in order to assess methods for raising funds needed for projects?

The project team is looking into those issues. The team held a special subcommittee meeting on housing. Knowing that this is a corridor plan, the project team is engaging with municipalities that have control over housing, but this control is distributed among many entities. The project team is also looking at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s transit-oriented community policy that would allow investment in communities at 60% or below median income around rail stations to help communities like those around the Arts District Station.

• Are any schools in Long Beach participating in the Youth Summit? None are visible on the map.

The map shows only the 17 schools that had confirmed participation when the map was made, so the map will change as additional schools confirm. Long Beach Polytechnic Institute has been confirmed since that time. The project team took the geographic range into consideration and worked with County supervisors for suggestions. The list started with 69 schools and was narrowed down to 20.

• Spaces charged with history, experience, and meaning for people to create and connect are needed. There needs to be a cultural component in the Master Plan Update that foregrounds the current social justice questions and issues since this project will come into existence during the lifetime of today’s youth.

• Was the community input presented today generated from questions with fixed answers or open-ended questions?

The input came from both types. Some questions asked at the first two community meetings mirror the online survey, but the project team also asked community members open-ended questions such as “What have we missed?” All input is transcribed and included in the community engagement reports, which are uploaded to the website.

• The Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission would like to share its data from its forum on homelessness with the project team.

• For the Youth Summit, consider including youth from organizations such as business schools and the American Indian Educational Center, youth members associated with East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, and the Conservation Corps of Long Beach Gateway Cities Charter School.


• At the community engagement events, consider acknowledging the homelands, such as the Gabrielino-Tongva land.

• Youth Environmental Stewards Collaborative held a youth summit recently that the project team might use as a resource.

5. Subcommittee Meetings Report Isaacson summarized the input from the June 11, 2018 meetings of the Water, People, and Environment subcommittees about the top ideas for considering in revising the draft vision statement and goals. She then reviewed the discussion topics for the existing conditions and inventory analysis (Appendix B page 30) from each subcommittee. The revised draft of the vision and goals can be viewed in Appendix E.

Discussion/Q&A • It is surprising that homelessness was not listed in the top ideas.

It was on the list in the People Subcommittee and it is a topic at many meetings.

• Please make the subcommittee meeting summaries available before Steering Committee meetings.

6. Vision and Goal-Driven Plan Implementation Jessica Henson from OLIN gave an overview of the project team’s approach for goal-driven implementation in the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update and how the revised draft vision and goals fit into the approach (Appendix B pages 31-34). Based on feedback from the Steering Committee and the community input received so far, the project team developed a revised draft vision statement and goals. Henson and Mark Hanna of Geosyntec presented the revised vision and goals, which will continue to be revised and adjusted for the December Steering Committee meeting. The draft mission and vision were consolidated into a single draft vision statement. The goals were expanded from the original six to nine and modified in response to feedback from the Steering Committee, representatives from county departments, and river-adjacent communities.

Discussion/Q&A • The goal relating to affordable housing should not be listed first over other goals.

The project team wants to ensure that the Steering Committee is satisfied that all appropriate goals are listed before considering the best order for them. They are currently listed in alphabetical order and not in order of priority.

• Why was the goal from the 1996 Los Angeles River Master Plan about promoting the economic assets of the surrounding communities excluded?


• Benefits of the Master Plan Update, including economic benefits, should be distributed equitably.

• The goals are too general and feel more like values. Goals change over time, but values do not. Goals should be measurable.

• Include water literacy so that taxpayers and ratepayers can make more informed choices as the Master Plan Update considers more investment.

• Local business development, local hiring, and ensuring prevailing wages should also be considered.

• The goals should mention balancing habitat and regional needs based on water supply.

• The vision statement should include language about tools relating to community responsiveness, such as affordable housing, homelessness, and work development.

• Unlike the 1996 Los Angeles River Master Plan mission and goals, these draft vision and goal statements no longer mention stormwater alternatives, ensuring public involvement, or ensuring access between the river and other activity centers. There should be a rationale for why these were excluded.

• When considering goals, keep in mind how achievement could be measured. • The vision statement is heading in a good direction. • Environmental health and quality should be included in the vision statement. • Watershed health was mentioned frequently as an important idea in the vision and

goals discussions, but it does not seem to be included. • Goal nine says, “Support healthy and connected ecosystems.” Is this in the corridor

or in the watershed? The planning process for the Master Plan Update utilizes a watershed

approach to the analysis and the ecosystems. The Master Plan will focus on design recommendations for the corridor.

• How does the team see the process for writing actions and methods unfolding? The design team hopes the Steering Committee will provide input and assist

in writing actions. • All these goals can lead to economic development, but they don’t explicitly address

economic development like the vision and goals in the 1996 Master Plan. Goal two could be expanded to tie economic development to the community instead of listing it by itself. (Agreement from several people on the prior point.)

• The time and effort that went into the revisions is appreciated; there are interesting changes and adjustments.

• A watershed scale plan is important, especially in terms of water quality and flood control. If the burden is put on infrastructure that sits between these communities, it limits capacity to address issues on a system-wide scale. The goals should


recognize the iterative nature of planning and set up other risk management opportunities in the future instead of foreclosing on them.

• The goals seem to be things that can be implemented in a master plan created by a flood control district. Promoting economic assets and workforce development plans and programs is important and desirable, but it is unclear what guidelines can be included in the Master Plan Update to do this.

• The word “promote” seems soft. Consider replacing the word “promote” with “provide” or “achieve” in goal six, since the Clean Water Act requires it.

• Can the project team describe how the goals would be implemented? The methods and actions have not been written yet. The project team is still

accepting input on the goals before progressing to the step of writing methods and actions.

• Other watershed-based efforts should be considered, such as the County’s resiliency measure and the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s low flow study.

The Master Plan Update will integrate plans and studies from the past 20 years. The project team will do its best to incorporate plans that are underway.

• Flood risk and a climate-resilient future need consideration, including land use and infrastructure.

• Is there an analysis addressing what has been achieved from the 1996 Master Plan? Further understanding of this would be useful for the Steering Committee.

Briefly, notable accomplishments from the 1996 Master Plan include the restoration of the Dominguez Gap Wetland and the Hansen Dam Wetlands. The new design standards for signage and planting and the first plan for multi-benefit infrastructure also resulted from the 1996 Master Plan.

Planning Frames and Jurisdictional Boundaries Henson and Hanna shared the team’s synthesis of different planning frames that must be considered in the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update, such as boundary types and jurisdictions. Henson outlined several different boundary types, including political, design, and ecological (see pages 38-43 in Appendix B). Hanna outlined various jurisdictions related to water supply, operations and maintenance of the Los Angeles River channel, and water regulatory groups.

Discussion/Q&A • Why do the Army Corps of Engineers and Los Angeles County have jurisdiction

over different parts of the river? Jurisdiction is based on law. The Army Corps manages those parts of the

channel built before a certain year, generally around 1942. • Consider how to get all the river-adjacent communities to support values contained

in the vision and goals.


• Consider showing the entire river and tributaries on the O&M map to show the role of the Flood Control District and Army Corps more holistically.

7. Inventory and Analysis Hanna provided an overview of progress on the inventory and analysis process, with the progress memos either in progress or finalized. The progress memos will soon be shared with the Steering Committee and the public. Hanna noted that river rulers are being developed for the memos. Henson then explained how the river rulers illustrate data, issues, and trends along the 51-mile corridor, and demonstrated how to read the rulers.

Hanna gave an overview of prevalent water resource issues, including consideration of flows, groundwater, water quality, and hydrologic drivers, as well as storage and planning obligations and related gaps. More details on these topics can be found in the project presentation.

Henson presented information related to access and security and people experiencing homelessness as these topics relate to the river. Hanna then described the different responsible agencies and other considerations relating to operations and maintenance on the river. For more detailed information on the above topics, refer to Appendix B pages 43-60.

Discussion/Q&A • What are the implications of the different boundary types for the communities who

access the river? What are benefits and challenges? The jurisdiction matters for how water quality projects are implemented

• Knowing the boundary types helps demonstrate what is necessary to address water quality issues through multi-benefit stormwater capture. This can ensure good water quality.

• The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority River Bike Path Gap Closure Project is doing a similar safety analysis.

• Keep in mind the access part of safety, particularly traffic safety. Thank you, more comprehensive analysis is forthcoming.

• The river rulers will be a good resource. • Consider a river ruler showing funded projects for comparison to the planned water

quality projects. • Address water pollution problems to help stop pollutants before they reach the

river. • The river rulers are a great tool. Could they be interactive?

Making them interactive is not currently planned, however, it would be a great feature.


• Are the river rulers accessible now? Not currently. The project team is still developing them; however, they will

be available soon as part of the progress memos. • Please spend more time discussing how the timelines for related planning efforts

and studies will match up with the Master Plan Update planning effort. This is a good point. The timeline slide has a lot of information on it, but this

is something that can be revisited. • Consider discussing a watershed governance agency in subcommittee meetings.

The project team will consider this.

8. Public Comment During the public comment portion of the meeting, two people spoke, Mark Hall from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District and Melanie Winter from The River Project. A summary of the topics they spoke about is below:

• Mosquito and associated disease control appears missing from the health and safety considerations of the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District could contribute its expertise to the effort.

• The last flood risk map of the Los Angeles River was created in the 1990s. Since then, there has been much development and the release of climate change information; 6000 parcels are at risk based on this flood map. New flood risk maps should be requested for the Master Plan Update.

• Although there is talk about a watershed approach, it is not reflected in the goals and data gathering process. The Master Plan Update needs to consider the tributaries.

Three comment cards were submitted. The transcription of their contents can be found in Appendix F.

Discussion/Q&A • Can community members who do not wish to fill out a speaker card themselves

still speak? This is a procedural question that Public Works will consider.

• Can we ask if there are any more questions in English and Spanish?


9. Wrap Up Isaacson thanked participants and reminded all attendees that they could provide comments at any time by email at [email protected] or by contacting Carolina Hernandez at (626) 458-4322.

She provided the following scheduling reminders:

• Upcoming Steering Committee and Subcommittee Meetings Subcommittee Meetings #3 - Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Steering Committee Meeting #4 - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Subcommittee Meetings #4 - Monday, December 17, 2018

• Upcoming Outreach Events Community Engagement Meetings:

Long Beach, October 24, 2018 Friendship Auditorium, November 13, 2018 (date and location has been confirmed since time of the Steering Committee meeting) Studio City, December 2018 (date TBD)

AB466 Upper LA River and Tributaries Working Group Report Out, October 25, 2018

Youth Summit, November 1, 2018 Gateway Cities Council of Governments, November 7, 2018

Henson then distributed the project outlook to Steering Community members (Appendix G).

Appendix A

Meeting Agenda

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Los Angeles River Master Plan Update Steering Committee Meeting #3 September 26, 2018, 9 a.m. to Noon

Agenda

Location Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803 Conference Rooms C and D

1. Riverstory Screening (5 minutes)

2. Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Overview (10 Minutes)• Welcome• Roundtable Introductions• Meeting Purpose, Agenda, and Objectives

3. Steering Committee Updates (5 minutes)• Updated Meeting Roadmap• Draft Glossary

4. Public Engagement Update (30 minutes)Objective: 1) Report on recent input and how it relates to draft vision/goals and otheraspects of the Master Plan Update; 2) announce upcoming events and requestcommittee assistance in publicizing them; and 3) solicit feedback on opportunities toincrease outreach effectiveness and on implications for the Master Plan Update.• Additional Meetings• Community Outreach and Input Report• Upcoming Events• Youth Summit• Community Partners Update• Website Introduction• Discussion/Q&A

5. Subcommittee Meetings Report (10 minutes)

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Objective: Provide overview of themes from the last round of subcommittee meetings for consideration during discussions in today’s and upcoming Steering Committee meetings. • Agenda Focus and Attendance • Discussion Themes

6. Vision and Goal-Driven Plan Implementation (55 Minutes) Objective: Present, and solicit feedback on, the team’s goal driven implementation approach for the Master Plan, including the revised draft vision and goals. • Planning Context • Plan Hierarchy (Goals, Actions, and Methods) • Revised Draft Vision and Goals • Q&A/Discussion • Planning Frames and Jurisdictional Boundaries • Q&A/Discussion

7. Inventory and Analysis (45 Minutes) Objective: Continue reporting on the team’s research and discuss implications for the Master Plan Update. • Analysis Topics Summary and Ruler Explanation • Water Resources • Access/Security • Homelessness • Operations and Maintenance • Q&A/Discussion

8. Public Comment (15 minutes) • Verbal Comments

- Speakers to be called in order of speaker card submittal - Up to three minutes per person depending on number of submitted speaker

cards • Comment Cards • Email Comments Anytime to [email protected]

9. Wrap Up (5 Minutes) • Upcoming Steering Committee and Subcommittee Meetings

- Subcommittee Meetings #3 - Wednesday, October 3, 2018

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- Steering Committee Meeting #4 - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - Subcommittee Meetings #4 - Monday, December 17, 2018

• December Steering Committee Meeting Agenda Overview • Upcoming Outreach Events

- Community Engagement Meetings: October 24, 2018, Long Beach November 2018, Elysian Valley (date TBD) December 2018, Studio City (date TBD)

- Youth Summit, November 1, 2018 - AB466 Upper LA River and Tributaries Working Group Report Out,

October 25, 2018 - Gateway Cities Council of Governments, November 7, 2018

• Project Outlook • Input, Questions, Ideas? Contact Carolina Hernandez at (626) 458-4322 or

[email protected]

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Appendix B

Meeting Presentation

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LOS ANGELES RIVERMASTER PLAN UPDATE

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Steering Committee Meeting #3

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WELCOME

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MEETING PURPOSE, AGENDA AND OBJECTIVES

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ENGAGEMENT UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS REPORT PUBLIC COMMENTWELCOME VISION & IMPLEMENTATION INVENTORY & ANALYSIS WRAP UP

1COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

AND REPORTS

2VISION AND

GOAL-DRIVEN IMPLEMENTATION

INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS

CONTINUED

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PURPOSE OF TODAY’S MEETING

FEEDBACK / Q&A

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• Vision and Goal-Driven Plan Implementation

• Revised Vision and Goals

• Planning Frames

• Discussion/Q&A

• River Rulers

• Access & Security

• Water Resources

• People Experiencing Homelessness

• Operations & Maintenance

• Discussion/Q&A

• Verbal Comments

• Comment Cards

• Email Comments Anytime to [email protected]

• Important Upcoming Dates

• December Agenda Overview

• Community Outreach Activities

INPUT, QUESTIONS, IDEAS?Contact Carolina Hernandez at (626) 458-4322

or [email protected]

MEETING AGENDA

DRAFT VISION, GOALS & IMPLEMENTATION

FRAMEWORK

EXISTING CONDITIONS, INVENTORY &

ANALYSIS

PUBLIC COMMENT WRAP UPWELCOME AND

MEETING PURPOSE

PUBLICENGAGEMENT

UPDATE

SUBCOMMITTEEMEETINGS REPORT

• Riverstory

• Welcome

• Introductions

• Agenda and Objectives Overview

• Steering Committee Updates

• Community Meetings - Other Meetings

• Input snapshot and Upcoming Dates

• Youth Summit

• Website Overview

• Discussion/Q&A

• Overview

• Top Ideas for Revised Vision and Goals

• Existing Conditions and Inventory Analysis Discussion Themes

• Discussion/Q&A

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STEERING COMMITTEE UPDATES

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2018 2019

LARMPUPDATE

(2020)

DialogueFocus

KeyTheme &Tentative

Date

LAUNCH

11 APRIL 2018 27 JUNE 2018 26 SEPTEMBER 2018 12 DECEMBER 2018 27 MARCH 2019 26 JUNE 2019 25 SEPTEMBER 2019 11 DECEMBER 2019

INVENTORY& VISION

PRINCIPLES

GOALS& ANALYSIS

GAPS &PLANNING

PRIORITIES &OPPORTUNITIES

DESIGNS& PLANS

PLANS &STANDARDS

DRAFTREVIEW

Vision Brainstorming

Project Schedule and Scope

Committee Organization

Draft Community Outreach Plan, Branding Strategy, and Website

Flood Control History, Plan Priorities, Channel Strategies

Draft VisionPrinciples

Existing Conditions

Literature Review

Community Outreach Plan

Demographics, Affordable Housing, Displacement

Revised Draft Vision and Goals

Goal Driven Planning

Jurisdictional Boundaries

Water Resources, O&M, Access, Security, and Safety, Homeless

Youth Summit

Planning Reaches

Policy Precedents

Design Standards Review

Geographic Gap Analysis Intro

Draft Table of Contents for Masterplan

Gap Analysis and Reach Prioritization

Draft Planning Concepts

Civic and Cultural Festival Draft Plan

Revised Table of Contents

Planning Concepts and Policies

Design Concepts and Design Standards

Flood Mitigation Concepts

Policies

Design Concepts and Design Standards Update

Draft of Los Angeles River Masterplan Update

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STEERING COMMITTEE FRAMEWORK

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100 Year Flood

500 Year Flood

Access

Active Transport

Aquifer

Aquifer Recharge

Area Median Income

Aspect

Best Management Practice

Box Channel

Channel R.O.W.

Climate Change

Community

Culture

Disadvantaged Communities

Displacement

Ecology

Ecosystem

Elevation

Environmental Systems

Equity

EWMP, WMP

Extant Vegetation

FEMA

Flood Control Channel

Flood Control District

Flood Insurance

Floodplain

Gap Analysis

Groundwater Basin

Habitat

Habitat Linkage

Housing Instability

Hydraulic Reach

Hydraulics

Hydrology

Injection

Injection Barrier

Invasive Species

Jurisdiction

Levee

Local Park

Low Flow Channel

Master Plan

Multi-Use Trail

Native Species

Perched Aquifer

Platform Park

Potable Water

Regional Detention

Regional Park

Potable Water

Regional Detention Basin

Regional Park

Rent Control

Resiliency

Riparian

River Mile

River Rule

Safety

Spreading Grounds

Stormwater

Sustainability

Trapezoidal Section

Underserved

Upland

US Army Corps of Engineers

Water Quality

Water Security

Water Supply

Watershed

Wetland

GLOSSARY

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTUPDATE

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MEETINGS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONSAlliance of River Communities (ARC) Meeting20 August, 2018

Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) Meeting09 August, 2018

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ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

COMMUNITY MEETING 1: CANOGA PARK JULY 25, 2018

Source: River LA

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Source: River LA

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Source: River LA

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COMMUNITY MEETING 2: CUDAHY AUGUST 22, 2018

Source: River LA

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Source: River LA

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126167

321

Community members attended the Cudahy meeting, primarily from Southeast LA County

Community members attended the Canoga Park meeting, primarily from the west San Fernando Valley

GENERATIONS REPRESENTED: (Total from Survey + Community Meetings)

The Greatest Generation (1909-1945)

Baby Boomers (1946-1964)

Gen Xers (1965-1979)

Millennials (1980-2000)

Gen Z (2001-2018)

Completed digital and in-person surveys as of August 28, 2018

4%

28%

23%

42%

2%

OVER 600 ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS & SURVEY

17

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


Source: OLIN

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Digital Survey Respondents

Canoga Park Attendees

Cudahy Attendees

18

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


WHICH ISSUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?

supplement water supplyprotect vulnerable plants/animals

healthy, socially connected comm.address homelessness

access to arts, culture, ed., rec.

connect natural/habitat areasopportunities for affordable housing

mobility and access to pub. transp.better access to parks better access to trails

improve river water quality

261260

249230

177158

154142

137131

12187

Source: Survey and Canoga Park and Cudahy Community Meetings

19

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

24


WHAT 3 WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THE LA RIVER?


20

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


safety concerns 234173

153151

129127

11396

7676

5750

316

not well-maintainedlack of restrooms

lack of activitiesdo not know where to go

not enough shadenot well lit

do not know what’s thereno easy way to bike there

no place to parknot accessible by transit

too far from homenot acc. to people w/disabilities

too crowded

WHAT KEEPS YOU FROM VISITING THE LA RIVER?


21

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


28%7%

1%

20%

20%23%

WHAT IS THE HIGHEST YOU HAVE SEEN THE WATER LEVEL IN THE RIVER?


22

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

LELL

MORE THAN HALFWAY UP ITS BANKS/LEVEES

UP TO THE TOP OF ITS BANKS/LEVEES

OVER-TOPPING ITS BANKS/LEVEES

LESS THAN HALFWAY UP ITS BANKS/LEVEES

DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS THERE

WITHIN THE LOW FLOW CHANNEL ONLY

25


biking 216210

13793

7961

494441

3419

walkingcommunity gatherings/events

nature watching/citizen scienceriver clean-up event

observed art performancesskateboarding

horseback ridingwater-based activities (eg kayaking)

creative self expression

IN WHAT ACTIVITIES HAVE YOU PARTICIPATED ALONG THE LA RIVER?


23

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

LARiverMasterplan.org

J O I N U S F O R A M E E T I N G W H E R E Y O U ' L L : Share your thoughts on the future of the Los Angeles RiverHear the vision of the Los Angeles River Master PlanReceive updates on river-related issues

Date: Time: Location: This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided, and parking is free. For information, visit LARiverMasterPlan.Org for email updates and event recaps.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

6 - 8 pm

Jenny Oropeza Community Center at Cesar E. Chavez Park

401 Golden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802

LOS ANGELES RIVER MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING

LONG BEACH

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS REPORT PUBLIC COMMENTWELCOME VISION & IMPLEMENTATION INVENTORY & ANALYSIS WRAP UP 24

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


COMMUNITY PARTNERS

25

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

26


YOUTH SUMMIT OVERVIEW

School Districts Represented

1000

8

River-Adjacent High Schools

20Students Attending

River-Adjacent High Schools (50 Students Each)

26

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


YOUTH SUMMIT SCHEDULE

8:30am - Students Depart from Schools

9:00-9:40 - Students Arrive at LA Trade Tech

10:00 - Event Starts in Assembly Area

10:40 - Classroom Learning and Activities

12:10pm - Everyone Reconvenes in Assembly Area

12:40 - Lunch and Student Networking

1:30 - Students Depart LA Trade Tech

2:30 - Students Arrive Back at their School

1 November 2018LA Trade Tech Community College

27

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE


NEW LIVE WEBSITE

28

ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

27

Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69

Q & A AND DISCUSSION

35

SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS REPORT

Source: OLINSource: OLIN

27

INVENTORY & ANALYSIS

Water Subcommittee

People Subcommittee

Environment Subcommittee

PROJECT TEAM

DRAFT VISION & GOALS

Watershed Hydrology

Climate/ResiliencyDatabase

CommunityEquity

Parks/AccessDatabase

Ecology/HabitatParks/Access

Climate ResiliencyDatabase

INVENTORY & ANALYSIS

July 11, 2018

Los Angeles RiverCenter and Gardens

Thank you MountainsRecreation & ConservationAuthority


SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS #2

28


28


WATER SUBCOMMITTEE

(9) Watershed planning approach

(7) Improve water quality in corridor

(6) Flood-risk management

(6) Local water supply reliability

(6) Access for the river, water-based recreation

(5)

(4) Stormwater capture

(4) Water resiliency

(3) Healthy connected ecosystems

Top Ideas for Revised Vision and Goals

29



(9) Access-equitable and safe for all (ethnicity/

race, ability, age, income, etc.) travel modes

(9) Leverage public infrastructure along the

river for economic opportunities

(9) Public health to connect Goals 4 and 5, and

people and environment

- Connect communities to “local” native

perspective

- How local communities use the space, not

just best use

- Celebrate and recognize community use

(8) Lower River Master Plan used equity as a

lens, could the same be done with LA River

Master Plan Update?

(7) Leverage and empower local communities

(4) Active transportation to economic centers

and transit

(3) Develop and ensure operation and maintain

facilities

(3) Homelessness

(3) Local communities- retain/maintain local

community history

(3)

(2) Equitable economic growth

PEOPLE SUBCOMMITTEETop Ideas for Revised Vision and Goals

30



(9) Native & natural ecosystems

(9) Restoring connection between hydrology

and ecology

(8) Watershed planning approach

(8) Floodplain reclamation

(7) Improve health of residents and

environment

(6) Provide equitable, inclusive, and safe parks,

open space, and trails

(4) Water quality

(3)

(3) Mission doesn’t mention “river”

(3) Adopt a lens of equity

(2) Don’t separate people and nature

“Environmental system”- consider new terms

ENVIRONMENT SUBCOMMITTEETop Ideas for Revised Vision and Goals

31


29


WATER SUBCOMMITTEEExisting Conditions and Inventory AnalysisWatershed Hydrology, Climate/Resiliency, and Database

Discussion Themes• Data sharing

• Design options evaluation

• Design reach

• Flood mapping studies, protection, and

reclamation

• Flow rates

• Groundwater storage capacity

• Potential contamination

• Short-term vs long-term actions

• Soil recharge data

• Water temperatures

• Water quality

• Watershed scale

32



PEOPLE SUBCOMMITTEEExisting Conditions and Inventory AnalysisCommunity, Equity, Parks/Access, and Database

Discussion Themes• Benchmarking to track progress

• Cultural asset mapping

•

• Data sources

• Distribution of recreation activities

• Economic and business opportunities for

local communities, displacement

• Grant opportunity alignment

• Housing price and property value analysis

• Outreach coordination with other projects

• Park space standards

• Racial composition trends

• Tribal communities – historic and current

33



ENVIRONMENT SUBCOMMITTEEExisting Conditions and Inventory AnalysisEcology/Habitat, Parks/Access, Climate Resiliency, and Database

Discussion Themes• Cal EnviroScreen

• Design options evaluation

• Equestrian community connection

• Financial feasibility, especially considering

O&M

• Funding for green space in lower income

areas

• Industrial zoning

• Floodplain reclamation

• Park standards

• Plant and vegetation changes over time

• Stormwater quality

• Terminology that everyone understands

• Trees

• Urban ecology typology

• Vegetation-soil relationships

•

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30

Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69


35

VISION & GOAL-DRIVEN IMPLEMENTATION

Source: USACE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69

27


ACTION/IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

MunicipalityRegion

General

Site

Regional Housing Needs Assessment

LA County General Plan 2035Regional Comprehensive Plan

Cudahy 2040

Park Needs Assessment

Affordable Housing Action Plan

Enhanced Watershed Management Plan

Complete Streets Policy

Glendale Safe and Healthy Streets Plan

County

SYSTEMS PLANS

COMPREHENSIVE/GENERAL PLANS

SITE/DEVELOPMENT PLANS

PLANNING CONTEXT

28

31

29

Source: OLIN

GOAL-DRIVEN IMPLEMENTATION & FUNDING

30


EXAMPLE

GOALan ideal future state

6. Provide equitable, inclusive, and safe access to parks and trails.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN HIERARCHY

31

VISION & IMPLEMENTATION

WHAT

32


EXAMPLE



RATIONALE In online surveys, the top two activities that people participate in along the river are walking (53%) and bicycling (40%), yet the top two reasons people do not visit the river are safety concerns (48%) and lack of activities (46%). This is apparent when looking at available parks and trails. Many cities along the LA River do not meet the World Health Organization’s minimum standards of 2.2 acres of parks per thousand people, and only 31 of the river’s 51 miles have trails.


32


WHAT

WHY



ACTIONSthat move towards the ideal state



6.1. Fill gaps to create a connected system of multi-modal trails.

EXAMPLE

33


WHAT




METHODS



6.1.1. Complete missing sections of the LA River bike path.

6.1.2. Complete planned county and municipal trails that connect to the LA River, such as the Compton Creek trail.


EXAMPLE

34


WHAT

33



PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

EXISTING FUNDING SOURCESPOTENTIAL NEW FUNDING SOURCES

TIMEFRAME


Department of Parks and Recreation

LA County

municipal parks and recreation departments

capital budgetLower LA River Parks District

long-term (0–20 years)

ORDER-OF-MAGNITUDE COST $500M




EXAMPLE

35


WHAT

WHO

WHERE

HOW

WHEN


STEERING COMMITTEEINTERNAL COUNTY TEAMPUBLIC

FEEDBACK

36



The Reimagined RiverA 51-mile connective river corridor of parks, trails, ecosystems, and cultural resources to improve health, equity, access, mobility, and economic opportunity for the diverse communities of LA County, while providing

LOS ANGELES RIVER MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2020

DRAFT VISION

37

34


DRAFT GOALS

Address potential adverse impacts to housing affordability.

38


DRAFT GOALS

Embrace local culture and strengthen communities.

Source: Clockshop, The Bowtie Project, The LA River Campout, 2017, https://clockshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LAriver-featured.jpg

39

Enhance opportunities to equitably access the river corridor.

Source: OLIN

DRAFT GOALS


35

Foster learning and opportunities for education.

DRAFT GOALS



DRAFT GOALS

Improve regional water supply reliability.

Source: OLIN

42

Promote healthy, safe, clean water.

Source: OLIN

DRAFT GOALS


36


DRAFT GOALS

Provide a protective and resilient flood management infrastructure.

44


DRAFT GOALS

Provide equitable, inclusive, and safe parks, open space, and trails.

45


DRAFT GOALS

Support healthy, connected ecosystems.

46

37


Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69

47

Source: Joe Mabel, 2001. Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_River_aerial_01.jpgSource: Joe Mabel, 2001. Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_River_aerial_01.jpg

PLANNING FRAMES

48


BOUNDARY TYPES

GOVERNMENTALJURISDICTIONS

1STATE

CONSERVANCIES

2HYDRAULIC

REACHES

3ECOLOGICAL

REACHES

4

49

PLANNING FRAMES

38



WATER RESOURCES CORE SERVICE AREA

• Primary Goals: Flood Risk Management and Water Conservation

• Secondary Goals: Water Quality, Public use, and Habitat

• Areas that are not part of incorporated cities

•

• Carry water quality responsibilities within jurisdiction

County of Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Flood Control District

Source: Los Angeles County Public Works, 2018

50

LA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS



Source: Los Angeles County Public Works, 2018


Incorporated Cities

Unincorporated LA County

UNINCORPORATED AREAS

51

PLANNING FRAMES



Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, GIS Maintenance Map, 2016

Entity:

Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE: 23.5 miles)

Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD: 27.5 miles)

MAJOR MAINTENANCERESPONSIBILITIES ARE SPLIT BETWEEN LACFCD AND USACE

52

PLANNING FRAMES

39



Source: Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal, Supervisorial District Boundaries, 2011. Source: Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal, California State Assembly Districts, 2011.

Source: Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal, California State Senate Districts, 2011. Source: Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal, California Congressional Districts, 2011.

The LA River runs through all The LA River runs through nine State Assembly Districts

The LA River runs throughsix State Senate Districts

The LA River runs throughsix U.S. Congressional Districts

DISTRICTS

District 47

53

PLANNING FRAMES


GOVERNMENTALJURISDICTIONSGOVERNMENTALJURISDICTIONS

THE LA RIVER CHANNEL AND R.O.W. PARCELOWNERSHIP VARIES

Source: Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal, Los Angeles County Flood Control District Right-of-Way Parcels, 2018

Easement (actual ownership varies)

LACFCD Right-of-Way Parcel Ownership Type:

Fee (owned outright by LACFCD)

Other (lease, quitclaim, agreement, or other contract between LACFCD and other entity)

54

PLANNING FRAMES



GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT

Groundwater Management Districts

Source: Department of Water Resources, Groundwater Adjudicated Areas in groundwater basin, https://gis.water.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Boundaries/i03_Adjudicated_Areas/MapServer

55

PLANNING FRAMES

40



WATER PURVEYORS

Water Purveyor Service Areas

Source: Water Replenishment District of Southern California; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

56

PLANNING FRAMES



STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

Regional Water Quality Control Board

Region 4

Region 8

Region 6

Source: California Water Resources Control Board, Administrative/Regional_Board_Boundaries, http://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative/Regional_Board_Boundaries/MapServer

57

PLANNING FRAMES


STATE CONSERVANCIES

California State Conservancies:

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Coastal Conservancy

Source:State of California, State Conservancies - CNRA [ds1754], 2016

THREE STATE CONSERVANCIESWITHIN THE LA RIVER WATERSHED

Overlapping Areas

58

PLANNING FRAMES

41


Source: Geosyntec, Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal

THE LA RIVER IS 51MILES LONG

HYDRAULICREACHES

59

PLANNING FRAMES


DESIGN REACHES

E, Mile 19.8 to 23.9

F, Mile 24.5 to 30.3

B, Mile 3.0 to 11.9I, Mile 33.9 to 37.5

L, Mile 45.6 to 47.2

G, Mile 31.1 to 31.8

C, Mile 12.8 to 18.8J, Mile 37.8 to 42.7

M, Mile 47.4 to 51.0

D, Mile 18.9 to 19.7

A, Mile 0.0 to 2.8

Transition

H, Mile 32.0 to 33.8

K, Mile 43.4 to 45.4

HYDRAULICREACHES

Source: Geosyntec

60

PLANNING FRAMES


ECOLOGICALREACHES

ECOLOGICAL REACHES

Ecological Reaches

Source: OLIN

61

PLANNING FRAMES

42


BOUNDARY TYPES


1STATE

CONSERVANCIES

2HYDRAULIC

REACHES

3ECOLOGICAL

REACHES

4

62

PLANNING FRAMES


Source: USACE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69

63

INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS

64

43


ECOSYSTEM & HABITAT

• Soils & Geology• Urban Footprint• Vegetation Forms• Rare &Threatened Species• Historical Hydrology• Species Observation• Spawning & Migration

ACCESS & SECURITY• Access Points• Fences & Gates• Multi-Modal Transportation• Signage• Accessibility• Injury & Crime Risk• Public Perception

OPEN SPACE, REC, & TRAILS

• Park Need• Park Acreage Standards• Park Amenities• Park Access • Trail Gaps• Water Recreation

DEMOGRAPHICS & PUBLIC HEALTH

• General Characteristics• Income & Employment• Education• Housing• Displacement Risk• Homelessness• Health

COMMUNITY ART & PROGRAMMING

• Historical Culture • Social Service Facilities• Community Centers• Advocacy & Environment• Landmarks• Public Art Programs

SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCY

• Sustainability & Climate Action Plans

• Precipitation & Flow• Energy & Climate• Urban Agriculture• Human Hazards•

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

• Existing Responsibilities• Maintenance Regions• Entities Involved • Bottom Conditions• Levees & Landslides• Bridges• Utilities and Fences• Channel Infrastructure

WATER RESOURCES• Flood Risk• Groundwater• Surface Water Quality• • Water Supply• Hydrology (Dry & Wet

Weather)

ANALYSIS

65


INVENTORY + ANALYSIS

FINALIZED

• Ecosystem and Habitat

• Open Space, Recreation, and Trails

• Programming and Institutions

UNDER REVIEW

• Operations and Maintenance

• Access, Security, and Safety

• Demographics, Public Health, and Social Equity

• Sustainability and Resiliency

IN PROGRESS

• Water Resources

66

RIVER RULERS

THE LA RIVER WATERSHED

Source: Geosyntec, Los Angeles County GIS Data Portal

67

44

RIVER RULERS

THE LA RIVER MEASURED

68

RIVER RULERS

THE LA RIVER RULERRiverMiles

51Canoga Park

Reseda

Van Nuys Sherman Oaks

Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon

Bell Gardens South Gate

Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

51

SIGNGUIDELINES

69

TRAILS AND ACCESS POINTSRiverMiles

51

RIVER RULERS

51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

70

45


RIVER RULERSLand UseMunicipalities

Wet WeatherFlow

MaintenanceResponsibility Tributaries

Dry WeatherFlow

Population Density

CNDDBSpecies

Flood ControlStructures

Width atTop of Channel

MLK

J

IHG

F

E

D

C

B

A

ChannelStructure

Width atTop of Channel

DesignReaches

Wet WeatherFlow

ChannelMaterial

Channel Condition

Dry WeatherFlow

EcologicalReaches

Bridges

WaterMasters

WaterPurveyorsMunicipal

StateSenate

U.S. CongressSupervisorial

StateAssembly

27

30

28

34

40

40

47

44

44

Upper Los Angeles River Area (ULARA)

Water Replenishment

District of Southern California (WRD)

45

1846

43

51

53

63

64

704

242

3

5

3

1

26

25

24

33

33

35

33

35

Dry Weather Copper( g/L)

Dry Weather Lead

( g/L)

Dry Weather Selenium

( g/L)

Dry Weather Metal

Composite

No Target

No Target

No Target

23 12

12

23

22 11

26

26 10

30 19 5

Dry Weather Bacteria

(Exceedance Days Allowed)

9

5

Dry-Weather Flow

Wet Weather Selenium

( g/L)

Wet Weather Zinc

( g/L)

Wet Weather Cadmium

( g/L)

Wet Weather Lead

( g/L)

3.163 1595

Wet Weather Bacteria

(Exceedance Days Allowed)

17

15

Wet-Weather Flow

No Target No TargetNo Target No Target

Trash(lb)

0

Ammonia(mg N/L)

NutrientsComposite

Nitrate(mg N/L)

Nitrite(mg N/L)

Nitrate +Nitrite(mg N/L)

1.6

2.4

8 81

Wet-Weather Flow

Dry-Weather Flow

532,773 m2 132,349 m2 86,601 m2 45,748 m2 447,175 m2 86,601 m2

25,503 m2 118 m2 9,341 m2 14 m2 16,162 m2 104 m2

Total LAR Watershed

Drainage Area

LAR WatershedDrainage Area

(River Right/Left)

Total Direct LAR SubWatershedDrainage Area

Direct LAR SubWatershedDrainage Area

(River Right/Left)

Design Reaches

MLK

J

IHG

F

E

D

C

B

A

Trapezoidal (Orange)

Rectangular (Red)

Soft Bottom (Green)

Concrete (Burgundy)

Protected Areas

Groundwater Basins

SoilsPermeability

RechargeWidth atTop of Channel

SpeciesComposite

Sunset Climate Zones

Tributaries CNDDBSpecies

Historic Vegetation

Barriers Reptiles(1,744)

Protozoa(67)

Mollusks(6,147)

Mammal(674)

Insects(4,672)

Fungus(403)

Algae(104)

Birds(6,395)

Spider(732)

Unknown(745)

Amphibian(56)

Fish(268)

Unclassi ed(763)

Composite(22,769) Shell sh

HarvestingWetland Habitat

Rare ThreatenedEndangered

SpeciesAquatic

MigrationSpawning

Reproduction

GroundWater

Recharge

Water Contact

Recreation

MarineIndustrial

Service Supply

Industrial Process Supply

EstuaryCommercial

& SportsFishing

Municipal & Domestic

SupplyNavigation Recreation

Warm Freshwater

Habitat

Wildlife Habitat

CommunityRecreation

CenterDogPark

FitnessZone

Gymnasium MultipurposeFields

PicnicShelter

Pools RestroomsSeniorCenter

SkatePark

Soccer SplashPad

Tennis Baseball BasketballComposite

ParkClassi cations

More than ½mi. to a Local Park

WHO Recommended

County Park Standards

Existing RiverBike Path

In ChannelRecreation

Health Survey Park/Trail Need

Park Needs Assessment

SkatePark

Soccer Tennis Baseball Basketball

CommunityRecreation

CenterMultipurpose

FieldsGymnasium

RestroomsPoolsSenior Center

SplashPad Composite

DogPark

PicnicShelter

Fitness Zone

Community Programming

CompositePhysical

InfrastructurePrivate

IndustryEmergencyResponses

PublicSafety

Recreation Social Services

TransportationArt Community

GroupEducation Environment Government Health and

Mental HealthMunicipalServices Composite Child

CareHomelessServices

UnemploymentAssistance Job

TrainingSenior

ServicesVeterans Services

Others LACFCDOwnership

MaintenanceResponsibility

Channel Conditions

TributariesTrapezoidal (Orange)Rectangular (Red)

Soft Bottom (Green)Concrete (Burgundy)

Width at Top of Channel

Flood ControlStructures

StormwaterOutfalls

Rail Lines Freeways Landuse Public PrivateTransmission Lines

Parks

IndustrialLanduse Residential Commercial Government Institutional Parks Miscellaneous PublicLand

PrivateLand

PublicFederal

PublicState

PublicCounty

PublicCity

PublicOther

Levees Basin Dam Spreading Grounds

Combined Utility / Infrastructure

TransmissionLines

Freeway Metro Railway Bus Stopswithin 1/2 mile

Metro Stops within 1/2 mile

Bicycle Pathsand Lanes

Trails and Access Points

Pedestrian Bridges

Crime Prevention and Police

StationsFire

StationJails OthersComposite

PublicTransit Station

Bridges FuelingStation

FreewayExits

OthersTransitComposite

EducationComposite

Colleges andUniversities

Guidance and Tutoring

Programs

Private and Charter

Schools

Public Elementary

SchoolsPublic Middle

SchoolsPublic High

SchoolsOthers Health

CompositeHealth Clinics

Hospitals and Medical

CentersMental Health

CenterOthers Overweight DiabetesObese High Blood

Pressure Child Asthma Self-ReportedComposite 100 YR Floodplain

Fire SeverityZones

Liquefaction Zones & Faults

Social Vulnerability

Urban Heat Island

500 YR Floodplain

Tsunami & Sea Level Rise

Greenhouse GasEmissions

Composite:Hazardous FacilitiesAir Quality

Composite:Hazardous Facilities

Brown eldSite

WastewaterTreatment Plant

Toxic ReleaseSites

Large Quantity Hazardous

Waste Generators

SuperfundSites

PollutingPower Plants

LEED Buildings

Energy Consumption

Solar Panels

Sunset Climate Zones

Renewable Energy

Power PlantsWet-Weather

FlowDry-Weather

Flow

All Urban Farming

Community Gardens

Nurseries FarmsSchool Gardens

71

ACCESS AND SECURITY

Source: Google Streetview 2018

72


ACCESS & SECURITY

Sources: City of Los Angeles, LA River Greenway, LA River Access and Points of Interest; OLIN, 2018

Existing River Trail

Proposed River Trail

Access Point

THE EXISTING RIVER TRAIL CAN BE ACCESSED AT 95 POINTS

46


NameFID OIDAccessPoints

SidewalkConnection

Side of River Gated

Ped Bridge

ADAAcessibleParking Address Trail Bollard

SignY/N

FenceHole

PedAccess

EmergencyVehicles

FenceType

74

ACCESS & SECURITY

DATA FOR EACH ACCESS POINT

75

ACCESS & SECURITY

LAUREL CANYON ACCESS POINTSource: Google Streetview 2018 Source: Google Streetview 2018

DE FOREST ACCESS POINT

RANCHO PORTILLO ACCESS POINTSource: Google Streetview 2018

FLORENCE SOUTH ACCESS POINTSource: Google Streetview 2018

OWENSMOUTH ACCESS POINTSource: Google Streetview 2015

Source: Google Streetview 2018DISTRICT ACCESS POINT


Combined River Access

51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

Bus Stopswithin 1/2 mile

Metro Stops within 1/2 mile

Bicycle Pathsand Lanes

ACCESS ALONG THE LA RIVERTrails and

Access PointsPedestrian

Bridges

76

ACCESS & SECURITY

47


Access Point with Pedestrian-Accessible Bridge

Other Access Points

ONLY 45% OF ACCESS POINTS CONNECT TO PEDESTRIAN-ACCESSIBLE BRIDGES

Sources: City of Los Angeles, LA River Greenway, LA River Access and Points of Interest; OLIN, 2018

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ACCESS & SECURITY


PERCEIVED SAFETYSECURITYENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

78

ACCESS & SECURITY

FLOODWATERS ALONG THE NARROWS SOUTHWARD UNDER THE LOS FELIZ BRIDGE IN 1978Source: Clarence Inman Collection, https://boomcalifornia.com/2013/06/17/showdown-at-the-glendale-narrows/

STRETCH OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVERWITH A TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL Source: OLIN

79

ACCESS & SECURITY

CHANNEL FLOOD RISK

48


“It’s extremely hard to see without a bright bike light when you are going south because of the headlights of the cars blinding you on the 5N. There are street lights that line the path but they are never on. I have no idea why.”

“The trail must be shared with bicyclists who speed along at extremely high speeds...it actually feels dangerous sometimes...they won’t stop and you better get out of their way!”

Matt A. | Los Angeles, CA | 05.02.2014

Roger D. | La Canada, CA | 08.10.2017

80

ACCESS & SECURITY

“I had really high hopes for this trail. It’s a trail. And some parts are pretty scenic, but around Los Feliz was not an area I would take children or want to go through again. Lots of trash everywhere, tents of homeless along the sides, and large objects on the trail. Urine stench was pretty strong. It was meh..”

“I agree with everyone else about the safety issue. We did encounter some interesting characters...so...women....be aware! Having said that I would go again alone but most likely only in broad daylight. There are enough people around to keep you safe.”

Lisa C. | Valencia, CA | 02.10.2018

Cynthia A. | Los Angeles, CA | 05.31.2015

PERCEIVED SAFETY | USER TESTIMONY

Source: https://www.yelp.com/biz/la-river-bike-path-los-angeles, https://www.traillink.com/trail/los-angeles-river-trail/

8RLgvw-cnEUqy-8RLf13-YarCcu-by1wMv-bk6FnN-by1xG6-by1wtV-by1zW4-by1E9k-by1GZg-bk6Rqh-by1DRz-by1B5x-bk6RYN-by1EMc-by1BjM-by1JSM-by1BAr-NZduq4-P7YCkM-cnESU1-ceQzdd-bwWjUB-axy29B-8RLh9q-kCQeEe-8RH8AB-eKWQeL-GAJqoV-KSxmUc-LDTDcS-kCRZpC

WATER RESOURCES

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Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

82

WATER RESOURCES

THE LA RIVER DRAINS AN 834 SQUARE MILE WATERSHED

49


WATER QUALITY PRIORITIES

1 (Lower)Priority Areas

5 (Higher)

Source: LACDPW LSPC Model Input, 2012, http://dpw.lacounty.gov/wmd/irwmp/; Geosyntec, 2018

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WATER RESOURCES


TRIBUTARY AREAS

River Mile 51

River Mile 51

Cumulative Direct Drainage Area to the LA River

Direct Tributary Area < 1mi2 at the head 207 mi2 at the mouth

Total Tributary Area 40 mi2 at the head 834 mi2 at the mouth

Cumulative Total Drainage Area to the LA River

River Mile 0

River Mile 0

Source: LACDPW LSPC Model Input, 2012

84

WATER RESOURCES


51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

TRIBUTARY AREAS

627/207 mi2 64/71 mi2 563/139 mi2

40/<1 mi2 15/<1 mi2 25/<1 mi2

Indirect/Direct Drainage Area

to LA River

Indirect/Direct Drainage Area

to LA River(River Right/Left)

85

WATER RESOURCES

50


PRIORITIES WITH WATER QUALITY BENEFITS

Constructed In-Development Planned

River Mile 51

Cumulative Direct Drainage Area to the LA River

Water Quality Projects

River Mile 0

PROJECTS WITH WATER QUALITY BENEFITS

Source: OLIN/Geosyntec, LARMP Task 2 Project Database

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WATER RESOURCES


EWMP/WMP TARGET RULER

Source: ULAR EWMP (2016), https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/water_issues/programs/stormwater/municipal/watershed_management/los_angeles/upper_losangeles/20160127/UpperLARiver_mainbody_revEWMP_Jan2016.pdf, LAR UR2 WMP (2015), https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/water_issues/programs/stormwater/municipal/watershed_management/los_angeles/upper_reach2/Upper_LA_River_R2_FinalWMP.pdf, LLAR WMP (2017), https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/water_issues/programs/stormwater/municipal/watershed_management/los_angeles/lower_losangeles/LLARWMP2017updated.pdf

EWMP/WMP Storage Requirements

(Acre-Feet)

EWMP/WMP Planned Projects

(Acre-Feet)

EWMP/WMPStorage Shortfall

(Acre-Feet)300 200 100 0 100 200 300 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 300 200 100 0 100 200 300

51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

87

WATER RESOURCES


Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster:

Water Replenishment District of Southern California:

Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster:

Raymond Basin Management Board:

Under SGMA Process: Water Reclamation Plant

Verdugo Basin

West Coast Basin

Eagle Rock Basin

Central Basin

Main San Gabriel Basin

Raymond Basin

Hollywood Basin (Low Priority)Santa Monica Basin

Arbor Restoration (Approximate)

Sylmar BasinSan Fernando Basin

North Central Basin

HYDROLOGIC DRIVERS ARE DIVERSE

Source: LACDPW GIS Data Portal; Geosyntec, 2018

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WATER RESOURCES

51


TOTAL ~ 840,000 acre ft

600,000 acre ftSan Fernando

Basin

West Coast BasinCentral BasinSan Fernando Basin

~ 53,000 acre ftWest Coast

Basin

~ 187,000 acre ftCentral Basin

GROUNDWATER BASINSAVAILABLE STORAGE

Source: GAMA GIS Database, https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gama/online_tools.html

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WATER RESOURCES


-DC Tillman Discharge = 42 cfs-LA/Glendale Discharge = 12.1 cfs-Burbank WWTP Discharge = 7 cfs-Upwelling Flow (total) = 5.6 cfs-Dry Weather Urban Flow = 84 gpd/imp ac-Evaporation Rate (Upstream of RM 24) = 0.021 in/hr-Evaporation Rate (Downstream of RM 24) = 0.017 in/hr-Additional ET in ARBOR Reach = 0

Evapotranspiration DC Tillman WRP

Incidental Urban Runoff Burbank WRP

Upwelling LAG WRP

Assumptions:

0

10

51 49 47 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1

-10

20

-20

30

40

50

60

70

80

cfs

River Mile

ESTIMATED EXISTING DRY WEATHER FLOW AT MOUTH: 51,000 AFY

Source: Adapted from OneWater LA 2040 Plan

90

WATER RESOURCES


WET WEATHER FLOWS AT MOUTH

280,000 AFY

950,000 AFY

50,000 AFY

Average Volume of Wet Weather Events: Average Wet Weather Volumes at Mouth

Wettest Year - 2005:

Driest Year - 2007

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

1,000,000

Volu

me

(ac-

ft)

Water Year

19881989

19901991

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

Source: LA River Index

91

WATER RESOURCES

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Groundwater Production Wells (Existing & Historical)Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster:

Water Replenishment District of Southern California:

Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster:

Raymond Basin Management Board:

Under SGMA Process:

Verdugo BasinEagle Rock Basin

Main San Gabriel Basin

Raymond Basin

Hollywood Basin (Low Priority)Santa Monica Basin

Sylmar BasinSan Fernando Basin

North Central Basin

West Coast Basin

Central BasinForebay

GROUNDWATER BASINS

Source: GAMA GIS Database, https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gama/online_tools.html

92

WATER RESOURCES


RECHARGE PATHWAYS VARY

Source: LADWP SCMP

93

WATER RESOURCES


Dams and Reservoirs

1: Sawpit Dam 11: Lopez Dam 21: Big Tujunga Dam 31: Legg Lake2: Highland Dam 12: Sepulveda Dam 22: Sierra Madre Dam 32: Burbank Reservoir No.43: Chevy Chase 968 Reservoir 13: Burbank Reservoir No. 1 23: Ascot Dam 33: Glorietta Reservoir4: Glorietta Reservoir 14: Glenoaks 968 Reservoir 24: Brand Park Reservoir 34: San Fernando Reservoir5: Whittier Narrows Dam 15: Western Reservoir 25: Green Verdugo Dam 35: Los Angeles Reservoir6: Santa Anita Dam 16: Burbank Reservoir No. 5 26: Elysian Dam 36: Van Norman Bypass Reservoir7: Devil’s Gate Dam 17: Garvey Reservoir 27: Pacoima Dam 37: Chatsworth Reservoir8: Laguna 18: Encino Dam 28: Morris S. Jones Res. 38: Magic Johnson Lake9: Eagle Rock Dam 19: Sawpit Debris Basin 29: Lincoln Park Lake10: Hansen Dam 20: Eaton Wash Dam 30: Peck Road Park Lake

FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION RESERVOIRS

Source: LA County GIS Portal

94

WATER RESOURCES

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EXISTING AND PROPOSED SPREADING GROUNDS AND INJECTION WELLS

Source: LA County GIS Portal, LADWP SCMP, LA Basin Study (2016), https://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/basinstudies/LABasin.html

LADWP Watershed ManagementExisting Spreading Ground FacilityProposed Spreading Ground

Planned/In-developmentExisting

Proposed Seawater Barrier Injection WellsExisting Seawater Barrier Injection Wells

E1: Arroyo Seco S.G. E12: Rio Hondo Coastal Basin S.G. N1: Spulveda Dam Spreading GroundE2: Branford S.B. N2: Bull Creek Area Spreading GroundE3: Buena Vista S.B.

E13: Santa Anita S.G.N3: Browns Creek Area Spreading Ground

E4: Dominguez Gap S.G.E14: Santa Fe Reservoir S.G.

N4: Tujunga Spreading Ground EnhancementE5: Eaton S.B.

E15: Sawpit S.G.

E6: Eaton S.G.E16: Sierra Madre S.G.

E7: Hansen S.G.E17: Tujunga Gallery S.G.

E9: Lopez S.G.E18: Tujunga S.G.

E10: Pacoima S.G.E19: Whittier Narrows W.C. Diversion Canal

E11: Peck Road S.B.

P1: Santa Monica Basin Barrier Project

SB-E1: West Coast Basin Barrier Project

SB-E2: Dominguez Gap Barrier Project SB-E3: Alamitos

Barrier Project

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WATER RESOURCES


51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

AverageWet-Weather

Flow

Driest YearWet-Weather Flow (2007)

Wettest YearWet-Weather Flow (2005)

AverageDry-Weather

Flow

51,207 AFY (71 cfs) 278,815 AFY (385 cfs) 48,887 AFY 951,673 AFY

649 AFY (1 cfs) 15,204 AFY (21 cfs) 3,308 AFY 46,604 AFY

Groundwater Basins

ULARA

Forebays

Central Basin

West Coast Basin

LA RIVER FLOWS

96

WATER RESOURCES

Source: OLIN

97

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

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LA COUNTY NEEDS TO ADD MORE THAN 560,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES TO MEET CURRENT DEMAND

Renter Households

Affordable and Available Units

0 800,000400,000

SHORTFALL

Source: FY 2018 Income Limits Documentation System, Economic and Market Analysis Division, HUD.

Deeply Low Income

Extremely Low Income

Very Low Income

31-50% AMI16-30% AMI0-15% AMI

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro Fair Market Rent Area, Median Family Income $69,300 (2018)

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING GAP IN LA COUNTY SINCE 2014

Source: California Housing Partnership, LA Times 2018

THE RISE IN HOMELESSNESS IS CORRELATED WITH A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

99


2010

-10%

0%

10%

20%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

30%

40%

50%

440,000

460,000

480,000

500,000

520,000

540,000

560,000

RISE OF HOMELESSNESS IN LA COUNTY SINCE 2010

75%IN HOMELESS SINCE 2012


Source: The Seattle Times, 2018

BY PERCENT OF HOMELESS SLEEPING OUTSIDE

LA COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENT OFHOMELESS SLEEPING OUTSIDE

100


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PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS LESS EXPENSIVE

Source: LA FAMILY HOUSING: https://lafh.org/causes-solutions/, Economic Roundtable “Where We Sleep,” 2009

General Services/ Housing/Food

Healthcare Costs

Sheriff/Jail/ Probation

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PERMANENTSUPPORTIVE HOUSING

HOMELESS

$21,456

$44,037

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000


Source: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority- 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Presentation

LA COUNTY’S 53,195 HOMELESS REMAIN VISIBLE ON THE STREETS

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75% UNSHELTERED39,826

25% SHELTERED 13,369

19% Street 19% in RVS/Campers14% in Makeshift Shelters8% in Tents7% in Cars7% in Vans*Percentages based on 2017 totals

17% in Emergency Shelters9% in Transitional Shelters.03% in Safe Havens*Percentages based on 2017 totals


OVER 7500 HOMELESSINDIVIDUALS LIVE IN THENEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LA RIVER

2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

Homeless Population

Neighboring Communities

VAN NUYS

ECHO PARKCHINATOWNDOWNTOWN LA

LINCOLN HEIGHTSBOYLE HEIGHTS

COMPTON

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ

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NORTH HOLLYWOODLAKE BALBOA

56


LIVING ALONG THE RIVER

Source: OLIN

104



Source: OLIN


105



33% OF LA COUNTY’S UNSHELTERED HOMELESS LIVE IN CAMPERS, VANS & CARS

Source: OLIN


106


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Source: Flickr User USACE Los Angeles District, Corps installs protective barrier along LA River in preparation for El Nino, 2016

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Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, GIS Maintenance Map, 2016

Agency:

Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE: 23.5 miles)

Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD: 27.5 miles)

MAJOR MAINTENANCERESPONSIBILITIES ARE SPLIT BETWEEN LACFCD AND USACE

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1996 LA River Master Plan

LA Regional Water Quality Control

Board Basin Plan

LACFCD LAR Maintenance Map

ChannelRightBank

LeftBank

LeftLevee

RightLevee

USACE LA County Drainage Area Operation, Maintenance,

Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation Manual

LAR Integrated Design

USACE ARBOR Study

LA River Revitalization

Master Plan

1

2

3

4

5

2

3

1

Estuary

4

6

5

A-46A&B

A-47A&B

A-44

A-45

25b 25a

CC 2b

CC 1

CC 2a

3

114

193

028

029

RH2b

7

RH2a

6

RH1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

8

A-8A-9

A-10A-11

A-12A-13

A-14A-15

A-16A-17

A-18A-19 A-20

A-22A-24

A-21A-23A-25A-27

A-26

A-43

A-42

A-41

A-40

A-39A-38

A-37A-36

A-35

A-34A-33

A-32A-31

A-30

A-28A-29

1

A-1

2

A-2

3

A-3

4

A-4

5

A-5

6

A-6

7

A-7

M

L

K

J

I

H

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

USACE Hec-Ras Model

Stationing

1

2

LowerReach

3

O&M REACH DEFINITIONS ALONG THE LA RIVER

51Canoga Park

Reseda


Studio City

Burbank Glendale

Downtown LA

Vernon


Compton

Long Beach

47

4441

37

22

3331

18

1412

9

0

109


58


1. Bank to Bank 2. Top of Levee

3. Landside4. Outside the Fenceline

110



TWO TYPES OF CHANNEL STRUCTURE

Trapezoidal Channel:

Rectangular Box Channel:

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GREATEST CHALLENGES

losangelesdistrict/14056888824/in/photostream/

GRAFFITI DECLINING FENCE CONDITIONS TRASH AND DEBRIS

TRASH IN THE RIVER INVASIVES AND PEST CONTROL SOFT BOTTOM CLEARINGSource: Flickr User USACE Los Angeles District, El Nino 2016: Corps begins LA River vegetation removal, 2016wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Los_Angeles_River, Accessed 05/08/18

Source:OLIN4/in/photostream/ Source: LA County Flood Control DistrictSource: Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, Vector Control Searching for Invasive Mosquitoes in Silverlake; 2016; http://www.latimes.com

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PRIMARY AGENCIESLos Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD)

Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

STATE CONSERVANCIES/AGENCIESSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC)

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy (RMC)

The California Department of Parks and Recreation

JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIESMountains and Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA)

Watershed Conservation Authority

Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority

COUNTY AGENCIESLos Angeles County Parks and Recreation

Los Angeles County Fire Department

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departments

CITY AGENCIESMunicipal Parks and Recreation Deparment

Municipal Police Department

Municipal Fire Department

Municipal Deparment of Public Works

Municipal Department of Transportation

Municipal Department of Power and Water

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSLos Angeles Conservation Corps

Long Beach Conservation Corps

Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR)

Tree People

Friends of Atwater Village (FAV)

Heal the Bay

OTHER ENTITIESINVOLVED

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CHANNEL ASSESSMENT PROCESS

CHANNEL GEOMETRY

CHANNEL BOTTOM

CHANNEL SURFACE

VEGETATION

WEEP HOLES

114



CHANNEL ASSESSMENT PROCESS

SUBDRAIN SYSTEM

LOW FLOW CHANNEL

OUTFALLS

ACCESS RAMPS

MAJOR OBSTRUCTIONS

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Source: USCAE, Los Angeles District, EHyperionAve1928, http://cespl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e15694dbf7c54f8c96285a0e74039e69

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PUBLIC COMMENT

Source: Jeff Houze, Playing in Sepulveda Basin, 2014; from Project 51, Play the LA River

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PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS

• Verbal comments

• Speakers to be called in order of speaker cards submitted

• Up to 15 minutes total for the Public Comment item

• Total time per person will depend on number of speaker cards received

• Comment cards

• Email comments to [email protected]

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WRAP UP

Source: Barron Bixler, View under the Olympic Street Bridge, 2014; from Project 51, Play the LA River

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INPUT, QUESTIONS, IDEAS?Contact Carolina Hernandez at (626) 458-4322

or [email protected]

Upcoming Steering Committee and Subcommittee Meetings• Subcommittee Meetings #3 - October 3, 2018

• Steering Committee Meeting #4 - December 12, 2018

• Subcommittee Meetings #4 - December 17, 2018

Upcoming Outreach Events• Community Meeting #3 (Long Beach) - October 24, 2018

• AB466 Upper LA River and Tributaries Working Group Report Out, October 25, 2018

• Youth Summit (LA Trade Tech) - November 1, 2018

• Gateway Cities Council of Governments, November 7, 2018

• Community Meeting #4 (Elysian Valley) - November 2018

• Community Meeting #5 (Studio City) - December 2018

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Appendix C

Draft Glossary

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DRAFT - LARMP Glossary of Terms Page 1 of 8

Draft LARMP Glossary of Terms

Term Definition Source100-Year Flood A flood of a magnitude that has a 1 percent chance per year of occurring. USGS500-Year Flood A flood of a magnitude that has a 0.02 percent chance per year of occurring. USGS

Access The extent to which public ammenities such as recreational space and public transportation are available and obtainable by individuals or communities PS

Active Transport

Active transport includes non-motorised forms of transport involving physical activity, such as walking and cycling. It also includes public transport to meet longer distance trip needs as public transport trips generally include walking or cycling components as part of the whole journey (Villanueva et al, 2008).

Healthy Spaces & Places

Aquifer A natural underground layer of porous, water bearing materials (sand, gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water LLARRP

Aquifer Recharge

Artificial recharge (AR) and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) are processes that convey water underground. These processes replenish ground water stored in aquifers for beneficial purposes. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, they are separate processes with distinct objectives.

• AR is used solely to replenish water in aquifers • ASR is used to store water which is later recovered for reuse

US EPA

Area Median Income

HUD publishes annual income limits based on household size that are used to determine the maximum household income. Once household income is determined, compare it to HUD's income limit for that household size. If the income for that household size is at 50% of the median or less based on the chart, that household will count towards the 25% low-income set-aside.

HUD

Aspect The direction of exposure of a site to environmental factors, such as sunlight. The direction a slope faces. LARMP

Beneficial Use

For water: The uses of water necessary for the survival or well being of man, plants and wildlife. These uses of water serve to promote the tangible and intangible economic, social and environmental goals of mankind. Examples include drinking, swimming, industrial and agricultural water supply, and the support of fresh and saline aquatic habitats.

California Water Board

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Term Definition Source

Beneficial Use

Defines the resources, services, and qualities of aquatic systems that are the ultimate goals of protecting and achieving. For example, Beneficial Use of Estuarine Habitat are uses of water that support estuarine ecosystems, including, but not limited to preservation or enhancement of estuarine habitats, vegetation, fish, shellfish, or wildlife (e.g. estuarine mammals, waterfowl, shorebirds), and the propagation, sustenance, and migration of estuarine organisms.

Regional Water Board, from Heal the Bay

Best Management Practice (BMP)

In the context of water quality, BMPs are devices and actions that improve or prevent the pollution of urban runoff and stormwater. LA County DPW

Box Channel A rectangularly-shaped section of a channel, typically a concrete flood control channel. PS

Channel R.O.W.The LA River right of way is the river, river banks and trails along the path of the Los Angeles River. It includes all the area between the fenceline and is owned by a variety of entities.

City of Los Angeles Open Data

Climate Change

Climate change refers to any major and sustained change in factors affecting the global climate system, such as surface and ocean temperatures, precipitation patterns, and atmospheric conditions. Evidence has shown that rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have contributed to climate change. Excess greenhouse gases trap more heat, leading to a rise in Earth’s average surface temperature.

US Forest Service

Climate Change

A change in the state of the climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods and can be identified (e.g. using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades of longer

IPCC and UNFCC, from Heal the Bay

Community A group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social ties, share common perspectives, and engage in joint action in geographical locations or settings National Institutes of Health

Confined Aquifer An aquifer in which an impermeable layer of soil or rock lays on top and prevents water from seeping into the ground LLARRP

Culture The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group Google Dictionary

Disadvantaged CommunitiesDisadvantaged communities are defined as the top 25% scoring areas from CalEnviroScreen along with other areas with high amounts of pollution and low populations.

CalEPA

Disadvantaged/underserved communities

A census block group with an annual median household income of less than 80 percent of the Statewide annual median household income

Water Code section 79505.5, from Heal the Bay

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Discharge

Approximately 1,000 discharges of wastewater from point sources in the Los Angeles Region are regulated by the Los Angeles Regional Board. About half of these point sources discharge to surface waters, and are regulated by National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. In addition, the Regional Board prescribes Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for the remaining discharges, which are primarily to ground waters and landfills.

LARWQCB

DisplacementThe process by which a household is forced to move from its residence - or is prevented from moving into a neighborhood that was previously accessible to them because of conditions beyond their control.

Urban Displacement Project (UCLA/Berkeley)

Distributed Infiltration Naturally or artificially allowing rainwater and runoff to percolate into the soil on a widespread basis

Dry-weather runoff

Dry weather urban runoff originates from human activities, including, but not limited to, car washing, landscape irrigation, street washing, dewatering during construction activities, fountains, pond and tank testing and from natural occurrences like groundwater seepage that discharges to the storm drain system. Dry weather urban runoff may contain high levels of bacteria and other pollutants that enter the waterways.

LACSD

Ecology The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment LLARRP

Ecosystem An ecosystem is a system in which the interaction between different organisms and their environment generates a cyclic interchange of materials and energy. OECD Glossary

Ecosystem Function The ability of a system to perform beneficial functions that mimic natural systems, regardless of whether the system looks visually like a natural system.

Ecosystem Services The direct or indirect contributions of ecosystems to human well-being that support our survival and quality of life. Heal the Bay

Elevation The altitude of a place above sea level or ground level. Dictionary

Environmental SystemsThe interconected dynamic processes, including natural systems such as ecosystems and the hydrological cycle, that shape the features of the landscape, the interactions of species, and climate.

Equity

Ensuring that all communities are treated fairly and are given equal opportunity to participate in the planning and decision-making process, with an emphasis on ensuring that traditionally disadvantaged groups are not left behind. These groups include, but are not limited to, ethnic minorities, low income residents, persons with disabilities, and seniors. Social equity means everyone, regardless of race, culture, ability, or income, shares in the benefits of planning and development.

SANDAG

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Equity

The guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups. The principle of equity acknowledges that there are historically underserved and underrepresented populations and that fairness regarding these unbalanced conditions is needed to assist equality in the provision of effective opportunities to all groups

UC Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity - from Heal the Bay

EWMP, WMP Respectively: Enhanced Watershed Management Program, Watershed Management Program Upper LA River EWMP and WMP

Extant Vegetation The existing mix of plants and trees (native of non-native) present above ground in a vegetated area

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

Flood Control Channel

Waterways or conveyance structures which let water flow in and out (except during flooding) or dry channels that run below the street levels of some larger cities, so that if and when a flood occurs, the water will run into these channels, and eventually drain into a river or other body of water. Flood channels are sometimes built on the former courses of waterways as a way to reduce flooding.

Wikipedia

Flood Control District

The Los Angeles County Flood Control Act (ACT) was adopted by the State Legislature in 1915, after a disastrous regional flood took a heavy toll on lives and property. The Act established the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and empowered it to provide flood protection, water conservation, recreation and aesthetic enhancement within its boundaries. The Flood Control District is governed, as a separate entity, by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.

https://dpw.lacounty.gov/LACFCD/web/

Flood Insurance Flood insurance is required by law for buildings in high-risk flood areas as a condition of receiving a mortgage from a federally regulated or insured lender. FEMA

Floodplain The lowland that borders a river, usually dry but subject to flooding. LARRMP

Floodway

A "Regulatory Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. Communities must regulate development in these floodways to ensure that there are no increases in upstream flood elevations.

FEMA

Gap AnalysisA technique to determine what steps need to be taken in order to move from the current state to a desired, future state. Also called need-gap analysis, needs analysis, and needs assessment.

Business Dictionary

Groundwater Basin Groundwater stored in an area with permeable materials below the water, it is capable of storing a significant supply of water LLARRP

Habitat The locality, site and particular type of local environment occupied by an organism; includes food, water, shelter, cover, and the ability to raise young. LARMP Landscaping Guidelines

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Habitat Linkage To provide sufficient habitat for wide-ranging animal species with large home territories as well as for other wildlife species. Malibu General Plan

Housing Instability

Housing instability has no standard definition. It encompasses a number of challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, overcrowding, moving frequently, staying with relatives, or spending the bulk of household income on housing. These experiences may negatively affect physical health and make it harder to access health care. LA County's 2016 Health Survey asked "in the last five years has there been a night when you didn't know where you would sleep?" to evaluate housing instability.

healthypeople.gov

Hydraulic ReachA reach is a length of stream used as a unit of study. It contains a specified feature that is either fairly uniform throughout, such as hydraulic characteristics or flood damages, or that requires special attention in the study, such as a bridge.

US Department of Agriculture

Hydraulics Science that focuses on the movement of water LLARRP

Hydrology The study of water, specifically its properties, movement and interaction with land, and how it affects the earth and atmosphere LLARRP

Injection An injection well is a device that places fluid deep underground into porous rock formations, such as sandstone or limestone, or into or below the shallow soil layer. US EPA

Injection Barrier

Hydraulic (Injection) barriers, erected by injection method, are aimed at ground water regime conservation and prevention against pollution of aquifers, built with fractured rocks, cohesionless gravelly-pebble and sandy soils with seepage coefficient exceeding 2 x 10^-5 m/s

Fateev & Karyakin, "Technology of Hydraulic Barrier Erection by Injection Method", via IMWA

Invasive SpeciesExecutive Order 13112 defines an invasive species as "an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health."

US Department of Agriculture

Jurisdiction The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised Dictionary

LeveeAn embankment whose primary purpose is to furnish flood protection from seasonal high water and which is therefore subject to water loading for periods of only a few days or weeks a year.

US Army Corps of Engineers

Local Park Local parks are under 100 acres and contain active amenities such as athletic courts and fields, playgrounds, and swimming pools.

LA County Parks and Rec Countywide Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment

Low Flow ChannelIn a concrete flood control channel, the low flow channel is a narrow, lowered section within the middle of the channel, designed to convey steady, non-wet weather runoff (water treatment flows, irrigation, etc.).

PS

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Master Plan

A master plan is a dynamic long-term planning document that provides a conceptual layout to guide future growth and development. Master planning is about making the connection between buildings, social settings, and their surrounding environments. A master plan includes analysis, recommendations, and proposals for a site’s population, economy, housing, transportation, community facilities, and land use. It is based on public input, surveys, planning initiatives, existing development, physical characteristics, and social and economic conditions.

The World Bank

Multi-use Trail Trails which allow for hiking, biking, and equestrian use. LA County Parks and Rec

Native Species A species that is a part of the balance of nature that has developed over hundreds or thousands of years in a particular region or ecosystem. US Department of Agriculture

Nuisance flooding

Nuisance flooding (NF) refers to low levels of inundation that do not pose significant threats to public safety or cause major property damage, but can disrupt routine day-to-day activities, put added strain on infrastructure systems such as roadways and sewers, and cause minor property damage.

Moftakhari, H. R., AghaKouchak, A.,Sanders, B. F., Allaire, M., & Matthew, R. A. (2018). What is nuisance flooding? Defining and monitoring an emerging challenge. Water Resources Research, 54 ,4218–4227. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022828

Perched Aquifer Localized zone of saturation above the main water table created by a laterally limited layer of underlying impermeable material.

New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Platform Park A park situated on platforms spanning over a space typically unsuitable for parkland, such as a roadway or waterbody. PS

Potable Water Water quality that is suitable for drinking. LARRMP

Regional Detention (Basin)

A detention basin which collects stormwater runoff from a relatively large area, and has been designed to use storage as a means of reducing downstream flood peaks, reducing possible flood damage, or reducing downstream channel construction costs. Regional facilities are usually multi-purpose, and normally are the responsibility of a public entity.

Pima County Regional Flood Control District

Regional Park (Should use LA County Parks definition)

Park over 100 acres and contain active amenities such as athletic courts and fields, playgrounds, and swimming pools.

LA County Parks and Rec Countywide Assessment

Rent Control

Rent control regulations typically limit the amount by which landlords may increase the amounts they charge for the use and occupancy of their property as a residence by tenants. Such regulations may also include controls to limit the frequency, regulate the timing of rent increases and limit the grounds on which a landlord may evict a tenant.

LLARRP

Resiliency The ability to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of disruptive events. Building Water Resilience in Los Angeles County: A Report

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Resiliency

The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, adsorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, from Heal the Bay

Riparian Pertaining to the banks of a stream. Most often used to describe the vegetation along a stream. LARRMP

River Mile The distance from the mouth of the creek or river to the gage, to the nearest tenth of a mile. USGS

River Ruler A tool developed for the LARMP to create a linear representation of data for the 51-miles of the LA River. The ruler is used for measurement and data representation.

Safety The condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or lossThe condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss

Spreading Grounds

The use of water conservation facilities or spreading grounds adjacent to river channels and in soft-bottom channels permits water to percolate into groundwater basins for later pumping. These groundwater recharge facilities are located in areas where the underlying soils are composed of permeable formations and in hydraulic connection with the underlying aquifer.

LACDPW

Stormwater

Stormwater runoff is generated from rain and snowmelt events that flow over land or impervious surfaces, such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops, and does not soak into the ground. The runoff picks up pollutants like trash, chemicals, oils, and dirt/sediment that can harm our rivers, streams, lakes, and coastal waters.

US EPA

SustainabilityTo keep in existence; maintain; to supply with necessities or nourishment. In recent usage, the term refers to continued viability -- whether from an economic or environmental standpoint -- while minimizing consumption of resources.

LARRMP

Sustainability

The physical development and institutional operating practices that meet the needs of present users without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, particularly with regard to use and waste of natural resources. Sustainability practices support ecological, human, and economic health and vitality. Sustainability presumes that resources are finite, and should be used conservatively and wisely with a view to long-term priorities and consequences of the ways in which resources are used

UCLA Sustainability Committee, from Heal the Bay

Trapezoidal Section A section of a channel with a trapezoidal cross-section. This shape is used to efficiently convey flows on a concrete surface. PS

Unconfined Aquifer Where water seeps directly into the ground surface above an aquifer LLARRP

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Underserved CommunityCommunities and neighborhoods where access to amenities and services, such as transit or health care, has traditionally been limited compared to average or wealthy communities.

Upland Referring to locations elevated above lower-lying locations, often used when discussing two locations within a watershed PS

US Army Corps of EngineersThe Army Corps of Engineers provides public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen national security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.

Water Quality Surface water conditions suitable for aquatic life and human health US EPA

Water Security

The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development, for ensuring protection against water-borne pollution and water-related disasters, and for preserving ecosystems in a climate of peace and political stability

UN Water

Water Supply

Available water provided to fulfill a particular need. If the need is domestic, industrial, or agricultural, the water must fulfill both quality and quantity requirements. Water supplies can be obtained by numerous types of engineering projects, such as wells, dams, or reservoirs.

Encyclopedia Brittanica

Watershed

The land area that drains into a river or stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point. Large watersheds may be composed of several smaller “sub watersheds”, each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point. Watersheds are usually bordered and separated from other watersheds by mountain ridges or other naturally elevated areas. Watersheds are usually bordered and separated from other watersheds by mountain ridges or other naturally elevated areas.

LLARRP

Wetland

Any number of tidal and non-tidal areas characterized by saturated or nearly saturated (wet) soils most of the year that form an interface between terrestrial (land-based) and aquatic environments. These include freshwater marshes around ponds and channels (rivers and streams), brackish and salt marshes. Other common names include swamps and bogs.

LLARRP

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Appendix D

Partner Organization Outreach Handout

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LA River Master Plan Partner Organization Outreach

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Sample Email Subject line: LA River Master Plan || Spread the Word!

Hello!

Mark your calendar for a discussion on the LA River! LA County is currently developing a vision for

the future of the river and your ideas and experiences are important to our planning.

Our next community meeting will take place in __________ at ________to discuss the “LA River

County Master Plan.” We know you have incredible ideas for what you want to see across all 51

miles of the river and we can't wait to hear them.

We’ll be in attendance alongside countless nonprofits, local leaders, and community members to

gather together to discuss the comprehensive vision to the transformation and reimagination of

the Los Angeles River.

This is especially important to us because this is an opportunity to discuss <issue you’d like to

highlight.>

We hope you can attend, and if you cannot make it, please take our survey to share your thoughts

on the LA River County Master Plan process. Haga clic aquí para la encuesta en español.

We look forward to working together to reimagine the LA River!

<Signature>

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Sample Social Media Facebook Page to follow: https://www.facebook.com/LARMPUpdate

Page to tag in posts: @Los Angeles River Master Plan

English Save the Date for @CountyofLosAngeles Community Meeting in Cudahy at Turner Hall at Clara Park

on Wed, Aug 22 from 6-8 pm. Visit LARiverMasterPlan.org for more info. See you there! #LARiver

#ReimagineTheRiver

.@CountyofLosAngeles Community Meeting about the #LARiver County Master Plan is Wed. Aug 22

from 6-8 pm at Turner Hall at Clara Park located at 4835 Clara St, Cudahy, CA 90201. See you there!

#ReimagineTheRiver

.@CountyofLosAngeles Community Meeting about the #LARiver County Master Plan is Wed. Aug 22

from 6-8 pm at Turner Hall at Clara Park in Cudahy! Click on the flyer below for more details and see

you soon! #ReimagineTheRiver

Spanish Marque la Fecha en su Calendario para la Reunión Comunitaria de @CountyofLosAngeles en el Salón Turner del Parque Clara el Miércoles, 22 de agosto de las 6-8 pm. Para más información, visite LARiverMasterPlan.org. ¡Nos veremos allí! #LARiver #ReimagineTheRiver ¡La Reunión Comunitaria del @CountyofLosAngeles sobre el Plan Principal #LARiver del Condado será el miércoles, 22 de agosto de las 6-8 pm en Cudahy! ¡Haga clic en el volante a continuación para más detalles y nos veremos pronto! #ReimagineTheRiver La Reunión Comunitaria de @CountyofLosAngeles del Plan Principal #LARiver del Condado es el miércoles, 22 de agosto, de las 6-8 pm en el Salón Turner del Parque Clara, ubicada en 4835 Clara St, Cudahy, CA 90201. ¡Nos veremos allí! #ReimagineTheRiver

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Twitter Page to follow: https://twitter.com/LARMP_Update

Twitter Account to Tag: @LARMP_Update

English

Save the Date for @CountyofLA Community Meeting at Turner Hall at Clara Park in Cudahy on Wed.

Aug 22 from 6-8 pm. Visit LARiverMasterPlan.org for more info. See you there! #LARiver

#ReimagineTheRiver

.@CountyofLA Community Meeting about the #LARiver County Master Plan is Wed. Aug. 22 from 6-

8 pm at Turner Hall at Clara Park located at 4835 Clara St, Cudahy, CA 90201. See you there!

#ReimagineTheRiver

.@CountyofLA 1st Community Meeting about the #LARiver County Master Plan is Wed. Aug 22 from

6-8 pm in Cudahy! Click on the flyer below for more details and see you soon! #ReimagineTheRiver

Spanish

Marque la Fecha en su Calendario para la Reunión Comunitaria de @CountyofLA en el Salón Turner del Parque Clara el Miércoles, 22 de agosto de las 6-8 pm. Para más información, visite LARiverMasterPlan.org. ¡Nos veremos allí! #LARiver #ReimagineTheRiver ¡La Reunión Comunitaria del @CountyofLA sobre el Plan Principal #LARiver del Condado será el miércoles, 22 de agosto de las 6-8 pm en Cudahy! ¡Haga clic en el volante a continuación para más detalles y nos veremos pronto! #ReimagineTheRiver La Reunión Comunitaria de @CountyofLA del Plan Principal #LARiver del Condado es el miércoles, 22 de agosto, de las 6-8 pm en el Salón Turner del Parque Clara, ubicada en 4835 Clara St, Cudahy, CA 90201. ¡Nos veremos allí! #ReimagineTheRiver

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Save the Date Graphic Click to download

Save the Date Graphic - Spanish haga clic para descargar

LA River Master Plan Community Meeting Flyer

Click to download

LA River Master Plan Community Meeting Flyer - Spanish

haga clic para descargar

Other Social Media Graphics

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Appendix E

Draft Vision and Goals

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Los Angeles River Master Plan Update | DRAFT Vision and Goals

1996: Los Angeles River Master Plan

Mission Statement: The Los Angeles River Master Plan provides for the optimization and enhancement of aesthetic, recreational, flood control and environmental values by creating a community resource, enriching the quality of life for residents and recognizing the river’s primary purpose for flood control.

Goals: 1. Ensure flood control and public safety needs are met2. Improve the appearance of the river and the pride of the local communities in it.3. Promote the river as an economic asset to the surrounding communities.4. Preserve, enhance and restore environmental resources in and along the river.5. Consider stormwater management alternatives6. Ensure public involvement and coordinate Master Plan development and

implementation along jurisdictions7. Provide a safe environment and a variety of recreational opportunities along the river8. Ensure safe access to and compatibility between the river and other activity centers

2020 Proposed DRAFT VERSION 1: Los Angeles River Master Plan Update June 2018-August 2018

Draft Vision: A reimagined River to connect and serve the diverse communities of LA County.

Draft Mission Statement: The Los Angeles River Master Plan Update builds on over two decades of planning efforts to create a 51-mile connective corridor of parks and trails, cultural resources, recreation opportunities, and environmental systems that enrich the quality of life and improve the health of residents, while providing flood risk management.

Draft Goals: 1. Reinforce local culture and community.2. Provide a protective and resilient flood management infrastructure.3. Identify and address potential adverse impacts to housing affordability.4. Provide equitable, inclusive, and safe parks, open space, and trails.5. Support healthy, connected ecosystems.6. Improve local water supply reliability.

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2020 Proposed DRAFT VERSION 2: Los Angeles River Master Plan Update September 2018 – present

The Reimagined River A 51-mile connective river corridor of parks, trails, ecosystems, and cultural resources to improve health, equity, access, mobility, and economic opportunity for the diverse communities of LA County, while providing flood risk management.

Draft Goals: The LARMP Update creates a framework that will:

• Address potential adverse impacts to housing affordability.• Embrace local culture and strengthen communities.• Enhance opportunities to equitably access the river corridor.• Foster learning and opportunities for education.• Improve regional water supply reliability.• Promote healthy, safe, clean water.• Provide a protective and resilient flood management infrastructure.• Provide equitable, inclusive, and safe parks, open space, and trails.• Support healthy, connected ecosystems.

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Appendix F

Input from Public Comment Cards

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Card 1 Screen was too small to be legible for audience; to the extent possible, presenters should verbally highlight key points versus allowing audience to read (i.e. community outreach update).

Card 2 Any language on investment or economic development has to be tied to/intergreated with strengthening of local LA River communities; it shouldn’t be it’s own goal but rather tied to goal #2.

Card 3 RE: 2020 Draft Goals: I agree with comments regarding the need to emphasize a holistic, watershed-facing statement/goal set. A reimagined river will take a landscape infrastructure approach of hybridizing built and natural environments, layering functions of infrastructural network/systems, making context integration a priority, and planning for flexibility and iteration and increment. At least change “support” to “restore” or “provide”. Goal: Imbue all associated systems with climate resilience.

• I loved the river ruler system and the four ecologies breakdown and think then havesuper cool design/place-making potential.

• What are the river flow metrics projected with: the context of climate change?• Is OLIN’s GIS data open to the public?• Goal: “Restore native ecological networks”.

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Appendix G

Project Outlook #3

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LARMP Update | Steering Committee Meeting #3 | LARiverMasterPlan.org

Ecosystem & Habitat-Soils & Geology-Urban Footprinting-Vegetation Forms-Rare &Threatened Species-Historical Hydrology-Species Observation-Spawning & Migration

Open Space, Rec, & Trails-Park Need-Park Acreage Standards-Park Amenities-Park Access -Trail Gaps-Water Recreation

Community Art & Programming-Historical Culture -Social Service Facilities-Community Centers-Advocacy & Environment-Landmarks-Public Art Programs

Operations & Maintenance-Existing Responsibilities-Maintenance Regions-Entities Involved -Bottom Conditions-Levees & Landslides-Bridges-Utilities and Fences-Channel Infrastructure

LOCATION Los Angeles County Department of Public Works900 South Fremont Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803Conference Rooms C and D

PROGRESS MEMOS

Los Angeles River Master Plan UpdateSteering Committee Meeting #3September 26, 2018 9 a.m. to Noon

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LOCATION Los Angeles County Department of Public Works900 South Fremont Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803Conference Rooms C and D

Los Angeles River Master Plan UpdateSteering Committee Meeting #3September 26, 2018 9 a.m. to Noon

LARMP Update | Steering Committee Meeting #3 | LARiverMasterPlan.org

Access & Security-Access Points-Fences & Gates-Multi-Modal Transportation-Signage-Accessibility-Injury & Crime Risk-Public Perception

Demographics & Public Health-General Characteristics-Income & Employment-Education-Housing-Displacement Risk-Homelessness-Health

Sustainability & Resiliency-Sustainability & Climate Action Plans-Precipitation & Flow-Energy & Climate-Urban Agriculture-Human Hazards-Wildfire&Flooding

Water Resources-Flood Risk-Groundwater-Surface Water Quality-BeneficialUses-Water Supply-Hydrology (Dry & Wet Weather)

PROGRESS MEMOS (CONTINUED)

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Appendix H

Steering Committee Sign-in Sheets

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NAHE OF AGENCY

Clty of Downey

Clty of Long Beach

City of Los Angeles(Hayor's Office)

City of Paramount Puhiie Works

Clty of South Gate

Councll for Watershed Health East Yard Communltles for Environmental Justice Frlends of the LA Rlver (FoLAR)

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Heal theBay

LA-Nas

Long Beach Conservatlon Corps

Loa Angeles Business Council

los Angeles City/County Native American lndian Commission Los Angeles County 1st District

Los An9eles County 2nd Distrlct

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Los Angeles County 4th Distrlct

Los An91les County 5th District

Los Angeles County Blcycle Coalitlon Los An9eles County Business Federatfon Los Angeles County Aood Control Distrlct Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

t1etropolitan Transportation Authority

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Los An9eles Rlver l'taster Plan Update

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