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EMERALD NECKLACE / Phase 1 Projects 03/14/2013 Site Ownership & Easements The project area potentially encompasses 5 parcels. All five are privately owned, are not developed and are currently for sale. Los Angeles County Assessor Identification Numbers (AIN): AIN Ownership 8532013026 Private 8532013027 Private 8532013029 Private 8532014007 Private 8532014002 Private Fig. 9. Project Parcel Map. Constraints • Private parcel ownership: 5 in total. • Cost of purchasing property. • Source of funding. • Obtaining approval from neighboring residents. • Obtaining permission from public agencies & utilities. QUARRY CLASP PARK DEVELOPMENT / DRAFT 6 of 8
EMERALD NECKLACE / Phase 1 Projects 03/14/2013 • Obtaining approval from City of Arcadia. • Obtaining approval from 5 th District. • Impacts to habitat. • Impacts to traffic. Implementation Challenges • Public Works is developing a pipeline from Peck Road Water Conservation Park waters to the San Gabriel River. This pipeline is estimated to be built in 2014, pending funding from Water Agencies. Any easements obtained for this pipeline will not be for recreational trail purposes. Easement for trail use will require additional funding and a separate process. • The City of Arcadia may have plans for recreational improvements in this area that may conflict with the proposed improvements. Thus, the proposed project(s) should be coordinated with the City of Arcadia. Related Projects The development of a public park and trailhead on the northern edge of the Emerald Necklace will provide access to the Emerald Necklace trail system and create a neighborhood amenity. By linking the existing Rio Hondo Bike Path and the San Gabriel River Trail, a Class I bicycle path, in the City of Arcadia, the Emerald Necklace will form a complete 17-mile loop of recreation trails, greenways and park open space. The closure of the Emerald Necklace “clasp” and the completion of the recreational loop would be achieved through a series of projects located along the southern edge of the Hanson Quarry, an active gravel mining pit. Land acquisition of one or more industrial sites currently for sale would allow a large staging/parking area and green space for equestrians, bicyclers, pedestrians and hikers. The following related projects are part of the Quarry Clasp Projects: • Peck Road Signalized Crossing: A signalized crossing at the Foothill Transit traffic light on Peck Road to allow safe crossing of the street by equestrians, pedestrians and bicyclists and connect the Rio Hondo Bike Path to the San Gabriel River Trail. • Quarry Clasp Multi-Use Trail and Bike Paths: The creation of two trails (one multi-use and one bicycle trail) along the southern edge of the Hanson Quarry connecting the Rio Hondo Bike Path and the San Gabriel River Trail. • Rio Hondo Multi-Use Trail and Class I Bicycle Path Connection in Peck Road Water Conservation Park: The trails extension (one multi-use and one bicycle trail) from the north end of the parking lot of the Peck Road Water Conservation Park to the existing Foothill Transit traffic light on Peck Road, near the southwest corner of Hanson Quarry. QUARRY CLASP PARK DEVELOPMENT / DRAFT 7 of 8
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