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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is acomprehensive, multi-jurisdictional plan that conserves species and associated habitats toaddress biological and ecological diversity conservation needs in western Riverside County.The plan was approved and permits issued on June 22, 2004, by the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService (USFWS) and California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). The MSHCP PlanningArea encompasses approximately 1.26 million acres in western Riverside County. The MSHCPcalls for the conservation and management of approximately 500,000 acres of the 1.26-millionacrePlan Area. Of the 500,000 acres, 347,000 acres are currently within existing public/quasipublicownership. Achievement of the 500,000-acre goal depends on conservation of anadditional 153,000 acres within the Plan Area.The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) was formed in February2004 and assumed administration and implementation responsibility for the MSHCP in March2004. The MSHCP requires that the RCA prepare and submit a report of its annual activities.This report provides a summary of activities for the reporting period of January 1, 2005, throughDecember 31, 2005. This report is the first MSHCP annual report that covers a full calendaryear.Reporting RequirementsIn addition to reporting the amount of habitat conserved and developed during the reportingperiod, this report includes other information that measures MSHCP progress. At a minimum,the annual report includes:• Reserve Assembly activities in relation to the rough step formulas presented in Section6.7 of the MSHCP and in accordance with species-specific Objective 1B of the DelhiSands flower-loving fly.• Acres authorized for disturbance within the Plan Area during the reporting period.• Single-family and mobile home activity within the Criteria Area for the preceding yearand cumulatively occurring under the expedited review process for these activitiespresented in Section 6.1.1 of the MSHCP.• New or expanded agricultural operations within the Criteria Area for the preceding yearand cumulatively occurring under the processes identified in Section 6.2 of the MSHCP.• Minor Administrative/Clerical Amendments approved during the reporting period inaccordance with the procedures described in Section 6.10.2 of the MSHCP.Western Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005)ES-1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY• Ongoing management and monitoring activities highlighting issues of concern andproposed remedies/actions.• Documentation concerning funding/collection of mitigation fees.Major Activities in 2005During 2005, the RCA executive director and staff focused on (1) further developing theorganizational structure to implement the Plan, including adding two additional full-time CountyContracted Staff for geographic information system (GIS) and Information Technology duringMarch and April 2005; (2) providing on-site enhanced training sessions to the local Permitteesregarding Plan implementation, including assistance in developing a Habitat AcquisitionNegotiation Strategy (HANS) or similar process; (3) fully implementing Joint Project Review(JPR) for projects within the Criteria Area and establishing the supporting GIS data sets; (4)holding regular meetings of the RCA Board and Administrative Committee meetings; (5)revising and implementing new fee collection procedures for implementation in 2006; (6)preparing and distributing the initial annual report for 2004 covering the period of June 22, 2004,through December 31, 2004; (7) continuing the process of acquiring additional Reserve lands;(8) implementing the first full year of the Monitoring Program; and (9) implementingorganizational and financial audit procedures and finalizing contracts for services and otherfunctions. Additionally, the RCA Board hired Tom Mullen to serve as the RCA InterimExecutive Director and hired Joe Richards to serve as the Deputy Director.Two committees, the Reserve Management Oversight Committee and the Funding CoordinationCommittee, were established by the RCA Executive Director to provide expertise and leadershipfor MSHCP implementation. During 2005, each committee met twice: the Reserve ManagementOversight Committee met March 28 and June 14, 2005, and the Funding CoordinationCommittee met February 24 and May 19, 2005.In May 2005, the RCA released the Western Riverside County RCA website (www.wrc-rca.org).The RCA website was developed to provide the public with access to valuable information, suchas the Plan and Implementing Agreement text, RCA functions, links to other relevant websites,background information on the MSHCP and the RCA, current and upcoming events, such asrecent acquisitions, and RCA Board and committee meeting dates, locations, agendas, andminutes. RCA staff continues to update and improve the RCA website. In December 2005, thewebsite was enhanced to improve the user interface and include additional information.In 2005, the RCA and the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) jointlypurchased 909 acres in Cactus Valley owned by the Goodhart family. The property, locatedapproximately 5 miles southeast of Diamond Valley Lake, was acquired for $5.1 million. TheWestern Riverside County MSHCP October 2006Annual Report (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005)ES-2
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