Sepulveda Dam Basin Master Plan - Los Angeles District - U.S. Army

o Do not close off the entire Basin when special events are taking place.o Provide special events policy.o Preclude events such as 5K and 10K runs from environmentally sensitive areas suchas Bull Creek.o Ensure that events are properly permitted and funds collected for restoration of anydamages after the event. Some attendees voiced concerns that costs of restorationare not being fully recovered from event operators.Signage and way finding are woefully inadequate with great difficulty in tellingemergency personnel where one can be found.Trails should be created along the Los Angeles River.Provide a walking path connection from Bull Creek to Los Angeles River.Review utilization of golf courses on a routine basis to assess whether demands areshifting. Require the use of native vegetation only.Consider water conservation measures.Limit recreational use in Balboa Park area – some concerns that “carrying capacity” isbeing exceeded: Consider limiting park access when parking areas are full.Do not build additional sports fields there.Extend park hours.Increase park patrols.No new development.Better vector control needed.Issues and comments raised by attendees at the second workshop included:Offensive odors are generated by the Tillman treatment plant.Human-wildlife interface education is needed:o People are feeding the wildlife.o People are bringing pets into wildlife areas, and fishing in the wildlife lake.o Patrols are needed to prevent off-leash dogs being trained to hunt rabbits andwaterfowl.Clarify Corps and City guidelines and policies.o Agreements (leases and concessions) and operations should be transparent.o Uphold lease requirements.There are air quality impacts from increased traffic in and around the Basin.Large festivals are impacting the Basin.The Bull Creek restoration is a failure.Sustainable practices should be implemented throughout the Basin.Mitigate conflicts on multi-use paths through redesign, such as installing paralleldecomposed granite path for runners and walkers and restore designated bike path.Extend Environmentally Sensitive classification to Bull Creek and area behind the Dam.Issues and comments raised by attendees at the third workshop included :Maintain golf courses and model airplane field at their current location and configuration.Allow cricket games only in designated field areas, not in other areas of the park.Identify potential future uses for agricultural areas if it is not maintained as such.Planning Process 3-3