News of the Arroyo


Title:

Update on Arroyo Planning

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Date:

2003-02-08

Summary:

February 8 -- This is a report on the Arroyo Seco Foundation's February 6th meeting to discuss Pasadena's Arroyo Seco Master Plan.

Author:

Staff

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Arroyo Seco News

Content:

The Arroyo Seco Foundation presented an update on Pasadena\'s Arroyo
Seco planning process at its meeting on Thursday evening at Eaton
Canyon Nature Center.

Brian League from the Pasadena Planning Department discussed the
current schedule and process for consideration of the Arroyo Seco
Master Plan (ASMP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR. He outlined
the current schedule:

1) The ASMP and EIR, along with a list of staff recommended
revisions, will be presented to the Recreation and Parks Commission
for their review February 20.
2) The formal responses to the 600+ public comments on the EIR will
be published February 26 or sometime thereafter.
3) Pasadena will make all the documents under consideration available
for public review by March 14.
4) Both the ASMP and the EIR will be presented to the City Council
for action on March 24.
5) If the Council approves the ASMP and EIR, the public has 30 days
to object to the action or portions of it by filing a lawsuit.

Mr. League stated that Pasadena\'s proposed lease of the 30 acres of
Metropolitan Water District property in the Hahamongna area would be
included in the Arroyo Seco EIR, but no land use changes on that
property are involved at this time. He also confirmed that the Rose
Bowl Operating Company has issued a request for proposals for an
environmental impact report on a National Football League (no
relation) franchise in the Rose Bowl.

There was an energetic discussion among attendees about these issues
and other concerns.

Don Rogers of the Pasadena Audubon Society presented a beautiful
slide show demonstrating two approaches to nature reserves similar to
Hahamongna. The first example is in Canada and the second is at the
San Joaquin March in Irvvine.

After brief announcements, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 pm.


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