August 2021 Advocacy Minutes

 

Advocacy Agenda

August 2, 2021  6:00 - 7:30  p.m. 

Virtual - Zoom

Ben Stone - Trails Coordinator/ Advocacy Committee Chairperson

Matt Bartelt, President and Narrator

Susie Murphy, Executive Director

 

Slide Show (see for more details/links on agenda items)

 
  1. Welcome and Introductions - 

    1. No speaker guests tonight

 
  1. General updates 

    1. SDMBA is Hiring

      1. Communications and Marketing Coordinator

    2. Upcoming events/Volunteer opportunities 

      1. San marcos Trails Day

      2. Bike The Bay

      3. Mount Laguna Trail Fest

    3. Podcast

    4. New jerseys available for order from Canari

 
  1. CAMTB update (Susie)

 
  1. SDMBA Trail updates (Ben)  

    1. Chula Vista Canyon Trail Pilot Program

      1. Launched officially July 1

      2. New signage/kiosks

      3. Stay on designated trails

      4. SDMBA built 6 new bridges

      5. Working with local advocates to perform ongoing maintenance with ok of the City of CV

    2. Daley Ranch 

      1. Scott hansen outlines trail counter data

      2. extensive work on Caballo this upcoming winter

      3. Planning continues on overall master trails plan

    3. Mt Laguna Trail Restoration Project and Noble Canyon Work

      1. Ongoing maintenance by volunteers. Mostly trimming

      2. Work this winter on Lower Noble (extra credit)

      3. Planning continues with USFS onl Mount Laguna Restoration project

    4. La Jolla Adventure Park by the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians (Ben)

      1. Tribal council awaiting bids from select professional trail building firms

      2. Tribal council has already allocated funding for first phase of Mountain bike optimized trail system

 
  1. Advocacy Updates (Susie/Ben/Matt)

    1. PQ Updates (matt)

      1. Bell Program - new bell stations to be implemented soon

      2. Enforcement - tickets have been issued recently and enforcement will continue

      3. Darkwood Connector update 

      4. South Penasquitos trail planning from Calle Cristabal.  

        1. Preliminary alignment.  Moving on to permitting, eco and arch studies. 3-5 years out.

    2. Black Mtn trail Bell program will be expanded to Black mt 

    3. MTRP Bridge Project $1.5 million from state Donation Link (Susie)

    4. County Budget approvals for funding for  (Susie)

      1. Sweetwater Loop Trail 

      2. Boulder Oaks

      3. Sage Hill trails and staging

      4. Otay Valley Regional Park staging and trails

 
  1. Trail Liaison Vacancies:  Balboa Park/Florida Canyon;  La Costa; City of Carlsbad (Lake Calavera) Cuyamaca State Park; 

    1. get in touch with Ben if interested. 

 
  1. Bike Park updates (Susie/ben)

    1. Sweetwater - 

      1. maintenance plans in planning with County Staff

      2. Restrooms/water hopefully installed soon

    2. City of San Marcos 

      1. Bradley Park Jump Park - Out to bid 2021

    3. Carlsbad -

      1. Veterans Memorial Park - Final Approval 2022

    4. City of Escondido - 

      1. Jesmond Dene park PumpTrack - Out to bid 2021

    5. Alpine County Park -  

      1. phase 1 approved in county budget. Bike park in future phase - Budgeted for late 2023

 
  1. Q and A

 

Next meeting: 

Nov. 1  6 p.m.    Possibly in person - stay tuned