To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Annie & Mary Trail Projects
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize Public Works to submit an application to the Active Transportation Program for the Annie & Mary Trail Phase 2 Project (Blue Lake to Glendale); and
2. Approve, and authorize the Chair to sign, the attached support letter for the City of Arcata's grant application to the Active Transportation Program for the Arcata Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
State Active Transportation Program
Forest Resources and Recreation Fund (1710)
DISCUSSION:
The Annie & Mary Trail is envisioned as a network of trails connecting Arcata and Blue Lake along the Mad River corridor and utilizing portions of the former Arcata & Mad River Railroad right-of-way. Community members initiated planning efforts in 1997 and a feasibility study was developed by Redwood Community Action Agency ("RCAA") in 2003. The Friends of the Annie & Mary Rail-Trail have raised funds and advocated for trail development for nearly twenty (20) years. The trail is identified as a regional priority in the Regional Transportation Plan prepared by the Humboldt County Association of Governments and as a component of the Highway 299 Transportation Concept Report prepared by the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans"). Annie & Mary Trail projects currently in development are shown on Map 1 in Attachment 1.
The City of Blue Lake is currently constructing Phase 1 of the Annie & Mary Trail. The Phase 1 project extends approximately one-half mile along South Railroad Avenue from H Street/Hatchery Road to Chartin Road within Blue Lake city limits. Construction will be completed by Oct. 2020.
In 2018, Humboldt County Public Works developed preliminary design plans for Phase 2 of the Annie & Mary Trail (Attachment 2). The Phase 2 project would begin at Chartin Road...
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