Agenda Number 8. Report on Status of CAP Trail System September 6, 2012 Tom Fitzgerald, Lands Administrator CAP TRAIL HISTORY • The CAP Trail concept was identified during the planning stage of the canal system. It was specifically mentioned in the final Environmental Impact Statement. 1
CAP TRAIL HISTORY Security fence was inset approximately 20 feet on canal right in La Paz, Maricopa and Pinal County. Trail was designed to be on canal left in Pima County. CAP TRAIL HISTORY CAP Board set the Recreational Trail Policy in 20 0 2 CAP will facilitate the recreation agreements between the city or county sponsors and Reclamation… .CAP will move the security fence where necessary for trail width if feasible from an operational perspective. CAP may also contribute such work as landscaping in advance of trail agreements or other activities that will promote and advance trail development. There are approximately 25 jurisdictional partners. 2
Partners with: ADOT Phoenix Reclamation CAWCD I-17 Pedestrian Bridge CAP TRAIL HISTORY CAP Board set the Recreational Trail Policy in 20 0 2 In urban areas CAP will work with each jurisdiction’s planning department prior to review and permitting of new developments adjacent to the trail. CAP will request that the permitting secure an added trail width or setback in areas where less than twenty feet of CAP property is available for trail development. • Need to establish recreational trail agreements with each jurisdiction. • Need the CAP Trail to be identified in the jurisdiction's open space and trails plans. 3
CAP TRAIL HISTORY CAP Board set the Recreational Trail Policy in 20 0 2 CAP will consider the possibilities of recreation trails for non-motorized use in the areas of CAP recharge projects, particularly the Agua Fria Recharge Project or other recharge projects where CAWCD has ownership of or easement rights to use the land. CAP may initiate, build, or sponsor recreation trail projects on CAP land in these areas, participate with recreation trail plans of other jurisdictions, or facilitate projects with landowners. Working with Maricopa County on the Maricopa Trail which will use both the CAP canal system and the Aqua Fria Recharge properties CAP TRAIL HISTORY In 2003 the CAP Trail was designated as a National Recreational Trail. In 2004 a Feasibility Study was completed for the portion of the CAP Trail from Peoria to Apache Junction. 4
Land Title CAP holds property interest in three ways: • Reserved BLM ASLD Tribal • Fee Purchase/ condemnation/ relinquishment • Easement/ Permit Comprehensive 90+% of the value CAP Boundary Constraints that need addressed: • Property ownership • Roadway crossings • Drainage structures • Encroachments 5
Success CAP Trail Crossing under the new City of Phoenix 19 th Ave Bridge ANOTHER SUCCESS Nearly 45 miles of the CAP Trail in Pima County was approved this year. Plans for a new trailhead and trail improvements are in the planning stages. 6
CAP Trail is being promoted at various conferences CAP and Reclamation is participating in the American Trails International Trail Symposium April 2013 QUESTIONS? 7
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