View of Expansion Property
CODE RED CARNEGIE ACTION ALERT UPDATE – TWO IMPORTANT
ITEMS
Livermore City Council Meeting on May 11 changed to May
18, 2015
Alameda County Parks, Recreation and Historical
Commission Meeting May 7, 2015
Dear Carnegie Fans,
YOU made a difference last week by sending in your
comment letters. The council has moved
the May 11 date to May 18 so they can better study the issue.
Also, the Alameda County Parks, Recreation and Historical
Commission has Carnegie SVRA is on the
docket for their May 7 meeting. Sorry
for the late notice but this stuff is popping up like crazy.
As you know, we are getting very close to being able to
use the new property! Your letter
writing and attendance at this meeting is critical to show local
decision-makers that OHVers (and voters) support the Carnegie General Plan.
I am asking you to do two things:
ACTION ITEM ONE – Continue to ask your rider network
(with a focus on Livermore residents) to send in a pro-Carnegie email to ALL of
the Livermore City Council members (each member as an email box where you can
cut n paste an email). I have crafted a
sample letter that you may use to send or better yet… craft your own email. Your letters continue to make a difference!!! *Again, they need to hear from Livermore
residents. If your family rides at
Carnegie… have each member of the family send in a letter.
LINK to LIVERMORE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
YOU MAY ALSO SEND EACH ONE OF THEM AN EMAIL USING THEIR
BUSINESS EMAIL
Mayor John Marchand -- Email: mayormarchand@cityoflivermore.net
Vice Mayor Laureen Turner -- Email: leturner@cityoflivermore.net
Stewart Gary -- Email:
Swgary@cityoflivermore.net
Steven Spedowfski -- Email: SSpedowfski@cityoflivermore.net
Bob Woerner -- Email
BWoerner@cityoflivermore.net
SAMPLE LETTER BELOW
___________________________________________________________________________
I strongly support the Preliminary General Plan, Draft
EIR, and Notice of Availability of the Draft EIR for Carnegie SVRA.
Carnegie SVRA became a unit of the State Park system in
July 1980. The original 1,575-acre site, which had been used by off-highway
vehicles (OHVs) since the 1940s, was operated as a private motorcycle park from
1970 to 1979 before being purchased by the California Department of Parks and Recreation
(State Parks) using dedicated OHV Trust Funds. Legislative action (California
Public Resources Code, Section 5006.48) authorized State Parks to plan,
acquire, and develop the site for OHV use. From 1996 to 1998, State Parks used
legislatively appropriated OHV Trust Funds to acquire an additional 3,100 acres
of neighboring lands to provide expanded OHV recreation opportunities. The
additional acreage was classified as SVRA lands and added to Carnegie SVRA. The
additional acreage is referred to as the expansion area.
This plan will help meet the regional demand for managed
OHV recreation that includes dirt-bikes, ATVs, SxSs, 4WDs, and SUVs. The original 1,575-acre SVRA has long been
enjoyed by the off-road motorcycle community.
However, there were few opportunities for the larger OHVs. The expansion area will provide important
touring and backcountry type experiences for 4WDs and SxSs on sustainable
trails.
I urge the council to support this plan.
ACTION ITEM TWO – Attend the May 18, 2015 Livermore City
Council Meeting
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 PM
*COUNCIL CHAMBERS
3575 PACIFIC AVENUE
LIVERMORE, CA 94550
*Watch for updates on meeting place because the council
meeting may be moved to a larger location
ACTION ITEM THREE – Send pro-Carnegie letters to the Alameda
County Parks, Recreation and Historical Commission. HQ knows that many of you will not be able to
attend the May 7 daytime meeting, but your voice should be heard by the
commission. Feel free to use the same
sample letter that we are using for the Livermore City Council or craft your
own. There will be another commission
meeting on June 4 so you have plenty of time to email or FAX in a letter.
Alameda County Parks, Recreation and Historical
Commission
224 West Winton Avenue
Hayward, CA 94544
FAX: 510.785.8793
Email: Angela.Robinson-Pinon@acgov.org
Email: Angela.Robinson-Pinon@acgov.org
ACTION ITEM FOUR – Attend the May 7, 2015 Alameda Parks
and Recreation Commission Meeting
The commission serves as an advisory board to the Alameda
County Board of Supervisors and has been following the Carnegie SVRA project. The meeting will be an opportunity for
members of the public and the commission to express their views of the draft
General Plan and DEIR. I plan to be at
this meeting as do several other OHV leaders.
We understand this is a late notice and that the meeting is during the
day so we have your six if you cannot attend.
There will be another meeting on June 4 so maybe you can attend that
meeting.
Link to Meeting Agenda (Carnegie is on Item #5)
MEETING - 3:30 PM – May 7, 2015
Alameda County Building
224 West Winton Avenue
Public Hearing Room (Room 160)
Hayward, CA 94544
Stay tuned for further updates on this important issue.
Thanks,
Don
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