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Approval of the Historic Gateway Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Parks Service (NPS).
Presented by Steve Acenbrak, Director of Transportation
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Item Summary:
Approval of the MOA with the NPS will help keep the project on schedule. The MOA list the requests from the NPS in return for approximately 1.1 acres of land that will be needed for the Historic Gateway project. The NPS listed nine requests in the MOA. A summary of each is listed below:
1. The new bridge(s) over Vickery Creek shall be constructed to free span the entire stream.
2. The project shall incorporate enhanced erosion control measures in areas that are adjacent to or have the potential to impact NPS property.
3. Remove the existing NPS entrance drive and parking lot off Riverside Drive, restore with native vegetation and convert to a trail with trailhead that includes a visible NPS entrance sign.
4. New trails along with new interpretive waysides and signs will be constructed along both sides of Vickery Creek to allow pedestrian access under the new bridge(s).
5. Support the long-term preservation of Ivy Mill Ruins through completion of a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI) to accurately inventory, map and assess the condition and significance of all features associated with Ivy Mill. In addition, the project shall incorporate measures to avoid impacts to significant components and features of the mill ruins, including the construction of a retaining wall along the southern edge of Riverside Drive and institution of special provisions to protect mill tailrace remnants on the north side of Riverside Drive
6. All bridges, walls and structures, that potentially affect the viewshed from CRNRA property shall be designed and constructed to meet NPS aesthetic standards.
7. Remove the existing NPS entrance drive and parking lot for Allenbrook Historic Site off SR 9 and close the existing curb cut. The disturbed area will be restored with native vegetation and converted to...
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