Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, October 28, 2014

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

BoCC Directions from July 1, 2014 Meeting

BoCC Directive #1:

Amend the Barr Hammock management plan to reflect the date and details of the facilities (including a schedule for an accelerated trailhead opening for the primary trailhead.)

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

BoCC Directive #2:

Bring back recommendation from staff and the Land Conservation Board to be generally applicable to any publically accessible passive park that will provide a menu of buffering and security options including fences, gates, vegetative buffers, and signage. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis in cooperation with adjacent landowners and as budgets allow.

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

BoCC Directive #3:

Direct staff to meet with the neighborhood and come back with alternatives for short-term and long-term solutions to the neighborhood’s concerns.

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BoCC Directive #1: Update Management Plan to provide details on facilities

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Amended Barr Hammock Management Plan Section VIII. Management Plan Implementation Chart:

Item Previous Target Date

Revised Target Date

Amend Future Land Use to Preservation for the Perry Parcel

2/2012 Complete

Change zoning to Preservation 2/2013 Complete

Continue to document the location, condition and sizes of existing culverts in interior roadways of the Preserve.

Underway 2013

Complete

Fabricate and install acknowledgement signs 5/2012 Sign 1, complete 2013; Sign 2, 2016

Open Barr Hammock Preserve Phase I: Design, permit and construct SE 11th Dr. Trailhead associated trails and signage.

2012 Complete

BoCC Directive #1: Update Management Plan to provide details on facilities

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Amended Barr Hammock Management Plan Section VIII. Management Plan Implementation Chart: (Cont’d)

Initial Levee Vegetation Management 2012 Complete

Phase II: Design, permit and construct Perry Addition Trailhead, associated trails, boardwalks/bridges and signage.

2014 2016

Phase III: Design, permit and construct other amenities (connecting bridge, bird blinds, overlooks, tetherball, horseshoe courts).

2016 2018

Permit and construct a security resident home site. 2014 2017

Investigate funding opportunities for development of interpretive materials

5/2011 Ongoing

Fabricate and install informational & regulatory signage 5/2010 Phase 1-CompletePhase 2-2016Phase 3-2018

BoCC Directive #1: Update Management Plan to provide details on facilities

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

BoCC Directive #2: Staff and LCB to Provide General Recommendations on Buffers and Security

Recommendation: Maintain current process

• Visioning Meeting

• Staff to create draft plan

• Draft plan reviewed by Land Conservation Stewardship Team (LCST);

• Public meeting to present draft plan to neighbors, stakeholders, advisory boards

• Request official approval of draft plan from any granting agencies

• Draft plan is considered by the LCB

• Draft plan considered by BoCC

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

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BoCC Directive #3: Evaluation of Trail Alternatives

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BoCC Directive #3: Evaluation of Trail Alternatives

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

BoCC Directive #3: Evaluation of Trail Alternatives1. Leaving entire Barr trail open year round2. Closing the entire Levy Loop Trail3. Permanently closing section of trail4. Seasonal closings of section of trail 5. Managed access on section of trail 6. Closing North Trailhead when South Trailhead opens7. Screening8. Construction of new trail on lower side of the levee9. Boardwalk10. Construction of alternate northern trailhead on Wacahoota

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Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Evaluated Alternatives Addresses Complaint

Public Benefits

Ecological Benefits Cost

1. Leaving entire trail open

2. Closing the entire Levy Loop Trail

3. Permanently closing section of trail

4. Seasonal closings of section of trail

5. Managed access on section of trail

6. Close No. Trlhd when So. Trlhd opens

7a. Screening (fence/fabric)

7b. Screening (vegetative)

8. New trail on lower side of the levee

9. Boardwalk

10. Wacahoota Rd. trailhead

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Less Maintenance

$8,000

$101,000 + maintenance

$44,000* + maintenance

$2.4 MM

$668,481

$4,000 + staff time

$4,000 + staff time

$4,000 + staff time

Less Maintenance

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Evaluated Alternatives Addresses Complaint

Public Benefits

Ecological Benefits Cost

1. Leaving entire trail open

2. Closing the entire Levy Loop Trail

3. Permanently closing section of trail

4. Seasonal closings of section of trail

5. Managed access on section of trail

6. Close No. Trlhd when So. Trlhd opens

7a. Screening (fence/fabric)

7b. Screening (vegetative)

8. New trail on lower side of the levee

9. Boardwalk

10. Wacahoota Rd. trailhead

-

Less Maintenance

$8,000

$101,000 + maintenance

$44,000* + maintenance

$2.4 MM

$668,481

$4,000 + staff time

$4,000 + staff time

$4,000 + staff time

Less Maintenance

Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Loop Trail

Recommended BoCC Actions

1. Approve leaving the entire Levy Loop Trail open year-round

2. Approve the revised Barr Hammock Management Plan