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Verdugo Hills Golf Course
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What's Next with Prop O?
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From the November 23rd eBlast: The Bureau of Sanitation, which oversees Prop O projects, is currently conducting an indepth review of the Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project. As you may remember L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian proposed the VHGC for Prop O consideration this past May. We anticipate the report will be presented to the Citizens Oversight Advisory Committee [COAC] and Administrative Oversight Committee [AOC] at their December or January meetings. If approved by both committees, the AOC will place the project in line for funding, pending resolutions of any special requirements set by the committees, as well as the availability of funds. At the appropriate time, we will ask members of the community, community organizations, and elected officials to let Councilmember Krekorian, the Bureau of Sanitation, and the Los Angeles City Council know that they support Prop O funding for the Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project. We believe that overwhelming support from the community could help ensure that the Verdugo Hills Golf Course receives Prop O funding and is preserved for future generations. |
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Krekorian Outlines Prop O Plan to Save |
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On Monday evening, July 18, community members gathered at the North Valley
City Hall Auditorium to hear Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul
Krekorian's proposal for preserving the historic Verdugo Hills Golf Course.
Sponsored by the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council’s Land Use Committee, the evening began with a ten-minute presentation by the Councilmember outlining his history of water-related activities while serving as a member of the State Assembly. While emphasizing that nothing is certain at this point, he then addressed his nomination of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course as a candidate for Proposition O funds. Krekorian emphasized that if approved the Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project would clearly be a 'win-win': improving water reclamation, diminishing pollutants while preserving open space and recreation. Proposition O is the bond measure passed by the voters of the City of Los Angeles in 2004 to protect the public health by cleaning up pollution, including bacteria and trash, in the City’s watercourses, beaches, and the ocean. In addition, Prop. O seeks to fund projects that will protect water quality, provide flood protection, and increase water conservation, habitat protection, and open space. Following a series of questions to the Councilmember, V.O.I.C.E. President Richard Toyon provided a PowerPoint presentation which outlined the history of the golf course, the Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project proposed by the City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation, and how that project meets the various criteria for Prop. O funding. Key to the presentation was V.O.I.C.E.’s Verdugo Hills Golf Course and Regional Park Plan that was introduced to the public in 2008. The Plan, designed by Toyon, envisions a sustainable golf course based on the principles of Audubon International’s Signature Program. It includes features for storm water capture, ground water recharge, and water quality improvements. The V.O.I.C.E. plan provided the basis for the Bureau of Sanitation’s Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project, but the Bureau’s plan adds significant enhancements including an 82,000 square foot bio-filtration area near the Blanchard Flood Control Channel and a 22.3 acre foot subsurface storage facility for water re-use at the golf course or for infiltration into the aquifer. We ask that you let the Councilmember know you support the use of Proposition O funds to save the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. Let him know you agree that the VHGC is an excellent candidate for this kind of program. councilmember.krekorian@lacity. org Please also copy: Damian.Carroll@lacity.org info@savethegolfcourse.org Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project  Partial
View of "Verdugo Hills Golf Course & Regional Park" Designed by Richard Toyon, 2008 Verdugo Hills Storm Water Project, which is being evaluated for Prop O funding, builds upon the Regional Park Plan with additional water elements to enhance storm water recapture and reduction of pollutants. For example, the Storm Water Project would include sub-surface storage capacity while retaining important recreational benefits such as the golf course/driving range and hiking trails.   While nothing is certain at this point, this is a small positive step in the fight to save the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. We thank Councilmember Krekorian for his continued support for preserving this historic recreational resource and his efforts to accomplish that task. To find out more about Prop O, its projects and its long range benefits, visit the Proposition O website. You can find out about the criteria for Prop O funding, as well as view some of the projects that were approved for funding, such as Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot, and the South Los Angeles Wetland Park Project. It's well worth checking out.  Prop O Funds Looked At for VHGC", Jason Kurosu, Crescenta Valley Weekly, June 2, 2011 "New game on for two courses", by Dana Bartholomew, Los Angeles Daily News, May 28, 2011 StudioCityPatch: Krekorian Pushes for Prop O Funds
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