state trail heads

8/6/2019 State Trail Heads

1/23

Pedestrian access to the proposeddesignated Franklin Mountain

trailheads.


2/23

On March 15, 2011, City Council directed staff tocoordinate with the State agencies, Home OwnerAssociations, Private property owners, and PSB staff

to provide pedestrian access to designated FranklinMountain State Park trailheads,


3/23

Meetings with OSAB

Staff met several times with the OSAB subcommitteeand Texas Parks and Wildlife Representative toidentify existing State Park Trailheads

Identify property owners, stakeholders, and potentialobstacles to accessing the trailheads

Met with PSB staff to discuss access to trailheadsthrough City-owned property - PSB managed

Conducted site visit to recommended trailheads


4/23

Current Code requirement19.15.060.O Street Standards Pedestrian

Connectivity

Pedestrian Connectivity. Pedestrian connectivity and access shall be providedbetween subdivisions, schools (where access is allowed by the school district), cul-de-sac (i.e., bulb-to-bulb access) and park and open space areas. In cases where asubdivision is constructed in a location that is adjacent to another subdivision,pedestrian access shall be provided such that adjacent development can connect

to such access at a later date, when development occurs. Gated subdivisions,subdivisions with severe topography problems or subdivisions where suchconnectivity may interfere with Arroyo or sensitive environmental protectionmay be exempt from this requirement upon approval by the city plancommission.

-Add a layer on GIS that identifies all public trails. (To beincluded as part of our review process.)


5/23

OSAB/State Park TrailheadsRecommendations

Trailheads identified as High Priority by OSAB/State Park:

Thunderbird

Redd Road

Palisades @ Robinson

Ojo de Aqua Park at Pueblos

Chuck Heinrich Park

North Stanton @ 1000 Steps

Lomas Del Sol Park


6/23

Medium/Low Priority TrailheadsRecommendations

Trailheads identified as medium to low priority but to be included inthe overall trailheads plan for the City of El Paso.

Kenyon Joyce Castellano at Cumbre Estates

Stoney Hills Franklin Bluff Hondo Pass FAA Road North Open Reserve

Arroyo 41A Mountain-to-River Trail proposed to be preserve as open space Vinton at State Park Northern Pass Entrance


7/23

Access Requirements to Trailheads

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Parks andRecreation and PSB to allow public access through City-owned -PSB managed land to the Franklin Mountain State Park

Coordination with Hunt Communities Holding LLC at the timeof platting/development (Redd Road, Lomas Del Sol location)

Coordination with private property owners to allow accessthrough private property onto State Park- at the time of platting

Adequate parking can be accommodated on City owned landand limited on-street parking is available

Signage/marker/iron ranger Joint State/City signs


8/23

Thunderbird


9/23


10/23

Redd Road @ Helen of Troy


11/23


12/23

PalisadesRobinson at Kingery


13/23


14/23

Ojo De Agua Park @ Los Pueblos


15/23


16/23

Chuck Heinrich Park


17/23


18/23

North Stanton at 1000 Steps Trail


19/23


20/23

Lomas del Sol Park


21/23

Lomas del Sol Park


22/23


23/23

OSAB/State Park/StaffRecommendation

Recommends proceeding with the seven identifiedtrailhead locations

Establish memorandum of understanding with PSB,Parks, and State Park

Approve other locations and address access throughthe subdivision process as development occurs

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