Update on the Biological Resource Assessment - Off Leash Dog Area - Cesar Chavez Park:  In the Fall of 2014, the City of Berkeley requested an update on the Biological Resource Assessment of the off leash dog area (OLA) at Cesar Chavez Park.  The public is invited to submit written comments on the report to Roger Miller, Parks and Waterfront Commission Secretary, at rmiller@cityofberkeley.info by January 21, 2015.

Update on the Biological Resource Assessment
of the Off Leash Dog Area (OLA)
at Cesar Chavez Park
dated December 5, 2014

The purpose of the update was to:

• Provide a review of the history and management practices undertaken since the
  City officially established the 17-acre OLA;
• Reevaluate habitat conditions in the 17-acre OLA and surrounding area of Cesar
  Chavez Park;
• Review concerns over safety risks posed by foxtails and other plant fruiting
  bodies;
• Consider the effects of possible treatment options in addressing concerns, including safety risks and wildlife habitat values; and
• Evaluate options for addressing issues and updating vegetation management practices in the OLA 
  
  List of Plants Observed at OLA, Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California July 26, 2014, March 12 and 25, 2015 

PUBLIC COMMENT
on the Biological Resource Assessment
(received from December 2014 through January 2015).  


SUPPLEMENT COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
Item 11.  Discussion and possible action on
Cesar Chavez Park Off Leash Area,
March 11, 2015 meeting of the Parks and Waterfront Commission