San Jose Creek Multipurpos Path Project

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has amended Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS-SBA-41011-R5), pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602, the project Applicant, City of Goleta. The project is the construction of a section of a multipurpose path along San Jose Creek in the City of Goleta that will eventually connect two existing multipurpose paths to create one continuous one. It will run generally from the terminus of an existing multipurpose path at Goleta Slough in the south to the terminus of an existing multipurpose path in the north just north of where San Jose Creek crosses underneath United States Route 101. For construction purposes, the path is split into two segments, northern and southern. Both the northern and southern segments of the project take place within the limits of the stream; however, most project activities are taking place along the top of the bank with no activities within the bed of the stream. The northern segment will consist of a paved multipurpose path approximately 2,400 feet in length ranging from 10 feet to 14 feet in width, including shoulder widths. The maximum excavation depth will be approximately 3.5 feet. The southern segment of the project will consist of a paved multipurpose path approximately 1 mile in length ranging from 8 to 12 feet wide including shoulder widths. It will also include a 2-foot-wide and 3-foot-tall concrete barrier with a bicycle/pedestrian rail for purposes of separating the path from SR 217. The southern segment will include the construction of a pedestrian crossing over San Jose Creek near the northern end and the construction of a pedestrian box culvert under SR 217 near the southern end. This Amendment is to increase the acreage of temporary impacts from 0.24 acre to 0.34 acre and to extend the due date for several mitigation deliverables (submittal of habitat mitigation plan, submittal of endowment, draft conservation easement).