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F a nc he r Cre e k Bridle T ra il F re sno Co unty F e b rua ry 1, 2019

I NT RODUCT I ONS COUNT Y OF F RE SNO DE PART ME NT OF PUBL I C WORK S AND PL ANNI NG DAVI D CHAVE Z – PARK S MANAGE R Mo ha mma d Alimi – PE , PH.D. De sig n Divisio n Ma na g e r ROBE RT O ORT I Z-JI ME NE Z – PROJE CT E NGI NE E R

T ra il Histo ry  HI ST ORY  F a nc he r Cre e k Bridle T ra il wa s pla tte d in the e a rly 1940s a nd re ma ine d a c tive until use diminishe d in the e a rly 1990s like ly due to the c lo sing o f ne a rb y b o a rding sta b le s. T he lo w a nd infre q ue nt use c o ntrib ute d to the tra il b e c o ming o ve rg ro wn. As a re sult the F I D se rvic e ro a d b e c a me the de fa ult pa th fo r pe de stria n a nd e q ue stria n use in the a re a .

E xisting Co nditio ns  E XI SI T NG CONDI T I ONS  T he la ndsc a pe pla n fro m the 1950s inc lude d mo stly no n-na tive tre e s a nd re fle c te d wha t wa s po pula r a t the time . T he y inc lude tre e s suc h a s Ame ric a n E lm, Co rk Oa k, E uc a lyptus, Ac a c ia , Co a st L ive Oa k, L o c ust a nd Ca ro b . Othe r tre e s c o lo nize d, ha ve b e e n b ird se e de d o r pla nte d b y re side nts. T re e s ra ng e in a g e fro m 15 to mo re tha n 75 ye a rs.  T he re a re o the r re side nt e sta b lishe d pla nts suc h a s vine s, shrub s, he dg e s, a nd fruits tre e s.  I n the pa st 5 ye a rs SPOA, T re e F re sno , Hig h Sie rra Vo lunte e r T ra il Cre w with a ssista nc e fro m the Co unty o f F re sno ha ve pa rtic ipa te d in the e ffo rt to c le a n up the F a nc he r Cre e k Bridle T ra il. With ma jo r pro g re ss in the c le a ring we e ds, a nd do wne d a nd unwa nte d tre e s in a nd a ro und c ritic a l a re a s.

E nc ro a c hme nt  E NCROACHME NT S  Adja c e nt pro pe rtie s o wne rs ha ve e nc ro a c he d into the F CBT e a se me nt  E nc ro a c hme nts va ry fro m mino r 6” e nc ro a c hme nts into the e a se me nts to ma jo r e nc ro a c hme nts 15’ into the e a se me nt.  E ffo rts ha ve b e e n ta ke n to minimize impa c ts to e nc ro a c hing pro pe rty o wne rs. De spite o ur b e st e ffo rts a fe w e nc ro a c hing pro pe rty o wne rs will b e impa c te d. T his is due to the fa c t the y se ve re ly e nc ro a c h o n a nd impe de the tra il pa th. T he y ha ve b e e n c o nta c te d a nd ha ve b e e n g ive n time to c o rre c t issue .

T ra il De sig n  PROPOSE D T RAI L  T he b rid le tra il will b e c o mprise d o f 4” o f DG o ve r 6” o f na tive c o mpa c te d so il. It will ha ve a 10’ wid e usa b le surfa c e with 2’ sho uld e rs o n e ithe r sid e . A 10’ ve rtic a l c le a ra nc e will b e ma inta ine d thro ug ho ut the tra il fo r ho rse a nd rid e r sa fe ty  T ra il le ng th (1.37 mi)  K ing s Ca nyo n Ave . to Butle r Ave . (.52 mi)  Butle r Ave . to Clo vis Ave . (.85 mi)  Ca lifo rnia Ave . a lig nme nt (.26 mi)  Inc lud e s a ne w pa inte d c ro sswa lk a t the Butle r Ave . c ro ssing  T he re will b e pa rking a t the Butle r Ave . c ro ssing

De sig n Co nside ra tio ns  Sa fe ty Pruning will b e pe rfo rme d to re mo ve de a d a n tho se tha t ma y b e in da ng e r o f fa lling o ve r  T RAIL AL IGNME NT CONSI DE RAT I ONS  T he tra il do e s no t e nc ro a c h into the F I D e a se me nt  T he tra il do e s no t e nc ro a c h into the ra ilro a d e a se me nt  T he tra il pre se rve s la rg e he a lthy tre e s  T he tra il a vo ids e nc ro a c hme nts unle ss una vo ida b le o r c o nflic ting with e xisting tre e  T he tra il a vo ids ne a ring fe nc e line s unle ss ne c e ssa ry  T he tra il a vo ids mixing pe de stria n a nd ve hic le tra ffic whe re a c c e ss ro a ds a re ne a r to the tra il  T ra il F e a ture s  Re mo va b le b o lla rds a t tra il e ntra nc e s to limit ve hic le tra ffic to a utho rize d use rs  Hitc hing po sts lo c a te d ne a r Butle r Ave . a nd Clo vis Ave .  E q ue stria n frie ndly ma te ria ls (de c o mpo se d g ra nite )  Ne w stripe d c ro sswa lk a t Butle r Ave .

T e nta tive T ime line  Adve rtise fo r Bids: June 2019  Ope n Bids: July 2019  Awa rd: Aug ust 2019  Sta rt: E a rly Oc to b e r 2019  Co mple te : No ve mb e r 2019 Awa rd Sta rt Ad ve rtise Ope n Bid s Co mple te Aug ust 2019 Oc to b e r 2019 June 2019 July 2019 No ve mb e r 2019

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