1. Community Workshop #1:
Visioning
August 24, 2015

2. Agenda Welcome / Introductions Project Background Visual Site Tour
Regional Park Significance
Let’s Envision!
Interactive Visioning
Feedback Stations
Next Steps

3. Project Team

4. Project Team Lead Agency: County of Los Angeles
Department of Parks and Recreation
Consultant Team: Withers & Sandgren Landscape Architecture
Architecture: Lehrer Architects
Visioning: Hillworks
Civil Engineering: PACE Advanced Water Engineering
Planning: AMEC Foster Wheeler
Environmental: ECORP Consulting
Traffic: Urban Crossroads
Geotechnical: Ninyo & Moore
Public Outreach: Arellano Associates

5. Project Partners
Supervisor Don Knabe County of Los Angeles Fourth District
Supervisor Hilda Solis County of Los Angeles First District
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

6. Community Engagement Gathering Feedback: 5 Community Workshops
3 Mobile Outreach Events
18 Stakeholder Interviews
5 Technical Advisory Committee Meetings
Public comments, s
Notices:
list: Database of 400+ residents & organizations, reminders are sent 4 times before each workshop
Postcard mailer: 5,500 properties within a 1/2 mile radius of the project site includes first three workshop dates
Flyers: Local schools, community centers, churches, etc. with postings by numerous other organizations
Website:
Facebook: L.A. County Parks and Recreation page

7. Master Plan Timeline Workshops: #1 Community Visioning Aug. 24, 2015
#2 Alternative Park Concepts Sep. 30, 2015
#3 Preferred Park Concept Nov. 3, 2015
#4 Environmental Scoping Jan. 2016
#5 Public Review Draft EIR Jun. 2016
and Park Master Plan
Presentation to County Sep. 2016
Board of Supervisors

8. Project Background

9. Site Context

10. Site History: Puente Hills Landfill
1970 Aerial Sanitation Districts acquired 1214 acres for landfill

11. Site History: Puente Hills Landfill
1981- Landfill enlarged to 1365 acres.
1983 – County permit required fill areas to be open space in perpetuity
1987 – A Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) was formed
1991 Aerial

12. Site History: Puente Hills Landfill
2013 – The Landfill ceased operations. Fill areas capped with 5’ to 12’ of clay
2013 – Feasibility Study establishes a passive park
Maintenance will continue on landfill systems for 75+ years
2015 Aerial

13. Project Details

14. Project Details
Master Plan for long term, phased park development that our children and grandchildren will enjoy.
Project area: 115 acres of trash fill make up the Western, Eastern & Southern Decks
13 acres of the 40 in the Western Deck will be available to develop in the next few years
500’ deep fill is expected to settle up to 125’ in Eastern and Southern decks over 30+ years
Puente Hills Landfill has been a leader in innovative approaches in electricity production, materials recovery, recycling and habitat restoration.

15. Project Details
The landfill is closed but will continue to be monitored and maintained daily by the Sanitation Districts
The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) will continue to operate in the foreseeable future
Additional non-fill areas may be available in the future
An EIR will be done to analyze and address potential impacts

16. Opportunities and Constraints
115 acres of open space in perpetuity
Views and overlooks
Trails and connections
Habitat restoration
Regional significance
Waste education and interpretation
Constraints
Ground settlement
Methane gas
Ongoing monitoring and operations
Minimal infiltration of water into decks

17. Site Tour

18. Site Context – Facing north

19. Facing north-west

20. Facing east

21. Facing west to Downtown LA skyline

22. Facing south

23. Facing east

24. Facing south-east

25. Facing south-east

26. View south from Nike site

27. View south

28. Views to the San Gabriel Mountains

29. A Park with Regional Significance

30. County Regional Park Regional park: Passive park:
Typically 100+ acres with a 25 mile service area radius
Often include special uses such as lakes, campgrounds, amphitheaters, important ecological habitats and connections, trails, scenic overlooks, and picnic areas
Often passive in nature
Passive park:
Oriented primarily to the enjoyment of the natural environment and typically include multi-use trails, picnic areas, bird watching, benches, viewpoints, park pavilions and interpretive displays

31. County Regional Park
25-mile Service Radius

32. Regional ecological importance
County Significant Ecological Area (SEA)

33. Regional ecological importance
Puente-Chino Hills wildlife corridor

34. Regional ecological importance
Wildlife at the future park site

35. Regional trail destination
Habitat Authority trails to the future park

36. Regional trail destination
Schabarum-Skyline Trail to the future park

37. Regional trail destination
Schabarum-Skyline Trail to the future park

38. Let’s Envision! Examples of Regional Parks & Special Destinations

39. Regional Parks & Special Destinations
Griffith Park

40. Regional Parks & Special Destinations
Barnsdall Art Park

41. Regional Parks & Special Destinations
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park

42. Let’s Envision! Examples of Great Parks on Landfills

43. Great Parks on Landfills
Cesar Chavez Park Berkeley, CA

44. Great Parks on Landfills
Freshkills Park Staten Island, NY

45. Great Parks on Landfills
Elings Park Santa Barbara, CA

46. Great Parks on Landfills
Garraf Landfill restoration Barcelona, Spain

47. Great Parks on Landfills
Ariel Sharon Park Tel Aviv, Israel

48. Great Parks on Landfills
Ariel Sharon Park Tel Aviv, Israel

49. Let’s Envision! Sit back, relax and imagine the possibilities?

50. Click here to view: “Puente Hills Landfill Park Master Plan: Envision the Possibilities” (YouTube video, 3 min).