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The department asked for feedback on a three-part ADA concept that would create new and modified accessible trail segments linking parking areas, the river and Turtle Pond, and would add wayfinding and audio interpretive aids. Director Liz Bellas told the Recreation and Parks Commission the department has budgeted $209,513 to address accessibility needs identified in the 2019 Sailor Bar ADA accessibility review report and that “we are requesting feedback and input as well as conceptual approval during closing remarks of the commission members.”

Why it matters: the proposal touched off hours of public comment because reopening any interior gravel roads has long been controversial. Regional Parks told the commission it plans to reopen one gravel alignment—Gravel Road A, about 0.35 miles long—to provide closer vehicular access for people with limited mobility, while keeping roughly 2.93 miles of other interior gravel roads closed to public vehicles except for maintenance and emergency use. Staff said the county prepared a CEQA addendum to the American River Parkway Plan EIR and will file a notice of determination; a reopening would happen sometime after those administrative steps and the planned installation of a gate east of Gravel Road A and educational signage about nesting birds and archeological features.

Details and objections: the concept plan identifies three accessible trail components (a short Turtle Pond connection, a modified shoreline trail linking existing parking to River West, and a new loop) and proposes testing an audio wayfinding product described to the commission as “Right Here.” The department also referenced the American River Parkway Community Wildfire Protection Plan and other studies in its packet. Public commenters from dozens of organizations and neighborhood groups — including the Disability Advisory Commission, Save the American River Association, Friends of Sailor Bar, the Sacramento Audubon Society and equestrian groups — urged the county not to reopen interior roads to general vehicular traffic. The Disability Advisory Commission provided a motion asking that the county “continue the closure of all existing maintenance and emergency vehicle roads in Sailor Bar that are proposed to be re‑opened” and prepare a comparative evaluation of the county plan and alternative accessible‑trail proposals before any decision.

Speakers at the meeting repeatedly raised safety, wildlife and air‑quality concerns. Multiple speakers urged that opening the road would increase dust and accelerate erosion into salmon spawning areas and noted the presence of a heron rookery and bedrock mortar sites; county staff referenced prior sampling and consultant reviews and told the commission their geologist and others concluded the reopening is unlikely to release asbestos or mercury from the soils. Wildfire risk was also a recurring theme: speakers and several staff referenced the new community wildfire protection plan for the Parkway and warned that vehicles (and e‑bikes) can introduce new ignition sources near steep bluffs.

Commission procedure and next steps: the Recreation and Parks Commission did not take a formal vote on the ADA concept at this meeting; commissioners were asked for input and to identify issues the department should address as it refines designs and pursues grant funding. Staff said they will finalize CEQA steps, bring any plan or area‑plan map amendment to the Board of Supervisors for consideration, and later return to the commission with final construction drawings and an American River Parkway consistency determination. Director Bellas clarified that an earlier media report announcing a Saturday opening was incorrect and that no reopening date has been set.

Community response: dozens of residents and organization representatives delivered public remarks — several said a petition of roughly 6,000 signatures opposes reopening interior roads. Disability advocates emphasized that many access alternatives exist and urged the county to evaluate multiple designs, including surfaced trails, rest areas and volunteer or adaptive‑equipment programs, rather than reopening a gravel road to general vehicle traffic. Friends of Sailor Bar and other groups called for additional environmental review and for the county to consider non‑vehicular solutions to improve river access for people with mobility limitations.

What’s next: staff said the county will complete the notice of determination for the CEQA addendum and continue design work; they expect to return to advisory bodies and the commission for a formal consistency determination and final approval of plans before construction. The department has not scheduled a reopening date for Gravel Road A.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Recreation and Park Commission - 2/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Sacramento County Regional Parks presented an early-concept accessibility plan for Sailor Bar on Feb. 24, 2025, while saying it intends to reopen one gravel interior access known as Gravel Road A after completing environmental paperwork and installing gates and signage.","taxTitle","Sacramento County, California","taxId",2889,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659736,"Commission approves Jan. 23 action summary as amended",267,6711000,6978000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9&start=6711&end=6978","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9/thumbnail_6711000.jpg","/articles/6659736/Sacramento-County/California/Commission-approves-Jan-23-action-summary-as-amended","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659736-4ad315eae44033c788df9b58b959cc16/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171446&Signature=dBK6wxOR7zsx~boVm6aA76fUdZ1Sf3PiJL2Kz9wMrF6oTP-zIooYwO641MybMPPRqR~hspS4l6YqnYF-~tF88ml0cn1JvJwmIkIzZfrtkebi2clHCSeYsJ4~MU3AGw4OEB45K-dQp1vh5nnIot-PxXafwGilf3V1VHSx1JsH5U6vCA32bM5b3T4VE4hVmhhKBCesC1PcAqwQV93MPO75kZee1bIupO9CrbVp-9tnssAryuy16VehxYfSH7ukUd3kS1~PDXNt7XV1UhQRkRsuWot1L4wgFofaNEtwpR2NlFZEN9acEdX26yvxGxlsx6SYcEi7qY0wP1NpMVItF0AxWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Recreation and Parks Commission approved the action summary for its Jan. 23, 2025, regular meeting, with a modification to reflect a changed meeting date noted by commissioners. A commissioner moved to approve the January action summary as amended; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote. The record shows unanimous assent in open session: “Aye. Aye. Okay. Motion passes.”

Why it matters: routine approval of minutes is a standard procedural step that confirms the public record for prior meetings. Commissioners asked staff to verify and correct the exact date change noted in the minutes and to append the correction to the file.","The Recreation and Parks Commission approved the Jan. 23 meeting action summary with an amendment to the meeting schedule; the approval was recorded by voice vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659741,"Resident urges county parks to add public AED enclosures after on‑trail cardiac arrest",289,115000,404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9&start=115&end=404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9/thumbnail_115000.jpg","/articles/6659741/Sacramento-County/California/Resident-urges-county-parks-to-add-public-AED-enclosures-after-ontrail-cardiac-arrest","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659741-ba353abba70b6072bbb0539eb739479a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171446&Signature=GY6HXqNrzZqz8I81AcMHjvc3gmiwZvcaGkgb4sKJgmPRhFYvd1v-NElVQfFEzalnDrWeaP0s5J6rqKNy9qbrtumBjXrdE5hl4-YJdlbBceX2KMZPVi9qpQqF8Gte2yybg5m1dfgGnZixQ6R3DZG~Ei2s34c0OOOoIQ25TiIZsqEfGQ2rSXGu7cJvYCEhTac6f5C4qAcJZCwYhzIZfwPxYcAzTfa~h8kXLzhAMzgQ4mbeGT3nypB-x0Zo9QVMBX8K~aeqfAX5RKThZk5121fW-Bh7S6783PpJ0KJlTezRyfB~GhZx0mlM7k-2wB5iHq3NLoAG-XzBmmD-5B-ZdTfdBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the meeting’s non‑agenda public comment period, resident Joe Ellis described surviving a cardiac arrest two years ago while guiding a river trip near Coloma and urged Sacramento County to explore wider installation of publicly accessible automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in park facilities.

Ellis said he was saved by carrying a personal AED because the unit that had been kept in a locked building at the park was inaccessible. He told commissioners AEDs that are placed in weatherproof enclosures with 911‑dispatchable access codes would allow bystanders to reach life‑saving defibrillation sooner. He noted national statistics cited in his remarks: “more than 20 percent of cardiac arrests occur in public settings” and “survival rates increase two to three times with early defibrillation.”

Commission reaction: a commissioner thanked Ellis, said the point was compelling and suggested that staff consider bringing the idea forward as a future agenda item. Commissioners noted that park rangers and some sheriff deputies already carry AEDs but that publicly accessible units are a distinct service issue and would require a formal agenda item and staff research before any action could be taken.

What was requested: Ellis offered to leave paperwork and contact information with the commission and asked staff to consider adding accessible AED enclosures to County parks and high‑use recreational areas.","A Carmichael resident told the commission about surviving a cardiac arrest while guiding a river trip and urged the county to consider installing publicly accessible AED enclosures in county parks that dispatchers can unlock via 911.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659745,"County seeks input on phased Woodlake improvements including bridge, wetland restoration and new boat launch",815,1471000,2286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9&start=1471&end=2286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9/thumbnail_1471000.jpg","/articles/6659745/Sacramento-County/California/County-seeks-input-on-phased-Woodlake-improvements-including-bridge-wetland-restoration-and-new-boat-launch","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659745-389cab622386531c7269eab8bb9eae76/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171446&Signature=HlqBo6SiXQtY9pcnsB8XQO9njRb0F~F3xE8hI8ISQUjTtgbfeM9oAFIU54LwAaCF6ceenZ-Grsm0A8IBTScrdF5EHZwno4bP0pdqKWm54R2vtdR0SE7PZUeGuz1RbNV5GqWdXnRLZDuSHQG69vCaCMy1z58UR2Oy995hobE4qoW3h4iE7qYEBERSB3zsbinwwUp6DXd~mFEaWEXg2VIcTC1rNIpzPcU8zWeZOIcsX2YxYIjMr-Mv2y1ToAmzY7ON4x8RaGFsMO~0GJojK1luQ~~hVkUiGfS3InktdokPqJ-UpTyi5QC6CNGdU~YDTRly4bY-Xz16nffL3k47mDmBjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Casey Sorgan, senior planner with Sacramento County Regional Parks, briefed the Recreation and Parks Commission on planned Woodlake area improvements on Feb. 24, 2025, and asked for commission feedback to inform final design work.

Project overview: Sorgan described a three‑phase approach to improvements in the Woodlake area. Phase 1 (the Cal Expo crossing) would construct a bridge across a stormwater channel to reconnect maintenance and trail alignments between Cal Expo and Woodlake and expand approximately 12 acres of woodland and about 2.5 acres of wetland along the channel. The phase would include grading for a planted wetland and realignment of maintenance roads and an equestrian trail; staff said realignment would require an area‑plan map amendment to the American River Parkway plan.

Phase 2 (Woodlake Gateway) would add an entrance road from the end of Northgate Boulevard, a parking lot with ADA spaces, a car‑top boat launch requiring grading to the lower elevation and a restroom adjacent to the parking area. Staff said biotechnical shoreline stabilization measures are preferred over riprap and that riparian plantings would be used as mitigation. Phase 3 is an unfunded proposal to realign the Jedediah Smith Memorial bike trail to remove unsafe 90‑degree turns and reduce erosion near the stormwater channel; it would cross the new Phase 1 bridge.

Environmental and procedural notes: Sorgan said the bridge location was chosen to minimize impacts to identified sensitive resources and that spoils from grading would be redistributed on site to suppress noxious weeds and address tribal concerns about material removal. He said the next steps are completion of CEQA review, an area‑plan map amendment and presentation to the Board of Supervisors. Once the department has final construction plans, staff will return to the commission for a Parkway consistency determination and approval of contract drawings.

Commission response: commissioners generally expressed support for the conservation‑minded restoration approach and for reconnecting trail segments, and asked staff to return with final designs for formal action. One commissioner specifically asked whether maintenance and emergency vehicles would be supported by the proposed alignments; staff said the realigned maintenance roads would provide emergency access, including for fire vehicles.

What’s next: staff will incorporate commissioner feedback in the design phase, complete environmental review and bring the area‑plan map amendment and consistency determination to the Board of Supervisors and, later, back to the commission for construction approval.","Regional Parks briefed the commission on a three‑phase plan for Woodlake that would add a bridge to reconnect trails, expand woodlands and wetlands and build a parking area with a car‑top boat launch and restroom; staff said the projects will require an area‑plan map amendment and CEQA review before Board consideration.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659750,"American River Parkway Foundation reports drop in trash collected, growth in volunteer invasive‑plant work",851,458000,1309000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9&start=458&end=1309","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2446607-ce7b3b0dfa8c518a3f954e75300f6ff9/thumbnail_458000.jpg","/articles/6659750/Sacramento-County/California/American-River-Parkway-Foundation-reports-drop-in-trash-collected-growth-in-volunteer-invasiveplant-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659750-cabe4fd20c9aa20ed01451c8def2e111/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171446&Signature=RKUwhtrknnJpz2b8b7Hl9bmMqxc7~hBt2BpWTMnycsGw2ojyJ7SV0nRvBnNOXKTOojV9QVSQf9Ira28rIEsK8aUpQExMSjnwxurkMJmz7es~HK~Nn6gMRe87Bxftm8PncOjg3qQ2g8D3rKGn3yZ1fPHOAhG-RQB-ViQxfQj4GR79dUv5JgNTmyf-m354EsYwT0vmEO3zlSzEnbZ3w3WxngpLsDuQikbCgpdQ8XQ8HXakBUyQ5datY9zdZm39-7jtFVpOwvUIzX3mqN3Pg5ILSb4~s4Eon192pnmU4Zuxmrej~yO3Xuh44cq52oAKY5Ep8XTT7lpVXGmZvDS3I54bTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Diana Pajetto, executive director of the American River Parkway Foundation, presented the foundation’s annual report to the Sacramento County Recreation and Parks Commission at its Feb. 24 meeting, detailing volunteer efforts, restoration projects and educational programs on the American River Parkway.

The key figures: Pajetto said foundation volunteers logged 5,514 events in 2024 for a total of about 16,340 hours. The foundation reported collecting 100,000 pounds of trash in 2023 and 44,000 pounds in 2024 — a reduction the foundation described as encouraging because it allows volunteers to focus on habitat projects rather than litter removal. The foundation also reported removing roughly 112,293 invasive plants last year and running a 20‑member invasive‑plant patrol that maps removals and estimates treated acreage.

Programs and partnerships: Pajetto described core programs — trail maintenance, invasive‑plant removal, tribute benches and tables, and the Riverbend Outdoor Education site. The foundation said it clears equestrian multi‑use trails (the foundation noted the parkway’s equestrian trails span roughly 30 miles), replaced eight decaying picnic tables with new concrete tables last year, and funded the Riverbend outdoor education facility, a 10‑acre site used for Title I school field trips in partnership with the Sacramento County Office of Education. Pajetto said the foundation raises about $100,000 a year to subsidize those school visits and that 60.8% of county schools qualify as Title I.

Wildfire and future work: the foundation described a Fire Safe Council it formed in 2021 and work on a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the Parkway. Pajetto said the group hired a consulting firm and anticipates the plan will move through Board of Supervisors review and then to Cal Fire, which would open opportunities for state and federal grant funding for fuels reduction work along the Parkway.

What the commission heard: commissioners thanked the foundation for volunteer efforts and asked about the reasons for the drop in trash weight between 2023 and 2024; Pajetto attributed the decrease to fewer large encampments and to other agencies doing cleanup work in addition to the foundation’s efforts. Commissioners also praised the foundation’s education program and the invasive‑plant work.

Background and next steps: Pajetto said the foundation is operating under a 25‑year memorandum of understanding with the county and that Riverbend restroom permitting is in its fourth year of the permit process; she said the foundation has already raised the money for restrooms and hopes to complete permitting this year. Commissioners said they appreciated the annual update.

Quotes from the meeting: “Last year we had 5,514 volunteers out on the parkway for a total of 16,340 hours,” Pajetto said. She added: “In 2023 we picked up over 100,000 pounds. In 2024 we only picked up 44,000 pounds.”

Pajetto also noted the foundation’s stewardship role: the foundation is custodian of the Tigard Parkway Fund — grants derived from local mining‑related development agreements — and plans another round of competitive grants in March for projects on the Parkway.","The American River Parkway Foundation reported a sharp drop in trash collected between 2023 and 2024 and highlighted volunteer contributions, invasive‑plant removals, outdoor education and ongoing work on wildfire planning and restroom permitting at the Riverbend education site.","actionData","errors"]

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