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CHWP Master Plan

The City contracted with a consultant to work with staff and the community to prepare a comprehensive master plan for the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park (CHWP). The master plan updated the former management plan for the City-owned hillside wilderness area and incorporate the various documents and agreements that guide the operation and maintenance of the almost 2,000-acre preserve. The goal was to create a unified vision for the CHWP that balances environmental conservation with passive trail use.

The Final CHWP Master Plan has two components: the Master Plan and an Implementation Plan. The Master Plan summarizes the existing conditions of the Wilderness Park, details the current usage of the park, and outlines a plan for balancing the preservation of the area with recreational use. The Implementation Plan is an action plan for the operation and management of the park. The Implementation Plan also contains recommendations for management of the parking lots and surrounding streets.

Master Plan - FINAL(PDF, 3MB)

Implementation Plan - FINAL(PDF, 14MB)

Wilderness Park Ad-Hoc Committee

The Claremont Hills Master Plan process included opportunities for the community to learn about the process and provide input into the Master Plan. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provided additional opportunities to ensure that a variety of perspectives were represented in the planning process.

 

Composition

The TAC was an ad-hoc committee appointed by the City Council based on input from interested community members. The Committee was comprised of 11 community members representing the diversity of the community including local neighborhoods, the community at large, conservation groups, recreation and open space users, and the existing civic structure.

The following groups were represented on the TAC:

  • Members at-large (2) Carolyn Gonzales & Hugh Wire
  • Neighborhood representatives (2) Bobby Gomez & Charlie Gale
  • Claremont Wildlands Conservancy Terry Gill (Dean McHenry alternate)
  • Claremont Hills Conservation Corporation Richard Weiner (Don Pattison alternate)
  • Community and Human Services Commissioner Chair Butch Henderson
  • Planning Commissioner Chair Cynthia Humes
  • Claraboya HOA Representative Steven Llanusa
  • High Point HOA Representative Gail Sparks
  • Padua Hills Community Association Gary Mizumoto

Committee Purpose

The primary purpose of the TAC was to provide feedback into the public engagement process and input on specific issue areas that will inform the Claremont Hills Master Plan.

Committee Charge

The TAC was charged with reviewing and commenting on technical data presented by the project team. Over four meetings, the project team was presented information on topic areas related to the Master Plan such as parking, resource protection, signage, safety, etc. To ensure maximum participation by the community, the TAC also reviewed proposed outreach activities and provided feedback on methods and activities that require volunteer hours. At the end of the process, the TAC worked towards consensus on elements of a preferred conceptual site plan and made its recommendation to the City Council. The TAC was charged with the following:
  • Providing the Claremont Hills Master Plan Project Team with input into the final draft Master Plan. 
  • Encouraging a representative and broad base of citizen participation both within and beyond the TAC. 
  • Providing a vehicle to incorporate and respond to public input during the Claremont Hills Master Plan process.
  • Supporting the Claremont Hills Master Plan Project Team in educating and communicating information about the Claremont Hills Master Plan process to the broader community.
  • Promoting constructive dialogue in an environment of trust, credibility and mutual respect for the community outreach process and for the planning process.
  • Striving to understand and reconcile competing interests and objectives.

Process

The consultant team managed each of the four TAC meetings. To provide additional opportunity for the community to provide feedback into the Master Plan process, each meeting included an opportunity for public comment. The consultant team facilitated the public comment portion of the meetings as well as lead the TAC's discussion on the agenda topics presented by the project team. Comments were recorded, and a summary of key topics discussed by the TAC were prepared by the consultant team. The summaries were made available to the TAC one week following each TAC meeting.
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