TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Update to the City's Parks Master Plan (No Budget Impact) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Parks Master Plan Update as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action at this time. Although adoption of the Parks Master Plan does not have a fiscal impact, the Plan does include considerable infrastructure projects and deferred park maintenance needs at various levels of funding. Once the City Council directs staff on Parks Master Plan projects, future funding analyses and/or appropriations may be required. Staff has identified potential funding sources for future projects in the Discussion section of the staff report under "Funding Opportunities."
BACKGROUND:
At the direction of City Council, an ad-hoc Parks and Recreation Commission subcommittee developed an updated Parks Master Plan (PMP) to serve as a working document for helping City leadership and staff enhance parks and recreation facilities, prioritize capital improvement projects, and develop related funding strategies to be executed over the course of ten years. The Parks Master Plan, approved by City Council on December 15, 2020, was intended to be reviewed and updated regularly.
Several common themes emerging from an extensive public engagement process served as the basis for project recommendations included in the PMP. Themes included:
A. Increase and Optimize Access to Open Space
B. Create a Sense of Community
C. Optimize Existing Park and Beach Experiences
D. Enhance Play for...
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