REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 27, 2020
FROM: TJ MILLER, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: KRISTINA CHAMBERLIN, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a professional consultant agreement in an amount not to exceed $90,000 with Community Works Design Group, a California corporation, to prepare a Master Plan for a new park to be located at Milburn and Dakota Avenues (Council District 1).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the consultant agreement with Community Works Design Group (CWDG) for the purpose of preparing a Master Plan for a new park located at Milburn and Dakota Avenues for a total fee not to exceed $90,000 and authorize the PARCS Director or designee to sign all related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In January 2018, the City Council adopted the Parks Master Plan. As part of the process, park sites were evaluated and conditions of existing amenities were assessed and categorized as poor, fair, and good. In addition, strategies for prioritizing park improvements were identified to better meet the needs of the community. These strategies were categorized into three levels: critical, strategic, and visionary. Developing new parks falls within the visionary strategy.
On January 31, 2019, City Council approved and appropriated $100,000 of the one-time $1 million general fund appropriation toward the Master Plan design of developing a new 4-acre park at the Milburn/Dakota Avenues vacant park site.
The City recently solicited a Request for Qualification seeking the services of a landscape architect or other qualified firm for this purpose. The scope of work includes: (a) community engagement activities for the purpose of building community consensus on the programming and park amenity needs of the neighborhood; (b) preparing a detailed and developed design plan with programming, park design, and site ch...
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