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PARK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -
REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION FOR ADVANCE
PLANNING ASSISTANCE
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 778f appropriating $25,000 to
Parks and Recreation Department budget for Park Planning
Consulting assistance .
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The City faces a major park development program. The City
does not have adequate staff to carry out this program. The existing park planner time is primarily taken up in reviewing landscape plans for private developments and field inspections,
working on landscape plans for the safety center, and
miscellaneous day to day "rush" jobs.
In order to carry out the park development in a timely manner
the City needs to either staff up or contract for assistance
with the park development program. Because the demand for this assistance will vary as we move through the park develop- ment program, it appears to be more appropriate to hire a consultant to assist as required. The City's park planner will assist when his work load permits. However, the bulk of
the work would be contracted out.
The staff is presently attempting to get the Calavera Hills
Park project underway. Due to demands of day to day plan
check requests from the Planning Department and other miscellaneous assignments, development of this park project will face delays unless we contract out the final design
of the park. Requests for proposals (RFP's) are being prepared to do so. Funds are available in the CIP for these design services.
Funds are needed however to do advance planning on Stagecoach
Park and other community park projects that we should begin
planning soon. An RFP for on-going park planner and design
services is also being prepared. It is the staffs intent to solicit proposals for consultants to do advance planning on future facilities.
The planning priorities will need to be determined by the
City Council but the intent is to get the conceptual design established for the community parks that will need to be developed in the future in order to acquire land and begin
development when the need is there and funds are available.
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At this time the staff sees the planning priorities as
follows: Planning Costs
Project Funded
1. Calavera Hills Community Park
2. Fuerte Park
3. Stagecoach Community Park
4. Community Center/Gym
5. High School/Community Park
6. Alga Norte Community Park
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Yes
No
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These priorities have not been reviewed by the Parks and
Recreation Commission. The Parks and Recreation Director
will be asking the Commission to recommend planning priorities to the Council. Staff would begin planning facilities as determined by Council priorities,
Conceptual plans should be developed for these parks over the next 18 months. A rough estimate of the initial planning
costs ranges from $20,000-$25,000.
Staff requests Council appropriate $25,000 to the Parks
Department Professional Services budget to begin planning on
the unfunded projects. Timing of the construction of the
parks would be determined by Council in the CIP,
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are not currently appropriated for advance planning of
park projects. Design money is included in CIP appropriation.
The advance planning would be for park projects which have
not yet received an appropriation in the CIP. The balance
in the contingency account would be $1,018,873 after this
appropriation.
EXHIBITS :
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RESOLUTION NO. 7784
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING
$25,000 FOR PARK PLANNING PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is planning a major park
development program and
WHEREAS, funds are needed to implement this program in
B timely manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) is hereby
appropriated from the contingency account (01-19-50-2499) to the
Parks and Recreation Department Professional Services account
(01-41-10-2470).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad held the 16th day of
1984, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES : Council Wnbrs Casler, LaJis, Kulchin, Chick and Presaott
NOES: mz
ABSENT: mrre
ATTEST :
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