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CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Review the Conceptual Development Plan for a portion of Hosp Grove. Make
appropriate comments, and recommend to the City Council that funding for this
project be applied for under the California Wildlife Coastal and Parkland
Conservation Bond Act of 1988.
ITEM EXPLANATION;
During the May 1990 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the Commission
directed staff to prepare a conceptual development plan for a portion of Hosp
Grove. The ultimate objective was to recommend the City Council approve an
application for funding of $172,000 from the per capita program of the Park
Bond Act of 1988 and apply those funds towards the development of a portion of
Hosp Grove.
The subject portion of Hosp Grove is south of Buena Vista Lagoon and
immediately adjacent to the duck feeding area along Jefferson Street.
Proposed amenities recommended for development in the conceptual plan include
a passive/active scenario including picnic facilities, tot lot amenities,
parking areas, new landscaping, pathways, and an overall enhancement to the
existing character of the site. The project was designed to require a minimum
grading and maximize the aesthetic nature of the Buena Vista Lagoon and expand
the recreational experience associated with the duck feeding area.
Staff will make a presentation outlining the design concepts and amenities
associated with the development. If the Commission concurs with the
conceptual plan, staff will prepare the necessary documents for City Council
approval of the application for grant funding under the 1988 Bond Act.
EXHIBITS
1. Hosp Grove Area F Concept Plan information
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HOSP GROVE - "AREA F" CONCEPT PLAN
The development plan calls for a passive/natural park facility. The Concept
Plan lays out the following amenities:
picnic stations (6)
tot lot
trails
enhanced dry creek bed with bridge
parking (10-15 cars)
signage
The park development will be such that the existing natural ambiance of Hosp
Grove not be disturbed. In keeping with this idea, development guidelines are
proposed to be incorporated in the final design (attached).
The proposed Hosp Grove Area F Concept Plan relates to two existing planning
documents as follows:
Parks & Recreation Element
Open Space
Open Space Study (Proposed)
The Open Space Study which is currently being prepared by the consulting firm
of WRT for the Planning Department calls for this site to become one of four
"Primary Staging Areas" A staging area will be one of the departure points for
the proposed Citywide Trail Program. The Hosp Grove Area F Plan could
accommodate this staging area outlined in the trail program should it become
enacted in the future.
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DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Hosp Grove - "Buena Vista Area"
The following guidelines are proposed in an effort to direct development plans
toward the goals of enhancing the existing natural ambiance of Hosp Grove.
TREES
Every effort will be made to retain existing healthy trees. Trees will be
removed only where necessary to accommodate vehicular ingress and egress and
parking.
A program for removal of dead and declining trees will be established as part
of initial construction and ongoing maintenance.
Trees that must be removed might be used to construct low retaining walls around
picnic pads, sign posts, and other park features.
GRADING
Existing landforms and grades will be retained as much as possible. Minimal
grading will occur for vehicular access and parking and for picnic pads.
TRAILS
Existing trails will remain. One constructed trail (decomposed granite with
redwood borders) will direct people who are headed to the duck feeding area
toward the crosswalk at Jefferson and Marron. No other new trails are proposed
to be constructed to connect the park amenities. It is anticipated that people
will naturally form their own trails on the ground over time.
LANDSCAPING
The majority of the site will not be landscaped. The existing ground cover of
leaves will be retained. Minimal landscaping will occur in the following areas:
at the entry drive
between Jefferson Street and the parking lot
along the dry creek bed
All plant material will be native or naturalizing requiring minimal water.
RELATIONSHIP TO DUCK FEEDING AREA
It is the intent of the design not to encourage people to park in the project,
then cross Jefferson Street to the Duck Feeding Area. To accomplish this, the
following steps have been taken:
Signage at the entry drive directing duck feeders to the
existing duck feeding parking lot.
A berm with landscaping discourages people from parking and
walking across Jefferson to the duck feeding area.
Locating the proposed parking lot to the eastern portion of
the site will encourage people to use the crosswalk at
Jefferson and Marron.
A trail posted with signage will direct people using it to the
crosswalk at Jefferson and Marron.
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"NO DUCK FEEDING" signage along Buena Vista Lagoon directly
across from the park entry.
PHASING
The amenities as outlined in the Concept Plan may be expanded in subsequent
phases. For example, depending upon analysis of the use of the park, the
following features could be added at a later date:
1. increased parking (+ 10 spaces)
2. additional picnic sites
3. horse shoes
4. interpretive and Citywide trail information (i.e., "Trail
Staging Area" as called for in the pending trails study).
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