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Home My WebLink About2024-07-23; City Council; Resolution 2024-189RESOLUTION NO. 2024-189 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE RECOMMENDED ROBERTSON RANCH PARK MASTER PLAN AND DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING AND ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE PARK PROJECT WHEREAS, the City Council adopted 2023-27 Carlsbad Strategic Plan identifies the strategic goal of Community Character: Maintain Carlsbad's Unique Character and Connectedness; and WHEREAS, St~ategic Objective No. 6 of that goal indicates the city is to implement the policies of several plans, including the Parks & Recreation Department Master Plan, based on annual budget appropriations; and WHEREAS, the Priority Projects section of that goal includes completion of the conceptual design/master plan and permitting for Robertson Ranch Park; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted 2023-30 Parks & Recreation Department Master Plan Update identifies the community's desire for community and neighborhood parks; and WHEREAS, Chapter 9 of the master plan, Strategic Recommendations, includes a short-term parks strategy to complete community engagement, conceptual design and permitting for Robertson Ranch Park; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the city awarded a professional services agreement to Schmidt Design Group for design services for Robertson Ranch Park; and WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council adopted the FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Budget, which included Robertson Ranch Park as a strategic plan project that was in the "Preliminary Design" phase; and WHEREAS, conceptual designing, master planning and permitting of such projects are all tasks within that phase of the program; and WHEREAS, one of the tasks in the agreement's scope of work included conducting public workshops to gather community input and incorporating that input into a park master plan; and WHEREAS, Schmidt Design Group and staff conducted public workshops to gather community input and incorporated that input into a recommended park master plan; and WHEREAS, the recommended master plan provides the basis of design forfurther development of documents associated with the environmental permitting and entitlements of the park project; and WHEREAS, Robertson Ranch Park is a 11.2-acre site near the northeast corner of El Camino Real and Cannon Road, south of the Foothills residential community; and WHEREAS, a program Environmental Impact Report (EIR No. 03-03) was certified by the Planning Commission on May 31, 2006, and adopted by the City Council on Nov. 14, 2006 (Council Resolution No. 2006-324); and .. WHEREAS, that EIR anticipated the construction a public park, to include sports field lighting, within Plann ing Area 12, an 11.2-acre parcel designated as a recreational planning area; and WHER EAS, the design intent of the recommended Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan is a family- oriented park that includes a variety of multi-generational and inclusive amenities. These features are incorporated into several active and passive recreational elements in the design; and WHEREAS, the following objectives further aided in informing the basis of design of the park: consistency with the 2023-30 Park & Recreation Department Master Plan Update, maximization of storm water retention, emphasis on safety and visibility, and tempering of traffic impacts on the adjacent residential community; and WHEREAS, the community engagement process identified the community's needs, values, and priorities related to the potential uses of the Robertson Ranch Park site; and WHEREAS, that community input, and other important sources of information including site specific guiding documents, physical characteristics and location of the site, and the core values of the Carlsbad community, were incorporated to the recommended Roberston Ranch Park Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the specific design for the public art component will be developed in partnership with the Library & Cultural Arts Department, which is tasked with administering a comprehensive process for selecting an artist and conducting public outreach for the public art project; and. WHEREAS, on Feb. 26, 2024, the Parks & Recreation Commission reviewed and commented on the Robertson Ranch Park preliminary design concepts; and WHEREAS, on July 15, 2024, the commission accepted the recommended Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan and recommended its approval by the City Council; and WHEREAS, there is no direct fiscal impact associated with the approval of the recommended Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan and to date, the City Council has appropriated $1,038,000 from the Park Development Capital Project Fund (Park-In-Lieu NE) for the Robertson Ranch Park Project, Capital Improvement Program Project No. 3801; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available to proceed with the necessary environmental permitting and entitlements; and WHEREAS, no funds have been appropriated for the final design or construction phases of the park project; and WHEREAS, staff anticipates submitting environmental permitting and entitlement applications to the Community Development Department in fall 2024 for the Planning Commission's consideration, and returning to the City Council in spring 2025 for approval of the final Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that approval of the recommended Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan as a concept plan is exempt from environmental review at this stage of the park planning process per Section 15262 -Feasibility and Planning Studies of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the project consists of approving the preliminary Roberston Ranch Park Master Plan and does not include environmental and discretionary actions for this project. Such actions will be handled during a separate planning process. This action does not irrevocably commit the city to construct the park. The entitlements authorizing construction of the park will go through a complete environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. 2. That the above recitations are true and correct. That the approval of the recommended Robertson Ranch Master Plan is necessary, desirable, and in the public interest. 3. That the recommended Robertson Ranch Park Master Plan is hereby approved (Attachment A) and staff is directed to proceed with the necessary environmental permitting and entitlements of the park project. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of July, 2024, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER . 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(~(-~~'\t:\ % '·~"~/ 1 % (') ·• ... .--,V"'·-...... $ 'l1 ':,(/l_ ........... ·~,,. ~ '111,,11 I FO'i'-~ ,,,,~~ '1111111111111111111' KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor (l ~ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) ~ Park entrance Raised planter 4 0 ' 3 3 ' Grass Splash pad Bridge Playground Drainage area Nature playground Concrete walkway Terraced seating Multipurpose field Decomposedgranite path Pedestrian lights Fitness station Drainage area Rubberized track(1/3 mile) Field lights Field lights Field lights Field lights Overlook & stairsto field Picnic tableswith shade Park entrance(right-in, right-out) Community garden Pickleball courtswith lighting & plaza Basketball half court Restroom &concession building Restroom &concession building Field lights Bleachers Backstop Scorer's booth Field lights Moundedlandscapes Parking lot Path Robertson Ranch Park Fire Station 3 N C a n n o n R o a d Trailblazer Way Win d T r a i l W a y Scale: 1” = 30’-0” 0 15 30 60 RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN JULY 2024 At t a c h m e n t A ge 11