HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08132013 - C.81RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to transfer $50,000 from the Park Dedication Trust Fund account 8136 27570
3610 to the County's Public Works Department to pay for the services of Public Works staff (40%) and a landscape
architect (60%) to develop preliminary drawings and cost estimates for the planned development of a park on
property adjacent to the El Sobrante Library located at 4191 Appian Way.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Funds are involved - 100% Park Dedication Funds.
BACKGROUND:
County Service Area (CSA) R-9 has been allocated $641,740 in Measure WW funds to use in El Sobrante. Public
Works staff has been working with the District Supervisor and various community stakeholders in El Sobrante to
develop ideas on how best to utilize the Measure WW funds and the approximately $400,000 in park dedication funds
that reside in El Sobrante area census tracts. A number of proposals/ideas have emerged from these stakeholder
meetings and now is the time for Public Works to engage the services of a landscape architect to work with the
various stakeholder groups to further refine the proposals, prepare preliminary drawings/plans, and develop cost
estimates for the construction and long-term maintenance of the proposed project. This process is expected to take
approximately two months to complete. Afterward, Public Works staff will return to the Board of Supervisors and
request approval of the proposed park project. Public Works staff will assemble all required documents for
submission to East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). After Board approval, Public Works will submit an
application to the East Bay Regional Park District to access the allocated Measure
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/13/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Bob Calkins, (925)
674-7887
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 13, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 81
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation and Development Director
Date:August 13, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Allocation of Park Dedication Funds to Prepare Preliminary Plans and Cost Estimate to Construct a Park on Property
Adjacent to the El Sobrante Library
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
WW funds for project implementation. Approval from EBRPD is expected by July 2014.
The request to access County Park Dedication Funds was considered and approved by the El Sobrante Municipal
Advisory Council at its meeting on July 10, 2013. It is the policy of the County to use park dedication funds to meet
local park needs. This funding request is consistent with that policy and staff recommends approval of the request for
funds.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not providing the requested funding will negatively impact Public Works' ability to engage the services of a licensed
landscape architect to prepare the preliminary plans and cost estimates for this important community park project, as
recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (100% Park Dedication funds)
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The eventual development of the park supports the following community outcome established in the Children's
Report Card: Communities are safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families.