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THE CITY OF 1 3 "' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT LEASANTONC February 4, 2014 Assistant City Manager TITLE: REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE ELEMENTS AND DESIGN FOR THE OAK WOODLAND AREA OF THE BERNAL PROPERTY SUMMARY In June 2013, the City Council approved the City Four Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget appropriating $14.3 million to the $16.5 million Bernal Community Park, Phase II Lighted All Weather Multi-Purpose Sports Fields (Bernal Community Park, Phase II) and Oak Woodland project. The City Council also approved an amendment to the existing Harris Design contract to include preparation of design and construction documents for the Oak Woodland area. Since the authorization to begin design work on the Oak Woodland area, staff has been working with Harris on the overall Oak Woodland design (Schematic Plan/ Attachment 1) which was approved by Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) at its meeting of December 12, 2013. As a result of that action, staff is forwarding the Schematic Plan to the City Council for its review and approval which will allow design and specification work to continue until issuance of the Request for Bids this spring. As part of its review of the Oak Woodland area, the Commission discussed the potential for including an off-leash dog area (dog park) within either the Oak Woodland, Bernal Community Park Phase II, or the greater Bernal Property. As an outcome of that discussion, staff is also requesting City Council direction regarding an appropriate process for determining the need for and placement of an additional dog park. Attachment 2 is the Commission's December 12, agenda report which includes material presented to the Commission related to the dog park issue. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Recommend the City Council approve the Bernal Property Oak Woodland Schematic Plan (3-2 with Balch and Streng voting No). RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the Schematic Plan for the Bernal Property Oak Woodland area (Attachment 1) 2. Inform the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City Council's intent to consider constructing a new dog park as part of the Parks Master Plan implementation process at a location other than the Oak Woodland or the Bernal Community Park. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is not direct financial impact as a result of this action.