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task force, reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission and is now before the Council for
<br /> adoption. Should the Council choose to adopt the Plan, with or without amendments, it will be
<br /> incorporated into the Council's biannual prioritization process. The recommendations contained
<br /> within the document would then be carried out through the Capital Improvement Program,
<br /> Repair and Replacement Plan and various Development Agreements that may be executed as
<br /> part of future development.
<br /> Director of Community Services Andrade-Wax provided a brief background on the Plan, which
<br /> kicked off in September 2012 with the appointment of a fourteen member steering committee.
<br /> The committee hosted three public workshops, conducted stakeholder interviews and a citywide
<br /> survey, and issued questionnaires to the city's non-profit sports groups, service veterans and
<br /> arts groups. Both qualitative and quantitative tools were used to analyze the city's acreage,
<br /> programs, facilities, parks, trails and open space to determine current and future needs.
<br /> The Plan is designed to provide a realistic and visionary guide for the creative and orderly
<br /> development and management of the city's parks, recreation facilities and community programs
<br /> within the context of the General Plan. Prior to the study, many of the city's other planning
<br /> documents underwent extensive review. These include the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan,
<br /> Trails Master Plan, Youth Master Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, Downtown Public Arts Master
<br /> Plan, Cultural Plan, Human Services Needs Assessment, Civic Center and Library Master Plan,
<br /> Staples Ranch Master Plan, Bernal Property Master Plan and Specific Plan, Happy Valley
<br /> Specific Plan, North Sycamore Specific Plan, Vineyard Specific Plan and all work completed on
<br /> East Pleasanton to date. She noted that the Plan's recommendations endorse and expand on,
<br /> not supplant, the recommendations made within each of these documents.
<br /> Ms. Andrade-Wax presented a summary of the Plan's recommendations.
<br /> Parkland Acreage
<br /> The General Plan specifies a standard of 5 acres per 1,000 residents, requiring a minimum of
<br /> 355 acres of parkland for the current population of 71,000. The city's current inventory includes
<br /> 371 acres of parkland, though it is estimated that the population will increase to 78,000 at build
<br /> out and require a total of approximately 390 acres. While this would seem to indicate a future
<br /> deficit of 19 acres, the Plan does not consider the future development of Bernal Community
<br /> Park, Staples Ranch Community Park or East Pleasanton. She noted that with the next phase
<br /> of Bernal Community Park alone, the city will exceed its target of 390 acres.
<br /> Vice-Mayor Pentin asked and Ms. Andrade-Wax confirmed that the current inventory of 371
<br /> acres is developed parkland. He noted that other numbers are used throughout the document
<br /> for nature and open space, ultimately totaling 1,472 acres. He said it is misleading given that
<br /> residents use so much more that the 371 acres being discussed here and asked that the
<br /> document provide a clear explanation of what this includes and does not include.
<br /> Ms. Andrade-Wax confirmed, reiterating that this refers only to actively developed parkland
<br /> consisting of neighborhood parks, community parks and built trails.
<br /> Programming
<br /> The Plan recommendations include pursuit of opportunities for additional or enhanced
<br /> programming for youth and teens, physical fitness, health and well-being, adaptive recreation,
<br /> outdoor recreation, cultural arts, special events, aquatics and seniors. The Plan recommends
<br /> the pursuit of public-private or public-nonprofit partnerships to increase or enhance
<br /> programming. Examples would include working through Alviso Adobe to work more with the
<br /> Museum on Main or interpretive planning through East Bay Regional Parks District, working with
<br /> special interest private groups like Lifetime Tennis, or partnering with both the private and
<br /> City Council Minutes Page 4 of 11 June 3,2014
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