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ATTACHMENT 2 THE CITY OF Parks and Recreation Commission _ mt;.�.� L Agenda Report pLEASANTONC December 11, 2014 Item 4 SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE FINAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE NEW OFF-LEASH DOG PARK PROPOSED FOR THE BERNAL PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE MARILYN MURPHY KANE TRAIL STAGING AREA SUMMARY At your October 9, 2014 meeting, the Commission reviewed the preliminary conceptual plan for an approximately 1.5 acre off-leash dog park (dog park) on the Bernal Property adjacent to the Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail staging area. This site was approved previously by your Commission and the City Council. As an outcome of that meeting, the Commission, and the public, provided feedback and requested staff make plan revisions for final approval and in response, staff has made the related plan amendments which are being presented at this meeting for review and approval. Following the October 9 Commission meeting, staff received numerous emails and phone calls from residents in neighborhoods adjacent to the dog park expressing concern regarding the potential of noise, (dogs barking), traffic and the overall negative impact of the dog park in their neighborhood and in response to these comments, staff conducted a neighborhood meeting on November 12, 2014 to listen to and potentially address their concerns. As a result of that meeting and comments received through emails and phone calls, this report includes a number of strategies for potentially making the dog park design more amenable to the neighborhood. Some of these strategies are in conflict with comments raised at your October 9 Commission meeting and as such, the Commission will need to weigh in on these issues and provide staff with recommendations as the project proceeds to the City Council. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the final conceptual plan (Attachment 1) for the off-leash dog park on the Bernal Property and provide recommendations as appropriate to amend the design. 2. Direct staff to forward the final conceptual plan to the City Council for its consideration and approval. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is no specific financial impact as a result of this meeting. However, construction of the park and its ongoing maintenance will have an impact that will be determined prior to submittal of bids to construct the dog park. Staffs assumes that if the final conceptual plan is approved, that the City Council will either authorize the continuance of the project, including project funding and issuance of a request for construction bids, or direct staff to consider project funding as part of the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that will be considered for approval in June 2015.