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BACKGROUND After a decade of planning efforts, the Alviso Adobe Community Park was opened in 2008. The Alviso Adobe Community Park is a unique historical asset in the Tri- Valley region. The Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe House built in 1854 is registered as a California historical landmark. The Park serves both as a historical and environmental resource, offering interpretive and interactive programs to City of Pleasanton residents and visitors. Since 2008, the City has offered numerous historical, cultural and environmental education programs, as well as special events and school tours. Even after 5+ years of this intensive programming effort, many felt that the site was underutilized and that it needed minor capital improvements and additional resources to reach its full potential. This sentiment was also echoed during both the City's Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Cultural Plan Update processes. To address this situation, on June 4, 2013, the City Council modified and approved its Work Plan for FY 2013/14 & FY 2014/15 that included the development of a strategic plan to address the short-term and long -term needs of the Alviso Adobe Community Park. The Plan's purpose was to reaffirm or modify the City's existing approach to programming the facility, vision, mission, and guiding principles for the Alviso Adobe Community Park. In 2014, the City entered into an agreement with Management Partners to prepare a Strategic Plan for the purpose of providing a vision, mission and guiding principles that would be used to guide future decision making for the Alviso Adobe Community Park. In July 2014, the Pleasanton City Council approved the formation of a nine (9) member Alviso Adobe Community Park Task Force to assist the City with the development of a strategic plan. The main objective of the Task Force was to provide guidance and direction for the future of the Alviso Adobe Community Park. DISCUSSION The process to develop the Strategic Plan for the Alviso Adobe Community Park was initiated because of a desire to engage the community to articulate a vision and mission of the park and determine whether the facility is maximizing its full potential. As a result of the strategic planning process, a number of opportunities for improvement were identified that could position the park to better serve the community. A wide range of interested stakeholders and partners were invited to participate in the development of the Strategic Plan. The planning process included four (4) Alviso Adobe Community Park Task Force meetings, an environmental scan, two (2) community meetings, a meeting with program and facility staff and an online user survey. Additionally, an informational session was held, during which both City and East Bay Regional Park District staff provided supplementary information on how the Austin and Castleridge properties and their future related programs and activities may impact the Park. Page 2 of 6