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2. There is not one superior model for maintaining and/or administering a community farm, i.e., land lease, city operation, use agreements, informal agreement, etc., as they are often developed and operated in accordance with deeds or other land documents which dictate their long-term use and the needs and mutual interests of all parties; 3. There are several successful community farms operating in the Bay Area including the Emma Prusch Farm Regional Park in San Jose and Deer Hollow Farm in Cupertino; 4. Community farms rely strongly on multiple partnerships between the City, interest groups, user groups, and non-profits dedicated to fundraising and on volunteers for ongoing operations. Often a single nonprofit entity is formed exclusively for fundraising and/or park oversight; 5. A community farm is consistent with the City's 2015 Parks and Recreation Master Plan; 6. City funding is typically required to meet specialized programming and ongoing maintenance requirements and cities remain actively involved in the parks; 7. Most community farms are focused primarily on community gardening, educational programs, recreational activities, crop raising and special events as compared to livestock raising as is the case with the Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan; 8. The Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan represents a significant start in developing a community initiated park master plan; 9. MD Fotheringham is qualified to prepare a City initiated community farm master plan; 10.The master planning process should begin by exploring alternative locations for meeting Abbie 4-H club's livestock housing needs as this would open possibilities for alternate park designs, uses and programming while also eliminating environmental issues and reducing construction and maintenance costs; 11.Pursuing an agreement with MD Fotheringham to complete a community farm master plan involving an amendment to the existing Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan represents an effective path forward. Because Abbie 4-H will not need a barn to house its animals on the City's community farm, staff is in agreement with the Management Partners' report that strong consideration should be given to alternative designs and uses for the community farm. The table below identifies the primary park feature in the current Draft Abbie 4-H Master Plan and provides a comparison with staffs thoughts on alternative park features. Page 4 of 7