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BACKGROUND The 2014 Parks and Recreation Master Plan identified skateparks as one of the City of Pleasanton's recreational deficiencies. The plan identified that the City was currently (in 2013) short on skatepark facilities by 1/2 acre and that an additional 1 acre skatepark would be necessary once the City reached a population of 78,000, the projected build- out of the City at the time. To meet the demands of the community, the master plan recommended adding another skate park at Ken Mercer Sports Park, adjacent to the existing skatepark. The plan also recognized that skateboarding was the sport with the most growth in popularity. At the February 14, 2019 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the commission recommended the following projects in enumerated priority for the City Council 2019- 2020 Two-Year Work Plan Prioritization Process: 1. Inclusionary/All Access Playground 2. Skateboard Park 3. Design Phase I of Bernal Community Farm 4. Implement Phase III of Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan. City Council conducted a workshop on March 12, 2019 to review the most recent project updates, to allow for public comment on any workplan priority item or its description, and to provide the City Council with an opportunity to reaffirm and/or suggest modifications to the workplan. At this meeting, the City Council voted to add the skatepark project to the Priority B (fully/partially completed within second year of work plan) ranking for projects with funding slated for 2021-2023. Following the decision by City Council, the Recreation, Parks, and Landscape Architecture divisions researched and visited various skateparks throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. This research included meeting with staff at the following cities to discuss their skateparks and glean more information: • City of Fremont • City of Milpitas • City of Newark. These skateparks were determined to be quite popular, well designed and highly recommended by local skatepark advocates for staff to research. Utilizing the information collected from the site visits, conversations with local advocates and research, staff compiled a checklist of site attributes necessary for a successful skatepark. With these attributes in mind, staff researched and visited a variety of locations within Pleasanton to determine which City properties met the criteria on the list and could accommodate a skatepark. Page 2 of 6