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BACKGROUND In 2015, Ponderosa Homes II, Inc. submitted an application to develop 36 single-family homes on a 9-acre site located within the Valley Trails neighborhood at 6900 Valley Trails Drive (Sycamore at Valley Trails). The Planning Division encouraged Ponderosa to meet with the residents of the Valley Trails neighborhood to gain their support. Upon completing outreach to the community, Ponderosa submitted a revised development application, which included proposed improvements to Valley Trails Park immediately adjacent to their development site. Ponderosa's proposal included the construction of a tot lot and landscape improvements in Valley Trails Park. During the public outreach process for the development, which included the Parks and Recreation Commission's review of the proposal on September 8, 2016, it was determined that the tot lot would be located within the eastern half of the park and several turf areas would be converted to low-water-use plants. Cost estimates were prepared for the proposed landscape improvements and tot lot, totaling $177,800. As part of the final conditions of approval of the proposed single- family home development, Ponderosa agreed to provide this sum to the City to implement the landscape improvements and construct the tot lot. The park improvements were completed as follows: • July 2018: Staff contacted Ross Recreation Equipment, Inc. (Ross Recreation), who was selected through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process, to design and construct the tot lot. • March 2, 2019: A public outreach meeting was held at the proposed site to review preliminary tot lot plans with the neighborhood. Notifications were sent out to the entire Valley Trails neighborhood and approximately 20 people attended the outreach event. Plans were then revised based on the preferred tot lot location and the comments received during the public outreach process. • May 19, 2019: Plans and comments were presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission unanimously recommended approval of the revised location and design. • June 18, 2019: City Council approved the tot lot design, allocated $177,800 for the tot lot and landscape improvements into CIP No. 18756 to fund construction, and approved the purchase order with Ross Recreation to construct the tot lot. • September 3, 2019: A public outreach meeting was held with the neighborhood to discuss the proposed landscape improvements within the park. The primary feedback the City received was to add color to the park. • October 2019: The design for the proposed landscape improvements began and construction of the tot lot was completed. • Early 2020: The landscape design and improvements were put on hold due to County's Shelter-In-Place Order. • Late 2020: Landscape design process resumed • March — April 2021: The landscape improvements were installed by Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. as part of their on-call contract with the City. Page 2 of 3