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Page 4 of 6 • Option A: Embrace the Creek – move the bandstand to the northwest corner of Lions Wayside Park near the Firehouse Arts Center, with the creek in approximately the same location as it is currently • Option B: Creek Access – move the bandstand to the northwest corner of Lions Wayside Park near the Firehouse Arts Center, with the creek relocated further to the south • Option C: Larger Lawn – move the bandstand to the south end of Lions Wayside Park, with the creek in approximately the same location as it is currently. All options included the regional trail. On December 18, 2018, Council approved an agreement with Moore, Iacafano, and Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) to study the design alternatives and develop the concepts further. The principal in charge of landscape architecture for MIG, Richard Larson, is the same landscape architect that developed the Master Plan for the parks. On January 10, 2019, staff presented the concept alternatives to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission recommended Option B and to maximize the lawn/concert viewing space. Following the meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission, staff and the consultants amended the schematic designs to align with feedback from the Commission and prepared for a subsequent meeting to solicit additional feedback from the necessary regulatory agencies on the refined designs. At the same time that the City was refining the conceptual design for Lions Wayside and Delucchi parks, staff was also updating the Trails Master Plan. The Trails Master Plan incorporated the updated regional trail alignment as shown in the concept alternative recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission at their January 2019 meeting and City Council adopted the Trails Master Plan in May 2019. Over the course of the next couple of years, City staff and their consultants worked with the RWQCB through several design iterations and provided further documentation to try to meet the requirements specified by the RWQCB. In addition, during that same period, the City purchased properties at 4363 and 4377 First Street with the expectation to incorporate the properties into the Lions Wayside and Delucchi parks design. The city was also forced to remove the giant blue eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) tree in Lions Wayside Park due to disease and safety concerns after a large, several ton tree limb fell from the tree onto the heavily used grass area within the park. Thankfully, no one was injured. However, the purchase of the properties and removal of the tree provided an opportunity to provide a better trail design and to meander the creek further to the east to meet the RWQCB request for a more natural-looking creek. On December 7, 2021, staff and MIG presented the current design of the parks (see Attachment 1) to the regulatory agencies at the Army Corp of Engineers interagency meeting. The agencies indicated that the design met their expectations and that the design would likely be approved if submitted as shown. Staff presented the agency-supported updated Lions Wayside and Delucchi Parks conceptual plan to the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 10, 2022, for their review and