Staples Ranch Master Plan Report

1-7 1 project BACKGROUND including significant outreach to the community and public workshops regarding the park configuration/amenities, with the outcome presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission and then the Council. To assist in this important public process, staff contacted the landscape architecture firm RRM Design Group, located in San Luis Obispo. On December 18, 2007, the City Council ratified a design contract with RRM Design Group, asking that the master plan process for Staples Ranch Community Park be completed within 4-5 months. 1.2 site description The project site is proposed on 22 acres currently located in the County of Alameda. The park site is part of the larger, approximately 110 - acre Staples Ranch Project, soon to be annexed to the City of Pleasanton. The property is owned by the County Surplus Property Authority, and is being sold to several private entities for commercial development. The land immediately to the north and north-east is part of an existing master plan being considered by the City and Alameda County that would include an auto mall and retail center. Staples Ranch Community Park is just to the south, and is bordered by El Charro Road on the east; the Arroyo Mocho and Stoneridge Drive on the south and south west, respectively; and the proposed Continuing Life Communities (CLC) development on the west. The site is vacant, and experiences wind on a regular basis. There is currently no through road from Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road.