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File #: 23-135    Version: 1
Type: Neighborhood Services Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/17/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/31/2023 Final action:
Title: Actions Related to a Future Park Located at the Southwest Corner of Alma Avenue and Sanborn Avenue.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Resolution, 3. Presentation - est. 10 minutes

...Title

Actions Related to a Future Park Located at the Southwest Corner of Alma Avenue and Sanborn Avenue.

...Recommendations

(a) Approve a Park Master Plan for a new public park at the southwest corner of Alma Avenue and Sanborn Avenue.  

(b) Adopt the name “Elia Park” per City Council Policy 7-5 and the Donation Agreement.

(c) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:

 (1) Submit a grant application and, if awarded, negotiate, and execute a grant agreement with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority for an amount up to $1,000,000 contributing to design and construction of the park, and all other actions necessary to effectuate the grant; and

 (2) Negotiate and execute a Conservation Easement with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority for perpetual use of the land for recreational park purposes only that requires a conservation easement for legally enforceable land preservation agreement.

(d) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance Amendments in the Construction Tax and Property Conveyance Tax Fund: Parks Purposes Council District #7:

 (1) Decrease the Alma Avenue and Sanborn Avenue Park Reserve by $274,000; and

 (2) Increase the Alma Park Master Plan and Design appropriation by $274,000.

CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER21-153, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. Council District 7. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/City Manager)