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Supervisor Thomas recommending the Board accept the donation of property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 331-400-002, located at 3447 Clemenger Drive, for the purpose of developing a Sports Complex in the community of Diamond Springs.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 9, 2021, the County was informed that we were not successful in our Prop 68 Round Four Grant application for the Sports Complex. The County had delayed the discussion on accepting the donation of property for this project until it was determined if we were successful with our grant application. Although, we were not successful with the grant to build a Sports Complex in this round, the unmet need still exists, as does the opportunity to move this project forward.
Community Partners have already been identified and engaged in this project which includes Marshall Foundation for Community Health, Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado Western Slope and the Motherlode Union School District. These Partners have a long-standing history of being committed to community benefit, and they are still interested in providing their support in moving forward with this site as they recognize the need for parks and recreation in the underserved area of Diamond Springs/El Dorado. It is important to note there are currently no parks in the Diamond Springs community.
As a reminder, on September 1, 2020, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to work with County Counsel to acquire this property and to utilize the proceeds from the Bass Lake property, acquired by the El Dorado Hills Community Services District for $250,000, for the purpose of conducting a fiscal analysis, design and environmental analysis. To date, the fiscal analysis has been completed and a draft design has been prepared and donated by Charlie Downs (attached to this item). The outstanding tasks from prior Board direction include finalizing the park design and the environmental analysis.
It should be noted that although we did not re...
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