Title
Chief Administrative Office, Parks Division, recommending the Board:
1) Receive presentation on the preliminary design and community input for Diamond Springs Community Park; and
2) Approve Design Option B for the Diamond Springs Community Park.
FUNDING: N/A
Body
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Board of Supervisors on January 25, 2022 approved a dedication agreement for the donation of property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 331-400-002, located at 3447 Clemenger Drive, for the purpose of developing a Community Park in the community of Diamond Springs. The agreement specifies that if the Board of Supervisors does not certify a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document for the Park Project by April 25, 2023, the Agreement will expire. On March 22, 2022, the Board approved the contract with Dudek for design and environmental services and requested that the environmental document be completed by April 25, 2023.
Parks held two public meetings at Charles Brown School. The first was a listening meeting on May 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm to receive feedback on potential issues and community needs. The second on July 28, 2022 was to present conceptual design ideas to the public for input. As a result of this effort, Design Option B was determined to be the community’s preferred design. The preferred design was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) on August 18, 2022. The PRC voted unanimously to approve the recommendation and move the project to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
On September 15, 2022. the preferred design was before the Diamond Springs Advisory Committee for additional input. The comments from that meeting are attached in a separate memorandum (Attachment E) as the meeting occurred after the posting of this agenda.
Staff is recommending approval of the design in order to begin the CEQA process so that the final document can be completed by the April 25, 2023 deadline.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose to not approve the preliminary design, and choose a different conceptual design (A or C), or the Board could direct staff to work with the consultant to design a new concept. However, it should be noted that a delay in choosing the design could impact the timeline to develop the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and may risk meeting the CEQA document certification deadline.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
Legistar Item 22-0472 3/22/22
Legistar Item 22-0099 1/25/22
Legistar Item 22-0064 1/4/2022
Legistar Item 21-0785, 5/27/21
Legistar Item 21-1058, 7/13/21
Legistar Item 21-1702, 11/2/21
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel and Risk Management have approved the proposed Agreement.
CAO RECOMMENDATION
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact resulting from this item. The Board directed the funds from the sale of the Bass Lake Property in the amount of $250,000 be used for the Diamond Springs Community Park (Sports Complex) and allocated $50,000 in General Fund to this project for FY 2022-23. The agreement with Dudek for conceptual design and environmental review work, including producing the EIR, has a not-to-exceed amount of $297,995.50 and will be covered by these allocated funds.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
N/A
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Vickie Sanders