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Report and Make Recommendation on the 2015 - 2017 and 10-Year Capital Improvement Program for Recreation and Parks
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Report and Make Recommendation on the 2015 - 2017 and 10-Year Capital Improvement Program for Recreation and Parks
BACKGROUND
The City Council annually adopts the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for all City Departments during the budget adoption process. The CIP identifies capital projects, provides a planning schedule and identifies funding sources. This program is coordinated by the Public Works Department. This is a two-year CIP in conjunction with the two-year City budget.
DISCUSSION
All CIP projects are currently being reviewed by all appropriate City Commissions, Planning Board and Executive Management team. The final recommendations will be presented to City Council for adoption by June 2015.
Several CIPs are ongoing projects, in which the funding amounts have been adjusted. Any existing CIP projects with no changes are now shown, such as the Krusi Park Recreation Center replacement. Additionally, Park Maintenance projects are now being included in order to start managing the significant deferred maintenance in Alameda Parks. Funding for the park maintenance projects is primarily allocated from cell tower lease revenues. There are cell towers located at Leydecker Park and Krusi Park. These provide ongoing revenue and there is a healthy carryforward balance that will be utilized for projects.
Recommended 2015 - 2017 CIP for Recreation and Parks:
1) Jean Sweeney Open Space Park - $4,231,000
The conceptual Master Plan for this 22-acre open space park is complete and the soil remediation process will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2014-15. This funding includes detailed design and construction of the Cross Alameda Trail and detailed design of the full park plus con...
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