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Review and Recommend to City Council a Dog Park Located at Leydecker Park.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Review and Recommend to City Council a Dog Park Located at Leydecker Park.
BACKGROUND
The City Council approved $75,000 in the FY 2021-2023 capital improvement project budget to construct at least one dog park located in East End Alameda or Bay Farm Island. Existing dog park facilities in Alameda include one large dog park with separate small and large dog areas, located at Lower Washington Park off 8th Street and a dog park on Main Street near the ferry terminal. The Main Street Dog Park is temporary and will be closed once Phase 2 of Estuary Park is completed, which will include a new and better equipped dog park with separate facilities for large and small dogs. Funding was recently secured from a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant with matching city development impact fees to complete Phase 2 of Estuary Park and it is anticipated to open to the public in late 2024.
City staff reviewed multiple city-owned locations throughout East End and Bay Farm Island and considered criteria for feasibility including whether they were city-owned sites, existing park uses, available amenities such as restrooms, parking and potential impacts on neighbors. Three potential locations at Krusi, Towata and Leydecker Parks were discussed by the Recreation and Parks Commission (Commission) on September 9, 2021 and December 9, 2021. A city-wide community survey regarding these three potential dog park locations was completed by 1,637 people and staff also met directly with the Towata family and the Community of Harbor Bay Isle Owners Association (CHBIOA) Executive Director. The survey was one data point of the total information available for the project location recommendation.
On December 9, 2021, the Commission reviewed the survey results, heard public com...
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