HomeMy WebLinkAbout16 PARK ON LOT 22 08-15-94AGENDA
NO. 16
DATE:
AUGUST 15, 1994
Inter-Com
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND COMMD-NITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY PARK ON LOT 22, TUSTIN RANCH TRACT #13627
RECOMMENDATION
Pleasure of the Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is currently approximately $468,200 in the Park Development
Fund for park planning and development activities in East Tustin.
BACKGROUND
Several neighbors in Tustin Ranch have approached the Council
concerning the schedule for the construction of a Community Park
proposed to be located on Pioneer Way in East Tustin (see attached
exhibit). As described in the Conservation/Open Space/Recreation
Element of the General Plan and in the East Tustin Specific Plan,
this nine acre park is designated as a passive/nature type facility
due to the presence of the site of a 100 year old redwood and cedar
tree grove. It would be anticipated to include picnic areas,
parking and restroom facilities. A small community/nature center
and group picnic area might also be possible but have been
identified as secondary level improvements.
Council policy has designated that New Construction Tax generated
from development in Tustin Ranch be earmarked for the development
of. neighborhood parks in the East Tustin area and deposited in the
Park Development Fund each year. Of the three neighborhood parks
currently planned in East Tustin, two have been completed. Only
one remains undeveloped. This is the three acre site along Pioneer
adjacent to the Salvation Army Complex in Phase IV of the East
Tustin development in the northern part of the East Tustin Specific
Plan Area (see attached map).
As a condition of approval for Phase IV of the East Tustin
development, an additional 2.7 acres has been identified as a
parkland reservation adjacent to the remaining undeveloped 3 acre
neighborhood park site. This reservation was established to ensure
City Council Report
Community Park on Lot 22,
Tustin Ranch Tract #13627
August 15, 1994
Page 2
that there would be adequate park land dedication under provisions
of the East Tustin Specific Plan should future school sites be
cleared by the Tustin Unified School District. Under such a
release program, school sites could be developed with residential
uses instead of schools. Until all decisions are made on the final
dwelling unit count and need for school sites in East Tustin, it
would seem appropriate for development of the last remaining 3 acre
neighborhood park and any adjacent reservation to be developed at
one time to ensure cost effective design and construction.
There are currently two community parks yet to be developed in East
Tustin: a proposed multi-purpose, cultural/open space site of 17
acres between Tustin Ranch Road and Jamboree south of Portola, and
the 9 acre passive nature site at Pioneer Way. With the exception
of the last neighborhood park, the 9 acre nature site would be the
least costly of the two community sites to develop. The 1991 Parks
and Projects Financing Report estimated that the 9 acre park could
be developed at a cost of approximately $884,890 which included the
possibility of a 5,000 square foot nature and group picnic center.
Current construction estimates for a full development of the site
are estimated at $1,300,000. Annual maintenance costs would be
approximately $75,000 annually.
As of June 30, 1994 there is currently $542,000 in the Park
Development Fund. Approximately $73,800 of this fund is restricted
and must be used for specific locational park projects in the City
leaving a balance of $468,200 for park planning and development
activities. A balance of $851,522 in the park development fund is
projected through June 30, 1995.
Susan Jones ~
Recreations Superintendent
FUTURE
16. TRACT 13627
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SITE
3.0 ACRES
', TRACT 13627
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SITE
(RESERVED)
2.7 ACRES
PA~K
SITES
LOT 22, TRACT 13627
COMMUNITY PARK SITE
(CEDAR GROVE)
8.9 ACRES
LOT 23, TRACT 12870
COMMUNITY PARK SITE
16.9 ACRES