REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
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Review and Initiate Public Input on the Park Amenities & Design Standards Manual Administrative Draft
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COUNCIL PILLARS
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets
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BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara Parks & Recreation Department (Department) has a Park Amenities & Design Standards Manual (Standards) to provide consistency, efficiency and quality in the planning, design, development, improvement, maintenance and rehabilitation of City parks and recreational facilities. The Standards support two of the Council strategic Pillars to "Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure" and to "Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets." The Standards also support the City's General Plan goals to provide exceptional and inclusive parks and recreational experiences, preserve natural resources and enhance the quality of life for all residents.
The Standards are used in the design of new parks and recreational facilities, and/or the rehabilitation/renewal of existing parks and recreational facilities. The Standards provide guidance to landscape architects, grounds maintenance staff, and others as to what is acceptable and enables the effective, efficient maintenance and lifecycle replacement of assets while promoting sustainability, and an age-friendly park design that meets or exceeds ADA accessibility and inclusionary design practices. These Standards cover a wide range of park and recreation amenities, features and elements, identifying specific product types, materials, maintenance, and installation practices for park development.
It is understood that City park sites should be easily accessible to the public by various modes of transportation: vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian. Current Federal ADA accessibility guidelines must be incorporated into the design of parks, park faci...
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