City of Santa Clara - File #: 22-179

• File #: 22-179
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Calendar
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 1/25/2022
• In control: City Council and Authorities Concurrent
• On agenda: 4/19/2022
• Final action: 4/19/2022
• Title: Action on the Waiver of the First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance Approving the Westwood Oaks Park Master Plan Update and Preferred Playground Schematic Design, in Accordance with City Charter Section 714.1

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/19/2022	1	City Council and Authorities Concurrent	Approved

REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Waiver of the First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance Approving the Westwood Oaks Park Master Plan Update and Preferred Playground Schematic Design, in Accordance with City Charter Section 714.1

Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets

BACKGROUND
Westwood Oaks Park (Park), located at 460 La Herran Drive, was dedicated in 1961. The 1.75-acre neighborhood Park is bounded by La Herran Drive to the east and residential properties to the south, west and north. The existing Park contains a playground, perimeter pathway, open grass area, recreation building, restrooms, basketball court, picnic area with BBQ, landscaping and various park amenities.

Since 2014, the City has prioritized rehabilitation of older playgrounds to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requirements, and improvement to meet new needs and funding guidelines. In 2017, the City's Facility Condition Assessment (Kitchell CEM) indicated that the current Park site and playground were in "critical" condition and the Park building was in "poor" condition. In the FY2021/22 Capital Improvement Project budget, funding in the amount of $1,149,800 was allocated to Project 3136 Westwood Oaks Park Playground Rehabilitation Project (Project).

In July 2021, the City approved a contract in the amount of $92,817 with Gates and Associates, Inc. (Consultant) to complete Project Phase 1 design work to complete a site assessment, develop a park-site Master Plan update, and solicit community input on the park update and preferred playground schematic design.

At the September 2021 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting, the Consultant introduced the existing Park site conditions and the Project scope. The Commission reviewed the Project design principles which included: (a) understanding the current Park use, (b) implementing research based best practices for play and incl...