REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Consideration of the Proposed Montague Park Site Plan Update and Schematic Design for the Park Rehabilitation Project
Report
BACKGROUND
Montague Park, located at 3595 MacGregor Avenue (APN 101-09-27), was purchased in 1966 and dedicated in 1970. The park proper is bounded on the North by two PG&E parcels adjacent to the school, on the East by De La Cruz Blvd., on the West by MacGregor Lane and on the South by residential and church properties. In September 2013, Council set a goal to enhance community sports and recreational assets.
In February and March 2014, the Parks & Recreation Department held community meetings at Montague Park to gather public input on the scope for a park rehabilitation with the potential to add formal athletic facilities. While the neighborhood was not in favor of converting the grass meadow to multipurpose sports fields, there was consensus on the need to improve park access and parking to reduce neighborhood impacts, complete a pedestrian pathway loop, provide park safety lighting, and renovate the playgrounds, picnic areas, tennis courts, landscaping and trees, as well as expand or replace the community building based on an a facility condition assessment. While park rehabilitation plans were delayed until funding was available, the Parks & Recreation Department addressed the Montague Park maintenance needs by installing safety lighting, resurfacing the tennis courts, and pruning and replanting trees.
In 2016, Council allocated funding in the amount of $3,190,000 toward a new Capital Improvement Project #3184 Montague Park Rehabilitation ("Project"). In 2017, the City completed a facility condition assessment that indicated that the current park condition index is 13, or "poor", and the building condition index is 5, or "fair" (Kitchell, 2017). In addition, the playground was graded "D" on an A-F scale, and the City has prioritized rehabilitation or replacement of older playgr...
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