REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Recommendation to the Governance and Ethics Committee to Name the New Public Parks located at 5123 Calle Del Sol.
Report
BACKGROUND
On November 13, 2018, the Santa Clara City Council adopted the Tasman East Specific Plan (TESP). The project area is an existing 45-acre industrial neighborhood bounded by Tasman Drive to the south, the Guadalupe River to the east, the closed Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club to the north, and Lafayette Street to the west. The TESP creates the framework for the development of a high-density transit-oriented residential neighborhood along with supportive retail services. The TESP provides allowed uses, densities, height limits, design criteria, connections to the existing Guadalupe River trail, strategies for better access to transit, and specific locations for parkland (Attachment 1 and Attachment 2).
On July 17, 2019, the Architectural Committee approved the Ensemble Residential Project located at 5123 Calle Del Sol to construct 311 apartment units on Parcel 19 and 192 apartment units on Parcel 29. The developer has proposed to meet its parkland dedication requirements under Santa Clara City Code 17.35 and the TESP through a 4,466sf (0.1025 acres) public park dedicated to City in fee title, and a 950sf plaza dedicated to the City as an easement. Public park improvements will be constructed by the developer to the City's design criteria and specifications and will be maintained by the developer in perpetuity after dedication.
DISCUSSION
Under Council Policy No. 035 (Attachment 3), the Parks & Recreation Commission makes recommendations to the Council Governance and Ethics Committee for names of facilities relating to the Commission's purview such as parks. Proposed names must be in accordance with at least one of the criteria outlined in Council Policy 035. While staff does not have a recommendation, should the Commission choose to recommend a park name in honor of a perso...
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