DATE: May 15, 2018
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Interim Development Services Director
SUBJECT
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La Vista Park - Project Status & Funding Direction
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council accepts the final design of La Vista Park and adopts a resolution appropriating $1.5 million of community center funds for the construction of La Vista Park.
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SUMMARY
The landscape architecture firm of Surface Design, Inc. will present several minor revisions to the La Vista Park design and staff will be requesting Council consider temporary use of the La Vista community center money to build La Vista Park. Repayment of the loaned community center funds will come from future park in-lieu fees. HARD will also be seeking reimbursement for a portion of their allocation of additional F1 bond money from future park in-lieu fees. The City of Hayward will be repaid via future park in-lieu fees first before HARD receives their reimbursement.
It should be noted that the HARD Board of Directors approved the final La Vista Park design at their April 9, 2018 meeting. The HARD Board also approved and authorized additional F1 bond money to fund La Vista Park construction to be paid back to HARD through the collection of future park in-lieu fees.
Also, since the original size of the park is proposed to increase in size from 30 to more than 50 acres, the expanded park area will be evaluated for potential environmental impacts via a new Initial Study pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). City staff will expeditiously work to ensure this evaluation is promptly completed before any park construction begins.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Illustrative La Vista Park Plan