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Agenda Item - 4.a.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:John Montanchez
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: Community Services 
Subject:

Consideration and approval of the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Master Plan.  (Action Item)

Date:10/22/2019

OBJECTIVE

To provide the City Council with a presentation and final draft of the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Master Plan.

BACKGROUND

In 2018, the Community Services Department contracted Richard Fisher Associates (RFA) to develop a 15-year Parks, Recreation and Facilities Master Plan that would help guide the City in the planning, maintenance, and development and/or rehabilitation of Garden Grove parks and recreation facilities.
DISCUSSION

The Community Services Department and consultant, RFA, have completed the final draft of a 15-year Parks, Recreation and Facilities Master Plan, which is available for review in the Community Services Department. The consultant, RFA, has prepared a presentation to review key findings and recommendations of the Master Plan. 

 

The Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission reviewed the draft Master Plan at their meeting on October 2, 2019, and recommended transmittal to the City Council by a 5-2 vote with Commissioners No and Ramirez absent.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

The Master Plan provides estimated costs for recommended improvements at city parks and facilities. These recommendations have no impact on the city's current General Fund budget.
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

  • Consider the final draft of the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Master Plan for approval.

 

By:  Janet Pelayo, Community Services Manager