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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - May 1, 1996 (62)AGENDA TITLE: Richards Ranch Neighborhood Park MEETING DATE: May 1, 1996 PREPARED BY: Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council take the following actions regarding the neighborhood park site at Richards Ranch: 1. Decline to purchase the park site reserved in the Richards Ranch subdivision and adopt a resolution allocating up to 15 lots to the project out of next year's available allocation. 2. Formally request that Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) plan for a joint -use facility at this location and offer to pay up to $15,000, or 50 percent, whichever is less, toward preparation of a site master plan. 3. Direct staff to enter into negotiations with the Richards Ranch developer to acquire the "school" portion of the project if LUSD does not take formal action to begin the acquisition within 90 days. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In accordance with the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master PI the developer of the Richards Ranch subdivision has provided area within the approved tentative map for a portion of the neighborhood park located in the southeast area of Lodi. The park site would also include property to the north for which the owner has not made any development proposals, although the area has been pre -planned for the park and residential development. This area also includes a proposed elementary school site (see Exhibit A). Staff has worked with the developer on possible acquisition arrangements and the matter was reviewed with the City Council at a closed session on March 19, 1996. At that time, the Council indicated its intentions not to pursue the acquisition of the separate park site and to work with LUSD on joint use of the school site to serve the neighborhood. The Community Development Director and City Engineer met with LUSD's Administrative Director of Facilities and Planning and discussed this course of action. LUSD is interested in working with us to meet the community's needs with a shared facility at a lower cost than separate facilities. We also learned LUSD staff is preparing a recommendation to the School Board to proceed with acquisition of the school site. Staff recommends that the City Council take the following formal actions on this matter: 1. Decline to purchase the park site reserved in the Richards Ranch subdivision and adopt a resolution allocating up to 15 lots to the project out of next year's allocations. APPROVED: H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager CNEPKRR.DOC 04122196 Richards Ranch Neighborhood Park May 1, 1996 Page 2 The developer worked with the City in good faith to provide the park site and only requested allocations for the remaining property. It is reasonable that with the City's decision not to purchase the site, the allocations be granted now rather than waiting until the next cycle. If they had been requested with the original development, it is virtually certain they would have been granted at that time. The revised subdivision layout and the remaining school site is shown in Exhibit B. The solid lines show the Richards Ranch portion (15 lots) and the dashed lines show how the remaining property to the north could be developed. The City will process a revised tentative map at no additional charge to the developer. 2. Formally request that LUSD plan for a joint -use facility at this location and offer to pay up to $15,000, or 50 percent, whichever is less, toward preparation of a site master plan. Under this concept, the site is predominately a school with some additional space and amenities for neighborhood park uses. It would be appropriate for LUSD to take the lead in developing the site master plan with City input. 3. Direct staff to enter into negotiations with the Richards Ranch developer to acquire the "school" portion of the project if LUSD does not take formal action to begin the acquisition within 90 days. Although LUSD staff has indicated their intent to pursue the school site acquisition, the Board may take some other action. If there is to be no school within the area, the portion of the Richards Ranch project (4.1 acres, net) within the 10 acres needed for the school would make an excellent neighborhood park site. This "fallback" position will allow the development to proceed and still provide open space and neighborhood park amenities for the southeast area as indicated in the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. FUNDING: Park Impact Development Impact Mitigation Fee Fund aRack. onsko orks Director Prepared by Richard C. Prima, Jr., City Engineer, and Konradt Bartlam, Community Development Director JLRIRCP/Im Attachments cc. City Attorney Planning Commission Parks and Recreation Commission Parks and Recreation Director Administrative Director, LUSD Facilities and Planning Richards Ranch Developers CNEPKRR.DOC 4123196 p J L o Z T —�a —o 11 Lj IL�N I I EXHIBIT A ui a ~� .Y9 8 JD J/ a s 0 y __`6y�Gyy _ u r, 4 yH iz p J L o Z T —�a —o 11 Lj IL�N I I EXHIBIT A ui 0 y __`6y�Gyy _ u r, 4 p J L o Z T —�a —o 11 Lj IL�N I I EXHIBIT A ui T /16 M i RESOLUTION NO. 96-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL DECLINING PURCHASE OF RESERVED PARK SITE, RICHARDS RANCH; MAKING LOT ALLOCATION AND JOINT -USE FACILITY REQUEST OF LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, in accordance with the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, the developer of Richards Ranch Subdivision has provided area within the approved tentative map for a portion of the neighborhood park located in the southeast area of Lodi; and WHEREAS, the park site would also include property to the north for which the owner has not made any development proposals, although the area has been pre -planned for the park and residential development and also a proposed elementary school site; and WHEREAS, at a closed session held March 19, 1996 the City Council indicated its intentions not to pursue the acquisition of the separate park site and to work with Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) on joint use of the school site to serve the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Director and City Engineer met with LUSD's Administrative Director of Facilities and Planning and it was decided that LUSD would is interested in working with the City to meet the community's needs with a shared facility at a lower cost than separate facilities; and WHEREAS, it is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions on this matter: 1. Decline to purchase the park site reserved in the Richards Ranch Subdivision and adopt this resolution allocating up to 15 lots to the project out of next year's allocations; and 2. Formally request that LUSD plan for a joint -use facility at this location and offer to pay up to $15,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, toward preparation of a site master plan; and 3. Direct staff to enter into negotiations with the Richards Ranch developer to acquire the "school" portion of the project if LUSD does not take formal action to begin the acquisition within 90 days. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby approves the following actions: 1. Decline to purchase the park site reserved in the Richards Ranch Subdivision and adopt this resolution allocating up to 15 lots to the project out of next year's allocations; and 2. Formally re ast that LUSD plan for a joint -use fa T; :y at this location and offer to pay up to $15,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, toward preparation of a site master plan; and 3. Direct staff to enter into negotiations with the Richards Ranch developer to acquire the "school" portion of the project if LUSD does not take formal action to begin the acquisition within 90 days. Dated: May 1, 1996 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 96-40 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held May 1, 1996, by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members - Davenport, Mann, Pennino, Sieglock and Warner (Mayor) Noes: Council Members - None Absent: Council Members - None Abstain: Council Members - None NNIF M. PERRIN ity Cler 96-40