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Item 18
Meeting Date 9/24/85
ITEM TITLE: Resolution 42/21 Approving the application for funds under
the California Parks and Recreation Bond Act of 1984
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Parks ks and Recreation
REVIEWED BY: City Manag (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
Proposition 18, the California Parks and Recreation Bond Act of 1984, provided
for the sale of $370 million in bonds to assist with the development of the
State Park System, local park systems and enhancement of coastal and wildlife
resources. Proposition 18 provides for five separate local grant programs,
the largest of which is the Regional Competitive Program, amounting to
$78.5 million.
A resolution authorizing application for Bond Act funds is required. If the
grant is approved, funds will be used for the upgrading of Rohr-Sweetwater
Park.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council approve the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The Parks and Recreation Commission has
been apprised of this grant request and recommends approval .
DISCUSSION:
San Diego County has been allocated $6,107,000 of the Regional Competitive
money, to be disbursed in approximately equal increments over a three-year
period, beginning last year. Applications must be submitted by October 1 ,
1985, for this year' s allocation, which is $1 .9 million.
Last month, Council approved a study to develop a Master Plan for the
City-owned property in the Sweetwater Valley, which includes approximately 60
acres of park land. The Master Plan, although not completed, will provide for
lighted softball and soccer fields and expanded picnic facilities. The
planning process includes participation by members of the public who use or
reside near the park area. Two meetings with neighbors of the park and
special interest groups that use the park gave them the opportunity to express
their needs and wants. In the past, there have been neighborhood objections
to lighted ballfields, due to proposed construction adjacent to residential
areas. The Master Plan will provide for two lighted ballfields at the
southeast corner of Rohr Park, in an area that provides sound and light
buffering by distance and topography. During these meetings, citizens
indicated approval of lighted fields in a more appropriate location, such as
will be proposed in the Master Plan.
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Meeting Date 9/24/85
The deadline date for applying for these grant funds necessitates submitting
our request before the study is completed. If the finally adopted Master Plan
takes a different approach than that contained in the application, then the
application can either be modified or withdrawn, as appropriate.
Estimated cost for construction of two lighted softball fields with an
integrated soccer field and ten picnic shelters with cement tables, benches
and barbecues is $416,000. No matching funds are required.
FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of the grant request will reduce the City' s
financial obligation in upgrading the park area by $416,000.
WPC 0449R
by the City Council of
Chula Vista, California
Dated
The
g City of Chula Vista
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Parks&'Recreation Department 691-5071
September 25, 1985
State Department of Parks and Recreation
Office of Grants Administration
P. 0. Box 2390
Sacramento, California 95811
Attention: Bob Dutra
Dear Bob:
Enclosed is a completed application form for the regional competitive
program of the California Parks and Recreational Facilities Act of 1984.
The following material is also submitted:
1. A completed application form signed by the person authorized
in the resolution representative of our planning agency.
2. The resolution from our governing body authorizing the
app licat ion.
3. Completed project proposal.
4. A city or county street map showing the project location.
5. Cost estimate.
6. Photos of the project site.
7. A map showing location of all City parks.
If, after review, you have further questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Jerry Foncerrada,
Recreation Superintendent
JF:erh
276 Fourth Avenue Chub Vista,Calif 92010
State of Cahtornra—TM Resourea Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
CALIFORNIA PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ACT OF 1984 3•", / '.,i.
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—REGIONAL COMPETITIVE PROGRAM
LAKES.RESERVOIRS AND WATERWAYS PROGRAM
Project Name
Amount of Grant Requested S 416.0017
Rohr-Sweetwater Park Renovation (Min. Grant 510.000)
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Estimated Total Project Cost S 1 .750.0
Applicant (Agency —address incl.zip cone)
Project Location:
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
County: San Diego .
Chula Vista, California 92010 Nearest City/ Vista
Address and Nearest Cross Street:
4548 Sweetwater Road (Wi,etka St. )
Applicants' Representative Authorized in Resolution
(typo John D. Goss City Manager
(Name) (-b 19;- "691-50ii .
(Title) (Phones
Person with day-to-day responsibility for project (if different from authorized representative)
(type) Paul 8. Kincade Senior Administrative Analyst
(Names - j19 1601_5071
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(Title) (Phones
Description of Protect Ii3rief)
In October 1984, the City accepted title to Sweetwater Park (22 acres) , a 16 acre parcel
of land, both of which abut the City's Rohr Park, plus two smaller parcels totaling another
4 acres , from San Diego County. This acquisition gave the City the opportunity to develop
a multipurpose park to provide the public with much needed picnic and sports facilities
that were not possible in the original 21 acres of Rohr Park. It is intended to construct
2 lighted softball fields, with a soccer field overlay, and install ten picnic shelters to
augment the existing two, along with cement tables, benches and barbecues. This is a
portion of a major renovation project that will be phased in over the next three years.
A master plan is presently in the initial stages , with completion scheduled for November 4,
1985.
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Land Tenure—Project: acres
Census tract number in which project is located 32.07
X owned in fee simple by applicant
tPtease Checks
available under a. year lease (enclosed)
(Pieria Check)
other interest (explain) Check one (Regional Competitive Only):Check/ y):
Estimate start project Complete project
June 1986 October 1986 Neighborhood Park
date date Community Park _X_—
Regional Park
I certify that the information contained in this apol cation. Inducing required attachments,is accurate and that I have read anc uneer.
Itand the important information and assurances on the reverse of this form.
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signed X �. _'C
Applicant's Autnorized Representative as Snow!) in Resolution 9/25/85
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certrfy.ihis pr Kct is Consistent with the park and recreation plan of the above e a!e^cy. (Not required for non-profit Projects;,^ ,.,- „, 9/25/85
Representative of Apducant s Planning Agency
Date
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CALIFORNIA PARK AND RECREATZON
FACILITIES ACT OF 1984
REGIONAL COMPETITIVE PROJECT PROPOSAL
The project proposal offers local park and recreation
to demonstrate that their proposed providers an oRegional
Competitive Program. project merits funding under the Regional
ogram. The information to be provided will permit the State mm
evaluate the projects to determine their value relative to other competing
grant projects. In addition to striving for objectivity and uniformity in
applying the criteria, the State will make every effort to ensure the
equitable distribution of grant funds throughout the State.
The selection system consists of three ph.T.ses: basic _
and tie breaking criteria. The first phase is appliedetoQalllapplicaatio s
to determine project eligibility. Projects judged to be eligible will be
further considered. Scoring points are applied to ranking criteria.
BASIC ELIGIBILITY
These two conditions determine the project's eligibility. To be considered
for funding, the project must meet the following:
1. As of the annual application filing deadline, the application must
be substantially complete. Applications must be fully complete
before the State selects projects to be eligible for funding. A
fully complete application includes one each of the following:
• Application Form • Site Plan
• Resolution • Cost Estimate
• Project Proposal • Funding Sources other than
• CEQA Documents* Grant Funds
• Project Location Map • Permits (operating agreements,
• Evidence of 1/ etc.) Affecting Project
Land Tenure_
• Map Showing all • Photographs
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your Local
Parks
' The applicant should strive to have made an initial study of environmental
impact of the proposed grant project by the time of application.
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2. The project must meet one or more of the following basic legislative
requirements:
Check the appropriate item(s) which apply to the project for which
you are asking grant funds. An on-site inspection may be made by
the State.
a. X Rehabilitation or restoration of existing facilities.
b. X Development of facilities to serve urban 2/
populations._
c. X Development of facilities which increase the grant recipients'
revenues by expanding public recreation services.3/
Please explain: The addition of over 40 acres to Rohr Park
provides the opportunity for expan a recreatlona •-activities ana picnic acilities for
the city' s 90,000 residents, as well as members of the approximate 250,000 population of
nearby cities and unincorporated county who use - _
The master plan under preparation will include two lighted ballfields (there is only one
in the City now) with a soccer field overlay. It will also include' additional picnic
facilities that will be offered to groups on a reserved-use basis , at a nominal fee. The
limited number of such facilities precludes economic assignment of staff to monitor and
control reservations. As a result, the existing first-came first-served policy results
in confrontations at the presently overcrowded park site. When completed, the master
plan will address expanded usage of other recreational facilities at the park that are not
now available, due to the previously limited size of the park and restricted parking space.
d. X Stimulation of new jobs.
Please explain: The exoarjL d recreational fari_litiec will
•require .additional recreation staff, as well as an additional Park Ranger. Of a
shorter duration will be 1,,le construction jobs invoivea in the building phase or
this project.
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RANKING CRITERIA
These criteria provide the ranking for project applications that meet the
eligibility requirements above. A point range is assigned to each criterion.
Projects will be classified into three categories . . . regional-serving,
community-serving, or neighborhood-serving and compete separately within each
of the ten regions. The applying agency is to designate on the application
the category for its proposed project using its own stsrw4ards and definitions.
The definitions provided below are only a guide. A r•Y+■+*m of 40% of the
regional allocation will be allowed each category unless there are insufficient
funding requests in any particular category.
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A project will not necessarily be selected merely because it is the only
project in a particular category. If the State determines that there are
not enough highly qualified projects to utilize the allocated funds in one
category, those funds may be used for projects in another category.
CATEGORIES: Check here and on the Application.
Neighborhood-serving - serves a neighborhood or elementary school
population.
Community-serving - serves several neighborhoods.
X Regional-serving - serves several communities, a major portion of a
county or up to several counties (includes locally operated State
Park System units)
The eligible projects will be scored using the adopted criteria. These
criteria include need, use, access, efficiency, jurisdictional capability
and stewardship.
Type of Proposal (Please check one)
Rehabilitation
Replacement
New Development
X Expansion of existing park NOTE: Rehabilitation and/or replacement proposals will be judged as though
they are creating new recreation opportunities. Please complete the
questionnaire accordingly.
Z. NEED (0 - 45)
A. Project Justification Statement
1. What..isthe unmet-need -that- the project would serve? Why
should this particular project be funded? Please
There is an extreme lack of softball and soccer fields , especially lighted,
in the city. There are two lighted fields (Eucalyptus Park) in the city,
six miles from Rohr Park and they are shared by 110 adult softball teams.
There are 100 youth soccer teams and 12 adult soccer teams in the city that
have to use local high school fields, because of the lack of city-operated fields.
With respect to picnic facilities, there are only two picnic shelters in the
park. The park is used heavily by large groups , including families and organi-
zations. There is a woeful lack of tables, benches and barbecues , resulting in
confrontations nearly every weekend from Easter to October. The lack of barbe-
cues results in picnickers bringing their portable barbecues and dumping the
smoldering coals on the grass , causing damage and injuries to park users.
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B. Deficiencies in similar park/recreation facilities.
1. List the number of existing similar facilities in the enalicable
service area (neighborhood, community, region) . Include achool
facilities.
There are only two o .- a. • - .u- 1. •u . ilities within the City_and
both are over six miles away. Neither offers recreation facilities to the extent of Rohr
Park, nor are they used as heavily b_y non-residents. The closest school facility is four
miles away (Bonita Vista Junior High School ). This is the only developed park site or
this size in the South Bay region. Residents of Chula Vista, National City, Imperial
Beach, South San Diego, Southeast San Diego, Spring Valley, Mexico and parts of the
unincorporated county use the facility. It is estimated 7,500 to 10,000 people use the
park facilities at this site each weekend between Easter and October.
2. Estimate the total need for each of the grant requested facilities
within the serve areas. Example: 130 baseball teams and only
one lighted ball diamond in the city.
As stated in I.A.1 . (Need) , there are 11U adult softball teams using -the- city's two
lighted fields. There are 100 youth soccer teams and 12 adult soccer teams and no City-
owned facility available to them. To a great extent, they use Rohr Park grass areas for
practice. There are only two City-owned picnic shelters in the park, with numerous groups
vying for them each weekend. The addition of ten more shelters , with tables and barbecues ,
along with the establishment of a department reservation system, will help in meeting user
needs and reducing the number of confrontations at this park.
C. Demand for recreation opportunities to be provided by the
project.
1. What is the total population of the service area for the
park? 90,000 City; estimated 250,000 adjacent cities and county resider,
2. What P11 a4Peti ' its ? Dfa;PoiirriaiY use the project
(i.e. lob)? estimated . er week
3. What percentage of the annual use of your project will come
• from outside the service area? (See II A) Estimated 30-40N
4. Who will use this project and what groups are represented? --(tots, seniors, handicapped, trail riders, etc.) inr
handicapped persons, joggers , trail riders, company p lcns,
groups , tots, softball teams , soccer teams , model railroaders ,
families and individuals.
S. Provide the existing developed, recreation and park acres
per thousand population within your jurisdiction (i.e. 4.2
acre/thousand) : 2.8
6. Provide the existing developed recreation and park acres per
thousand for the category you are competing v1er (i.e. 2
acre/thousand for al l neighborhood parks) : 1 . 1
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D. . Public support, public participation and local financial effort_
1. Does your project have local public support? Which groups
support your project? Please explain: Parks & Recreation, Bonita Opti-
mists Club, Sunnyside Saddle Club. Chula Vista and Bonita Art Guilds . C.V. Garden Club,
C.V. Live Steamers (railroaders) , Rohr Industries, Inc. and the general public. Public
forums have been held regarding park utilization with a supportive turnout.
2. Does your project have public opposition? Please explain: No
The public forums were held specifically to identify any
opposition and respond to it.
3. Is there additional assistance on the project (government or
private funds, volunteer labor, donation of materials)? Please
explain: The City has recently expended approximately 5140,000 to
install sewerage lines and a new restroom building in Rohr Park and
$57,500 for a master plan. Additional funds will go into park expansior
4. Are there other funding sources suitable for financing your
project? Have you explored these sources? Please explain:
Existing Park Acauisition and Dave-loDment (PAD) and Reszaential
Construction Tax (RCT) funds available are insufficient for a
projedt of this scope, but will be used to the extent possible to
augment requested funds in the overall park expansion project.
' Exclude park acreage not developed or used for recreation.
5. Has a local public participation __ ----- _
process been incorporated
into this project? Please explain: Public forums have been held with
residents and organized groups to learn their wants and needs for
the park. An environmental psychologist was hired to conduct these
meetings and process the input. •
II. USE (0 - 15)
A. Potential. use when completed (annual visitation) .
Estimate total annual visitation (activity days)4/ to the facility(*)
proposed for grant funding (total number of tines the facility(*) days
will be used by individuals) . Please explain: During the 61 weekend/ and threE
major holidays from April to October, estimate 128,000 people would use
the picnic facilities provided by the addition of ten nicnic shelters.
Winter month activity probably would not exceed 5u,uu0 total on
weekends, with weekdays year-round accounting tor another 50,000. This
is over and above the numbers who use the.the rest of the park. The
balltields would account for another 1500-1800 youth soccer team
members per year, plus 1000-1200 adult softball team members .
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B. Availability for use.
1. Give the number of days per week the facility(s) will be open
and available to the general public: Seven
2. Give the number of months per year the facility(s) will be
open: Twieve
3. Give proposed hours of use: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
4. Can the grant funded facility(s) be used for activities other
than the primary use? Yes: No:X Please explain:
Other uses are not anticipated at this time, but there will
be flexibility in the scheduled uses of them.
III. ACCESS (0 - 10)
A. Adequacy of physical access to the site. Check all appropriate-
, y More than one access point to project
Public transportation services
X Bicycle trails or lanes
X Horse trails or paths
X Hiking trails or paths (jogging)
X Parking at or adjacent to site
Boating access
Safe pedestrian access
X Facilities are accessible to the handicapped
X Freeways or major roadway access
X Other (list)County is in process of widening Sweetwater Road to
Other (list) provide a eft turn ane into e par or safety.
B. Barriers that may restrict access.
Flood control channels or rivers in or along project
boundaries
Railroad tracks
Freeway or major roadways
Currently not accessible to handicapped
Only one access point
Restrictive use rules
Other (list)
Other (list)
Other (list)
X None
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IV. EFFICIENCY (0 - 10)
A. Rehabilitation/Replacement Projects
Will the project meet any of the following goals?
1. Reduce operation and maintenance cost? Yes: X No: Please
explain: Providing additional picnic facilities wiTf—reduce
the numbers of people bringing personal barbecues to the
park, dumping coals on the grass and scattering their trash.
2. I:141zSpaca gg? 114 %2EliditUMH FigMAII>s s7 dean up.
Please explain: Low energy, high efficiency lighting will be
installed in the balifield areas and the existing irrigation
system will be replaced witn an efficient system in selected areas.
3. Generate additional revenues? Yes: No: Please explain:
Picnic shelters and lighted ball fields 777' be rented on
a reserved basis , as one means to generate revenue.
4. Offer activities other than the primary use? Yes: No: X
Please explain:
5. Provide for adaptive use (recycling) of an existing structure
•or site? Yes: X No: Please explain: An area that has
been used for materials storage will be used to construct
the ballfield area.
6. Involve a cooperative effort with one or more local agencies
or non-profit groups? Yes: X No: Please explain: The Bonita
Optimist Club_ has over seven years remaining on their lease of
a portion of the parkland. They are an active participant in
the planning of the overall use of the total 60+ acres. So have
the Art Guild, Garden Club and equestrian club.
B. New Developments
1. For new developments please explain how the goals shown in
IV, A, 1-6, will relate to your project. Please Explain:
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V. JURISDICTIONAL CAPABILITY (0 - 15) --
A. Ability to initiate and complete grant projects 5/
1. Have your plans and specifications been prepared? Yes:
Comments: On R_1 _RF_ (`ntrnri1 apprnvod _ + t0 hire a
landscape architectural firm to prepare a master plan for the existino
park area and the new acquisition of adjoining property ($57,500)
2. How soon will project construction start after the funds are
appropriated by the Legislature? Please explain: Within
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3. Have you had a previous State Grant? If so please fill out
this section.
_ ~ _4 * - No. of Active No. of Completed
Projects Project:d/
Roberti-Z'berg (SB174) 7 9
1974 Park Bond 1 •1
1976 Park Bond 1
1980 Park Bond 4 0
* Note: eight of the_ above projects have been finished and are in process of closing
VI. STEWARDSHIP (0 - 5) out.
A. Stewardship of the applying agency with regard to the protection
and enhancement of its recreation resources.
1. Has your agency converted parkland to other non-park or
recreation uses in the past five years? Yes:�-
Please explain:
2. Has your agency abandoned, neglected or closed developed
parks or recreation areas during the past five years? Yes:
No: X Please explain:
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
This process will be initiated following City Council 's approval of
the resolution authorizing application tor the grant funds. Since
Council will not consider the resolution until September 24, 1985,
and applications must be received by October 1 , 1985, it will be
necessary to forward the documents subsequent to application submission.
COST ESTIMATE FOR REQUESTED FACILITIES
Ten picnic shelters - masonary block with river
rock veneer vertical supports. Heavy timber
beams. Mounted on 20' x20' concrete slab $170,000
Ten large barbecues 2,000
Ten small barbecues 1 ,000
Ten concrete picnic tables and benches 4,000
Ten security lights with poles 13,000
Conduit, trenching & wiring (security lights) 11 ,000
Two nightlighted ballfields
Turf, grading & irrigation 120,000
Luminaires (materials & labor) 80,000
Metal light poles 15 ,000
TOTAL $416,000
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