CC/RDA/CUA SPE JT PC & P&RC MIN DEC 05

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• August 2005 — North 17 acres are formally accepted by Board of Supervisors — first, and to date only acreage formally allocated to the Park • December 2005 — Colton Regional Park Committee meets for the first time, property finally acquired • Early 2006 — Acquisition of West properties proving to be a "sticking point" for development of park -- original timeline for park construction to begin • June 2006 — Colton Regional Park Committee meets and asks County because there were issues on the acquisition of property to pursue any and all options to acquire property necessary for park — park construction +5 months • Mid 2006 — Negotiations with owner of West parcels remain unsuccessful • August 2006 — West parcels sold to another private owner with development interests • April 2007 — Letter from Mayor Chastain as requested by Supervisor Gonzales suggesting potential alternate sites for the park given apparent difficult at original site — park construction + 15 months • May 2007 — Received a Response from Supervisor Gonzales rejecting proposed alternates as not suitable • May 2007 — Riverside Public Utilities Board removes 38 of the 48 East acres from "surplus" designation making them apparently unavailable for park • June 2007 — Wildlands Conservancy formally withdraws from project • July 2007 — City staff along with mayor Chastain, Mayor Pro Tempore Suchil and CM Oliva meet with Supervisor Gonzales and County staff to discuss Park, City informed by county that Riverside Public Utilities property appears "out of play", City is asked by the County for consensus to "abandon" original site, City indicates no such desire, both entities agree to explore alternate sites in the increasingly likely even that the Park cannot be delivered in the original proposed location, park construction + 18 months • December 2007 — City Council imposes a moratorium on original 125 acres of park site in Colton, 50 acres south are located in Grand Terrace Reason for Concern • Consider Property Acquisition ✓ January 2007, Board of Supervisors approves an appraisal for west 28 acres at $213,000, property purchased in August 2006 for reportedly much more ✓ July 2007, Letter from Riverside Public Utilities citing over a year lapse in contact between late 2005 and February 2007, regarding property acquisition for east 40 + acres ✓ More than 5 years into project, a total of 17 acres has been acquired and designated for the project • Budget -- No money has been officially allocated by County for Park estimated at over $50 million to construct • Is there concern County ✓ Did not attend staff update to City Council on 11/06/07 ✓ Representative in attendance of current meeting County Feedback • County has made no new efforts on "original" site since July, 2007 meeting ✓ Agreement at that meeting was to evaluate alternate sites ✓ Riverside Public Utilities property issues ✓ Wildlands Conservancy withdrawal from project • County has privately expressed skepticism about the continued feasibility of the original site • County does appear amenable to renewing the effort at the original site if city is on -board ZUU/ ur-u U5 5Nc J I CC/RDA/CUA/ PLN/R&P MEETING- 4 -