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Tom Potter, Director of County Regional Park Center for San Bernardino County outlined the County Regional Park Project from inception, the total area the proposed Regional Park covered at the time of inception. This included the criteria for a regional park: minimum acreage (200-250 acres); environmental needs of the plan; camping needs; and possible athletic needs. The area that encompassed the original regional park site had several property owners including: La Sierra, Avena property, City of Riverside Utility Company, Wild life conservancy, and Schmidt property for a total of 148 acres. Concluding remarks by Director Potter stated the site was a vision and has not been successful in obtaining the property that would meet the criteria for a regional park. Discussion, questions, and comments by councilmembers, commissioners, committee members, and staff included: o City of Riverside Utility Company confirmed the limited availability o Newspaper Article: City of Riverside — Perchlorate issues 0 34.5 acre parcel close to Colton Iron & Medal — regional sports center o Possibility to partner with San Bernardino County: Another site for a regional park Regional county/city sports complex o Explore grant funding o Experience of City of Riverside/Riverside County partner for city facilities (library) o Riverside North Basin Recharge Project o Alternative site for Riverside recharge project — Seven Oaks Dam o Identify the best access and infrastructure in place o Estimate acreage to develop a park and sports facility: 100 acres o City of Riverside has approximately 30 acres left from the recharge project area of the original regional park site o Eminent Domain pending against the Avena Property o Griffith Trust purchased Avena Property o Availability of the conservancy planning design — 2002-2003 actual conceptual posters o $5,000 contributed the Wildlife Conservancy — with drawn when regional park did not go forward o Pellisier Ranch Project — component to include a large scale park o Update park development fees o Coordinate efforts to include the presents of Recreation & Parks Commissioners when meeting with property owners, other agencies and/or other city's on park related issues o Sports park in the Superblock Recommendations/Alternatives Discussion, questions, and comments by councilmembers, commissioners, committee members, and staff included: o City is open to work to partner in the future and if this is council direction to find other parcels where a sports complex would be possible. o Possible acquire the wildlife conservancy property o Recreation & Parks Commission formulate a park within the Pellisier Project o Exhort park funds (07-08 funds being held for other projects) o Recreation & Parks Commission report how funds are spent o Recreation & Parks Commission submit a park site for council approval to submit to San Bernardino County o Focus on a park likewise as with Pellisier and West Valley; a timeline as to direction to the recreation & park commission PUBLIC COMMENT 2