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ITEM #20 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: AMER JAKHER, P.E., PW DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: PRESENTATION OF THE REDESIGNED VETERAN'S PARK SPORTS COMPLEX SITE PLAN. DATE: JUNE 13, 2007 BACKGROUND: Per the direction of the Colton City Council, on February 28, 2006 a joint meeting was held between the City Council and the Recreation and Parks Commission to discuss the vision for Veteran's Park. At that meeting, staff was given direction to design three ball fields while preserving passive park area for uses other than the ball fields. Staff was also told to adhere to the Parks Master Plan as much as possible. Initially, a teen center was included in the preliminary design of the Veteran's Park Sports Complex; however, in order to preserve the passive open space desired by both bodies Public Works staff was directed to work with the Colton Police Department to evaluate alternate locations for the teen center. With the direction provided by the City Council and the Recreation and Parks Commission, staff instructed Kwang Cook and Associates to complete a final site plan for the Veteran's Park Sports Complex that excluded a teen center at the park site (Exhibit "X). On May 16, 2006, the Colton City Council awarded a contract to Kwang Cook and Associates for architectural design services required of Veteran's Park Sports Complex Project. The awarded agreement was in the amount of $149,500. The Veterans Park Sports Facility is a nine (9) acre park project. The project as originally designed will construct three baseball/softball fields. These fields will include the following amenities: stadium seating, sunken dugouts, backstops and outfield fencing. The preliminary design of this project shows the three playing fields symmetrically arranged and shaded by a common shade shelter. ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: On November 21, 2007, staff presented Council with the site plan completed by Kwang Cook and Associates. The presented site plan posed concerns for some city residents. The concerns voiced were primarily: 1) lack of passive park space 2) impacts to cultural resources 3) impacts to parking and 4) other sites were available for the project. In response to concerns voiced by city residents, staff was requested to redesign the Veterans Park Sports Complex Project to minimize the impacts to