AgdaPkt 2016-09-12 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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As staff was working on responses, SFPUC provided notice to the City that the project was “put on hold” due to an overload of requests for the use of their right-of-way and to allow the agency time to conduct a study on technical standards. The City requested SFPUC to consider “grandfathering” the park, however, that was not accepted. SFPUC concluded their study, and on September 19, 2014, provided notice to the City to proceed and revise the plan with lightweight play equipment, spread anchors (rather than typical footings), and carefully located objects that were placed farther from each of the pipelines. The City staff revised the design with this new criteria and on December 17, 2014, met with the SFPUC project review panel. The plan was rejected by the panel because in effect SFPUC would no longer be accepting any type of standard platform playground. And, if the City wanted a play space, a completely new “simple design” plan was required. ‘Simple Design’ Plan The City and SSA reviewed the new regulations. The City informed the neighborhood of the project status and notified them that the previous playground design was no longer allowed by SFPUC. Subsequently, on April 11, 2015, the City engaged the community to review the new design that conformed to the Draft Recreational Use Policy for the SFPUC Water Pipeline Right of Way and which incorporated the panel’s feedback including: § No footing or anchors deeper than 6 inches plus base rock § All the elements are required to be easily removable by forklift § Given the spacing of the pipes and the narrowness of this segment of the site, the design cannot have any trees § No utilities can run parallel to the pipes § No berms § No lights § No concrete block seating § No traditional play equipment The community requested a few minor modifications to the plan and on July 29, 2015, the “simple design” plan was submitted and presented to SFPUC. Under the constraints, the new play space will be unlike any no other in the City, and given the strict criteria, the narrow park space, no utilities allowed on the site, and the recent San Mateo County storm water regulations, a new design intent evolved. The intent of the new plan is for children to use the space by hopping, jumping, balancing, running, and leaping from one low-to-the-ground feature to the next. The concept plan was approved and the City was instructed to move forward with the construction drawings. 6.1.C. - Page 2