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V PROPOSED NEAR-TERM SITES The following sites were proposed for near-term park development consideration based on an evaluation of their opportunities and constraints, potential park development costs, and their ranking under a series of Evaluation Criteria: Safety & Vibrancy, Circulation & Connectivity, and Potential for Program (see Appendix, Section IX). Using these criteria, the consultant team and the City came to the conclusion that Sites 02, 03, and 06 have the most potential, and would be most suitable for further analysis. Sites 01, 04 and 05 were not selected to move forward for near-term development, but are detailed in Chapter V of this report. Library Lot B was another site that was not selected to move forward for near-term development because City Council did not see a park as the highest and best use for the site and because of other constraints with grading, utilities and vehicle ingress/egress. Site 02: Library Lot A/Roselli Park Bounded by Middlefield, Main Street, and Jefferson Avenue, Library Lot A/Roselli Park is centrally located adjacent to the Library, and across the street from restaurants, housing, and City Hall. Library Lot A currently functions as a parking lot with 51 spaces. Adjacent to Lot A is Roselli Park, a space relatively hidden from public view by large trees and mounded landscaping, which create a space where undesirable behavior occurs. The two sites are relatively disjointed with one another, and feel fairly separate from the plaza in front of the Library. 24 SEPTEMBER 2018 Site 03: City Hall/Main Street Bounded by Middlefield, Main Street, and Jefferson Avenue, Library Lot A/Roselli Park is centrally located adjacent to the Library, and across the street from restaurants, housing, and City Hall. Library Lot A currently functions as a parking lot with 51 spaces. Adjacent to Lot A is Roselli Park, a space relatively hidden from public view by large trees and mounded landscaping, which create a space where undesirable behavior occurs. The two sites are relatively disjointed with one another, and feel fairly separate from the plaza in front of the Library. Site 06: Bradford Street/Redwood Creek At 9.2 acres, this site is the largest of the three sites under consideration. It is mostly outside of the Downtown Core, and crosses underneath Veteran's Boulevard en route to Highway 101. It is also unique in that it is not as closely surrounded by urban development, and has the potential to become a more natural open space between Downtown, the Bay Trail and the neighborhoods east of Highway 101. 29 v cQ (D W 0