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SITE 02: LIBRARY LOT A/ROSELLI PARK Opportunities • Adjacency to Library • Proximity to active urban edge • Adjacency to parking • Potential to plant new trees • Potential to serve as an anchor for North-South pedestrian link • Potential to connect Roselli Park to adjacent properties along Main Street and to enhance connectivity with the residential community West of the train line • Potential to add clear visibility from the back of Roselli Park to Middlefield Road Site Summary This site has good park potential: with some existing green space and mature trees, the site already supports the existing plaza and civic uses. The site also has the potential to serve as an anchor point for a North-South pedestrian link between the Library, City Hall, and Downtown Core There are also office and mixed-use buildings across Middlefield that could help activate the park. 24 SEPTEMBER 2018 V PROPOSED NEAR-TERM SITES Constraints Some of the existing trees and landscape mounds in Roselli Park obstruct views to the South edge of the park, creating areas with limited public observation. The pinch point at the intersection of Roselli Park, Library Lot A, and the library plaza is heavily landscaped, obstructing views across the site. Roselli Park is adjacent to a blank, windowless wall of the Library, limiting "eyes on the park." • Significant storm drain, water, and electrical utilities may need to be relocated or worked around. Library Lot A has great potential for many uses, and could do well in combination with a thoughtfully programmed Roselli Park and Library Plaza. Although Roselli Park has many mature trees, some of them greatly obstruct sight lines into the park, creating a potentially unsafe environment at the South end. Roselli Park could do well if programmed with an active, specified use, such as a natural play space, urban garden, or shared courtyard. 0