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VI MID/LONG-TERM SITES Future Development SITE 01: Winslow Street 1.1 acres Parking Spaces: 46 Bounded by Winslow and Hamilton Streets and the Caltrain line, this site is adjacent to two new developments as well as the Fox Theater. It has recently been used as a construction staging area. During public hearing on March 12, 2018, the City Council discussed whether a public park is the highest and best use for this site, and therefore decided to not move this site forward for near-term development. At that same time, Council requested that other uses for the site should be studied by the City, including a potential affordable housing complex. Itwas also noted atthe public hearingthat there are safety concerns with the site given the amount of street frontage it has and that noise would bean issue fora public park given its proximity to the train depot. Given all of these reasons expressed by Council, it was determined that Site 01 would not progress to Phase 2 of the Downtown Parks Site Assessment and Feasibility Study. 24 SEPTEMBER 2018 SITE 04: Marshall Street Garage 1 acre Parking Spaces: 118 Site 04 is the top deck of the publicly -owned Marshall Street Garage. It is bound by Jefferson, Marshall, Main, and Broadway. Although this site is in a good location, there are many obstacles to redeveloping this site as a public park. The retrofit required to meet ADA compliance would be a great cost, and because it is at the top deck of a parking garage, there could not be constant "eyes on the park". To make this space successful, it would need to be highly programmed and carefully managed, perhaps by a private entity with a great vision for the space, although this type of tenancy could potentially compete with other Downtown activities, such as those happening at Courthouse Square. These obstacles merit more consideration and study, and consequently Site 04 was not progressed onto Phase 2 of the Downtown Parks Site Assessment and Feasibility Study. SITE 05: Spring Street 5 acres Parking Spaces: N/A The smallest of the six sites that were under consideration in the original study, the Spring Street site is bound by Marshall, Main, and Walnut, and is located across the street from a new housing development. It is currently characterized by an island of underutilized green space, although the site also includes the portion of Spring Street between Walnut and the Main/ Marshall intersection. The Precise Plan calls for the removal of Spring Street when the street grid is restored, but the site could be redeveloped as a public park if the adjacent Wells Fargo property were ever redeveloped. During the public hearing on March 12, 2018, the City Council chose to not progress Site 05 onto Phase 2 of the project given its existing size, location and because the best outcome for a successful park at this location is tied to the redevelopment of the adjacent parcel. 57 ON v cQ (D M rn