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7B � Page 1 REP4R�' To the Honarable Mayor and Cifiy Cc��nci! From the Cit Mana er September 10, 2007 SUBJ�CT General Plan Amendment for Active Cammunity Parkland Standard, (ntroduction of Quimby Act Imp4emer►tation Ordinance and Parks Impact Fee Ordinance, lnitial Park Assessment Study, and Impact Fee Project List R�COMMENDATION 1. Amend by resofution �h� General Plan, Open Space Element to add Policy 0-10: The City shall assure a standard provision of 3 acres of active community parkiand per �,000 residents which shall be maintained and not decrease as new residential development occurs; 2. Intraduce an ordinance adding Ar�icle XVI to Chapter 18 (Local Impravements And Planning} ofi the City Code Regarding the Parks lmpact Fee and Settir�g the Rates for Such �ee at 50% of the possible maximum; 3. Introduce an ordinance adding Article XII to C�apter 30 of the City Code regarding Park Dedication Requirements (Quimby); 4: Direct staff to initiate a study of commerciai development impact on parks; and 5. Approve by resolution the fnitia! Parks Assessment Study and Impact Fee Praject List BACKGROUNC3 General Plan Amendment for an Active Communify Parkland Standard The Department Strategic Plan adopted by the Park and Recreation Cammission in 2004, directed staff to take action to insure that future development would not reduce the existing ratio of park land to residents. After extensive work creating a park inventory, the Park and Rec�-eation Commission brought a recammendation to Cify Council in December 2005. At that time, Council directed the Pfanning Commission to consider a Generaf Pfan Amendment to establish an active parkland standard of 3 acres per 1,000 residents; and directed staff to proceed with a nexus study #o determine the relatianship between new residential development and the need for additiona! parks. !n recommending the standard af 3 acres/1,000 residents, the ParR and Recreation Commission (Commission) defined active community parkland as a subse# vf fhe tatal open space accessible to the pub{ic. This subset was represented by rnini, n�ighbarho�d, community and s�ecial interest {�arks. If all public land and amenities were included, the City standard wouEd be over 12 acres/1,040 residents. The decision to use 3 acres of active community parkland per 1,Ofl0 residents was based on the Park and Recreation Cammission's sense that the City is blessed by its ciose proximity to large open space areas including Edgewood Park and the Don Edwards Wildlife Preserve Area; but is lacking when it comes to parks in neighborhoods and sporting fiefds. Further, the Commission believed that it is these types of parkland that will be most affected by new residential development.