Agenda Item Wording:
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Bridging Horizons Inclusive Park Project Update - Receive a presentation on the Bridging Horizons Inclusive Park Project updated concept layout and provide direction regarding the updated layout.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Administration - CIP Engineering
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Cody McLaughlin, Assistant Engineer, Cody.Mclaughlin@visalia.city, 713-4595
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, 713-4540
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council receive a presentation on the Bridging Horizons Inclusive Park Project and authorize moving forward with the updated concept layout into design and construction drawings.
Summary:
In early 2021, the California Natural Resources Agency released the final guide and application for the Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program. The purpose of this grant is to create new parks and recreation opportunities in underserved communities across California.
The City submitted the Proposition 68 grant proposal for an new inclusive park project planned to be located on Oak Street between Burke Street and the Imagine U children's museum facility. In Spring of 2022 the City of Visalia was selected as a grant awardee and awarded $7,829,352 for the new Inclusive Park project.
In the Fall of 2022 city staff proceeded through the consultant procurement process and awarded professional consulting services to Odell Engineering. Beginning 2023 City staff began preliminary engineering and coordination efforts with the consultant. Through the grant application process outreach efforts were performed, however given covid impacts at the time, city staff felt there were obstacles that may have impacted outreach efforts. In turn, city staff determined there was a high importance ...
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