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RecreationandParkCommission | 2005-05-12 | 2 | 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation of Facility Photos/Inventory - (Information Only Item) Justine Highsmith, Senior at Clayton Valley High School, as a senior she needed to do a community project for school and she chose Alameda because she thinks it's a charming City. She worked with the Recreation and Park Department and took pictures of its various facilities. Ms. Highsmith took approximately 1,000 photos and narrowed it down to 300 pictures that were put on a CD and presented to the Commission. Ms. Highsmith provided a Power Point presentation of the photos to the Recreation and Park Commission. B. Proposed Recommendation to Provide Additional Parking (Neptune Park) for Independence Plaza Residents - (Discussion/Action Item) Mike Pucci, Housing Authority Executive Director, requested additional parking for Independence Plaza residents by using part of Neptune Park. The area that will be used will have little impact on Neptune Park. Neptune is not a well used park. It is a gateway to the City and any parking built there will have minimal impact on the visibility of the parking lot. There will be berms around the parking lot with extra landscaping to hide the cars. The Federal Government placed a deed restriction on Neptune Park when it was transferred to the City. The deed restriction limits the use of the land to parkland, but the governemnt will lift the restriction if additional parkland of equal value is put in its place. The Board of Commissioners (who are City Council) recommend that the deed restriction transfer to the EBMUD property adjacent to Towata Park. The funds would come from the Open Space fund. AD Lillard stated that the EBMUD property, in its current condition, is not actual usable park space. Mr. Pucci stated that it is being proposed that the deed restriction be place on the Parrot Mini-Park. The Housing Authority would continue to maintain the park. Commissioner Reeves asked if the parking would be strictly for Housing Authority and Housing Authority employees. Mr. Pucci stated that it would be only for residents in buildings 707 and 711. Chair Ingram asked if the original funding for the project was going to be paid for by refinancing Parrot and Eagle Village but that plan did not go through because of what Council did. Mr. Pucci stated we were going to pay for EBMUD property through refinancing of Parrot and Eagle Village, but the parking lot itself will be paid through reserves from Independence Plaza. 2 Recreation & Park Commission Mtg. Minutes Thursday, May 12, 2005 Dedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service | RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf |