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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRC Res 70-2 . . ~. . ~ A RESOLUTION OF TIlE AD liOC pr,RK COf'lflITTEE RECOI,ll-1EIlfJIIlfi PRIORITIES OF PARK-OPEN SPACE ACQUISITIOnS If: r:ELflTIOfI TO OTlfER CAPITAL I1'\PROVEHEIlTS. 1\ r.ESOLUTION l'jUl'IllEr. 70-2 HHEREAS, tlH! recogni zed standard of park-open space 1 ands, excl us i ve of school s and regional facilities, is approxiir.ately four acres per 1,000 population; and HilEREAS, by recognizod standards, the City of Seal Beach should have approximately 100 acres of park and open space land, exclusive of school, reqional and privately o\'med facil it i es; and WIIEREf\S, by 1985, approxi mately 14:) acres of park land lIoul d be essenti a 1 in meeting standards; and HIIER.EAS, the City of Seal Beach has only seven acres of developed public OI-med park and open space land exclusive of regional facilities; and HIlEREAS, the parks proposed to be acquired ir.lmediately IIi 11 bring the total land area devoted to publically owned parks and open space to approximately 25 acres; and \-JllmEAS, 1 and for such purposes is rapi dly di sappeari n9 and 1-lOul d be avai 1 ab 1 e in the future at very hi ~Jh cost: and HIlERE"S, the i~d Hoc Park Con~l1ittee did physically tour and observe all pal'k sites currently OImed and contemplated, NOH, TlIEREFOP.E, BE IT RESOL VElJ llY TilE f,D flOC PARI< COnr,iITTEE to recommend to the City Council that: 1. The Council adopt a pol i cy and pri ority of acqui ri n~ park and open space land, such priority to be as high as any other priority. 2. The Council is "encouraged to establish a policy of expending a specified percenta~e of eapital project funds for parks and open space; it is recommended that said percentage be no less than 50% of the General Fund capital project monies. 3. Efforts be made to lease 1 and for park purposes from the U. S. lIava 1 Heapons Station, the Los Alamitos lIaval Air Station, IJorth American Rock- I~ell, Bixby Ranch Company, the State of California (if such land becOl~es available), and to establish a mini-park system in the older sections of the Ci ty . 4. That approaches be made to finance a swimmin~ pool at Bluebell Park (in lieu of Shapcll Park) jointly I-lith other government agencies. Pf,SSElJ, APPROVEu, r,:l!i ADOPTED BY TIlE AD 1I0C PARK CQi,ii1I,'TEE at a meetinq thereof held on the _l?th _ day of _february , 1970, by the fol1m'ling-vote; f,VES: iIOES: ABSEIIT: Uavidson, Knapp, Sills, Stone, Torem l~one Kray, Jani sh Chai rman Secretary 'I I , . --' ...,. . . A RESOLUTIOU OF TEE AD HOC PARK CmmI'l'TEE RECOMt"lENDING CER~I'AIN PRIORITIES FOR PARI< ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, ']'he City Council did adopt: Resolution Number 1819 on December 1, 1969, creating an Ad Hoc Park Committee, specifying appointments to:said Con~ittee and designating certain duties and responsibilities of said Committee; and WHEREAS, appointments were made to the Ad Hoc Park Committee by members of the City Council as specified by Resolution No. 1819; . and , WHERK~S, the members of the Ad Hoc Park C~nmittee have met, dis- cussed, and studied the priorities of park developments wiihin the city of Seal Beach; NOW, THEREFORB, the Ad Hoc Park Committee does hereby recommend to the City Council of the City of Seal Beach the following priorities in park acquisition and development: . 1. The acquisition of a neighborhood park site, designated for study purposes as Bluebell Park, at Almond Avenue and Bluebell Street, in the College Park area; and further st:rongly recommend that efforts be made to acquire additional land beyond the proposed 1.2 acre site if at all possj,ble. The recommendation and priority is made in realizntion that approximately '-- 1,500 children be-t\veen the ages of five and seventeen iLl.-/ years of age will live in College Park East within / less than two years, only one smnll park-recreation __'___o" -,--m----------'-area'c'is:-nm;,- availiible,-no- school facilities'-are provided within College Park East; and land will not be available for park purposes unless acquisition is made in the inu~ediate future. The proposed site is in accordance with the GenerCll Plan. ,;- 2. The acquisition of a third park-recreation facility in College Park East, or which is so located as to serve the College Park East area conveniently. Such facility would be profitably utilized for such activities CIS softball, basebnll, and other recreation and sports activities requiring larger land areas. . 3. The leasing of a portion of the Hellman Estates property often called the Gum Grove area, and sometimes referred to as Bullet Hill, on the terms and conditions outJ),ned by the m"llers. The leasing of this site, while of a Im-Ter priority, than park areas in College Park East, should not be contingent and/or dependent upon the acquisition of a third park site in College Park East. , . " . ,. . _ ''i..,..... , '. 4. The acquisition of a permanent access to the First street beach area is in keeping with state policies and would be beneficial to the citizens of the community. A high priority should be given to said acquisition in order that additional beach recreation uses may be made in that area over a period of several years. 5. The acquisition of neighborhood park site and/ or tot lots in the Marina Hill and Ocean areas. 6. The acqpisition of additional land adjacent to the proposed Gum Grove Park. 7. The development of the retarding basin area. . o The Ad Hoc Park Committee ~es further resolve to recommend to the city Council that present park developments planned and budgeted in 1969-70. specifically development of Marina Park and improve- ments to Eisenhower Park. Edison Park. Shapell Park be continued through future fiscal years. and that efforts continue to be made to lease land from the U. S. Naval Weapons Station. Seal Beach. the U. S, Naval Air Station. Los Alamitos. and Bixby Ranch Company for park and playground purposes. PASSED. APPROVED. AND ADOPTED by the Ad Hoc Park Committee at a meeting thereof held on the 28th day of January. 1970. by the following vote: AYES: Members Barton. Davidson. Knapp. Kray. Janish. Sills. Stone. Torem ABSENT: None Motion carried. ...... Chairman Secretary . " . .