DATE:
December 6, 2023
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR ALPINE COMMUNITY PARK AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH AN ALL-WAY STOP AT SOUTH GRADE ROAD AND CALLE DE COMPADRES AND CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DISTRICT: 2)
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OVERVIEW
This item was continued from the November 8, 2023 (03) meeting agenda.
The unincorporated community of Alpine encompasses approximately 108 square miles with a population of 17,609. Alpine currently has no County of San Diego (County) managed parks and only 1.83 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, falling well short of the County General Plan goal of providing 10 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. To support the community's current and future recreational needs, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will construct a 25-acre park on an undeveloped 98-acre property, approved by the Board of Supervisors for purchase by DPR in 2019. The addition of the 25 acres of parkland will increase the parkland ratio to approximately 3.2 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. The future park is the result of over a decade of work in partnership with community stakeholders and hundreds of properties evaluated. The proposed park property, which is adjacent to and north of South Grade Road and east of Tavern Road, was acquired to develop a portion as an active park and conserve the majority of the property as open space. Active recreation is planned for 25 of the 98 acres and will connect to trails located on Wright's Field, a publicly accessible nature preserve owned and managed by Back County Land Trust. The remaining 73 acres will remain as open space preserve and will serve as a natural barrier between the park and non-accessible areas of Wright's Field.
Following the purchase of the property, DPR facilitated an extensive community-driven design process to shape the new park, including 5 public meetings, several online surveys, stak...
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