DATE:
April 23, 2025
01
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ESTABLISH APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE JESS MARTIN COUNTY PARK BASKETBALL HALF-COURT AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 2)
Body
OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego's (County) Jess Martin County Park (JMCP) is located within the unincorporated community of Julian and encompasses approximately nine acres of land east of Highway 79. JMCP is a multi-use recreational area that offers a variety of amenities, including three ballfields, a playground, a skatepark, exercise paths and equipment, picnic tables, and restrooms. In Fiscal Year 2007-08, the Landscape Maintenance District Zone No. 2 was formed to ensure funds for the maintenance, repair, and operations of the park. The Jess Martin Park Advisory Committee (JMPAC), formed in July 2008, provides information and recommendations to the County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) regarding the annual operations and maintenance budget for JMCP on behalf of the community and performs other duties as the County Board of Supervisors may assign. During the JMPAC meeting on November 4, 2024, the committee confirmed their support for the Jess Martin County Park Basketball Half-Court Project to fulfill a recreation need identified by the Julian community. On November 18, 2024, the Julian Community Planning Group voted unanimously to prioritize and support the allocation of Park Land Dedication Ordinance (PLDO) funds in Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the construction of the Jess Martin County Park Basketball Half-Court. One of the ways the County provides parks is through its PLDO, which requires new residential development projects to dedicate park land for its residents and/or pay park impact fees to the County so that park amenities can be developed. Originally adopted on December 19, 1972, the County Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive update to the PLDO on July 25, 2018 (4). Community pl...
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