Transfer of 0.65 Acres and Grant
Easement to AUSD for Wood
Middle School Parking and Access
BACKGROUND
• Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) is renovating and rebuilding Wood Middle School
• Located at Grand St. and Otis Dr. and adjacent to Rittler Park • School and park were built at the same time in the late 1960s.
Subsequently, lot lines do not follow the historical boundaries and uses of the park and school.
• Design includes access off Otis Dr. through to Grand St. and includes a public parking lot.
• Parking lot will be jointly used for park purposes, Wood Middle School and future school district sports complex.
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS
AUSD requested boundary line adjustments and following in-depth analysis, City staff propose the following:
1) Transfer 0.65 acres to AUSD
• This area has never been used as part of Rittler Park and is fenced off as part of Wood Middle School
2) Grant an easement to AUSD and AUSD grants reciprocal easement • This is for construction of the public parking lot that will jointly serve Rittler Park users and the school district. Provides public benefit for park purposes. • Public parking lot will be open for public use at all times • Easement for parking lot does not impact any of the park’s athletic field uses
RITTLER PARK
WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Transfer Area
Easement Area
CITY BENEFITS AND COORDINATION
• 70 new public parking spaces available for Rittler Park users at all times which also reduces impacts on surrounding
neighborhood
• Public Works and Transportation staff are coordinating closely with AUSD on transportation plan with a priority to minimize impacts on the planned Grand St. two-way bikeway and the surrounding streets.