03/15/2022
Public Works
DATE: March 15, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Joe Leach, PE, Director of Public Works
Subject:
Harbour-8 Park Expansion – Land Donation for Subject
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no purchasing cost associated with receiving the donated land.
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STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City staff seeks adoption of a resolution to facilitate the design and build of the Harbour-8 Park Expansion
Project on the Richmond Greenway located at Harbour
Way and 8th Street, APN 538-420-001.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution authorizing the city manager or their designee to execute all required documents to facilitate the acceptance of the 6,800-sf land donation by POGO
Park - Public Works Department (Joe Leach 510-620-
5478/Greg Hardesty 510-620-6920).
DISCUSSION:
The City of Richmond received a State Proposition 68 Grant in the amount of $8,500,000 to design and build the Harbour-8 Park Expansion Project on the Richmond Greenway located at Harbour Way and 8th Street, APN 538-420-001. During the AGENDA
REPORT
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design development process, it was realized that for the park to function properly, some of the park elements will need to be on land owned by POGO Park. In order to facilitate this, POGO Park has agreed to donate the land (approximately 6,800-sf) to the City to allow some of the park elements to be built on this land, and thereby also increasing the park area.
Working in concert with community residents and on behalf of the City, Pogo Park submitted a successful $8.5 million "Prop 68" grant application to the State of California Parks and Recreation Department for the Harbour-8 Expansion Project. The project will expand the current Harbour-8 Park by acquiring a portion of the properties located at 823 and 909 Ohio Avenue. The redesigned park will include a community hall, children’s play area, restroom, picnic area, bike and walking paths, lighting, public art, security cameras, and landscaping.
In order to move forward with the project, staff recommends approval of the acceptance of the POGO park land donation.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Exhibit 1