Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (nse)
December 11, 2025

TO: NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES

AND EDUCATION

COMMITTEE
FROM: Jon Cicirelli
SUBJECT: See Below DATE: November 24, 2025
Approved Date:
12/4/2025
SUBJECT: Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance Fees and Capital Improvement Program Annual Report

RECOMMENDATION
a) Accept the Annual Report on Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance Fees for 2024-2025; and
b) Accept the Annual Status Report on Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department’s Capital Improvement Program.
c) Accept the Independent Auditor's Report on the Parks and Recreation Bond Projects Fund (Measure P).

BACKGROUND
The California Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.) mandates annual reporting on the use of Park Impact Fees inside the Park Trust Fund within 180 days following the end of each fiscal year.

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (the Department) manages 3,627 acres of land, which includes 2,129 acres of developed parks, trails, and community centers. Table 1 is an inventory of these facilities.

NSE COMMITTEE AGENDA: 12/11/25
ITEM: (d)4

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Table 1 – Inventory of the Department’s Facilities
The Department’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is supported by technical professionals that manage and oversee the full range of development tasks including strategic planning, land acquisitions, feasibility studies, master plans, concept designs, and project implementation for major and minor capital projects. Work is performed independently or in collaboration with the Department of Public Works, other City of San José (the City) departments and consultants. The CIP is supported through revenue from the following sources:
 Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance (Park Trust Fund);
 Construction Tax and Property Conveyance Tax;
 Local, State, and Federal Grant Programs;
 Measure P Bond Funding;
 Commercial Paper; and
 California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reimbursements.

ANALYSIS
This memorandum provides an overview of the portion of the citywide CIP that is managed by the Department and includes the annual status report pertaining to the use of Park Impact Fees, as required by the California Mitigation Fee Act; and staff’s annual Parks Trails Centers Unique Assets
211 neighborhood
parks
10 regional parks
60 miles paved
(urban)
7 miles gravel
(urban)
12 regional centers
26 neighborhood
serving centers
1 amusement park
& zoo
1 water amusement
park
6 swimming pools
3 golf courses
2 BMX bike parks
7 skate parks
58 pickleball courts
221 Parks 66.9 miles of trail 38 centers

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report-out on the status of CIP projects that were started, underway, or completed in 2024-2025, including an update on the status of the Department’s 2017 Coyote Creek Flood Recovery efforts. Flood reconstruction is a high priority, and it is vital that these projects move forward within the timelines specified by FEMA to ensure City reimbursements are maximized to address the full breadth of recovery projects.

This memorandum provides both reports in two sub-sections. The first PDO/PIO section is below and the second section on CIP Project Status begins on page 13.

1. Annual Report on the Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance Fees for 2024-2025
(a) Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance Fees The City of San José enacted the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) in 1988 to meet the demand for new neighborhood and community parkland generated by the development of new residential subdivisions. The City’s PDO is consistent with the State’s Quimby Act (Government Code Section 66477), which authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to require the dedication of land or imposition of fees for park or recreational purposes as a condition to the approval of a tentative or parcel subdivision map if specified requirements are met. In 1992, the City Council adopted the Park Impact Ordinance (PIO), which is similar to the PDO, but applies to new non-subdivided residential projects, such as apartment buildings. The City’s PIO is consistent with the State’s Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.), that similarly authorizes a local agency to establish, increase, or impose various fees as a condition of approval of a development project.

The PDO and PIO programs, require developers of new residential projects to provide the value equivalent of three new acres of parkland per 1,000 new residents.

The population of a new development is estimated using US Census Bureau data, that is translated into a land dedication requirement (e.g. a development that would increase the population by 2,000 residents would be required to develop or fund an equivalent amount of six acres of new parkland).

To meet this requirement under the PDO and PIO, residential developers dedicate land, improve existing parkland, provide private recreation areas, and/or pay a parkland fee in lieu of parkland dedication depending on the needs of the parks system in the vicinity of the development. Fees paid in lieu of land dedication are deposited into, and accounted for, in the Park Trust Fund. The fees paid into the Park Trust Fund are directly tied to the residential development activity that takes place in various geographic areas throughout the city.

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Table 2 provides a year-over-year comparison of PDO/PIO-related revenues and associated expenditures (excluding encumbrances of $2.7 million in 2024-2025 and encumbrances of prior fiscal years) from 2022-2023 through 2024-2025. Past years are included as a reference to show the annual variability in this revenue source.

Table 2 – Park Trust Fund Revenues & Expenses (in millions) 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
PDO/PIO Fee Collection $11.5 $15.4 $4.9
Interest / Other Revenues* $3.8 $6.5 $4.9
Total Revenues $15.4 $21.9 $9.8
Expenditures** $14.9 $21.3 $12.4
*Includes grant reimbursement revenue
**Excludes encumbrances
Table 2 shows that in-lieu fee collection varies from year to year, based upon development activity. The funds are secured when developers obtain final building permits from the City’s Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement.

Use of these fees is geographically limited and proximate to the development for which they are collected (neighborhood-serving facilities must be within ¾-mile of the development and community-serving facilities must be within three miles of the development). Development of new housing in San José is based upon available and suitable sites. The majority of the $4.9 million of in-lieu fees collected in 2024- 2025 were in Council District 4 ($1.7 million) and Council District 3 ($1.3 million) and the other council districts received the remaining revenue.

Examples of projects funded with Park Trust Fund revenues shown above include:
 Ramac Park Turf Improvement (CD 2)
 Spartan Keyes Area Park Development (CD 3)
 Eiichi Edward Sakauye Park Design Review and Inspection (CD 4)  The Beautiful Way Park Development (CD 6)
 Japanese Friendship Garden Taiko Bridge Replacement (CD 7)  Lake Cunningham Prototype Wetland Restoration Design (CD 8) In some cases, Park Trust Fund monies are collected, but the Department is not able to move forward with a specific project, such as when a desired project requires funding greater than the Park Trust Fund monies collected. In those cases, the Department coordinates with the City Council and the City Manager’s Budget Office to establish reserves dedicated for specific future projects until sufficient resources are available to proceed. The five largest of these 2024-2025 reserves are:
 St. James Park Phase I Reserve – $15,000,050

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 Del Monte Park Phase III Development Reserve – $6,001,000  North San Pedro Area Parks Reserve – $5,642,000
 Columbus Park - Soccer Facility Reserve – $4,700,000
 Santana Park Development Reserve – $4,038,000
Most funds in the Park Trust Fund have been committed to specific capital projects.

There is an ongoing assessment to track and allocate the Park Impact Fees to a project within the five-year window of receipt. If the fees are not allocated within this five-year window, then they must be returned to the developer.

As required by the California Mitigation Fee Act, documentation on the City’s use of Park Impact Fee monies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, can be found on the City’s website1 under the section “Parks and Community Facilities Development Capital Improvement Program Status Report” (Attachment A). This report will be presented to Neighborhood Services and Education Committee and is therefore in compliance with the California Mitigation Fee Act.
(b) Other Capital Improvement Program Funding Sources
(i) Construction and Conveyance Tax Fund (C&C)
The C&C Tax consists of two types of revenue generated by the City. The construction tax is levied on most types of construction, including residential, commercial, and industrial, and accounts for one percent of the overall C&C Tax revenues. The property conveyance tax is levied on the transfer of all real property with a value greater than $100. The C&C Tax is the largest source of the Department’s CIP revenues, with 65.2% of the total conveyance tax receipts collected by the City allocated to the Parks and Community Facilities Development Program for parks-related (64%) and parks service yard projects (1.2%). The remaining 34.8% of revenues are distributed among Fire, Library, Service Yards, and Communications.

C&C Tax funds play a significant role in addressing the need to repair and replace the City’s aging park, trail, and community center infrastructure. In 2024-2025, the Department received $25.4 million in actual C&C Tax revenue versus the Modified Budget assumption of $26.1 million for both Parks and Park Yards, which are corporation yards for the Operation and Maintenance Division. These monies are used by the Department in various ways, including funding for ongoing capital-related appropriations, project-specific capital appropriations, staffing costs, and council district needs. Council district needs are determined based on parks condition assessments and the 1 (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/parks-recreation-neighborhoodservices/in-the-works/developers-page)

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growing infrastructure backlog in each district. Table 3 below outlines the allocation of C&C funding for new and existing capital-related project appropriations, staffing costs, ongoing C&C funding allocations and reserves.

Table 3 – Summary of C&C Allocations (2024-2025)
Allocation of C&C Funding
(Includes Central, Citywide and Council District C&C Funds) 2024-2025 Funding
Allocation (millions)
Project-Specific Capital Appropriations $51.2
Staffing Costs $13.8
Ongoing Allocations (see Table 4) $8.6
Park Yards $3.8
Total $77.4
Table 4 below summarizes the major ongoing C&C funding allocations within the Department’s CIP Program.

Table 4 – Value of Major Ongoing C&C Funding Allocations (2024-2025) Project Categories* 2024-2025
(millions)
Strategic Capital Replacement & Maintenance Needs $1.7
Minor Park and Minor Building Renovations $1.7
Major and Minor Park Equipment/Hardware $1.5
Miscellaneous Needs $1.4
Preliminary Studies Engineering $0.9
Agronomic and Tree Services/Weed Abatement/Ball Field Renovations $0.7 Pool Repairs/Fountains $0.4
Minor Infrastructure Contract Services $0.3
Total $8.6
*Please see Appendix A for Project Category Description (ii) Grants Program
The Department actively pursues grants from a variety of local, state, and federal sources. Pursuing external funding permits the City to leverage its resources to deliver new projects, increase the scope of projects, or advance projects sooner. Grant funding is seldom available as a cash transfer between agencies. Instead, grant opportunities typically require that the City front all expenses, produce matching funds, align projects to specific grant goals, and develop competitive grant applications that detail how projects can positively impact the community. Specific grant programs that often yield the Department’s largest sources of capital funding are described below:

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Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018 (Proposition 68)

California Proposition 68, which was approved in June 2018, authorized $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection projects.

The City was awarded $177,952 under the Per Capita Program, which had an allocation of $185 million. Funds were not allocated based on population due to the high volume of applicants, the award amounts were distributed evenly among all the applicants giving every entity $177,952. The Department intends to apply the awarded Proposition 68 General Per Capita Grant Program grant to supplement the City for Mariposa Park in Council District 7.

The City must purchase the site property from Caltrans for $55,000 before it can request reimbursement, which is anticipated to be completed December 2025. The remaining grant funds will be used to add new amenities to the park.

County of Santa Clara All-Inclusive Playground Grant Program In fiscal year 2018-2019, the County of Santa Clara awarded San José four grants totaling $4.7 million to support construction of all-inclusive playgrounds at Lincoln Glen Park, Rotary Playgarden, Emma Prusch Farm Park, and Almaden Lake Park. The Lincoln Glen Park ($1 million), Rotary Playgarden Park ($1 million), and Emma Prusch Farm Park ($2 million) projects were all completed in previous years and have been fully reimbursed. In March 2025 Almaden Lake was completed and reimbursed for the grant amount of $671,250.

Active Transportation Program (ATP)
Coyote Creek from Mabury Road to Empire Street is a 0.58-mile Class 1 trail that stretches along the Coyote Creek channel. The work scope of the project includes a 12-foot-wide paved pedestrian/bicycle pathway with 2-foot-wide shoulders, a steel pedestrian bridge, trailheads, signage, striping, seating areas, and other miscellaneous work. The majority of the trail is located within the City property, with an under-crossing beneath Caltrans right-of-way under Highway 101. In addition, a portion of the bridge footing is on Valley Water owned land.

The project is partially funded by an ATP grant in the amount of $5.3 million and a federal earmark of $1.3 million for a total of $6.6 million. Under the ATP grant, $1.3 million for the design phase was fully reimbursed in April 2020.

The construction phase, which had $5.3 million in funding, was completed in April 2025 and $5.2 million has been fully reimbursed. Staff is working on the

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closeout packet and once submitted and approved the City will receive the remaining retention amount of $130,000.

Urban Grant Program – Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (OSA) In March 2024, the City was awarded $50,000 from OSA through their Urban Grant Program for the Lake Cunningham Wetland and Shoreline Restoration Prototype Project. The grant supports the design and environmental review for an emergent wetland to improve water quality and reduce overland fertilizer and waste inflows into Lake Cunningham. A portion of the design development project was completed in April 2025 and staff are working on the closeout packet for the remaining $5,000 reimbursement. The City has reserved funds for future construction of the 1-acre prototype project that would transition under-utilized recreational turf to a wetland landscape.

Natural Resources Agency – State of California
In fiscal year 2023-2024, Assembly member Ash Kalra, in collaboration with the City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations, submitted a $1.5 million request for the Lake Cunningham Water Quality and Shoreline Improvements Project. The funding request was ultimately included in the final Adopted Budget (AB 102 Budget Act of 2023- 2024) that was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The funds have been allocated by the California Natural Resources Agency and will be transferred to the City to administer the Lake Cunningham Water Quality and Shoreline improvements project. The funding will be used to design and construct a prototype wetland that mimics historical ecological landscapes, provides natural filtration for enhanced water quality, and visual amenities for park users. The project is currently underway and the City submitted a reimbursement request for $90,076 in May 2025.

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program (ORLP) The future Brickyard Park will be a 1.3-acre regional-serving park located at the northeast corner of Keyes Street and South 3rd Street south of Downtown.

The park will serve residents of the Spartan Keyes Neighborhood as well as draw regional users with its Sports Court to support organized and league sports. The park will include two playgrounds, open turf, walking paths, California-native landscape, furniture and typical park fixtures, and a plaza framed by a historic brick building that will remain and be incorporated in the operations of the park. The park is located on City-owned lands acquired for park development. The park will be designed and developed per the City Council-approved park master plan.

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The project total cost of $10 million is partially funded by an ORLP grant in the amount of $4.5 million. The City is currently advancing the project into design development.

Measure B
In 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, halfcent countywide sales tax to support transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets). The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) administers the use and disbursement of funding for related projects and in December 2019 released its first competitive call for project proposals. The Department submitted six applications, and five applications were scored highly which were included in the program’s 10-year priority list or “Funded” list, as approved by the VTA Board. Any remaining projects which did not score competitively were placed on an “unfunded” list and may receive an opportunity for funding if excess funds become available.

Once the 10-year priority list was approved by the Board, VTA staff initiated a request for funding based on the scored ranking of the approved 10-year list.

The request for funding would provide monies for a specific project phase(s) over a two-year period to align with the VTA’s budget cycle. Once each twoyear budget cycle is complete, VTA initiates another two-year call for funding..

Four calls for funding have occurred and the following projects have been advanced:
 Call for Funding 1 - Thompson Creek Trail: a grant award for final design and construction of the trail segment from Quimby Road to Westgrove Lane was executed for $610,000. This project was completed in summer 2023, the grant award has been fully reimbursed and closed out, and the newly paved trail is open to the community for use.
 Call for Funding 2 – Five Wounds Trail: a grant award for masterplan and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) completion of the trail was executed for $890,000. City Council has awarded the consultant agreement and master plan work has commenced. The limits of the trail segment available to masterplan are dependent on City and VTA acquisition completion. City and VTA staff are partnering together to advance a purchase and sale agreement.
 Call for Funding 3 – Two design projects executed a grant award. 1) The Coyote Creek Trail from Watson Park to Julian Street received $765,000 to advance 35% level construction documents and begin

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design phase. 2) The Guadalupe River Trail from Branham Lane to Chynoweth Avenue received $2 million to complete 95% level construction documents under design phase. City Council has awarded the consultant agreement and both design projects have commenced.
 Call for Funding 4 – City staff are considering projects to advance during the current two-year cycle. However, at this time, project budget to ‘front’ the reimbursable grant award is still pending. City staff has coordinated with VTA Measure B grant staff to allow access to the awarded design phase funds during the current two-year cycle, should project budget become available.

Requests for the remaining eligible projects (Table 5) were not submitted because they were not at a level of project readiness or had other factors that prevented project advancement. City staff will continue to work with the City Council to advance development of the remaining projects in order to make use of Measure B funds during future cycles.

Table 5 is the list of projects awarded for Measure B funding during this 10- year grant cycle.

Table 5 – Projects Eligible for Measure B Funding
Project Limits Phase(s)
Requested
Measure B
Request
Application
Status
Coyote
Creek Trail
1) Montague
Expressway to
Brokaw Road
(1.35 miles);
2) Old Oakland
Road to Berryessa
Road (1.20 miles);
3) Empire Street to
Santa Clara Street
(0.95 miles); and
Singleton Crossing near
Tuers Road (300 feet).
 Design $6,876,000 Placed on
the 10- year
priority list.

Five
Wounds
Trail
Story Road to East
Julian Street per
current proposed
agreement with VTA
 Environmental
Clearance
 Design
$4,140,000 Placed on
the 10- year
priority list.

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(2.0 miles), with intent
to extend to Mabury
Road,
subject to coordination
with VTA.

Guadalupe
River Trail
Virginia Street to
Chynoweth Avenue
(5.5 miles).
 Environmental
Clearance
 Design
$5,400,000 Placed on
the 10- year
priority list.

Los Gatos
Creek Trail
Auzerais Avenue to
Santa Clara Street
(0.76 miles).
 Environmental
Clearance
 Design
$2,587,500 Placed on
the 10- year
priority list.

Thompson
Creek Trail
Construct Quimby
Road to Westgrove
Lane. Schematic
design of remaining
trail to
Heartland Way (6.55
miles).
 Design
 Construction
$2,410,000 Placed on
the 10- year
priority list.
(iii) Measure P Parks and Recreation Bond Projects Fund In November 2000, voters approved the Measure P Bond initiative, which provided $228 million to expand the City of San José’s parks infrastructure.

To date, 89 of 90 original projects planned under Measure P have been completed. The one remaining bond-funded project is the Columbus Park Soccer Facility.

Columbus Park Soccer Facility
A soccer facility was planned as part of the 2000 Measure P Bond. The Department evaluated and considered many locations since the measure was approved. In the fall of 2019, the City Council approved $3 million for funding the redesign of Columbus Park to accommodate soccer and other uses. The City is working on a revitalization plan for Columbus Park to guide the project design as well as the project schedule and construction costs. In spring 2025, City Council approved a reserve activation of $22.7 million for the construction of soccer fields along with other park amenities at Columbus Park anticipated to begin winter 2026. This is the last project under the Measure P Bond.

The independent accounting firm Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP completed its annual audit of the Parks and Recreation Bond Projects Fund (Fund 471) for

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the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025. The report is included as Attachment B.

The audit is posted on the City’s website2. Copies can also be obtained from the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department on the 9th floor of City Hall at 200 East Santa Clara Street, San José, 95113. (iv) CalOES / FEMA / Commercial Paper – 2017 Flood Recovery In January and February 2017, winter storms caused significant damage to several municipal facilities in the Alum Rock area and along the Coyote Creek corridor. Both events were declared disasters by the President of the United States on April 1, 2017, which allowed the City to seek reimbursement for recoverable costs and expenses (including those incurred for emergency response during and shortly after the event, as well as for prospective project costs related to restoring or replacing City- owned and operated property damaged by the flood). Upon conducting its assessment, the City identified a total of 26 flood-related reconstruction projects for which the City will seek reimbursement.

During the February 13, 2018, City Council meeting, staff presented the schedule for reconstructing the impacted facilities and a financial plan for funding this work. The City Council authorized the use of up to $21 million dollars in commercial paper to finance the reconstruction. A portion of the reconstruction expenses are expected to be reimbursed through the City’s property insurance policies, FEMA and CalOES.

As of June 2025, the City received a total of $5.9 million from its insurance provider (closed out Fiscal Year 2021-2022) and $6.3 million from FEMA/CalOES. The effort to maximize reimbursement from the State and Federal agencies is ongoing and is a primary focus for the Department. Staff continues to work with FEMA and CalOES to ensure that projects conform to those agencies’ requirements, including tracking and documenting activities and expenditures, in an effort to maximize reimbursements. Next steps include identifying potential project savings, closing out projects and continuing efforts to maximize FEMA/CalOES reimbursements.

Table 6 summarizes the costs for flood-related capital project expenses in comparison to the costs expected in 2018. The City’s share has almost doubled since 2018 due to lower-than-expected reimbursements/ payments from FEMA/CalOES. Remaining projects are either in the design phase or in 2 (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/parks-recreation-neighborhoodservices/get-involved/boards-commissions/parks-recreation-commission)

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the construction phase. The status of all flood projects is shown in Attachment C.

Table 6 - Summary of Capital Project Expenses
Summary Data 2018
Projections
Total as of
6/30/2025
Future
Projected
Current
Total
Delta 2018
vs Present
Use
Total Projected
Expenses (1)
$27,859,709 $18,096,990 $10,615,780 $28,712,760 $853,051 Source
Potential City
Share (2)(3)
$8,566,000 $7,375,256 $8,284,099 $15,659,355 $7,093,355 Total Projected
Insurance
Proceeds (4)
$9,210,000 $5,877,294 $0 $5,877,294 ($3,332,706)
FEMA/CalOES
Reimbursements
$10,083,709 $6,306,111 $870,000 $7,176,111 ($2,907,598) (1) Based on Appendix B of the Council Memorandum dated February 3, 2018 and present February 13, 2018 Item 3.5 http://sanjose.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=967c90b7-06d6046a3- bf80-4c5ec9f97b1d.pdf
(2) Excludes $8,163,000 in commercial paper / project financing costs incurred to date (3) City share is all costs remaining after Insurance and FEMA. Excludes costs associated with predisaster and post-disaster clean-up, sheltering. Etc. (4) Includes all payments from AIG including debris clean up and capital costs that concluded in fiscal year 2021-2022

2. Annual Status Report for the Capital Improvement Program (a) Intro to CIP Program
The CIP supports delivery of new and improved parks, trails, centers, and other recreational projects. In fiscal year 2024-2025, the CIP staff completed 8 major capital projects, 133 minor capital projects citywide and delivered 12.66 acres of new parkland or improved parkland. In addition, two miles of new trail have been opened to the public.

The eight major projects delivered during 2024-2025 include:
(1) Bruzzone Park (CD4) (3.4 acres)
(2) Mercado Park (CD4) (3.6 acres)
(3) Alum Rock Park (CD4) – Service Road Repairs and Reconstruction (Existing, 0 acres)

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(4) The Beautiful Way Park (CD6) (0.16 acres)
(5) Murdock Park Lighting Project (CD2) (Existing, 0 acres) (6) River Oaks Regional Storm Water Capture (CD4) (5.2 acres) (7) Almaden Lake Park (CD10) – All-Inclusive Playground (Existing, 0 acres) (8) Almaden Lake Park (CD10) – Restroom Project (Existing, 0 acres) Table 7 – Top Ten Funded Projects (2026-2030 CIP)
Project Name
2026-2030
CIP
(millions)
Scope
Estimated
Completion
Date
Columbus Park Soccer
Facility (CD6)
$22.7 Two artificial turf soccer
fields, restroom building,
sport courts, small
playground, horseshoe
pitches, lighting,
irrigation, and other
related elements
4th Qtr. 2027
Spartan Keyes Area
Park Development
(CD3)
$9.9 Construct new 1.36 acre
park which includes
playground,
landscaping, pollinator
garden, and lighted
multipurpose court
4th Qtr. 2027
2023 Winter Storm –
Alum Rock Park Road
Improvements (CD4)
$5.6 Geo-technical analysis,
surveying, permitting,
designing, and
mitigation to reconstruct
road, hillside, and creek
side
2nd Qtr. 2028
All-Inclusive Playground
– Camden Park (CD9)
$3.0 Replace existing
playground to be AllInclusive
4th Qtr. 2027
2017 Flood – Japanese
Friendship Garden Koi
Pond and Pump House
(CD7)
$3.0 Mechanical and
Electrical repairs to
pump filtration system,
future mitigation
measures, restoring koi
ponds
4th Qtr. 2025
Agnews Property
Development (CD4)
$2.5 Demolition of existing
buildings, site
preparation for future
park
2nd Qtr. 2028

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Lake Cunningham
Wetland Restoration
(CD8)
$2.3 Restore wetlands
through natural filtration
process
TBD
2017 Flood – Alum Rock
Park Mineral Springs
Embankment
(CD4)
$2.2 Repair concrete
retaining wall and rock
seat along the roadway
edge
4th Qtr. 2026
Cahill Park
Improvements (CD6)
$1.4 Turf area improvement,
hardscape improvement,
landscaping, dog area,
sport courts, and other
minor improvements
3rd Qtr. 2028
Emma Prusch Park
Electrical Improvements
(CD5)
$1.4 Design and install
upgraded electrical
system and minor
improvements
1st Qtr. 2027
(b) Trails Program Overview
The Department is developing one of the nation’s largest urban trail networks, with over 65 miles open to the public with plans to expand the network by an additional 35 miles per the City’s General Plan and other guiding documents. During fiscal year 2024-2025, approximately two new linear miles of trails opened to the public.

The City completed construction of Coyote Creek Trail from Mabury Road to approximately Empire Street in Watson Park as well as a segment between Phelan Avenue and Tully Road. These segments are now open to the public for use. The Penitencia Creek Trail, and Highway 87 bikeway received improvements to signage and deterrents.

Also, during fiscal year 2024-2025 the Coyote Creek Trail from Watson Park to Julian Street and the Guadalupe River Trail from Branham Lane to Chynoweth Avenue initiated design phase under two Measure B VTA grant award agreements.

The Five Wounds Trail completed procurement and began master planning and work under CEQA. The Guadalupe River Trail from St. John to Julian Street completed a feasibility study for a new Class 1 trail segment. The Guadalupe River Trail Union Pacific Railroad undercrossing between Coleman Avenue and Julian Street completed a feasibility study and early design for a proposed trail realignment.

Annually, the San José Trail Team conducts a survey to engage trail users and receive user feedback. Summary reports and fact sheets are posted to the City’s

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website3 dating back to 2007 when annual trail count and survey were started.

Receiving over 535 surveys, the 2024 survey was conducted over a one-month period and was provided in three languages, English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, to gather user feedback and improve trail planning and operations. Continuing a recent trend, this year showed health as the primary reason for trail users accessing the Trail Network (60%). Almost 80% of survey respondents Agree or Strongly Agree that proximity to a trail positively affects where they choose to live.

Since 2007, the City has conducted an Annual Trail Count and Survey and has received a great magnitude of valuable user data and insights. Since the inaugural Trail Count, the City and partner agencies have refined and operationalized a trail closure process. Having met the original intent of Trail Count, staff have recently adjusted focus toward the implementation of automatic counters. Technology has advanced to make automatic counters available, and they provide multiple benefits including non-intrusive operation; efficiency and consistency; and comprehensive data collection.

Trail Count 2024 occurred on Wednesday, September 11 between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and included three manual count stations and four automatic count stations, along seven different trail systems. New this fiscal year 2024-2025, through a partnership with the San Jose Conservation Corps, annual Trail Count is beginning the transition from manual, oncer per year counts to year-round count data through the installation of automatic counters at multiple trail locations across San José. As of this year’s Trail Count, four automatic counters were operational, with more planned installations coming soon.

The full 2024 Trail Count Summary Report is available online on the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Trail Count webpage. Staff shares updates and continues to increase public awareness and engagement regarding the Trail Network through social media, both on Twitter/X and Instagram. (c) PRNS Community Centers and Parks Facilities
The CIP supports critical repairs and infrastructure needs for community centers, neighborhood centers and park facilities. Typical work includes roof replacement, HVAC replacement, electrical upgrades, and other renovation work. Measure T funding is being utilized to improve community center readiness for use as emergency shelters.

During fiscal year 2024-2025 work continued or was newly funded for a variety of community centers and park locations as shown in Table 8. 3 (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/parks-recreation-neighborhoodservices/parks-trails/trail-network/trail-count)

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Table 8 – Community/Park Center Projects in Progress/Completed Location Project
Budget Project Description % Complete
Alum Rock Youth
Center CD5
$220,000 HVAC replacement and other
minor improvements
100%
Southside
Community Center
CD2
$1,471,000 New roof, HVAC replacement,
electrical upgrades, and other
minor repairs
100%
Willow Glen
Community Center
CD6
$325,000 HVAC replacements, sewer line
replacement, window replacement
and other minor repairs
100%
Meadowfair Park
Restroom
Renovations CD8
$250,000 Restroom Renovation 100%
Alma Community
Center
Improvements CD7
$100,000 Interior enhancements, painting
the facility, landscaping, fencing,
new lighting, security
improvements, and other minor
improvements
100%
Olinder
Neighborhood
Center Mural
Preservation CD3
$50,000 Artist replicate of existing mural
panels. Rebuilding of façade that
replacement panels attach to
100%
Cypress Community
Center CD1
$320,000 Restroom renovation, roof
replacement and other minor
improvements
95%
City-Wide
Community Centers
(8)
$12,631,000 Measure T – Planning, design,
and construction to improve
readiness of community centers to
be used as emergency shelters
88%
Evergreen
Community Center
CD8
$475,000 Marque installation, HVAC
replacement, renovation of the
center and other minor
improvements
50%
Camden Community
Center CD9
$2,001,00 Roof replacement, gym
refurbishment, and other minor
improvements
80%
Starbird Youth
Center CD1
$651,000 HVAC functionality, improvements,
dedicated restrooms, and other
minor improvements
60%

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Welch Park
Neighborhood
Center CD8
$500,00 Convert existing two restrooms
into two unisex restrooms (1 for
Park and 1 for Community Center)
50%
Lake Cunningham
Park CD8
$410,000 Restroom renovation 30%
Bascom CD6 $200,00 Lighting and AV, and other critical
repairs
40%
De Anza Park CD9 $80,000 Restroom renovation and exterior repairs
20%

COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the City Manager’s Budget Office and the City Attorney’s Office.

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
This memorandum will be posted on the City’s Agenda website for the December 3, 2025, Parks and Recreation Commission meeting and the December 11, 2025, Neighborhood Services and Education Committee meeting.
/s/

JON CICIRELLI
Director, Parks, Recreation and
Neighborhood Services
For questions, please contact Raymond Costantino, Deputy Director, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, at [email protected] or (408) 793- 5561.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Report on Park Impact Ordinance and Parkland Dedication Ordinance Fees B. Annual Audit of Parks and Recreation Bond Projects Fund C. Project Costs and Schedule for Flood Projects

APPENDIX
A. Ongoing C&C Project Categories