1 City Council Meeting
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
and Trail Master Plan
February 10, 2025
Emily Ander, Assistant Parks Planner, TPW
Dave Rubin, Principal, Callander Associates
2PROJECT OVERVIEW
• One of the oldest parks -
1887
• Includes 1/4-mile
pedestrian and bike trail
• Grant funding to help
revitalize the park and trail
• Master planning - defines
park improvements
through community and
stakeholder engagement
• Balance needs of
neighborhood & community
• Community driven amenities
• Space for events and
gatherings
• Accommodate sports user
groups
• Improve safety & park
experience
• Meet funding requirements
• Integrate existing preschool
BACKGROUND GOALS
3 1 MILE
20 MIN WALK
1/2 MILE
10 MIN WALK
1/4 MILE
5 MIN WALK
PARK CONTEXT
4 Open Lawn Areas
Playground
Picnic Areas Existing Preschool Basketball Court Trail to Petaluma Hill Road Soccer Field
Restroom Building
EXISTING CONDITIONS
TRAIL
5 Stakeholder Meetings
- Soccer groups
- Community groups
- Existing Preschool
February 10,
2026
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
6 • Notes
• Notes
ALTERNATIVE 1 – CENTRAL GREEN ALTERNATIVE 2 – EXPANDED FIELD ALTERNATIVE 3 – CORNER CONNECTIONS
MASTER PLAN ALTERNATIVES
7 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
Basketball
Futsal
Large Picnic Area
+ Stage Restroom
Tot Play
Youth PlayFence Existing
Preschool Campus
Fitness
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
Open
Lawn
Synthetic Turf
Soccer Field
Small
Picnic
Area
MLK JR. PARK MASTER PLAN – PARK
Trail
= COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
1 2
3 5
6 7
4 Parking8
#
8 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
FRONT PORCH
9 Existing Conditions
10 Proposed Improvements
11 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
HEART OF THE PARK
12 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
13 Existing Conditions
14 Proposed Improvements
15 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
PLAY ZONE
16 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
COURT ZONE
17 Existing Conditions
18 Proposed Improvements
19 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
HISTORY WALK
20 HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
NORTH
MILTON ST.
SYNTHETIC TURF SOCCER FIELD
21 NORTH
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
• Walking loop
• Class 1 multi-use path
• Raised crosswalks at Milton St & Frazier Ave
• Court and soccer field lighting
• Shade trees
• Drinking fountains
• Fence existing preschool campus
• Drop-off zone
1 2
3 3
4 4
6 1
2 3
4 55
6 1
2 MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
7 87
8 6
6 TRAIL TO
PETALUMA HILL RD
OTHER AMENITIES
22 NORTH
GRAND AVE.
PETALUMA HILL RD.
PETALUMA
HILL RD.
RUTLEDGE AVE.
MATCH LINE SEE BELOW LEFT
MATCH LINE SEE ABOVE RIGHTMATCH LINE SEE BELOW LEFT
DE TURK AVE.TEMPLE AVE.
MATCH LINE SEE BELOW LEFT
MLK JR. PARK MASTER PLAN – TRAIL
PARK
TRAIL ENTRY
TRAIL ENTRY
= lighting
23 Existing Conditions
24 Proposed Improvements
25ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Categorical Exemptions
• Class 1: Existing Facilities
• Class 2: Replacement and
Reconstruction
• Class 3: New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures
• Class 4: Minor Alternations to
Land
• Class 11: Accessory Structures
26 NORTH
TEMPLE AVE.
HENDLEY ST.
MILTON ST.FRAZIER AVE.
$6.6M
POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PHASING
North
27 NORTH
$5.4M
POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PHASING
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
South + Trail
28 • Master plan was
unanimously approved
• Recommend improving
the north side of the park
before the south side if
construction is phased
BOARD OF PARKS & RECREATION
29 It is recommended by the Board of Parks
and Recreation and the Transportation
and Public Works Department, that Council
conduct a public hearing, and thereafter
by resolution, adopt the Master Plan
Amendment for Martin Luther King Jr.
Neighborhood Park and the multi-use trail
connecting Hendley Street to Petaluma Hill
Road.
RECOMMENDATION
30 NORTH
HENDLEY ST.
TEMPLE AVE.
Basketball
Futsal
Large
Picnic Area
+ Stage Restroom
Tot Play
Youth PlayFence Existing
Preschool Campus
Fitness
MILTON ST.
FRAZIER
AVE.
Open
Lawn
Synthetic Turf
Soccer Field
Small
Picnic
Area
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Trail