Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE VAN BUSKIRK PARK REVITALIZATION, PROJECT NO. WT24050 The Van Buskirk Park Revitalization, Project No. WT24050, has been awarded State funding which has enabled design to start on the first phase of the Van Buskirk Park Revitalization project improvements; and Phase 1 improvements include: renovation of the existing basketball courts; two new basketball courts; a new skate park; bicycle pump track; bicycle trails; new splash pad; community garden; and new multi-purpose lawn. The project scope will include all associated landscape planting and irrigation, lighting, signage, fencing, and site furnishings for those specific recreational features; and On November 17, 2020, by Motion No. 2020-11-17-1403, Council awarded a Professional Services Contract in the amount of $258,857 to Design Workshop, Inc. to develop a Master Plan for the Reuse of Van Buskirk Municipal Golf Course; and On August 22, 2023, by Motion No. 2023-08-22-1501, Council accepted the Concept Master Plan recommended by the 2023 Van Buskirk Master Plan and Biological Resources and Ecosystem Values report; and The draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was circulated for public review and comment between June 26, 2025, and July 25, 2025. A Notice of Intent to adopt the Final IS/MND was mailed to property owners in the surrounding neighborhood and published in The Record on June 30, 2025, as a display ad in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15073; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council adopts the Final IS/MND and authorizes the filing of a Notice of Determination under the California Environment Quality Act for the Van Buskirk Park Revitalization, Project No. WT24050, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by this reference. //
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The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED September 9, 2025 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton