NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
PRESENTATION
PEARL WOOD
PROPERTY PARK
Presented By:
Parks and Recreation
AGENDA
History
Public Meetings
Conceptual Designs
Budget
Recommendation
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY HISTORY
DR Horton chose Quad Knopf to design the Pearl Wood Property Park.
The Pearl Wood Property is 5.5 acres with a 5-acre ponding basin.
The property was publicly noticed when it went the Visalia Planning Commission & the Visalia City Council The Pearl Wood Property (Road 148 and Cameron Creek) was recommended by the Visalia Planning Commission to move forward on 6/12/23(5-0 Vote) & approved by the Visalia City Council on 7-17-23. (5-0 Vote) Quad Knopf engaged with City Staff to get public input on park amenities from the community to create three conceptual designs for the Pearl Wood Park location The three public input meetings were held during the spring of 2025.
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY HISTORY
At its January 20, 2026, meeting, the Visalia City Council agreed to eliminate amenities from the Pearl Wood Park project, including Musco field lighting ($600,000), restrooms ($250,000), and parking improvements ($47,000). These reductions created a cost savings of $897,000, lowering the total project cost to approximately $6,670,600.
Additionally on January 20, 2026, the City Council directed staff to return with new conceptual designs that eliminate the botanical garden and incorporate a mini pitch, while also presenting alternatives that include either two or four pickleball courts.
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY PUBLIC MEETINGS
The top six park amenities chosen are as follows:
Pearl Wood Property
Amenity
Walking Path w/ Lights
BMX Pump Track
Pickleball Courts
Restrooms
Adventure Themed Playground
Amphitheatre
Votes
72 65
56 42
36 28
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY PUBLIC MEETINGS
Amenity Votes
Walking Path w/ Lights
Restrooms
Pickleball Courts
Pump Track
Parking Lot
Botanical Garden
Athletic Field Space
Amphitheater
Traditional Playground
Adventure Playground
Basketball Courts
Mini Pitch (Pearl Wood Only)
Votes
121
101
98 87
57 47
47 37
45 43
16 8
The top ten amenities when you combine the Elliott Property and the Pearl Wood Property together:
PR COMMISSION & STAFF ORIGINAL RECOMMENDED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
FOR THE PEARL WOOD PROPERTY
Amenities Eliminated
Musco Field Lighting
Restrooms
Parking Lot
(Botanical Garden w/ Art Sculptures)
Highlighted Amenities
Four Pickleball Courts
Botanical Garden
Art Sculptures
Fitness Course
Nature Playground
Lit Walking Path
Trail along the Basin
Arbor
Pearl Wood Property Budget
PEARL WOOD BUDGET
$6,670,600
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN #1
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY
Conceptual Design # 1 Estimated Cost is $5,936,853
Highlighted Amenities
Four Pickleball Courts
Playground
Open Green Space w/ Backstop
Lit Walking Path
Trail along the Basin
Arbor
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN #2
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY
Conceptual Design # 2 Estimated Cost is $ 5,963,950
Highlighted Amenities
Two Pickleball Courts
Mini Pitch
Nature Playground
Lit Walking Path
Open Green Space w/ Backstop
Trail along the Basin
Arbor
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN #3
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY
Conceptual Design # 3 Estimated Cost is $6,139,740
Highlighted Amenities
Four Pickleball Courts
Mini Pitch
Playground
Lit Walking Path
Trail along the basin
Open Green Space
Arbor
PEARL WOOD PROPERTY
RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends Conceptual Design #2, with a projected cost of $ 5,963,950.
Once City Council approves a conceptual design, the engineering firms will create construction docs based off the chosen conceptual plan for the Pearl Wood Property Park.
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