Title
Recommend support of an amendment to the East Garrison Urban Services Agreement to transfer ownership of existing and future Neighborhood Parks to the East Garrison Community Services District.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Fort Ord Committee recommend support of an amendment to the East Garrison Urban Services Agreement to transfer ownership of existing and future Neighborhood Parks to the East Garrison Community Services District.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The East Garrison Specific Plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 4, 2005, provided for park and recreational facilities sufficient in size and topography to meet the requirements of the new community. In addition to a 6.7-acre community park (now named Lincoln Park), the Specific Plan provided for seven "neighborhood" parks (two in each Phase of development plus the Town Center) totaling 6.0 acres to conform with the requirements of the County Code and the Quimby Act. (The Quimby Act required a total of 11.0 acres of parks in East Garrison. The Specific Plan provided for 12.6 acres.)
On July 18, 2006, the Board of Supervisors, acting on behalf of both the County and as Board of Directors of the East Garrison Community Services District (EGCSD), approved an Urban Services Agreement between the two parties in order to delineate the specific properties within East Garrison to be owned and maintained by the EGCSD, and to provide assurance there would be no fiscal impact on the County (i.e. "fiscal neutrality") pursuant to the terms and conditions of Disposition & Development Agreement. This agreement specified that the EGCSD would own and maintain all parks and public open spaces with funding provided by the CFD special tax. This was understood to include the six proposed Neighborhood Parks and the Town Center park.
On March 26, 2013, the Board of Supervisors, acting on behalf of both the County and as Board of Directors of the EGCSD, approved Amendment No. 1 to the Ur...
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