REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of Final Park Design at One Redwood Place - Previous AMD Site and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Park Agreement by and Between the City of Sunnyvale and 1090 East Duane Avenue LLC
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Parks and Recreation Commission considered the final park design on October 13, 2021.
The Parks and Recreation Commission voted 5-0 to approve the final design of AMD Park described in Attachment 6 with decomposed granite surfacing for the dog park.
REVISIONS FOLLOWING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
In the Discussion Section of the Parks and Recreation Commission RTC (RTC No. 21-0201) (Attachment 1), the Irvine Company estimated the replacement cost of the dog park synthetic turf in ten years to be between $305,000 and $340,000. The consultant later revised the estimate to approximately $141,000. This information was provided verbally to the Parks and Recreation Commission when they considered this item.
The Park Agreement originally executed by and between the City of Sunnyvale and 1090 East Duane Avenue LLC on May 14, 2019 ("Park Agreement") calls for the Developer to construct and dedicate to the City a community park. Under the Park Agreement, the project budget is capped at $12 million, and the City is obligated to contribute up to $8 million. The amendments to the Park Agreement below are recommended to allow the new park to be completed as designed, even if the total cost of design and construction exceeds the agreed-upon $12 million budget.
The Amendments would require the Developer to pay any additional costs to complete the project and retain the $8 million cap on the City's contribution. The amendments would also allow the park to open sooner by authorizing the Developer to utilize contractors already mobilized at the site or available to start work immediately, rather than requiring a bidding process; and removing the requirement that the Develop...
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