Resolution 8231
Ræo:wr:rOO NO, 8231
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A RESOWl'Iœ OF 'lEE CITY CXXJNCIL OF 'lEE CITY OF aJPERl'INO
:RESCINDING RESOWl'Iœ NO. 8187 AND JR)V!DING FOR 'lURF AND
MAINI'ENANCE OF aJPERl'INO UNIœ S<XJOL DISTRIcr YCO'IH SFQRTS FIEŒ5
WHEREAS, it is the IDI.ltual desire of the city of OJpertino am the
CUpertino union SdIcol District to preserve for future generations the
availability of open space representin] approximately forty acres of
existin:J school fields; am
WHEREAS, there is a need to boprove the overall quality am usability
of the existin:J sports facilities by maJd.rq certain boprovements; am
WHEREAS, it is the :intent to enhaIx:e the maintenance levels of these
facilities ani to prœote cxmtinued cooperation between the CUpertino
union SdIcol District ani the City of 0Jpert:inJ.
NOO, 'lHEREFORE, BE rr RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
CUpertino does ordain as follows:
1. '!hat Resolution NQ. 8187 is hereby resciroed.
2. '!he funds for the Youth Sports Reserve F\.I1'ñ shall be derived solely
fran future Park Dedication Fees ~ these fees are reimbursed to the
General F\.I1'ñ.
3. Fran said furrl, æoounts will, fran time to time, be awropriated by
the City Council for the purpose of renovation ani expansion of the
Youth Sports facilities on various CUpertino union SdIcol District
school sites as further delineated by a master plan prepared jointly
by the City of CUpertino am the SdIcol District am in confonnance
with the City's Five Year Capital I1iqJrovements plan. '!he requirements
of said furrl are estimated to be approximately $5 million. !o\Irxis
could also be used for upgrad.ing fields owned by the F'rem:>nt Union
High SdIcol District in the event an agreement is read1ed between the
City of CUpertino am. the SdIcol District at a future date.
4. '!hat the youth Sports Reserve F\.I1'ñ be established i:nmadiately with an
initial sum of $1.1 million fran the General F\.I1'ñ representin;J Park
Dedication !o\Irxis previously reimbursed to the General F\.I1'ñ.
PASSED AND AOOPl'ED at an adjourned regular meetin;J of the city Council
of the City of CUpertino this 4th day of September , 1990, by the
followin;J vote:
Vote
Members of the city Council
NfFS:
Goldman, Koppel, Sorensen, Szabo, Rogers
None
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATl'EST:
APmovED:
/s/ Dorothy Cornelius
City Clerk
/s/ Barbara A. Rogers
Mayor, City of 0Jpert:inJ
Rl'£:REATICN NEEDS ASSESSMENl' SURVEY
In the spr:in3" of 1989, the city of OJpertim con:luct:ed a survey of
1009 ran::lanly selected hooseholds to deten11ine recreation facility
needs now and in the future. nús scientifically valid survey
detennined the follow:in3":
* 94% felt the city needs to preserve as much open space as
possible.
* 79% wanted the city to continue the a~ition of open space arxi
recreation facilities.
* 'Ihe acquisition of surplus elementary school sites, for open
space arxi sports fields, was ranked secon:ì on a list of eight
priorities.
NOVEMBER E:LECI'ION. 1990
last fall 68.34% of the voters in OJpertim elected to tax themselves
to raise funds for the City's acquisition of Blackberry Farm
recreation facility arxi the F'reIro1.t Older School site.
OPEN SPACE ELEMENI' OF '!HE GEm:RAL PlAN
prescribes that:
* Park system shall provide three a=es of parklarxi for each 1,000
residents.
* Parks should be a:minllm.nn of three a=es.
* Each household should be within 1/2 mile of wa1.kin3" distance to a
park.
* 'Ihe City should naintain an adequate inventory of sports fields.
* Retain the open space character of the stevens Creek flood plain.