CC Resolution No. 08-022 Sterling Barnhart parkRESOLUTION NO. 08-022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FROM THE SAN JOSE WATER
COMPANY AT STERLING BOULEVARD AND BARNHART AVENUE AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE ACQUISITION
WHEREAS, in March of 1999, the area known as Rancho Rinconada in the
northeastern part of the City was annexed from the County into the City of Cupertino and part
of the annexation included good faith commitments by the City to invest in infrastructure;
WHEREAS, the City has since invested almost two million dollars in street
maintenance and other work; however, there is no public park space directly serving the
residents in the Rancho Rinconada area;
WHEREAS, in June of 2007, the Council included funding for the acquisition and
development of a property owned by the San Jose Water Company at the intersection of
Sterling Boulevard and Barnhart Avenue to serve as a neighborhood park for the residents of
Rancho Rinconada;
WHEREAS, in January of 2008, a tentative agreement on a price of $1,500,000 for
the property was reached and the agreement is subject to the approval of the City Council and
the Water Company Board of Directors;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cupertino hereby approves the purchase of property from the San Jose Water Company for
the development of the Rancho Rinconada Park at Sterling Boulevard and Barnhart Avenue
in the amount of $1,500,000 and authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute all
necessary documents to complete the acquisition.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 19~' day of February 2008, by the following vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Sandoval, Mahoney, Wang, Wong
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor, City of upertino