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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1986 0218 CC REG ITEM 10A1 [j MOORPARK /,0 JAMES D. WEAK STEVEN KUENY Mayor City Manager OMAS C. FERGUSON ' CHERYL J. KANE Mayor Pro Tern F City Attorney ALBERT PRIETO o RICHARD MORTON Councilmember - Director of DANNY A. WOOLARD �, Community Councilmember 'o,�* Development LETA YANCY-SUTTON R. DENNIS DELZEIT Councilmember City Engineer DORIS D. BANKUS JOHN V. GILLESPIE City Clerk MEMORANDUM Chief of Police THOMAS P. GENOVESE City Treasurer T O : The Honorable City Council FR OM : Steven Kueny, City Manager ID A T E : January 31, 1986 S U B J E C T : Moorpark Central Neighborhood Council Communication re Parks BACKGROUND: As previously reported at the January 6, 1986 meeting, the December 20, 1985 letter from Mr. John Galloway on behalf of the Moorpark Central Neighborhood Council had four (4) questions and/or requests, as follows: 1. Request for written policy regarding acquisition of private property for development into parks. 2. Question as to City's policy regarding monies currently in the Quimby Fund. 3. Request that a specific plan to acquire park land in the downtown area be implemented before any Quimby Funds are allocated elsewhere or allowed to revert to developers. 4. Request that all discretionary Parks and Recreation general funds be applied to No. 3 above. The Parks and Recreation Commission is currently developing a Park Master Plan for recommendation to the City Council. The Master Plan is in its final draft and is scheduled for discussion by the Commission on February 5, 1986. The draft Master Plan discusses the need for parks in the central and downtown portions of the City, as well as other areas of the City. In addition, the City's Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element (OSCAR) of the General Plan is being prepared and will also set policies concerning park development-related matters throughout the City. 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-6864 The Honorable City Council January 31, 1986 Page 2 DISCUSSION: The acquisition of private property for park development is primarily needed in the central and downtown areas of the City, since development in these areas generally occurred prior to the Quimby requirement. In regards to items 2 and 3, the City Council, pursuant to Government Code Section 66477(f), has approved a schedule specifying the intended use of Quimby fees to develop park or recreational facilities to serve the residents of the subdivision from which fees were received. The schedule may be revised as needed to meet changing circumstances. . (Consideration of a written policy on park acquisition can be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission as part of its development of a Park Master Plan. ) The two basic options for acquisition of park land are donation/dedication and purchase or lease. A related consideration is financing the park improvements. The use of Quimby funds to benefit residents from a specific subdivision can be met by spending the funds for either neighborhood park improvements in the area of the subdivision or community park facilities. The draft Park Master Plan discusses the size and facilities for each type of park. Generally, a neighborhood park is between 4 and 10-15 acres in size and a community park is 15 acres and up. A community has demands for and should attempt to provide both levels of park facilities. The interest income earned on the Quimby Funds must be used for the same purpose as the original Quimby fees, or,as authorized by the Legislature in the past few years, for maintenance of park facilities. The City Attorney has indicated that since. the Legislature permits the interest to be used for maintenance but no other specific purpose, the interest income must be used only for these two purposes. The City recently extended the Quimby obligation to cover apartment projects. This includes PD-1010 (Palmer), as well as two other apartment projects proposed for the central area. Quimby fees paid by any of these projects would be available for use in the central area of the City, as well as for community park facilities. The Villa Campesina -proposed subdivision, located south of Los Angeles Avenue, would also be subject to the Quimby requirement. The Honorable City Council January 31, 1986 Page 3 Concerning Item No. 3, it would be inappropriate to defer allocation or use of Quimby Funds received from other than the downtown area until a plan for park acquisition is implemented. As previously stated, the funds must be used for neighborhood park facilities in the area of the subdivision or for community park facilities. In addition. further delays to improvement of existing park lands would be detrimental to the entire community. The request for a specific plan to acquire park land in the downtown area can be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration as part of the draft Park Master Plan. Their consideration could also include alternative financing mechanisms, in addition to donation/dedication and purchase/lease. Another concern would be the size and number of facilities needed due to the physical separation of the area by State Highways and railroad tracks. There are no discretionary Parks and Recreation general funds other than the income derived from the lease of the " Community Park and Buttercreek parksites. This is presently about $10,000.00 per year. These funds are currently part of the Park Development Fund along with the Quimby Fees and interest earnings. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a report to the City Council the matters of 1) developing a written policy for park land acqusition, and 2) developing a specific plan for park land acquisition in the downtown area. SK:ddb MOORPARK /off- �„�- JAMES D. WEAK STEVEN KUENY Mayor '�.� °` City Manager THOMAS C. FERGUSON CHERYL J. KANE Mayor Pro Tern F City Attorney ALBERT PRIETO O RICHARD MORTON Councilmember Director of DANNY A. WOOLARD Community Councilmember 'o,�r Development LETA YANCY-SUTTON R. DENNIS DELZEIT Councilmember City Engineer DORIS D. BANKUS JOHN V. GILLESPIE City Clerk MEMORANDUM Chief of Police THOMAS P. GENOVESE City Treasurer T O : The Honorable City Council FR OM : Steven Kueny, City Manager 5V-4 ID AT E : Feberuary 14, 1986 S U B J E C T : Origin of Quimby Funds by Area (Supplement to January 31, 1986 Memorandum Entitled "Moorpark Central Neighborhood Council Communication Re Parks" In May, 1984 the County of Ventura transferred to the City $748,650.34 and $140,875.35 in Quimby principal and interest, respectively. A small portion of the funds could not be precisely identified, due to lack of parcel map or tract map numbers and are referred to as miscellaneous. The balance of the funds are listed by area (Campus Park, Peach Hill, Central and Northwest). Campus Park $254,903.96 Central 273,725.92 Miscellaneous 7,925.72 Northwest 7.274.14 Peach Hill 204,820.60 TOTAL $748,650.34 An additional $15,673.00 of interest was .earned prior to the end of the 1983/84 fiscal year. This includes an additional transfer of Quimby interest from Ventura County in the amount of $9,862.45, which occurred in August, 1984. There was a total of Quimby fees and interest at July 1, 1984, of $905,198.69. During the 1984/85 fiscal year no Quimby fees were received by the City. Interest earnings were $97,052.00, with $48,074.00 of it expended for maintenance, leaving a balance of $48,978.00. In addition, $10,696.00 of Quimby fees were expended. The City also received rental income from two park sites, which is placed with the Quimby funds in a Fund titled, "Park Development Fund". The estimated July 1, 1985 balance is $947,000.00. The actual amount will be available in about two weeks when the final audit for 1984/85 is delivered to the City. No Quimby fees have been paid during the current fiscal year. 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805)529-6864 The Honorable City Council February 14, 1986 Page 2 The enclosed information can be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration during their deliberations on the Draft Park Master Plan, and if directed by the City Council as previously recommended by staff, their development of a specific plan for parkland acquisition in the Central/Downtown area. The Parks and Recreation Commission will need to consider a number of related concerns, including how much of the funds from each area and benefiting residents from the project from which the fees derived should be directed for neighborhood or community facilities. The use of interest income from the Quimby fees can also be considered by the Commission. The interest, as previously mentioned, must be used for park and recreation facility maintenance, or in the same manner as the fees are permitted to be used, and can be used for either neighborhood or community-wide purposes. RECOMMENDED ACTION Refer the enclosed Quimby fee distribution and alternatives for interest distribution to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration in conjunction with the concerns expressed by the Moorpark Central Neighborhood Council. SK:ddb