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CITY OIl' CUPBRTINO
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,. THE ADJ'oomIID IUlRlLAllIIaIE.ulG OIl' 1'HB CITY COUNCIL,
May 2, 1967
8:00 P.M.
Conference Room, C1t)-'IJIall. 10300 Torre Ave., Cupert1no
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R)LL CALL
Counc. preser.':: John8cm. JIoel, Stokes, Fitzgerald
Counc. abse~t: Dempeter
Parks Cc=. ¡::-esent: Acker, 1.oon.1s, Parsons, Wandry
Arch. prese::~: Elden Beck of Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes a: Beck
John Sue a: Brian Wittenkeller of Ribera a: Sue
C1ty Jlar..ager, Phil Storm
C1ty Clerk, 3111 Ryder
Director ~f P...bl1c Works, Frank Fir.ney
Recreati~n D1rector, John Parham
Recreaticr. I~~ern, Les H1cks
Recordir~ Se~retary, Lo1s Inwards
DISCUSS¡C~: :? :EN'1'RAL PAP.Y.
Staff pres~::::
Mr. Bec~ ~~s;~aJed the sIte jevelopmer.t plan, stating there
r.a-.re bee" Ii :-~... bas1c ct-.ar.ces !'rom the f1.rst d1agramatlc
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:) Exc!'.a~_,:~ =:- picr.1c area v~::: the pool area.
~) The s=~~;~-age play area ...as brought down by the poe:
and an:; :':'~m the tror.t ;,!' the park.
It was Mr. 5e;~'s opin1on that the only trees to be retained
would be ~~e ...a:nut orchard arA the large trees along
Stevens :~e~ ?:vd.
JIr. Beck t::en ...ent over the lIIU'..ti-purpose area, JY.;lnt1r.g
o~t how :~ w~:: function. He felt that, with the space
ava1lable, ~~ ...~uld be w1s. to make the areas as versatile
.s pollsn:e; ajapta.)le to var1ed l11tuati~ns and occas1ons.
Be then ex¡::a~ned t~_ water circulation. Another tactor
he worked ln~~ th~ plan 1s that as you drive down Stevens
Creek Blvd. ~r.ere w111 be . long visual exper1ence through
the park, g~ vlr:g the reel ot open space. As you move
through t~e park, there 1s quite a cha:1.ge of exper1ence.
however. ~_ere ~111 be a s1zable wheel toy area throughout
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tile park. There w11l be an earth bowl which :4111 serve as
_ a.ph1.theater, about 1/3 o~ the way back from Stevens
~ "" Blvd., w1th.. t1re pj.t as the tocal po1nt. TM.s 1s
lID lie within the clQ' camp area. The stage 1s separated ..
~:". the amphitheater b¡ a .tn-· of woter with bridges ,.
";c-" I'C1'OSS it. During the ......e of acts, scenes, etc.,
:~..,-..... a wall of ..ter can be shot up to serve as a
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. lID ·81ft the feeling of unit)' aøI cohes1veness.
- I... wUl be a falll117 picnic area with small BBQ's scat-
t ~ ...4 throughout the heav117 pIanted area. The major
pt-cr area can handle groups of about 300 people. A pre-
-~1 play area. a schoo1-age play area and tennis courts
are adjacent to this large picm.c area.
1!Ie concept on the swilllll1ng pool 16 one, not of establ1sh-
1cs a competitive swim situat10n such as we w11l have across .
~ street, but a tam1ly sw1111 experience which takes on a
rree form w1th vater Jets and 1slands of "coral beds".
!h:.oe w111 be concrete deck1ng w1th a ra1sed, planted berm.
~ by, there w1l1 be a recreat10n off1ce bu11d1ng, a
~ . !D 's dress1ng room, and a me:: , s dress1ng room w1 th rest
:::.00....... at one end ot the bu1ld1r.g.
~ugh his research, Mr. Bec;c :-..85 determined that the City
se~&6 to need the softness ratrAr t~n the l~~ear type !eel
:;~ a park, as was originally ;;r.posed.
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1here w11l be 120 parking 8pa~ea on the site, which w111
De separated from the park ty s~zable earth :::ound1ng.
~~ are ~enches all around t:-A lake and t:-~oughout the
~k. The main effort 1s dire:ted ~oward provid1ng a
~.~wçndous vsriety of tee11nga a~d e~~er~t~~es.
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~. Beck po1nted out that a~~~aa ~~ 'he par~ :::ust be
&c!::::.eved v1a Mary Avenue and eve:-j effort m\òst be made tc
prc~ect the large oak tree at t~e entrance. They have d1s-
~.ed the matter with the de.e::per of the adjacent
property and hope to work w1t:-~~ the street pattern la1d
OY~ by the developer. 'l'hrougi'. a:: actual trade of land,
~ by perm1ssion ot a less t:-~ 60' street and no park1ng
al.cms the front of the park ~~rty, these plans may be
realized. Th1s will be a contrclle~ area by use of planting.
~ur P1tzgerald asked it t;here 1s gwing to be any part of
~ park tenced. Mr. Beck sa:.4 he d1d not anticipate any
reac1ns at this time. It may te found necb5sary at a later
~. There are three peð..tr1an entrar.ces to tne park
~ Stevens Creek Blvd., ..pa.~ted by putting greens.
'II3e _1:1 entrances and þarking areas wi:1 be from Mary
A....eaue.
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0øw1c. Ncel as,=i:'<! for some eñlmate as to ma1ntenance costs
or t;he f'ully ;i¿veloped perk. :1nclud1ng staf'f'. Mr. Beck
IIa14 he could ;:ut together an accurate f1gure. but at tl11a
u. he est1rated 1.5~ per ~re foc:t per month. Be baa
. ;~ $4500.00 for high ~ce, wh1l:h would ou~ be
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.,~: " . reat10n D1rector ot:r....t,1;he f1gurea ot t2000 to
'L' ',per acre per year for 11 parka. with larp ~
, :;:')', ,'.', less per acre than \:IIat.
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. . _ .¿ P1tzgerald aaked It t!IeN baa been a final 1IOrd troll
»-: t~ Clara County Vater eo.......tlon Diatrict. 1Ir. Beck
, -,'" the;?' tIOuld requ1re a DD8 acre minimum of water. amd
~ also _s the queatlOD ot the respons1blllt7 ot patt1nS
ba the large _ter main.
lIr. Beck d1s¡::ayed a alte plan wIth the front 1/3 portIon
eø:1rc1ed. Ee est1mated this portion could be comp1etel)'
c5eYe10ped for $105.000 to $120,000. The back 2"" portion
or the park =~~:d be left as Is. w1th a sav1ngs ct leas
t!:aD $20,OOC :~ the total $440,000 for the total development
~~ the cent:-a: ~rk. Early eat1mates were $22,000 per acre,
5:; these ng~:':!s seem to c01nc1de. He noted that U',e t~g
~rAiture ~:~~ is 1n tr.e strÀctures, pool areas. &r~
-:=1s cour: s.
:::--.';.:IC. Stok;!s i3~ed fo::' a re'".1ew of the park develc~...er.';
~~s. The ~~:;" Manager 5a11 o;r.at, witr. the $240,OOC 1~
r~eral fur.~s ::~thcomir.g. we sh~uld hav¿ apprcxi~';e:J
I'"-Y.>.OOO an ~:i::e.
:.:....;.:1::. Stc:r<eE ~3.~j he w:"~:'1 :'11Ce t.:· see the entlr'! ~e:--.-:~:
pa~k clearei i~i graded arA ~rees planted se t~ey w:~:=
=a.e maxim~~ ~~:~1ng t1~e. :he c~~ldren's play a:'ea.
pa~k~ng rac::~:~es. picr~: !ac~1:~1es, and re-t rcc~
!a:111t1es a:: seemed t: =e r.ecessary e:ements wt ';~~S ,;:~e.
(JIf:'. Beck ¡;a~:: !::'5,000 t:; $2:,:.oc w)!lld p~t. in ti'.e "'!1';~:-
e:'~nt 1n ::-,~ :':-ont 4.2 a::res.) :;):';:;" Stokes n:;';e1
-:::a't the at:'.-:: -.,,:-ald make ~:"'~a S:::-':'lar to a ne1ght"::"!'.:.:.:
~k. He s:~:~~:y reco~e~1~1 t~e water te incl~dej, ~~
-;~7 can gc :~~s route. 5:; -::-.e r:a'lor of the area 1O:;~:= '~e
~-.-::luded.
r-arks Comm15S~;~;!r Acker ~ererred to the matr1x ~e :41 ý:'e-
;a:ed and i'.::~:i;!d in t~e ~r.utes of April 24th, as a g~l:ie
~:.:~ any necessa:-y cutting and phasing.
C~ssioner :~:mis sa1d t~.e Commission wanted t~ ~~w :~
~~ should f~::J develop Portal and Wilson Parks and ~:rge';
t~ Central ~,~ at th1s ~1:e, or partially develo~ a::
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~. Stckes asked tOl!' aD explanat10n of the d1screpmcles
øI 1;be flgur...; for the tSIII:r' wt and play area t'lgures ~or
1:IIe dltferent ¡¡arks. CO . Acker sa1d It 1s in the 11117
- 11 use theIr creat1. 1ft developing these areas.
,<:J -"". Jfoel ..ked tile .rl . '--sonsrs it the7 at &n7 tt.e bad
)' .. J4ft'ed tbe 4neloU . T ..~ UIe Central Park and .Uber
,. -~-oø or Portal tAR ... .'þøtIa.
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..... Stoaa ..b4 It .*iwaldl be poasible to ~- UIe
tbIV tot uo..
í -. StoJau would ua. eo .. the whole Ce!ltra1 JIañ
.;I ·r1I1114", - OM "L ¡-.... on It aDd spend 1... OD tbe
_ Nt.,......mood pub _ tIda t1_. Total deve1cy- At Is
~_ do.. to tile _ ..nton c!ollar t1gure. wb1cb be
"-1t .. to¡;al17 ...... 1-'I4!_~ ror Cupertino. In acSd1.tlon,
:' ~. Sto.. salct _ .. ~ with the atrong posa1b111t7
or paJ'C11a.1IIC anotbft' ~ a1te t'or an area ot the C1t7
11: wb1ch the" 1. no pa1I dte. We must alao keep 1n mnd
<:m per!r 181ntC'MnC. Cll..... 1Ih1ch wll1 go on and on.
:-C-mc. 1Ic~: aaked about f;be hlteral r-..r.ds avallaDle.
~ Recrea~lon D1rector 8a1.d the7 ant!~lpated 501.' Peðeral
~1clpat!on In 1961. 1ft 1968, they .c...ld 11k. to have
S:055,ooc f:r ba:;lc str.oe~ and rurth~r park :2evelo;=ent.
~ the $50.000 Is _t~, .. coulj '~art deveIc~nt
:~ ~he Mc~:. Vista Park. lie rec~r.,1..;! a $7ooc,OOC b:>nð
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:.:~_c. Nee: sa!d he w~~ be willing :: :~t out el~r~r
~:'~al c:' V1:son ~rk at th1a tillle; s¡:e:-,j $150,OOC f:r tr.e
:~~ :iecUej -.-pon, and spent tl9C,OOC ::", ~h~ Centra: Park.
::1E. ::>ars:~s sugesteeS ~1J'IC a:'l the :",e:essary ea:'";!: 1IGrk
~, .:1 tì'.r'!~ parka and :I1.~r1b'.1~e the :-~,,'; of the !.~s
1mC:".g th~ :!'-.ree parka.
~* City Ma:-.ager suase.~eeS devel:.pm.,·· _:' the Cer,,;=--': Park,
~ :.r as ~!:e I'IlCmey wI:: &0, 1!I~ght ~t' ~ ...~se move .:-.:1 <;!".en
~ :~ the >~Jple for tne 80ney to deve~;¡: the other par_a.
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Ir: :r-S::JSSIO!\ OF PORTAL PAM
11:'. .J-:.hn S:~~, of Ribera am "-,, Lands~!Ipe Arch1tects, pre-
se::.ted P:.1,.s for Portal I'al-k. rnaSe I g:'ttd1ng w111 be
:..mportant ~: gIve the r..~1nt: t¡'\8.t tt-.t. park 18 separated
~.::-=: Porta: Av~nue. The picnic ~re'!.~ ¡¡,rt> adjacent to the
:me¡,(10"W arell. The school area hlu a r¡'~:'ly extenal':e asphalt
L""e& so n-~:) is not go1nC ~o be provUej .:>n the park prc-
;¡œrty. GraJlng, und€-~ ut1litie5, turfing. tree and
;enphery sr.rub plant1Ds. pathW..ys, sar:j 1n tiny tot area,
~ gr .Ju¡:' ;:!cnIc area 1no=1udinl; a large BBQ for groups
iIC"e all 1:-.:1'Jded In Phase I, J<\h1t;11 wll: :'Un $130,OOC. .
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.Adobe and c.:ncrete w111 lie u.8ed to g1ve the park the
ar17 California, yet cœ¡t~r3ry. feeling. In develop-
bIB a park, they pret'ø> ~ dr.-slop the1r 1dea. 111 a .ea1e
.ødel rather than ext~ye 4ft.lng.. eo.twl... be re-
e-" ~ncSecS regular 11sb' ....ftII.J'd. rather than Cu.8tOll _de
GDe8. T:lecause ot the l1IdA4 quantlt7 needed. '!be7 are
'JIioPOIl1ng bark to be UM4.. pound cover Ullder the srove
,~tre,ell. It w11l haw. 1oIf-'.1ntenance tactol'. and .111
118 practlcal as well.
C'ouDc. Johnson asked. U eNJ"J'bocS7 agrees w1 th the lIOrk1ng
....1ngs. bow long woa14 s.t take to get SOM J'elteNl t'lmds.
'!be PArka D1reetor US4 UIe- aotual tuneSs ~ not be cOIling
~or two or three 7Mft_ ~ the approval of the appl1catlo::1
_ .ell as the (I[ to ØI'_eud could be accOllPl1.bec1 .1thin
tbree week~ About a ~ 1. needed for bld a4yertls~t,
etc. adldiJ1gs cannot be 1.DClucSed 1n the reque.t tor ~
Pederal part1ci..tlon; bø..&4*r. rest room. can.
When asked about t;helr _per1ence ,,1 th the actual obta1nIng
c~ Pederal ~;¡zJd!l. 1Ir. au. ..ld ....rk and san ftlblo have
:oece1vecS Fejerai tuneS. 1mISer th1a sO!& part1cipation proposal.
c::¡'...nc. Jor.::s-=~ cc-.ntecS <;bat he "oulj Uke to see grad1ng,
;:lant~.ng a::j rest roou on all three parks, tor starters.
:"~.e _et i,~ : t.en IIIOved o·..~ ';0 the recept ion area, wr.e~
Kr. Briar. Vi::enke1ler expla1ned 1n jep~h the llede: for
~rtal Pa~~ .::ich 1s be1r~ ~Isplayed there.
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:~~c. St~~~! asked, tac~ 1~ the Ccr.fe:'e~ce Rco~, ~: see a
~sentat:;~ :f W1lsor. Park relatIng to the tIr~ ~:~ a~ea,
scr~ol-age ~~~.. and <;~A ..te~ experIence.
~. Beck sa~: ~helr c~~=e~1cn of the ~~~y tot area ~a~ges
~~m todj:e~ :v abo~t the seven-year-:.j and ta~es :~e form
:.! a large ::~:, sta~1nc w1 th a sha~ :;\Ii portI~~, a: the
::wer end a~j gett1ng d..per as It prcg:'esses upwar1 and
arcund. g:-a::.ally bec~m1:'-4E :!)Ore challer.glng and, ~h..s,
appea11ng :; :h1ldr~n a :1ttle older the rarthe~ ..~ ~~ey go.
~~re 1s a s~ll scale v~l:age wIth very small r.1::s, etc..
aM plent~' ;~ QPportun1';y for 1magInatIQr1 and c.:'ea~iveness
~ the1r ~:ay. There 1s alae a wheel tey area, and grass
__~ b1rch :~ees 1n the center. The lIghts w111 be er.~:osed
W1th1n a g~;~ping of logs, wl.1ch ,,111 t1e 1n w1th the
:l1mbing ex~erIence elements.
~ school-age play area is essentially the ~me as the ~1ny
~t area, Qr.ly on a larger 8cale and wlth the empr.as1a on
the use of the Jarge IlUScle.. There w111 be a geodesic
:1:1me, sImilar to that featured at the World's Pair In
Canada this year.
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'!be spray pool for the t1ny tot area 1s 30' d1ameter
e~'Cle ot concrete tdtÞ a' vertical column ot water coming
oat; or a Jet at the top or .. structure in the center.
BIe. school-age spraJ.'.,p'ool..~lJ.be 36' in diameter and
wuot1al17 the ....~..:.~tiíe~ llti[läller one, but the water
èta tdIl be more ~..;:and. Without the water, each
becomes a :5CUlpturalt:h'f"'8. Wh~n dry, it will be an
~1~~t1~g ~lace to ~7;and climb.
I:r. Beck !:ouche\1 on tile ..tter ot accen to this park.
:I~ 11&8 brought ':ut tba~, tile developer 01' t¡·üS adjacent
JaDð bas subm1tttfti . 'l'eDtatlve Map showing a 15' easement
to the park. Mr. Bec:Je 1'eCOIIIII8ndt.'Ci this De increased to
)0' or it will result in a long, mrrow patt. ay lined
1f1th shrubs on both s14es.
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V D:tSCUSSIONS OF PRIORI'!'!
~ only the tront portion ot the Central Park 1s developed
a.~ this time, Mr. Beck cUd not recommend putt1ng 1n the
_~r because the pumplS and things would be very expens1ve
~-:;:" so small a water area at this t1me and would have to
=e moved later. Mr. Seck also d1d not adv1se mov1ng any
:J~ the play equ1pnent 1nto this front 1/3 portion for later
'::'L"lster 1nto the scheduled area.
~7~C. Stokes would 11ke to see Portal and Wilson Parks
~eveloped up to the .306,000 figure, reducing this by 5 to
:~ cecause of the ar.t1c1pated b1ds, wh1ch would leave
~=·:r.lt $120,000 to use on the Central Park at this time.
3e asked Mr. Beck for a report on what th1s $120,COO would
~~y. The next phase should be the complete grad1ng of
,:::.e Central Park.
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:7:'..e :>1rector of PublIc Works requested his department be
~7en the opportunity to rev1ew the plans to determine
¥~¿': port10n of the work can be done ty the C1ty.
;~. Parsons suggested subst1tut1ng asphalt pav1ng for
':~..e concrete pav1ng at Portal Park.
:.=. Loomis suggested start1ng out w1t;h one tot area and
:>-..A! spray pool for Wilson and Fortal Parks.
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:'!7.l.!lC. Stokes asked Kr. Sue
some ot the elements there.
ot the elements are deleted
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Mr. Sue
he would
poss1ble to compromise
sa1d that 1t about half
l1ke to restudy the
'!!:Ie general op1n10n was that all three pU'ks would go to bid
a': the same time, but separately. Afte..- the bids are 1n, tt
.cr~d be determined to what extent each park would be
c1e"ve 10 ped .
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Moved 1»7 COUDC. .081. seconded by Counc. Stokesþ to
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