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Brentwood extends temporary Brentwood Park gravel lots through Oct. 28, 2025
Summary
The Brentwood Board of Aldermen voted unanimously May 5 to enact an emergency ordinance extending two temporary gravel parking lots at Brentwood Park for 180 days, directing staff to monitor use and continue dust/runoff mitigation.
The Brentwood Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 May 5 to adopt an emergency ordinance extending the continued use of two temporary gravel parking lots for Brentwood Park for 180 days, through Oct. 28, 2025, under ordinance number 5184.
City staff told the board the lots at 8615–8616 Manchester Road (on either side of Manchester Road near the tunnel) were opened temporarily and the extension will allow the city more time to evaluate long-term needs.
Design for a more permanent crescent-shaped parking area at the park entrance has been completed and placed in the city budget, but parks staff said the public works department wants to evaluate the need and cost before moving forward. "Design for that parking lot has been completed. It was placed in the budget for this year, but at talks at the public works department, we've decided to kind of evaluate that a little bit more and decide if it's something that the city should move forward with," said Eric, parks staff member.
Officials cited two reasons for delaying permanent construction: the capital cost relative to the number of spaces and a desire to measure actual usage of the temporary lots. Staff said the city is working with an analytics platform, Placer AI, to create a polygon around the two lots so usage can be analyzed from opening to the present.
Alderman Lochmiller asked whether the city could monitor the north lot’s use and address complaints from nearby residents about dust and storm runoff. Alderman Gould urged concrete mitigation steps if the extension is approved: "I think we should put in place some protocols to make sure that we're going around and misting the the lots so that it maintains the dust." Eric replied that the city had used a water truck to mist the lots on a three- to four-week rotation last year and would resume a regular schedule as needed, noting staff had not needed to mist since November because of wetter weather.
After discussion the board moved and seconded a motion to perfect the bill and voted by roll call to adopt ordinance 5184. The roll call recorded affirmative votes from Aldermen Plovka, Tice, Sims, Lochmiller, Gould, Harter, and Erger.
The ordinance extends the temporary lots for 180 days to allow the city to gather usage data, evaluate mitigation measures for dust and runoff, and revisit the capital project before committing to permanent construction.
