Daly City Council approves park partnership, reservoir design, stormwater project, rezonings and energy storage agreement

Daly City’s City Council on March 10 approved a series of infrastructure and land-use actions, including a public–private agreement with Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory for upgrades at Marsh Bank Park, authorization of design services to replace the city’s out-of-service Reservoir 7, and a construction contract award for green stormwater and pedestrian improvements on Santa Barbara and Vista Grande avenues. The council also adopted a rezoning ordinance for 2150 Geneva Avenue and approved a development agreement for an energy storage project with expanded community outreach requirements.

The approvals package bundles near-term construction and planning steps the city says will address public-safety, stormwater, accessibility and recreational needs. Council votes on most items were unanimous voice or roll-call approvals.

Councilmembers and staff said the Marsh Bank Park agreement would expand recreational uses and accessibility while Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep pledged to fund and build major field and site improvements. “This is a beautiful field with so much potential for the future,” said Melinda Lawler Scrady, president of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, describing a multiuse turf field, bleachers, storage and site circulation improvements. Sacred Heart’s representatives told the council the school has already spent about $871,000 on research and design and expects the project to be phased and funded across academic years, with an initial construction phase price the school estimated at roughly $7 million and a total program figure discussed in the presentation of about $15 million.

For the city’s water system, Joshua Cosgrove, director of the Department of Water & Wastewater Resources, described…