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St. Helena council approves parks and recreation master plan process, using park impact fees
Summary
The City Council voted to hire Bluepoint Planning for a 9–10 month parks and recreation master planning process funded from the city’s park impact fee account; staff said the plan will prioritize projects and produce staged, implementable recommendations.
The St. Helena City Council on a unanimous roll call vote approved hiring a consultant to develop a 10‑year parks and recreation services and facilities master plan and trails study, using remaining park impact fees to pay for the planning work.
Community Development Director Dave Jans told the council the master plan is intended as “a guiding document, a road map” for parks and community facilities and recreation programming, and will evaluate maintenance standards, program coordination with the library, and creative funding strategies. Jans said the plan’s timeline is about nine to 10 months.
The plan’s scope includes a trails master plan and a financial forecast to show the cost of bringing parks to the condition the community wants and to provide…
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