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Commission hears parkland dedication update; ad hoc recommends partial Rinconada garden dedication while Measure E and former treatment‑plant parcels remain on‑
Summary
Staff outlined possible parkland dedications and constraints: Rinconada Community Gardens could be partially dedicated; the Measure E Baylands parcel and the former Los Altos treatment plant remain on hold pending utility and Valley Water decisions; Fry's redevelopment will include 2.25 acres for a future park.
Community Services Director Kristen O'Kane briefed the Parks and Recreation Commission on July 22 about the city's parkland inventory, development‑timeframes and short‑term opportunities for formal park dedication.
Kane said Palo Alto currently has 34 city parks totaling about 175 acres and, separately, roughly 4,000 acres of open‑space preserves. The city recently opened a 0.64‑acre addition at Boulware Park and dedicated a 0.2‑acre mini‑park called Towerwell Park downtown.
Staff and the commission's ad hoc reviewed candidate sites and near‑term feasibility. The findings presented were:
• Measure E Baylands site (adjacent to the Regional Water Quality Control Plant): up to 10 acres currently undedicated; feasibility is contingent on Public Works'…
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