Parks commission approves Campus Oaks C 061 neighborhood park master plan

The Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission on June 2 approved the master plan for C 061, a six‑acre neighborhood park off Ashbrook Street in the Campus Oaks area, and forwarded the plan to city council for formal approval and environmental clearance.

The plan, presented by Tara G., Park Planning and Development Manager, estimates hard construction costs at about $1,200,000. Tara said the estimate excludes already calculated soft costs and that “the 1,200,000 estimated budget is for hard construction.” She told commissioners the plan emphasizes installing a children’s play area in the base bid because adjacent parks do not include a dedicated play structure.

The master plan lays out a base scope that includes turf, a play area, a swing area, a half‑court basketball surface, picnic areas and natural‑surface trails that would transition into adjacent open space. The design also includes a menu of add‑alternate features — such as play shade, additional paved bike‑trail connection and expanded landscaping — that staff said would be added only if bids allow. Tara said, “Our hope is that the base bid is 1.2 or less. And if we do receive a bid for the base bid for 1.2, then unfortunately, some of the other features … will have to be deferred.”

Commissioners pressed staff on how features will be prioritized if bids exceed the estimate. Commissioner Kevin Hernandez asked whether base elements duplicated features at nearby Crimson Ridge Park; Tara answered that the base bid primarily provides grass and the play area should be the focus. Commissioners also asked about safety and circulation: Tara said post‑and‑cable fencing along the berm is meant as a visual demarcation to discourage children from entering detention basins on the park’s south edge.

Staff described outreach for the plan: a virtual workshop in August 2024 attended by about 30 residents, an in‑person workshop in October 2024 with 17 attendees, and a two‑week written comment period in May 2025 that drew seven written comments, which staff said were “overall support for the plan” and emphasized adding a play area. Tara told the commission the Campus Oaks plan area contains nearly built‑out residential development and that neighborhood park development fees collected from building permits in that plan area must be used within that plan area.

On procedure, a commissioner moved to approve the master plan for C 061; another commissioner seconded. The motion passed unanimously with all commissioners present voting in favor.

The commission packet and staff presentation list next steps as seeking city council approval, preparing construction documents, and targeting construction to begin in spring 2027 pending council action, environmental clearance and successful bidding. Staff cautioned that rising construction costs may require deferring add‑alternates, and that any expanded scope would depend on bids and available neighborhood park funds collected in the Campus Oaks plan area.

Votes at a glance: approval of C 061 master plan — motion moved, seconded (movers not specified in the transcript); vote: unanimous in favor among commissioners present.

The commission also discussed maintenance funding: staff explained the community facilities district for service assessment on property tax rolls funds landscape and related services in the development area and said those assessments, together with household counts used in development formulas, support long‑term maintenance funding for parks built in the plan area.

The commission forwarded the approved master plan to the city council for formal approval and environmental clearance, with construction timing dependent on council action and successful bidding.