Sunnyvale seeks input on Las Palmas Park renovation as residents press for shade, sports courts and parking fixes

City of Sunnyvale staff and consultant RRM Design Group presented preliminary ideas and gathered community priorities for a planned renovation of Las Palmas Park at an online community meeting, where residents pressed for more shade at the dog park, alternatives to the large pond, better parking and added recreational amenities such as picnic upgrades, batting cages and drop‑in courts for pickleball.

The project team said the meeting’s purpose was to collect community input that will shape three initial concept plans and associated cost estimates, followed by two additional rounds of community outreach. Project manager Connie Fan, City of Sunnyvale, said a public survey opened at the meeting and will remain available for two weeks. Julian Simeone, landscape architect and project manager with RRM Design Group, said the team plans to present three concepts in fall 2025, narrow them to two after more feedback, and bring a final concept to the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council in early 2026; construction documents and permitting would follow with construction anticipated to begin in late 2026 and finish in spring 2028.

Residents focused first on the park’s large ornamental pond. Simeone said the existing pond has “a lot of structural damage, leaks” and dated water‑treatment systems and that its footprint could be reduced or reconfigured. Several speakers suggested alternatives that would use less water or produce more usable space. Resident…