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Rec and Park, Port report near‑completion of 2012 Clean & Safe Neighborhood Parks bond projects
Summary
Recreation and Park reported 99% of 2012 bond funds spent or encumbered with two active projects—Stern Grove playground and McLaren Trails—moving to completion; the Port said Agua Vista Park and Pier 27 public art remain in later stages tied to other construction schedules.
Stacy Bradley, director of capital and planning at Recreation and Park, and Simon Betzalel, project manager in the Port of San Francisco’s engineering division, updated the committee on the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks GO bond program.
Bradley said Rec and Park has spent or encumbered 99% of the 2012 bond funds, delivered 80 completed projects and is finishing two active projects: the Stern Grove playground (in construction and expected to open to the public later this summer, with equipment delays earlier due to cross‑border tariff issues) and segments of McLaren Trails (expected complete by the end of this year or early next year). She noted 15 neighborhood parks opened, 27 projects delivered through the Community Opportunity Fund, and 11 open playground projects in a public‑private partnership called Let’s Play SF.
Port project manager Simon Betzalel said the port completed four park projects funded by the bond and has two remaining: Agua Vista Park (advancing with the Mission Bay Ferry Landing project, using the existing park for construction staging and scheduled for construction at the end of 2026 with an opening in spring 2027) and a Pier 27 public‑art installation (artist selected with the SF Arts Commission; permitting is underway and the port expects it to open by year‑end).
The committee did not take action; presenters answered clarifying schedule and coordination questions.
