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Buena Park council backs design work for Brenner Park renovation and directs concept work for Stanton/Pinchot pocket park
Summary
Council directed staff to include conceptual design funding for a Brenner Park renovation (playground, splash pad and clubhouse improvements) and to advance design outreach for a 15,000‑square‑foot pocket park at Stanton and Pinchot. Staff proposed a phased budget timing across FY25–26 and FY26–27 with construction targeted in FY27–28.
Council members supported moving forward with design and community outreach for two park projects intended to add amenities and green space in under‑served neighborhoods.
Brenner Park: Community Services staff described Brenner Park as a 4.5‑acre neighborhood park in need of modernization. Proposed elements include replacing a decades‑old playground, adding a splash pad in the former wading‑pool footprint, renovating the clubhouse to support programs and rentals, upgrading lighting and replacing a vandal‑prone chain‑link fence at the freeway edge. Staff recommended allocating $100,000 in FY25–26 for a concept consultant (community outreach and design workshops) and $300,000 in FY26–27 for architectural design, with construction budget to follow in FY27–28.
Pocket park at Stanton & Pinchot: At Council Member Franco’s request, staff presented plans to repurpose a city‑owned 15,000 square‑foot parcel at Stanton Avenue and Pinchot Court into a passive pocket park with trees, benches and low‑intensity amenities to address a parks deficiency in District 2. Staff said the project aligns with the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and suggested design and outreach funding similar in scope to the city’s smaller park projects; Council directed staff to include the concept in upcoming budget planning and to proceed with public engagement.
Council rationale and next steps: Council members cited equity of park access, proximity to schools and under‑utilized facilities and supported parallel progress on concept design and budgeting. Staff said Measure R funds are the likely capital source and offered to return with a refined scope and budget schedule. No formal appropriations were adopted at the meeting; council action directed staff to proceed with concept design and community outreach.
