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Upland council reviews park funding, ties ADA fixes to future projects amid staffing limits
Summary
City staff outlined three park funding sources and proposed setting aside 30% of capital project estimates to cover ADA improvements, while council and staff flagged limited staffing and the need for on-call engineers to speed project delivery.
Upland's City Council reviewed available park funding and a proposed approach to address widespread accessibility improvements during a Sept. 9 special workshop.
Assistant City Manager Stephen Parker introduced Recreation and Community Services Manager Jessica Gandera, who described three funding streams for park capital and maintenance: development impact fees (DIF) that may be spent citywide, Quimby (QMB) fees restricted to parks within a half-mile of where the funds were collected, and recurring park lease revenues limited to the parks where they were generated. Gandera said a table before the council summarized roughly…
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