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Council weighs Duarte Park Phase 2 parking-lot add-on as neighbors and staff differ on green-space impacts
Summary
Staff proposed adding a parking-lot amenity to Duarte Park Phase 2 for an extra $49,000 in design fees (roughly $18,000 out of contingency). Councilmembers debated tradeoffs between added parking (19 spaces, 1 ADA) and loss of usable green space, enforcement and maintenance. No vote was taken; staff will return with cost updates for the May budget workshop.
City staff presented finalized Phase 2 design plans for Duarte Park and offered council an option to include a parking-lot amenity as part of the design contract. Emmanuel (S10) told the council that incorporating the parking-lot amenity into the design would cost an additional $49,000. "As part of the design contract, if the council wish to include the parking lot amenity, that'd be an additional $49,000 to the contract," Emmanuel said, and he noted the council had a 10% contingency remaining in the approved…
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