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City pitches $1.6M for Phase 4 at Mayor's/Dorothy Malindon parks; residents press for shade, accessibility and dog park options
Summary
Parks staff said $1.6 million is available for phase‑4 improvements at the combined Mayor's/Dorothy Malindon parks (about 84 acres), proposing basketball/pickleball courts, a splash pad, a pump track and walking path reconstruction; residents asked for more shade, a dog park and adaptive play equipment.
Parks staff presented concept designs on June 18 for Phase 4 of Mayor's and Dorothy Malindon parks, telling the North Valleys advisory board that roughly $1.6 million from the residential construction tax fund is available for the phase and that the two parks are treated as one site for planning purposes.
“For this phase of this project, we have $1.6 million available out of our residential construction tax fund,” the park planner (identifying as CA) said. She described the two parcels as roughly 84 acres together and reviewed a 2019 master plan and a small bilingual follow‑up survey the department ran; staff received 27 responses and used that feedback to prioritize features.
Staff proposed prioritizing basketball and pickleball courts with shade, a splash pad sited south of the existing playground to take advantage of nearby restrooms and utilities, a pump track for youth mountain‑bike activity, and reconstruction of the deteriorated walking path around the large field. “Shade and walking paths were the highest responses,” CA said, citing the survey results, but she cautioned the board that 27 responses are not statistically representative.
Residents and board members highlighted local priorities. One board member, who described a background in roller derby, urged more inclusive wheeled‑sports features and a greater tree canopy for shade. Another member recommended wind protection and shade for pickleball courts and modest improvements to the existing disc‑golf signage to help newcomers navigate the course. Several speakers raised the idea of a dog park; staff replied that creating a dog park would likely require fencing and could reduce field availability unless made a community priority.
A member of the public, Rebecca Flannry, asked whether a community center or pool is planned; staff replied that the $1.6 million fund is restricted by statute and cannot be used for community centers or maintenance, and that an aquatic facility is capital‑intensive (staff cited a prior example of a pool that cost about $58 million).
Staff said an active walking‑path reconstruction project would begin next month and that the Phase 4 scope is intended to be prioritized within the available budget. They invited further feedback via the agenda page and a project contact.
Next steps: staff will use board feedback to refine Phase 4 priorities and proceed with design and procurement within the $1.6 million budget constraints; public outreach remains open via the project page.
