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Riverbank wins National Park Service support to update Jacob Myers master plan; multi‑use trail proposal moves to environmental review
Summary
Staff said the city received 240 professional landscape‑architect hours through a National Park Service grant to update park master plans; a proposed 1.25‑mile nonmotorized trail at Jacob Myers Park requires environmental review because it is near levees and protected species.
Parks staff told the advisory committee they plan to update master plans for Riverbank parks and that technical support has been secured for Jacob Myers Park.
The director said the department recently received a National Park Service grant that does not provide money but will provide 240 hours of a professional landscape architect to help update Jacob Myers’ master plan. He urged broad community engagement, saying staff will use surveys and open houses in 2024–25 to collect neighborhood input.
On specific projects, staff described a proposed 1.25‑mile nonmotorized trail connecting the existing trail to Army Corps land. The director cautioned the trail requires significant environmental review because it lies near the levee and river and includes areas with protected plant species; the project team is working with an engineering firm and will pursue grant funding for construction once reviews are complete.
Staff said updating master plans for larger parks will be more extensive than for small neighborhood parks and that plans will outline design, funding and maintenance considerations.
