The Final Master Plan for the Sports Park was developed through a series of community workshops and design efforts beginning in 2008. A Consensus Plan, developed from input gathered at the workshops, was presented at the July 2009 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. The initial Consensus Master Plan was reviewed and approved by the City Council on August 18, 2009 for the purpose of conducting further environmental analysis and site studies, and scoping land acquisition alternatives.
On April 19, 2011, the City Council certified the Environmental Impact Report for the Sports Park and Recreation Center and adopted Alternative 7 as the Preferred Project. The layout of the sports fields in the Consensus Master Plan was reconfigured in Alternative 7 to better fit within the site. Additionally, the reconfigured layout reduced potential retaining wall heights and project costs, and preserved riparian areas along and within Glass Creek.
The Final Master Plan reflects changes that were made in conjunction with the development of the grading plan; and input received at an August 2011 workshop requesting larger artificial sports turf fields to accommodate a wider variety of sport uses.
