Improvements to Kearney Park, PWP Program 12

Project Overview

SLFRF will fund improvements to Kearney Park consisting of the removal and disposal of one outdated playground that is past its useful life, the installation of three new playgrounds, improvements to the tennis courts, the addition of a group picnic shelter, tables and barbeque pits, replacement of one non-ADA compliant restroom and construction of one new restroom that will include a new septic and leach lines, well pump repair/s, and irrigation improvements for the landscaping beautification of the park’s greenery and open space areas. Additional improvements to Kearney Park will address interior circulation concerns such as: improvement of the pavement surface in several areas of the park, along with striping and speed bumps, and repair of the rock walls along the road to prevent reckless driving and improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and multimodal users of the park, the installation of wheel stops and updated parking space striping to improve safety, street lighting and signage throughout the park to improve pedestrian safety and traffic orientation, various ADA-compliant accessibility improvements, irrigation and septic improvements, and – if funding allows – various playground and shelter improvements, and miscellaneous improvements. 

 

Performance Report 

As of November 2023, CEQA has been completed and filed. Anticipated completion date of January 2024.  A categorical exemption is anticipated.

Design phase is progressing, existing leach lines have not yet been located and may pose a design challenge.

The project is scheduled to advertise in September 2024.