Verdugo Park North Master Plan

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Background

Verdugo Park is a 38.68 acre park which contains a large grove of mature sycamore trees, numerous oaks, and a young stand of redwoods. A small dry stream traverses the west side of the park which adds to the character of the site. It is classified as a community park and offers numerous amenities including one ball field, one multi-purpose field, four and one-half basketball courts, a skate park, two playground areas, two horseshoe pits and two field areas. Additionally, there is a food service building, group picnic facilities and community garden. Because of the parks unique setting, it is a very popular park for picnicking and playground usage particularly in the summer.

Project Scope

The project scope includes the following: replace the existing restroom with a new building including a small community room and construct a passive meditation maze where the current playground is located. The project also includes code-required accessible parking and path of travel improvements, renovation of the community garden, and addition of new picnic tables.

Funding

The project has been appropriated a total of $2,845,796.90 in CIP and DIF funds.

Status Update

The renovation of the Community Garden was conducted by the Park Services Section’s in-house staff. Staff worked with consultant David Volz Design, Inc. (DVD) to finalize the construction documents including the meditation maze, restroom/community room building, and required accessibility improvements. The plans have already been submitted twice and have received additional comments back. DVD submitted the 3^rd submittal, responsive to planner comments, in October 2023. 3^rd submittal comments were received on 4/23/2024, and design consultant is continuing to address corrections. Once permits are issued, the Project will be ready to be bid for construction (goal of August 2024). The construction phase is estimated to last 8 months.