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Report to approve, by motion, the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan, adding in additional accessibility features and amenities along the Trail. (Jay Rosenfield, Director of Parks and Recreation)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt this addition to the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan as it will allow more community members to safely and comfortably use the Trail, therefore allowing more use of the Trail system overall.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The purpose of this staff report is to recommend that City Council authorize the acceptance of:
1. The modification of the Master Plan for the Centennial Way Trail to make it more accessible for community members.
2. The expansion of the budget for the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan by $5.5 million per unit of expansion, which would include the cost of one public restroom unit with includes four stalls and two sinks, two standard outdoor benches, and one water bottle refill station, plus budget for any possible complications during construction.
3. A possible new revenue stream in order to help accommodate the increase in budget to the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan.
The Centennial Way Trail has been a landmark of South San Francisco for 15+ years and while there is a current plan to expand the amenities offered along the trail it fails to address the accessibility issues that the trail has faced for decades. For years it was simply long strips of bike path with a few benches along the stretch. This plan hopes to help address this issue by adding more benches, disability friendly restrooms, and water bottle refill stations periodically along the trail. This will not only allow the trail to become a nicer place to be in the long stretches of beautiful scenery, but it will help to allow more community members to enjoy the trail safely.
FISCAL IMPACT
This expansion will affect the budget meant for the project, but an additional revenue stream will help to cover this change.
RELASHIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC PLAN
This expansion is beneficial to the strategic plan because it will help to improve community satisfaction and will in turn allow more community members to be more comfortable using the Trail and the public spaces associated with it.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution to the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan authorizing the addition of public restrooms, benches, and water bottle refill stations along the Trail as it would allow for more community members to use the Trail safely and comfortably, as well as improving the effectiveness of the Centennial Way Trail Master Plan.