Agenda Item Title:
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Second Reading: Council Member Sharkey proposing that the City Council adopt Resolution 25-15C, a resolution requiring the city to consider the removal of park strips as a required residential design standard for new residential developments
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Presenter:
Cyndi Sharkey, Council Member At-large
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Description/Background:
I originally presented this proposal to the Council during a first reading on October 22, 2024. In recent years, park strips in residential areas have been undergoing noticeable change. Identified years ago as water wasters, and generally unused as front yard activity spaces, there has been a push to eliminate grass turf and sprinkler systems in park strips. Incentives to "flip your strip" have been offered, and the public has become aware that changing out park strips can be beneficial, especially as a water conservation measure. However, park strips come with an inherent list of challenges. These issues are the reason I propose that the City Council give new direction on requiring residential park strips, and to reconsider their value, purpose, and need.
See the attached memo, exhibits, and resolution for more details.
Further action to be taken:
Should the council approve my policy proposal the administration will execute it, taking it through the land development code amendment process to the Planning Commission and ultimately back to the City Council for final consideration.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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Motion to approve Resolution 25-15C