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Ms. Taylor said that if parking was needed it should be a separate issue and based on an analysis of need <br />and location. She said the project was being pushed by Whole Foods. She said that helping The Shedd was <br />a good idea but there was no urgent need to build either a music school or parking. She would not try to <br />stop Whole Foods from building a store but would not help them either. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman opposed. <br /> <br /> <br />C. WORK SESSION: Parks, Recreation and Open Space General Obligation Bond <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor said the question before the council was whether to put a Parks, Recreation and Open <br />Space General Obligation Bond on the ballot, when to put it on the ballot and the amount of the bond. He <br />introduced Parks Planning Manager Carolyn Weiss. <br /> <br />Ms. Weiss explained that the last parks bond was passed in 1998 and implementation of that bond was <br />almost completed. She used a slide presentation to explain the three potential bond scenarios. She said the <br />scenarios consisted of three funding tiers, which were cumulative and built on one another, and included <br />costs for both capital and maintenance and operation. She described the tiers as follows: <br /> <br />Tier 1 - $20 million <br />? <br /> <br />Park acquisition - $7 million <br />? <br /> <br />Natural area acquisition - $3 million <br />? <br /> <br />Renovations to existing parks - $7.5 million <br />? <br /> <br />Partnership opportunities - $2.5 million <br /> <br />Tier 2 - $35 million <br />? <br /> Park acquisition - $3.5 million (additional) <br />? <br /> Natural area acquisition - $4.8 million (additional) <br />? <br /> Renovations to existing parks - $5.7 million (additional) <br />? <br /> Partnership opportunities - $1 million (additional) <br /> <br />Tier 3 - $50 million <br />? <br /> Natural area acquisition - $5.1 million (additional) <br />? <br /> Renovations to existing parks - $6.7 million (additional) <br />? <br /> Partnership opportunities - $1 million (additional) <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy appreciated the opportunity to consider different scenarios. She noted the City Manager’s <br />recommendation that the council place a bond measure on the ballot in 2008 instead of 2006. She <br />commented that if the council decided to take action it should have enough broad support from throughout <br />the community that it would have a chance of passing. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy called for council questions and comments. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said he was interested in a bond measure in November 2006 and the issue for him was what kind <br />of bond measure. He recalled a council discussion in 2005 about a focusing on the things that were most <br />time-sensitive and suggested a measure that would include funding for land acquisitions for parks and <br />natural areas and the wetlands education center, for a total of approximately $20 million. He asked if some <br />funds remained from the 1998 bond for the Santa Clara Community Park and the additional funds in Tier 1 <br />would supplement the 1998 funds. Ms. Weiss said that was correct. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked for an explanation of the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House access project. Ms. Weiss <br />replied that there was a piece of land not owned by the City that was between the Shelton McMurphey <br /> <br /> <br />