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2 The Master Plan process for Northern Park will utilize a "community meeting" approach to the park design, where Board members Brown and Halkiotis and staff will work with citizens and other interested parties at a series of community meetings to develop a Park Master Plan for the Board's review. The Master Plan is expected to be complete by December 2003. The Board may also wish to consider adopting the Preliminary Concept Plan for the park, as called for in the adopted process. As used in previous projects, this Preliminary Plan helps provide guiding parameters for the park design. The Preliminary Concept Plan identifies general areas for categories of uses, which is used in the Master Plan process to refine and guide project details. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for construction of the Northern Park were included in the November 2001 Parks and Open Space bond in the amount of $1,200,000. Of that amount, $200,000 is currently available (appropriated in FY 2002-03). The Board's September 2002 CIP/Bond Sales Timetable anticipated the remaining funds to be allocated with $500,000 in both FY 2003-04 and FY 2004-05. Approximately $32,000 of this amount has been expended to date for a topographic and natural resource survey of the property (approved by the BOCC on August 19) needed for park design as well as work associated with the wastewater treatment system required for building facility improvements. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) Review the information provided and provide feedback as desired, and 2) Adopt a Preliminary Concept Plan for the Park, with revisions as deemed appropriate, to be used in the Master Plan process.