Parks and Recreation Improvements

PARKS & RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS

Project Allocation: $ 649,146

Amount Expended: 100%

Status: COMPLETE

Votes: 1,323 Voting finish among 12 projects approved: #3

Project Description:

GVRD Project ($ 371,500):
Upgrade, repair & improve 12 GVRD-managed park & recreation sites, including benches, playground equipment, restrooms, water fountains, sidewalks, picnic tables, lights ($371,500)

PAL Project ($ 278,143):
Construct a restroom/snack bar at the PAL soccer fields located at 301 Wallace Avenue ($250,000 original allocation; $28,143 contingency allocated by City Council in March and July 2016)

Implementing Entities:
Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD)
Police Activities League (PAL)

Update:

GVRD Project:
GVRD began work in March 2014, tasked with improving 12 parks and granted $371,500. GVRD agreed to contribute at least $159,000 of in-kind contributions for labor and management, so that all of the $371,500 could be used for materials.

GVRD 100% of its funding by December 31, 2015, completing not only all 12 original sites in the contract, but came in considerably under budget and was able to increase funding for a new playground at North Vallejo Park adding a 13th site for park improvements and a new playground at Setterquist Park.

PAL Project:
PAL contributed $82,000 on top of the original PB grant of $278,143, and completed construction at the VCUSD-owned fields on Wallace Avenue. The ribbon-cutting was on June 17, 2016.