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TownofDanville233FrontStreet

Danville,CA94526

August30,2018RE:DanvilleSkatepark

ThefollowingisasupplementaldocumenttotheTownofDanville,SkateParkfeasibilityStudy.Todate,wehaveconductedathoroughreviewofuseareaswithinTown-ownedrecreationpropertiesfortheintegrationofaskateboardandotherwheeledvehiclepark.Aswiththeinitialprocess,itisalwaysourgoaltousedatacollectedduringthereviewofpotentialareasaswellasrelevantanecdotalinformationgatheredduringthecourseofconversationsandmeetingswithtownstaff,interestedparties,andthecommunityatlarge.

Thiscommunityinputandexperiencewasgatheredduringthecourseofseveralworkshopsandcommunitymeetings.WhentheinitialprocessselectedSycamoreValleyParkastheprimarylocation,andtwopotentiallocationswithinthatparkwereidentifiedandpresentedtothecommunity,alotofinputandconcernswasreceivedaboutthefeasibilityofsuchaninstallationinbothlocations.

ItappearsthatbyandlargethereisstrongsupportforaskatefacilitywithintheTownofDanville,withtheoutstandingchallengebeingidentifyingtheideallocation.Therefore,werecalibratedourprocess,andtookalookatanewpotentialsitewithinSycamoreValleyParktoseewhetheritmightprovideanoptimalparklocationwhileaddressingsomeofthechallengesbroughtupduringourmeetings.

Theprimaryconcernsincluded:

A. Impactonadjoiningareasand/oroutrightdisplacementofexistinguseareaswithintheparkB. Thesitebeingclosetoabusystreet–CaminoTassajaraC. Inadequatedropofforparkinglocationandtemptingunsafedrop-offsnearthebusyroadD. Concernsaboutrollertrafficcomingthroughthe“totlot”areaE. ConcernsaboutproximitytoneighboringhomesF. ConcernsaboutproximitytoanelementaryschoolG. Concernaboutthesiteoccupyingopenfieldspacewhereparkgoersnormallysit

Weknowasuccessfulprojectmeetstheneedsofasmanystakeholdersaspossible,whichincludesthosewhowillnotbeskateparkusersthemselves,butcouldbeimpactedbyanewpark.Allofthisledtoanexaminationofanotherun-programmedspotwithinSycamoreValleyPark.Thenewareaofconsideration,whilestillinthe

SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230

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generalareaoftheinitialtwolocations,isshiftedfartherfromtheroad,uptheslopeandintegratedinawaysoitoccupieslessoftheopengreenfieldareawithinthepark.

Inordertolessenimpactandmaximizeseparationtotheroadandneighboringhomes,

thespaceincludedareasonbothsidesofanexistingEast/Westpedestrianpath.However,workingwiththetopographytominimizetheimpactontheoverallpathwayarchitecture,wechoseacourseconceptandlayoutthatleftthepathwayinplaceandintegratedaroundit.

Thepremisebehindthisdecisionwasthatmostskateparksarecomprisedofmultipleuseareasandoftentheseareasfunctionindependentlyandareevendisconnectedfromeachother.Thisisevenmoretruewhenworkingwithsitesthathavenotableelevationchanges.

Forthisreason,ourstudyconceptisbisectedbythepathwaywiththebowl(amoreadvancedtransitionstyle)areaspositionedtotheNorth/Eastandthecompanionstreet/plazaareasandlocatedtowardtheSouth/West.Thesearetwodistinctspacesandcanbeimplementedastonotpromoteorallowforcross-course/cross-pathuse.

Anadditionalbenefittotheseparationofthespacesbythepathisthatitgivesustheopportunitytocompletelydisconnecttheuseplanesandmakeuseofgeneratedfillfromtheupperbowlareatocreateacrossslopeterraceforinstallationofthelowerstreet/plaza.

Webelievethatbyconfiguringtheentrance/seatingandspectatorareaswithintheseskatezones,wecanpushtheprimaryaccesstraffictowardthewestsideofthepropertyandlimitthelikelihoodofskatetrafficthroughthe“totlot”area.Therearealsoadditionalphysicalmeasuresthatcanbeemployedtofurtherminimizewheeledtravelthroughsensitiveareasofthepark.

Aspartoftheprocesstobettersituatethecoursewehavedecreasedfromtheaspirationaltargetsizeofapproximately20,000squarefeetby12.5%to17,500squarefeet.It’simportanttonotethatthesizeandshapeoftheendfacilitywouldchangeandcouldsuccessfullygrowordecreasebasedonfurtherplanningandcommunityinput.

Insummary,webelievethatafterfactoringinofallinformation,itleadstothisfinallocationandbyworkingintelligentlywiththesiteandthecommunityitself,ahighqualityskateparkcanbeachievedfortheYouthofDanville.

CostingConsiderations:

• Thelocationhasanotableelevationchangewithinitsfootprintandislandlockedbyotherparkcomponents,whichwillcontributetoadditionaldevelopmentcosts.

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• Appropriategradingandsitedevelopmentwillcontributetoaslightlylargerareaofconstructiondisturbance.

• Accessislimitedandatemporaryconstructionaccessroadwouldneedtobeimplementedtogetequipmentandmaterialstothelocation.

o Thiswouldalsorequireremediationoncecomplete.• Landscapingandotheramenitieswillbeimportanttomatchtheoverallparkaesthetics.• Stormwatermanagementwillwillbeakeycostconsideration.

Weareprojectingthatthestyleparkidentifiesduringpublicinput,inthetownofDanville,inthislocationwillrunbetween$65to$80persquarefoot.

Ifwecalculatethatbasedoncurrentconceptsize(17,500sf.)andconfigurationtheprojectedconstructionrangewouldbebetween:$1,137,500and$1,400,000.

Sincerelyyours, AaronSpohn Owner/PresidentSpohnRanch,Inc. 6824SCentinelaLosAngeles,CA90230 626-330-5803 Aaron@spohnranch.com

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