The City of Concord (City) is requesting $47,600 in County Park Dedication funds to finance the construction of a shade structure at the 12-acre Meadow Home Park located at the corner of Sunshine Drive and Detroit Avenue in Concord. The new shade structure will be constructed adjacent to the new "spray park" area that is within the park and that features water play areas for tots, tweens, and teens. The shade structure will have a metal roof with steel columns, approximately 22 feet wide by 28 feet long, and will be constructed to provide cover for a group of picnic tables. The Concord spray park is just one of two spray parks in the area, thus potentially drawing visitors from a wide geographic area including residents of the unincorporated areas of the County where the park dedication funds were generated. Construction costs associated with the shade structure is estimated at $32,000 with the balance of the funds going to soft costs (i.e. shop drawings, material testing, and construction management). The timeline submitted by the City shows the work starting in late January 2014. The project is expected to be completed prior to the re-opening of the Spray Park for the season in May 2014. Once installed, the shade structure will be maintained by the City.  
  
It is the policy of the County to utilize park dedication funds to meet local and regional park needs. As a public park, Meadow Home park is open and accessible to all members of the public regardless of residency.

Without the allocation of park dedication funds, the City would not have the resources to fully implement this proposed project in a timely manner.

The proposed park improvement project supports the following community outcome established in the Children's39;s Report Card: Communities that are safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families.