Councilmembers Taylor and Schmidt,
Congratulations on your appointments to the Parkline Development Agreement Ad Hoc Subcommittee. I was heartened to see your involvement and Im confident you will advocate for our community on this project.
Related to the mechanics of the process:
1. How will the city arrange for community meetings so that the public can provide input directly to Councilmembers and staff in person?
2. How will youth voices in our community be included in the discussion?
3. How will the public be able to see what is being proposed by the subcommittee, and the counter proposals from the developer, and the ongoing progress?
Our soccer club, Stanford Strikers FC, has over 1,000 youth members with half of them residing in Menlo Park. For many years we have advocated for more field space, particularly for our teenage players who are often forced to travel to other communities to practice and play due to the lack of field space in Menlo Park. We look at the Parkline Project as a great opportunity to start to remedy this shortage, in turn having a positive impact on the physical and mental health of our youth. By enlarging the developers proposed footprint for a green space of undetermined purpose and replacing it with a multi-purpose recreational sports field for youth - regulation size (360 ft L x 225 ft W) that could be programmed through the City with turf and lights, we could make a big dent in our field deficit and provide a valuable service to the youth of our community.
The negotiations for the 59-acre Willow Village Development Agreement were transparent to the public. Below are the Willow Village amenities with a value of $180 million dollars, and the Parkline amenities which as you know are to-be-negotiated. This information is available on the Citys Willow Village webpage.
Thank you so much for your consideration and your advocacy for our community, particularly for our young people.
Bret Simon
Willow Village Development Agreement
Signed 12-13-22
Willow Village
SRI/Parkline
Developer Proposal
ARTICLE 5, Page 25
COMMUNITY AMENITIES; PUBLIC BENEFITS; TERMS REGARDING MAINTENANCE AND COMPLETION OF PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS
Section 5 .1, Page 26
Bonus Development Community Amenities.
Valuation
Elevated Park Improvement Costs
$66,834,336
TBD
Grocery Store Space
$30,450,935
TBD
Grocery Store Rent subsidy
$1,972,630
TBD
Affordable Housing Contribution
$5,000,000
TBD
Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Equipment Funding
$150,000
TBD
Willow Road Feasibility Study Funding
$100,000
TBD
Job Training Funding and Community Hub.
$8,304,907
TBD
Teacher Housing Rent Subsidies
$1,745,319
TBD
Bayfront Shuttle
$9,700,000
TBD
Bank
$1,557,964
TBD
Dining Venues
$10,316,257
TBD
Community Entertainment
$12,247,793
TBD
Pharmacy
$992,340
TBD
Town Square
$15,517,431
TBD
Excess Publicly Accessible Open Space
$18,078,137
TBD
TOTAL
$182,968,049
TBD
Section 5.3, Page 30
Public Benefits.
Ongoing Job Training
TBD
Career Experience Program
TBD
Dumbarton Rail
TBD
Dumbarton Forward
TBD
Bus Access
TBD
Community Use of Publicly Accessible Open Space
TBD
Gap Payment
TBD
Willow Road Tunnel
TBD
Community Use of MCS
TBD
Generators
TBD
Reduction of Daily Office Trips
TBD
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Bret Simon
Executive Director
Stanford Strikers FC
