Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicholas J. Calderon, Parks Director
Subject: Adoption of the Plans and Specifications for the Quarry Park Pump Track Project, and Authorization for the Parks Director to call for sealed bids to construct the Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The adoption of the Plans and Specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements, for the Quarry Park Pump Track Project; and
B) The Parks Director to call for sealed bids to construct the Project, to be received by February 16, 2022, at 3:00 pm at the Parks Department's Office.
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BACKGROUND:
Quarry County Park ("Quarry Park") is a 577-acre County-owned and operated park located in the unincorporated community of El Granada. Quarry Park hosts a variety of visitor amenities including almost 4.5 miles of trails for hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikes; a playground; picnic areas; and a community garden.
In 2016, the San Mateo County Parks Department ("Department") initiated the development of the Quarry Park Master Plan. As part of the development process and so the Department may better understand the park uses and amenities most desired by the public, five public workshops were held and online surveys were administered. Over 260 individuals attended the in-person workshops and 235 individuals responded to the online surveys, and 46% of workshop participants and survey respondents identified a pump track as a top-desired amenity. A pump track is a continuous circuit of banked turns interspaced by rollers and other features that can be ridden on a bicycle without pedaling.
In late 2019, members of the Midcoast community constructed a pump track on the Mirada East section of Quarry Park without the Department's authorization. And although the Department shut down this pump track due to safety concerns, the Department agreed to design, permit, and construc...
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