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Parks and Recreation
The mission of the Open Space & Recreation Subelement
is to create a community through people,
parks, and programs. This mission is supported
through the provision of a wide range of accessible,
high-quality open space and recreational programs and
facilities. All of the activities are conducted so that
Sunnyvale can meet the open space and recreational
needs of its diverse and changing community.
The majority of Parks and Recreation projects are
funded by Park Dedication Fees, which may be used to
pay for developing new or rehabilitating existing
neighborhood or community parks or recreational
facilities. Operating costs that arise from these
projects are funded by the General Fund or the
Community Recreation Fund.
In FY 2007/2008, a comprehensive study of the City of
Sunnyvale’s parks, golf, and recreation operations was
undertaken with the intent of identifying strategies for
meeting current and future community needs based on
changing trends in recreation, new patterns for
recreation participation, and new areas of growth and
development in the City. The study included a 20-year
capital improvement plan with estimated project and
ongoing operating costs. This capital improvement
plan incorporated the City’s current inventory of
funded and unfunded parks and recreation capital
projects and created a more comprehensive plan based
on the goals of the study. A list of all the projects in
this plan is included at the end of this section. For the
current project budget, staff reviewed and prioritized all
of the projects in this capital improvement plan. Based
on the funding capacity of the Park Dedication Fund,
not all of the projects in the plan can be funded. As a
result, the projects prioritized highest have been
funded.
Major Parks and Recreation Projects
The major funded projects in the parks and recreation
category are:
Parks. The current budget includes 21 projects that
provide funding for park rehabilitation and upgrades.
$4.1 million has been budgeted for the construction of
a neighborhood park at Morse Avenue.
Golf. There are ten projects that relate to upgrades and
repairs at Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course and
Sunken Gardens Golf Course. Funding has been
accelerated for the Sunnyvale Golf Course Continuous
Cart Path project.