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PARKS, RECREATION AND ARTS COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
6.3
March 12, 2025
TO: Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission and Arts Advisory Board
SUBJECT: Sycamore Valley Park Shade Structure Discussion
BACKGROUND:
In September 2024, the wooden top of a shade structure located at Sycamore Valley Park,
between the playground and bocce ball courts, was deemed unsafe. The wood structure
was deteriorating and threatening to fall, therefore it was removed. This structure was
held up by four concrete pillars with picnic tables and benches underneath and
surrounded by trees. With the removal of the wooden portion, what remains is the four
concrete pillars, along with the metal brackets used to support the wooden cover.
Example Structure Remaining Pillars
DISCUSSION
The 2017 Parks, Recreation, and Arts Strategic Plan (the Plan) provides a long-term vision
for maintaining and enhancing the community's parks, recreation, and arts amenities.
Among its key strategic recommendations are sustaining and reinvesting in existing
infrastructure and expanding high-impact public art programming. These priorities
present an opportunity to assess the future of the shade structure at Sycamore Valley
Park.
The remaining pillars currently stand without the original overhead covering. Given the
Plan’s emphasis on reinvestment and public art, the Commission is asked to discuss
potential paths forward for this space. Those options could include:
• Removal of the Pillars
• Replacement of the Shade Structure
• Development of an Art Piece Using the Existing Pillars
The Commission’s input will help staff determine the most appropriate next steps.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive the report and provide staff with direction regarding the Sycamore Valley Park
shade structure.
Prepared by:
Henry Perezalonso
Recreation, Arts & Community Services Director