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RFP No. 60149 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan Page 3 of 44 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PARKS MASTER PLAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SAN LORENZO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT I. INTRODUCTION The City and school districts of San Leandro (City and school districts) serve a diverse community of approximately 91,000 residents located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, located between Oakland to the northwest and unincorporated Ashland to the southeast. The City and school districts are home to several active recreational parks as well as smaller, neighborhood parks. The two school districts within the city, San Leandro Unified and San Lorenzo Unified, also have a vast set of recreational property assets and interests. Some are currently utilized by the city and school districts in partnership for broader community access and recreational programming. The City and school districts are seeking a professional services team to provide the necessary planning services to conduct a Comprehensive Parks Assessment (Assessment) and to create a Parks Master Plan (The Plan). The Assessment shall include a Current State Analysis of the parks system’s existing assets and Needs Assessment informed by community input. The City and school districts also desire to establish a comprehensive inventory of recreational assets owned by the school districts. The findings from the Assessment shall inform priorities and implementation strategies of the Plan. The goal of this project is to establish a shared, clearly defined vision for the City and school districts’ parks system and other school-owned community assets (within the City of San Leandro) that is driven by community input. The Plan will provide guidance for both short- and long-range planning related to parks and recreation in the community and establish a baseline set of standards for all parks and recreational assets system- wide. II. BACKGROUND In 1998, the City and school districts undertook a Parks Needs Assessment prepared by the, Community Services Department, to create a long range plan to guide the development, operation, and maintenance of the City’s park and open space system. The City and school districts desire to better understand the current usage of our existing parks and recreational assets, the needs and desires of our community, and the allocation of funding needed to maintain existing assets, implement proposed park improvements, and improve utilization for recreational purposes system wide.