Project Status Update - March 25, 2024

Approximately 70 trees have been installed in Refugio Park and the plans to replace the 2 picnic areas adjacent to the parking lot are in design.  The project includes 2 new shade structures, picnic tables, barbeques, and concrete pathways and surfacing.  Construction of these facilities could start as soon as October of this year.

Project Status Update - December 19, 2023

At their October 24 meeting, City Council selected Option 3, which includes 72 new trees and improvements to the main picnic areas adjacent to the parking lot, including shade structures, new concrete picnic surfacing and furniture (tables, chairs, barbeques).  This will amount to $700K worth of improvements to Refugio Park.  Staff is reaching out to contractors for costs to install the trees this Winter and is negotiating a design contract with the landscape architecture firm for the remaining improvements, which ideally can be built next construction season.

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Approximately 40 hazardous Eucalyptus trees were removed in Refugio Park earlier this year.  The effort is underway to replace them and restore the shade they provided.  A pop-up event at the park and on-line survey were recently completed to solicit feedback from residents on the preferred alternatives.  The results of the survey are tentatively scheduled for City Council review and discussion on October 24.  The tentative timeline is to replace the trees in Winter and the shade structures later in the year.