Attachment 2From: Leesa Gidaro [mailto:leesa.gidaro@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 2:21 PM
To: Rob Rennie <RRennie@losgatosca.gov>; BSpector <BSpector@losgatosca.gov>; Marico Sayoc
<MSayoc@losgatosca.gov>; Steven Leonardis <SLeonardis@losgatosca.gov>; Town PPW
<ppw@losgatosca.gov>; Marcia Jensen <MJensen@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Leesa Gidaro <leesa.gidaro@gmail.com>
Subject: Please Reject Current Proposal for Bachman Park Improvements
I strongly urge the town to reject the Town of Los Gatos and PPW
Department's proposed improvement plan, and opt for the following
instead:
1) Do not reduce the current lawn areas - instead maintain and repair
them.
2) Repair - not replace - the path.
3) Eliminate the planned addition of Oaktrees and poisonous Toyon
Berry Bushes which reduce functional use of the area.
4) Agree to additional review of the plan and lighting with neighbors.
5) Notifying 10 nearby homes of the town's plan is not
sufficient! Instaed, please formally notify the public in the Town
Weekly and hold a meeting with at least 1 month prior notice to allow
adequate resident participation
6) Delay any work until fall to avoid loss of use and damage due to
loss of water which all of the irrigation is replaced, even if it means
loosing federal funds for changes not desired.
And while I have you... Two additional PPW issues which need to be
addressed:
1) why is the Fountain on at the Town Plaza during rain and winter
months?
Drought or no drought - this is a waste of water and electricity. Please
turn off the fountain during rainy/cold winter months and show town
residents and visitors that the Town of Los Gatos cares a bout our
planet and resources.
2) Saratoga Parks have days and hours posted for round up
spraying... this continues to be an issue and if the Town of Los Gatos
won't agree not to spray poison in our parks, at a very minimum, for
our children's sake, please notify us when you do!
--
Leesa Gidaro
Cell: 408 605-0075
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Recipient:
Letter:
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Los Gatos Town Council and PPW Department, bspector@losgatosca.gov
Greetings,
Stop Bachman Park, Los Gatos Destruction "Improvement Plan"
petition .Write council@losgatosca.gov: Stop Bachman Park, Los Gatos Destruction "lmprovement Plan"'Change.org 3118118,9:14 PM
Stop Bachman Park, Los Gatos Destruction
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Next Door Los Gatos Main started this petition to Los Gatos Tbwn Council and PPW Department and
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Dear Council bellow are the signatures of I l5 supporters most are 95030 and 95030 residents, many residents
have also sent letters to the council
PLEASE SIGN PETITIoN. STop the current form of Town of Los Gatos Proposal from PPW Department
for significant construction and changes to Bachman Park which is a beloved community asset' This will go
https://www.change.org/p/write-council-losgatosca-gov-stop-bachman-park-los-gatos-destruction-improvement-plan
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to the town manager@losgatosca.gov for distribution to town council. See losgatosca.gov website , Parks
and Public Works Bachman Park Project to see 3 maps. This issue will come before town council March
ZO,ZOIT to approve bidding. Residents have tried to preserve the beautiful lawns and trees in this restful park
heavily usedin downtown. In 2011-l2they fought conversion to a dog park, and in 2015 they fought back
to restore water to the lawns when town staff turned it off on the Ellenwood half of the lawn without input
from residents. Now in 201 5, the PPW has finally posted a plan which has been in the works since 201 1 '
Cost $500,000 , 607o city 407o fed funds. The effect of the plan will be to kill off the lawns at the
Ellenwood end by bulldozing the current path and widening to 4.5 feet of non colored cement and
ptanting 4 oak tree. Oak trees will be planted which will kill the lawn at that end of the park and
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the function for residents for ball /dog play and picnics. The proposal states changes are for the path
are foi ADA to get federal funds, but the path already meets ADA standard for what the Feds and CA
require for a "trail". The town engineer states it is being submitted as a trail. Good source
americantrails.org. The current path is 36-60" wide. No upgrades are required to meet the ADA laws for
trails, 32-36'required. No upgrade of the I block path as a "trail" is needed unless changed. Repairs are
allowed without any ADA upgrades required . Minor repairs of the asphalt existing path are in order for
safety of the surfaci and along the creek area. The "upgrades" include bright white LED lights in the park
whic-h may shine excessively into adjacent homes proposed in rouse to save money. The lights are currently
on all night. Another solution is to turn off the lights as the park by law is closed 7 pm to dawn. About l0
feet of lawn on the Bachman playground end will be converted to a new ADA sidewalk of colored cement.
Although there is no sidewalk currently on Bachman or Ellenwood from Glenridge for any residents to
safely reach the park, however the proposal does not improve this. The new sidewalk only takes away from
lawn in the park. All residents , incluiing and able and disabled walk in the street, including mothers with
strollers. Residents have been bypassed. PPW meeting notices for the Nov 16th 2017 meeting to get
"public input" were only done to about l0 homes with paper door hangers and expanded then 300 feet
fiom the park I week in advance. A few notices were placed on Nexrdoor with no description of the
project. No notices placed in the Town Weekly paper by the town although it was requested' Many residents
*unt l) the park to iemain basically the same with lawns maintained /repaired, 2) repair of not replacement
of the path,^3) elimination of the planned Oaktrees and poisonous Toyon Berry Bushes which increase fire
risk and reduce functional use of th. ur.u. 4) More review of the plan and lighting with neighbors. 5)
public notification ub the Town Weekly followed by a meeting with month long lead to allow adequate
resident participation 6) Delay until fatt to avoid loss of use and damage due to loss of water which all of the
irrigation is replaced ,even if it means loosing federal funds for changes not desired.
Updates
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From: Helen A. Hodack
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 8:28 AM
To: Town PPW <ppw@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Council <Council@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Bachman Park Renovation Comments
I would like to enter several comments into the record on this project:
• We live directly across from Bachman Park at 15 Ellenwood Avenue. At no point were we
notified this project was underway. No door hanger was left and no other town
communications were provided. The town needs to investigate how people directly impacted
by the recommendation are notified. We are also surprised that a notification wasn’t put in the
weekly paper considering the size and potential impact to the people who live near the park and
those who frequently use the park.
• The plan calls for increased lighting. We’ve noted the comments from other residents and seen
the comments from other communities about the impact of the brightness of LED lights. The
current lighting shines right into our bedroom window. Increasing the brightness will have a
negative impact on the home around the park. While lighting the park is appropriate, we urge
the council to seriously investigate the brightness issue with an eye toward keeping the level the
same to avoid impacting homeowners near the park.
• We are concerned about the recommendation to add oak trees to the current open lawn
space. The oak trees specified in the proposal will cause a lot of leaf drop. Has the town
allocated increased funds to sweep/blow the leaves on a routine basis? The leaves are also
small with “stickers” making it painful for dogs/kids/adults to walk on. That part of the lawn is
used for sunbathing, picnicking and other activities. While trees aren’t necessarily a bad thing,
the recommended oak trees will kill the lawn and create a mess. Both will change the
appearance of the park as well as its functionality.
• While the town could use some maintenance (gopher holes repaired, law reseeded, ivy
trimmed), the amount of money and level of destruction to the park during peak summer hours
seems excessive. While adding sidewalks is laudable, the real problem is at the corner of Massol
and Bachman and nothing is being done to address that. In short, the project seems determined
to spend money without adequate consideration of the impact of brighter lighting and changed
functionality to the park. It is a neighborhood park yet the town does not appear to have the
interest of the neighbors and the rest of the town at heart.
Those are our immediate concerns. As noted, we haven’t had time to prepare a full response since we
were not notified of the town proposal until a neighbor advised us yesterday.
Helen A. Hodack
Phillip W. Huelson
Ellenwood Avenue
Los Gatos CA 95030