Los Gatos Parks, Open Space and Trails Inventory
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LOS GATOS PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS INVENTORY Town of Los Gatos June 25, 2008 D E S I G N , C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS INVENTORY Categories Sports Fields Public Facilities Quasi-Public Facilities Private Facilities Town of Los Gatos SUMMARY Insert Figure 4 Los Gatos Parks and OS Facilities Town of Los Gatos PROCESS Gathered information through: - Questionnaire - Site visits - GIS analysis - Google Earth aerials Town of Los Gatos SUMMARY Facility Ownership Town of Los Gatos: 17 sites MROSD: 2 sites County parks : 2 sites Public schools: 8 sites Community-based: 1 sites Faith-based: 5 sites Private school: 1 sites Private athletic clubs: 4 sites Town of Los Gatos SUMMARY Facility Type Total # Town-Owned # Park 17 Park 15 Open Space 4 Open Space 2 Campus 15 -- Athletic Clubs 4 -- Town of Los Gatos SPORTS FIELDS Information gathered Name of Facility Size Type of field - Baseball field - Multi-use field League use Town of Los Gatos SPORTS FIELDS Insert Figure 1: Facilities with Sports Field map Town of Los Gatos SPORTS FIELDS 15 sites with fields - 13 public facilities with fields - 2 facilities with fields not available to the public 11 sites with multi-use fields 23 baseball fields at13 sites Fields distributed throughout town Town of Los Gatos SPORTS FIELDS Recreation Leagues and Organizations Los Gatos United Soccer Club (LGUSL) Los Gatos Little League (LGLL) Los Gatos Pony League (LGPL) Los Gatos Saratoga Girls Softball Association (LGSGSA) Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Los Gatos Rowing Club Los Gatos Horseman’s Association Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and Recreation (LGS) Town of Los Gatos SPORTS FIELDS Recreation Leagues and Organizations Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation: 7 sites Los Gatos United Soccer Club: 6 sites Los Gatos Little League: 6 sites Los Gatos Pony League: 2 sites (elementary schools) Los Gatos Saratoga Girls Softball Association: 1 site (Blossom Hill Elementary School) Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town of Los Gatos Santa Clara County Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Public School Districts Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITES Total Amenities # Town-Owned Amenities # Multi-use sports fields 12 Multi-use sports fields 3 Baseball fields 13 Baseball fields 2 Multi-use trails 11 Multi-use trails 8 Playgrounds 20 Playgrounds 8 Tennis courts 4 Tennis courts 2 Basketball courts 14 Basketball courts 2 Pick-up activity areas 17 Pick-up activity areas 8 Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Insert Figure 2 Town Parks and OS Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town Parks and Open Space Areas Location Size Amenities Organized activities and other uses Current use and capacity, if available Use restrictions, if applicable Additional information Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town Parks and Open Space Areas Bachman Park Los Gatos Creek Trail Balzer Baseball Field* Live Oak Manor Park* Bel Gatos Park Novitiate Park Blossom Hill Park* Oak Hill Playlot Fairview Plaza Oak Meadow Park* Heinz Open Space Pageant Grounds Howes Playlot Santa Rosa Open Space La Rinconada Park Town Plaza Park * Takes reservations Worcester Park Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town Parks and Open Space Areas Parks open 8 a.m. to half- hour after sunset Trails open 7 a.m. to sunset Reservations through PPW Parks and Forestry - Balzer Baseball Field - Blossom Hill Park - Live Oak Manor Park - Oak Meadow Park Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town Parks and Open Space Areas 1965 General Obligation Bonds for acquisition and construction of parks and recreational facilities Town of Los Gatos Public Works Department manages and maintains - 345 acres of park and open space - 13 miles of multi-use trails - 15 sites Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Town Parks and Open Space Areas Use Fee - $75 for non-profit organizations plus $15 each additional use - $100 for private parties and for-profit organizations plus $30 each additional use Turf Impact Fee - Determined after scheduled use occurs - Based on cost of repairing or replacing turf Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Insert Figure 5 Trails and Bikeways Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Trails within Town of Los Gatos Los Gatos Creek: 4.5 miles Belgatos Park: 1.65 miles Novitiate Park: 0.33 miles Heinz Open Space Area: 2 miles Santa Rosa Open Space Area: 1.3 miles St. Joseph’s Hill Preserve: 4.2 miles Sierra Azul Preserve: 3.5 miles Vasona Lake: 3.6 miles Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Trails within Town of Los Gatos All allow: - pedestrians - bicyclists 6 allow equestrians 4 allow rollerblades Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve - Acquired in 1982 by District and Town, 270 acres - Not ADA accessible because of terrain Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve - District’s largest Preserve with almost 3,000 acres - Three sub-areas; Kennedy-Limekiln area most popular with 660 acres Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Organized events and group activities not permitted Activities: hiking, biking and horseback riding Dogs on-leash permitted Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department Vasona Lake County Park - 150 acres, including 45 acres of lawn and 3.6 miles of trails - Activities: hikers, runners, bicyclists, skaters, pick-up games - Amenities: volleyball, picnic shelters, playground - Lake with fishing, paddle boats and row boats Los Gatos Creek County Park - 8 acres - Intact urban stream Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department Open 8 a.m. to half- hour after sunset Organized events or group activities are not permitted Town of Los Gatos SCHOOLS Insert Figure 3 Schools Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Public Schools Los Gatos Union Elementary School District - Blossom Hill Elementary - Daves Avenue Elementary - Louise Van Meter Elementary - Raymond J. Fisher Middle Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District - Los Gatos High School Union School District - Alta Vista Elementary - The Mulberry School (private) - The Stratford School (private) Town of Los Gatos PUBLIC FACILITIES Public Schools Los Gatos Union Elementary School District - Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. - LGS before- and after-school care programs - Daycare 7 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Los Gatos High School - LGS adult softball - LGS summer soccer and tennis camps LGS has first priority after school and weekends Town of Los Gatos QUASI-PUBLIC FACILITIES Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations - Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley (JCC) - Venture Christian Church & Los Gatos Christian School - Calvary Church - Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos & Shannon School - Los Gatos United Methodist Church - St. Mary’s Elementary Church and School - Others Town of Los Gatos PRIVATE FACILITIES Private School: Hillbrook School Private Athletic Clubs and Workout Facilities - Los Gatos Athletic Club - Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club - Courtside Club - La Rinconada Country Club - Others Town of Los Gatos SUMMARY Insert Figure 4 Los Gatos Parks and OS Facilities (again) Town of Los Gatos.