Proposition 84 (2006) authorized $400 million for state parks across California; $400 million for local and regional parks throughout the state; and $108 million for Coastal Conservancy projects in the Bay ...

Finding resources to develop and maintain parks is often more challenging than identifying sources for acquisition. Demolition, construction, restoration, and ongoing maintenance costs often exceed acquisition costs.

The city could enter into a “development agreement” (a contract, requiring negotiation of all aspects of development and use of the site) with a private landowner. A development agreement could stipulate ...