About PPDS

Park Planning and Development Services (PPDS) division is responsible for park planning, parkland acquisition, park site planning, and the design and development of new - or renovation of existing - neighborhood, community and regional parks.

Advance Planning

Primary Responsibilities

• Advance planning for Neighborhood, Community and Regional Parks
• Development Project Review/Conditioning; meeting of Quimby/Park Development Impact Fee and related requirements
• Land Acquisition and related Real Estate transactions
• River Corridor/Parkway/Trails/Open Space Planning
• Natural Resource Management of Parks and Recreation System

Landscape Architecture

The Landscape Architecture Section of the Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment is responsible for the design, renovation and construction of new or existing City of Sacramento parks, parkways, and off-street bikeways. This includes neighborhood, community, and regional parks with the following recreation amenities: playgrounds, picnic areas, sports fields and courts, dog parks, and skate parks, etc.

Staff

• Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning and Development Services Manager
  (916) 808-7634, jwiesemann@cityofsacramento.org
• Dana Repan, Senior Planner
  drepan@cityofsacramento.org
• Sadie Sanchez, Administrative Officer
  ssanchez@cityofsacramento.org
• Judy Vang, Administrative Technician
  jkvang@cityofsacramento.org
  
• Rachel Trujillo, Contracts and Compliance Specialist
  rtrujillo@cityofsacramento.org
• Dennis Day, Senior Landscape Architect
  dday@cityofsacramento.org
• Jeff Nittka, Senior Landscape Architect
  jnittka@cityofsacramento.org
• Molivann Phlong, Associate Planner
  mphlong@cityofsacramento.org
• Tin-Wah Wong, Associate Landscape Architect
  twong@cityofsacramento.org
• Levi Rynearson, Junior Landscape Assistant
  lrynearson@cityofsacramento.org

Documents

• Appendix E - Park Standards and Guidelines
• Park Development Impact Fee Schedule (FY 2026-2027)
  
• Park Development Impact Fee Incentive Zones Map 
• Park Amenities Plan Development Process 
• Turn-Key Park Development Process (Updated 5-01-20)

Park Project Programming Guide

Park Project Programming Guide (PPPG) Park Improvement or New Project Proposal Form - The Parks Project Programming Guide (PPPG) identifies, evaluates, ranks, and prioritizes unfunded park and recreation projects, including acquisitions, repair/rehabilitation, development, community facility, and regional projects. The Park Project Programming Guide (PPPG) includes a project proposal form, which acts as an intake form for external organizations, partners, and members of the public to request new parks and recreation projects.

• PPPG New Project Request Form-Spanish PDF

Project Prioritization Tool - The Project Prioritization Tool is intended to help identify which park and recreation projects should be prioritized for implementation when funds are available. This Tool introduces a scorecard for rating projects based on an expanded set of criteria, helping to prioritize projects consistently, and with a transparent and efficient process. Prioritized projects are intended to be funded in the order of their ranking score as funds become available. Higher scoring projects are intended to be prioritized when new funding becomes available. Lower scoring projects should be considered opportunity projects, meaning that they will be funded as priority projects are completed, as grant funding becomes available or other funding opportunities arise.