Most community parks have a host of site related design issues, but this particular Stockton site introduced a number of neighborhood related issues. The park had been well master planned by City staff years earlier, but the delays in moving forward with implementation were becoming very unpopular. Realizing this complexity and urgency, City staff selected Callander Associates to artfully resolve the site problems within a framework of community outreach process that efficiently moved the project forward. Part of the workshops focused on development of a unique neighborhood driven "Caribbean Theme" as well as timely milestones. The resultant design incorporates light colored architectural elements, tropical like plantings, and expanses of green lawn, but all within the maintenance guidelines established by the City.

The site also functions as PG&E transmission corridor and seasonal storm water drainage basin, adding to the complexity of site planning and recreational design process. The lower elevation areas of the site were designed to accommodate the drainage, but double as valuable open space within the park. Other park elements, such as the restroom facility, tennis courts, horse shoe pits, soccer field, and basketball court add to the rentability of the group picnic shelter. That structure was architecturally connected to the Caribbean trellis structure by pre-cast columns, ornamental ironwork, and color coordinated finishes. City staff and officials quickly saw the results of a well coordinated design process artfully blended with a public outreach process that made the neighborhood a City advocate.