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TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Manager
DATE: March 12, 2015
RE: Conceptual Plans for Park within Wildflower Meadows
Background:
At the March 2015 Parks and Recreation meeting, Commissioners recommended that
the Qty Council contract with SRF Consulting to provide concept designs and
construction oversight of the park within the Wildflowers Meadows development. The
time line for the project is as follows:
1. June 2015 SRF will present 2 concepts to be reviewed by the Parks and
Recreation and chose one design to present at the neighborhood meeting.
2. July 2015 the Parks and Recreation Commission will host a neighborhood
meeting to allow residents to provide input on the design.
3. August 2015 SRF will return to present a final concept plan with projected costs
estimates for the Parks and Recreation Commission to review and provide a
recommendation to the City Council.
4. Fall 2015 -Spring 2016 preparation of construction plans and bid documents,
advertisement for bids, award contract.
5. Spring/Summer 2016 construction with fall 2016 completion
Attached to this memo are the two concept plans that SRF will be presenting at the
June Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. At this point in the process the
Commission will only be considering the layout of the park and the key features.
Specific amenities such as playground equipment and furniture will be discussed at
future meetings. Factors that may influence the elements of the concept plans would
be the demographics of the area, which is a combination of townhouses and single
family homes totaling approximately 170 dwelling units and the neighborhood
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classification system included in the Parks and Trails Plan chapter of the Comprehensive
Plan.
Other considerations would be the relationship that this park would have to the other
parks throughout the City, as well as trends and innovations in playground
manufacturing. City staff would note specifically that there are currently 8 tennis courts
within the existing parks system, which equates to one tennis court per 1,750 residents.
Data collected from the National Parks and Recreation Association in their 2015 Field
Report lists the national average is one tennis court per 4,413 residents. The Parks
and Recreation Commission and City staff have discussed that because of the cost to
develop and maintain tennis courts that these facilities should be provided in
community parks in the future.
Conclusion:
Staff is requesting that the Parks and Recreation Commission review the material
included in this memo and make recommendations on one of the two park concept
plans (with any modifications) to be presented at the planned neighborhood meeting in
July.