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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/26/2004 - REVIEW OF THE DESIGN FOR SPRING CANYON COMMUNITY P DATE: October 26, 2004 STUDY SESSION ITEM STAFF: Marty Heffernan FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Craig Foreman SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Review of the design for Spring Canyon Community Park. GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED 1. Is this design for Spring Canyon Park acceptable to the Council? 2. Does the Council wish to change the design in any way? 3. Does the Council have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed before the design team finalizes the design and develops construction specifications? The Parks and Recreation Board has been working on the park design for several months and unanimously recommends this design to Council. If this design is acceptable to Council, the design team will finalize the overall design and begin working on detailed drawings and construction specifications. Staff will return to Council in the first quarter of 2004 to request appropriation of funds for construction of the park. Construction is scheduled to begin late in 2005 and the park will open in 2007. Funding for the park comes from impact fees on new residential development held in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund. Funding for operation and maintenance of the park will be needed in 2007. This funding will be requested in the 2006-2007 budget process. This park design is the result of an extensive public outreach process and a great deal of work by the design team (Park Planning and BHA Designs) and the Parks and Recreation Board. This is a unique park site and many people living near it have strong feelings about how the park should be designed. The design team has worked very hard to address the concerns of the park's neighbors while providing for the recreational needs of the community, now and into the future. Staff believes the park design being offered for consideration is a great design; one that belongs on this wonderful site and one the City will be proud of in the decades to come. ATTACHMENTS Spring Canyon Park Design Master Plan Character Sketches and Architectural Themes Summary of Public Outreach Process Sustainable Design and Reduction of O&M Expenses SPRING CANYON COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN Council Study Session October 26, 2004 Packet Information Park Master Plan Park Character Sketches Park Architectural Themes Summary of Public Outreach Process Sustainable Design and Reduction of O&M Expenses `��} 4 i N fCffiiAY.S&LYSf..' '��..�a� p n n Cangon {" Communit's, Master Pan Illaster Plan Program Elements tV ' ' 2 Bali Fields (Unlighted) I3 Lighted Tennis Courts 4tif�l � 3 Lighted Basket Ball Courts 2 Multi-Purpose Athletic Fields Lighted Roller Hockey Rink �1 Skate Park f Bike Trials Course Ouoil FlouoW ) /<' S . Bocce Bail Lawn I= � ® Horse Shoes Sand Volleyball 2 Large Picnic Pavilions 3, o em h Small Picnic Shelters s „t Wetahp � '-- r. , M .. �- - Shane's Inspiration Playground aF / \ Boulder Climbing Wall .r..r Sledding Hill Garden • Outdoor Classroom " 5 e- k-. � w' d Concrete Paths 9c os Soh Paths/ Horse Trails" conanwoad � — �� Dog Park r Glen Park Maintenance Facility 8"T ob Low Weser Use Planting 0 1' 'sh er, ce na Future Recreation Center y Canyon Theme Walls i Bird Watching Butterfly Gardens III lYPl X Parking: +/-395 Paved Spaces r +/-160 Overflow Spaces / War x `5 i FeaPore ri i Mulli-purpose . a i Athletic Fields iY i x I i 's 165 PoAdSp.- BO OveAow Spec C ere°°tha T^San I' r 11 ght a r Te{fl/�tfli ■n ! \ 5m011 vr (_o°ns L 44.... eShehr,e Poed Soft Polk Honelmrl I � I Uog Pork Co Path ..ete �~ s t Meinbnence ,5 ,a Pine Ridge Sm°II C'cmbing Shalror, Unli hhd Natural Area } Boll Fields Wu. $iwer S I \ f 10 Sledding 'r / p oa.^ i Unlighted Hill/ l Reslroom/ Boll Fields Ourdoo Conceas ons n Clonsroom v Lighted i �t! .Roller l ,r f /r £ 3 Lrghlad Q Fu1uro > Terri ._ I, \Recroaslon' C ds I� 1 picnic \\ � E \ \Censer , ? -i_ _� .+`�'� Sh s / .Ilion { La l :?,.Poking/ s__ y1 dS P ton I 'r Small�/ ` . -,reeve SPo es ��_� Vleygrouod ; Shelter, ---- ° LFu`uro RAEekTn on Ce b SPocm i • ,l —'Poking. J M � i y �` Fetune Rec eofion? Trull �� Censer Hub I Skein, h50+°`s VYy \. �(, • 0 AT HORSE TOOTH ROAD Octokc-r ZO, L7 } A ssi0 Pm,,dge P c ou — AT c r on 5pring Cang C iug rarL Character ,5ketc6es1 r .5 Y Wb k. " I FY t l � , n ` J Y 1 � � yy Z a y. VARIES 10 10' VARIES � / VARIES a( _ L10/ __ ..� �e.J�.r.'�Y.LK . . ., . i SOFT PATH/ SPRING CREEK - - TRAILI HORSE TRAIL TRAIL 100 OUF=FP 1100'R"FFFz 52' 20' R' 75' 20' 35' Y _ HORSETOOTH RD. PKWi _,.. BUFFER TRAILS BUFFER PARK'.'•: WALK diz O 90'MIN /t50'MAX, BUFFER RESIDENCE tRaiL xrr sp]a q u t tC' niAt i i•. , 4 All FA 3 ! I4il, - trN'§� •..` •`'�'�% �,�d a' � ...h+�4yp \�� j •$:.. � r [f 9Al:w wo AFMI- ITOW Eat o � , it bh • Summary of Spring Canyon Community Park Public Outreach Process The park preliminary design process included an extensive public outreach process. Citizens, particularly those living near the park site,were very engaged in the process and provided extensive input on every aspect of the park design. • Over 1,800 invitations were mailed to park neighbors inviting them to the first public meeting and explaining the design process and park development schedule. • The first public meeting was held on June 16th at Cottonwood Glen Park and was attended by over 100 people. The intent of this meeting was for people to meet the design team, tell us their thoughts about what they would like to see in the park and share any particular concerns. • The Parks and Recreation Board, at their June 23`d meeting, discussed park design concepts and the input received from the public. The Board also heard presentations from SWAN and the Sports Alliance. • The design team utilized the Board and citizen input and input from City staff and created the first three plans for the park. • The park plans were presented to the Natural Resource Advisory Board at their July 21:i meeting. • The park plans were presented to the Parks and Recreation Board at their July 28d' meeting. Many citizens spoke to the Board about the proposed designs. The designs were also posted on the web. • • The park plans were presented to the Transportation Advisory Board at their August 18d`meeting. • A second public meeting was held on August 23`d. The first three park plans were presented to the public. Again, over 100 people attended the meeting. • The design team created plans 4 and 5 utilizing the input from the P&R Board, the public, staff and the other Boards. • The Parks and Recreation Board reviewed plans 4 and 5 and the input from the second public meeting at their August 25`h meeting. Again, a number of citizens spoke to the Board about the designs. • A meeting with the Silver Oaks neighborhood was held on September 12`h at Olander School for additional input into the design process and to review plans four and five. Over 60 people attended the meeting. Plans four and five were posted on the web for additional comment. • The design team then created plan 6 utilizing the input from the P&R Board, the public and staff. • A third public meeting was held on September 27`h at the Bible Church located on the comer of Taft and Drake. Over 100 people attended the meeting to review plan 6. A strong majority expressed support for plan six but most preferred moving the dog park away from the playground and to the north and west of the ballfields. • The Parks and Recreation Board, at their September 29`h meeting, reviewed plan 6 and unanimously recommended the plan to the City Council with the dog park located north and west of the ballfields. • • Sustainable Design and Reduction of O&M Expenses Spring Canyon Community Park will be designed with the goal of sustainability and reduced operation and maintenance costs and creating a park that is environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable. • City Light and Power staff will be assisting the consulting team with the building designs to reduce energy demands. • Large areas of the park will be vegetated with natural and low water vegetation which requires less maintenance, less water and less fertilizer. • Wetlands in the park will be enhanced with the removal of Russian Olive Trees. • Spring Creek will be re-established and landscaped with vegetation that attracts wildlife and reduces maintenance needs. • Planting of shrubs,trees and grasses in decorative areas will reduce maintenance costs,when compared to typical annual flower beds, and fit the character of the site. • Recycled materials will be used for benches, trashcans and similar items. • A central irrigation controller system will allow precise irrigation management. • Building construction materials, such as concrete and steel, will be utilized because they resist vandalism and have a long life. • Overflow parking lot areas will be constructed of material, other than asphalt, that will reduce expensive repair costs. • • The park driveways and main parking areas may be constructed of concrete instead of asphalt to reduce future repair and renovation costs. • Tennis courts will be constructed of post-tension concrete to reduce yearly crack repair costs and life cycle replacement costs. • Playgrounds will be constructed with steel, coated with colored plastic, which holds up to heavy use. • We will install large trashcans, sunk into the ground,because they require less frequent dumping,resulting in cost savings. • Not lighting the ballfields will result in energy and life cycle cost reductions at this park. • The satellite maintenance shop will reduce maintenance expenses because crews will not have to travel to the park from the park shop near City Park or haul their equipment. Spring Canyon Park design will have a major focus on reducing operation and maintenance and life cycle costs. As the park design continues through the next year, opportunities will be pursued to make the site as sustainable as possible while still striving to achieve high quality development of the park elements. •