Agenda - Council - 07/14/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # I & WOODLAND GREEN PARK DEVELOPMENT By: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator une[ 11, 1992 the City held a joint City Council/Park and Recreation Commission x:uS of the meeting seemed to be neighborhood park development. At the meeting, am ~ive properties in Reilley Estates and Stanhope River Hills were present. They de4~lopment of the dedicated property at 155th Lane N.W. and Roanoke Street ~aStiPark). Background:' On Thursday, i meeting. Th~l eight persons fi requested park N.W. (Reilley ' According mtbe COmprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan dated April 4, 1991, the City has 38 park areas in ~e S~stem. Six parks (Central, Titterud, River's Bend, Autumn Heights, Traprock Commons and: thelRamsey Elementary School) are developed beyond playground equipment. Seven othera,:'lnclflding Woodland Green Park, have playground equipment. Twenty-five are undeveloped~ } ~ The neighborh0od$outh of the Boy Scout Camp, east of Highway #47 and north of River's Bend, currently cOtlsists 0f 265 lots in eight subdivisions. There are also 49 unplatted parcels, one of which is the prbpO~: 20 lot River Bluffs Addition. Within these ~ubdivisions are two dedicated developable parks (Reilley East and Woodland Green). A ¢i¢ O~ned drainage area (Reilley West Park) and an outlet along the Rum River (Stanhope Rfit~ Hi!Is Park) are public passive recreation areas. Currently, the five acre Woodland Green Park is the only park in the area with any development. It can only ~e' accessed from 155th Lane N.W. east of Barium Street N.W. A drainage swale exists off I56tl La.lac N.W. just west of Yakima Street N.W., but due to foliage and erosion, it is inaccessible th 'OUlih this area. It is apparent that if the drainage swale was cleared to a ten foot width and pay, d, ,the neighborhood would have access to this park. Staff is of the opinion that clearing/pav'.ml[ th6, swale and completing the balance of a trail connecting 156th Lane N.W. to 155th Lane ~,' ~q. i$ far superior to initiating any development of other parks in the neighborhood. Grading of Reilley ~ast Park doesn't provide much improvement, will create increased demand for services andl e apitlfl outlay, would be redundant of Woodland Green Park (which is in close proximi~) Md therefore would not receive Staff support for improvement at this time. Improving access to W0m llan41 Green Park is low cost and low maintenance. We have also proposed, as part of the proje~, imig'oving the playground area by reformatting the equipment, placing a timber border and filling With pea rock. This second portion of the project will be conducted by our maintenance l:ers~nnel and addresses the department goal of completing two to three similar projects in our ~ar~ each year. Estimated project costs are as follows: : ' Contract or 3) Project Staff Hours Material Cost 1) Clearm~ce of north 300 foot swale 12 (plus loader) N/A 2) Site w~k for 1,050 foot nail 24 (plus grader, loader N/A (From ~56th Lane N.W. to 155th Lane N.W.) and truck) Trail paving (handicap accessible) $4,450 (1,050 feet of Class V)