Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 07/09/1992

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CASE # WOODLAND GREEN PARK DEVELOPMENT By: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Background: On Thursday, Juf~e 11, 1992 the City held a joint City CounciL/Park and Recreation Commission meeting. Theifo~. s of the meeting seemed to be neighborhood park development. At the meeting, eight persons ~m¢ five properties in Reilley Estates and Stanhope River Hills were present. They requested park ~velopment of the dedicated property at 155th Lane N.W. and Roanoke Street N.W. (Reilley~ E;/s.t Park). i . According to the'~Comprehens~ve Parks and Open Space Plan dated April 4, 1991, the City has 38 park areas in ihel.s3'stem. Six parks (Central, Tinerud, River's Bend, Autumn Heights, Traprock Commons an~ tli~ Ramsey Elementary School) are developed beyond playground equipment. Seven others,,~in~uding Woodland Green Park, have playground equipment. Twenty-five are undeveloped.. The neighborhood south of the Boy Scout Camp, east of Highway #47 and north of River's Bend, currently con_iistti :of 265 lots in eight subdivisions. There are also 49 unplatted parcels, one of which is the p~'Ol~Sed 20 lot River Bluffs Addition. Within these isubdivisions are two dedicated developable parks (Reilley East and Woodland Green). A C!ty ~owned drainage area (Reilley West Park) and an outlet along the Rum River (Stanhope Ri~er ~ills Park) are public passive recreation areas. Currently, th~ fly, e. acre Woodland Green Park is the only park in the area with any development. It can only b6 a~eessed from 155th Lane N.W. east of Barium Street N.W. A drainage swale exists off 156t. h L-"~ine N.W. just west of Yakima Street N.W., but due to foliage and erosion, it is inaccessible t§rOr~gh this area. It is apparent that if the drainage swale was cleared to a ten foot width and pa~}ed[ the neighborhood would have access to this park. Staff is of the opinion that clearing/pavir~g ~e swale and completing the balance of a trail connecting 156th Lane N.W. to 155th Lane NiSVilis far superior to ,!nitiating any development of other parks in the neighborhood. Grading of R~ill~:East Park doesnt provide much improvement, will create increased demand for services andi~apj~tal outlay, would be redundant of Woodland Green Park (which is in close proximity) a.nfl tli~refore would not receive Staff support for improvement at this time. Improving access to W .0~. ~1 Green Park is low cost and low maintenance. We have also proposed, as part of the projeCt~ iniproving the playground area by reformatting the equipment, placing a timber border and fillin~ with pea rock. This second portion of the project will be conducted by our maintenance per$onnel and addresses the department goal of completing two to three similar projects in o~ parks each year. Estimated project costs are as follows: : Contract or Projec[ S taft Hours Material Cost I) Clearai~ce~of north 300 foot swale 12 (plus loader) N/A 2) Site wgrk~,for 1,050 foot wail 24 (plus grader, loader N/A (Fromi156th Lane N.W. to 155th Lane N.W.) and truck) Trail paving (handicap accessible) 3) $4,450 (1,050 feet of Class V)