Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/04/1993

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Access ,R,,oad (PflFkway) The park road will serve as access to the recreation area and will be similar to residential street construction with "B" style concrete curbing and dra. inage devices. The road will also connect the residential areas to the west. The parkway will meander to facilitate tree preservation, enhance aesthetics and ensure safe vehicular speeds. Near the active destinations, there will be pull-off par'king on both sides. In several areas, there will be mini pull- offs to oblige those with decentralized destinations. (It should be noted that a frequent habit of industrial employees is to drive their automobile to a park setting to eat lunch, read, or converse in the relative solitude of their car.) The low volume and speed of the parkway dictate that there will not be the need for a paralleling, off-roadway trail. Interpretive Site Directly north of the landfill itself, in the opening in the Norway pines, will be an interpretive sign/display. This display, located literally in the shadow of the landfill, will serve as a point of interest, education, and reminder of our impact upon the eart.h. The display should have both visual and detailed elements for several age groups. It should speak to the many ecological economic and political issues surrounding the landfill and the park's history. A simulated cross-section of the lan&ffil and ground water treatment system may be one element. .Shelters Park shelters provide relief from weather ex,'crees near the recreational users' destination and to serve as gathering points for social interaction. Proposed for the Sunfish Lake Environmental Education Recreation Area will be ultimate provision of four shelters. Three shelters would be roof supported by comer columns with a hard surface floor. The fourth shelter will be a multipurpose snmcmre. a) The only large shelter proposed for the park would have two basic elements. One half would be permanently enclosed with tockable doors and windows. The other half will be primarily an open air design. It would, however, have the capability of being enclosed by screen panels during insect-laden seasons. Another seasonal adaptation would be lightweight windscreen with windows. Both halves would have individual access to a large stone f'~eplace and restrooms. The enclosed portion would also include a kitchenette. The above amenities and its proximity to the urban area would make this structure attractive and marketable for meetings and quasi-private uses. It is projected that the addition of a fireplace to this facility could result in the City deriving a fee of $75 and $125 per reserved event, i.e. a family reunion or graduation activity. (The Parks department would supply the fLrewood.) An additional combined use could be as a warming house. (No true skating experience is complete without a cracl-Aing fire!)