Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 08/10/2023

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projects that have additional funding sources. He noted that additional improvements were built into this project and therefore because of that changed scope, the burden of those additional costs should not be placed on the Capital Maintenance Fund. Commissioner Sis commented that he appreciates the additional stalls that will be added as the parking lot fills quickly during certain events. He asked if the width of the stalls will be appropriate for the vehicles that utilize the parks. Assistant City Engineer Feriancek replied that nine feet in width is the standard. Chair Barten asked if this will push closer to the trees. Assistant City Engineer Feriancek replied that they would go 12 to 15 feet closer on both the north and south but noted that they would not want to go further as that would encroach on the roots. Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood commented that there will be almost no impact to the tree roots. He noted that a mature tree could have up to one third of its rooting zone impacted without negative effects. He stated that the trees will have regular irrigation as part of the project. Chair Barten stated that he was also wondering if the roots would have an eventual impact on the pavement, but it sounds like they will be far enough back. Commissioner Olson recalled the discussion of angled spaces versus straight spaces and asked if there would have been a large difference in the number of spaces. Assistant City Engineer Feriancek stated that they would have lost a few spaces if they would have used angled spaces. He noted that there were able to add some stalls in other locations. Councilmember Musgrove stated that the Public Works Committee discussed this and were on the same page in supporting the number of stalls. She noted that the straight parking design provided more stalls. Commissioner Bennett stated that he recalled that safety was an issue with the angled spaces. He believed that this design does a great job using medians and cuts down opportunities of people driving across the lot to cut through. He believed that this design provides additional stalls and improved safety. Chair Barten asked if there are concrete gutters on the central islands. Assistant City Engineer Feriancek replied that there is full height curb with curb cuts. He commented that there is a series of three curb cuts on each side of the median. He stated that the inlets are raised a bit to hold some of that water. Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that the City has drafted a cross parking agreement with PACT Charter School that will be before the appropriate entities within the next month which will add additional parking capacity during large tournaments. He Park and Recreation Commission/August 10, 2023 Page 3 of 7