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7 - Update summary: Parks Planning and Construction Projects. ._ ~a DO NOT REMOVE - pRAB File Material City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department , ~/%`.~..I' /~ ~~=~ MEMORANDUM l~ TO: Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board FROM: Jan Geden, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation Kate Bernhardt, Acting Parks Planning and Construction Superintendent SUBJECT: Update Summary: Parks Planniug and Construction Projects DATE: April 17, 2002 PARKS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION CURRENT PROJECTS: 22"a Street Pocket Park (Recentlv named Lover's Hill Parkl Construction for th~s pocket pazk m the Whittier I~~ighborhood was substant~ally completed m early September, providmg a walkway between Bluff and Mesa, a flagstone plaza and sittmg azea with wondetful views of the foothills, and new landscape plantmgs. The final tree planhng m the plaza will be completed this spnng. Staff will work wrth the Boazd to idenhfy the desired wordmg and locahon of a plaque to honor the Olmstead plannmg vision for this stte. The City and the Whitt~er Neighborhood w~ll sponsor a dedication celebrat~on ior th~s new park this summer. This pazksite, located withm the 22"d Street R~ght of Way between Mesa and Bluff Streets, was procured through an agreement wrth the Transportatton Department. Canrtal Improvement Proeram (CIPLpdate: See Board mformation item about the 2003 CIP update m the Apnl packet Env~ronmental Sustamabildv Proerams• Staff contmues to address the goals of the Env~ronmental Management Audu and add~tional envtronmental goals * in pazks plannmg and construction pro~ects. This audrt was completed m 2001 for the Pazks and Recreation and Public Works Transportarion Departments. The audit may be viewed through the City's web srte at www.ci.boulder.co us., select Issues and Pro~ects, select Envsonmental Management Audit. Staff is also partictparing m a city-wide Environmental Management group designed to further idenhfy and address environmental sustamabil~ty goals applied to the operat~ons of the City as an organtzahon Bovd Smelter Site / West of the Jushce Center: The Boazd v~srted this site dunng the January 2002 srte tour Th~s site is mcluded m the current list of undeveloped neighborhood and pocket pazks which the Board will review to pnonhze m 2003 Parks and Recreation...The Benefits Are Endtess! ~'^~ ~ • w ~- Dnve- In Theater Parksite The Board approved an agreement with the Housmg Authonty m June of 2000 to reserve a ~,, parksite (2.1 acres) withm the proposed residential and mixed-use development at the Dnve-In Theater site, north of Yarmouth and west of US H~ghway 36. In 2002, Parks and Recreat~on fundmg will be used for development of mfrastructure, roads, and ut~hties, ad~acent to the new parksrte The mixed-use residenhal development at this s~te is scheduled for construcrion over the next few years The Dnve-In Theater pazksite ~s mcluded m the cunent list of undeveloped netghborhood and pocket pazks which the Boazd wtll review to pnonttze m 2003 East of Eben G Fme Park The Board visited this site dunng the January 2002 tour The Pubhc Works Department prov~ded this small site (less than 1 acre) for public pazk uses after obtammg the s~te to address flood control safety ~ssues. Eben G. Fme park is a very popular neighborhood park which functions more realistically as a regional park This Eben G Fme site ~s mcluded m the current list of undeveloped neighborhood and pocket pazks which the Board will revtew to pnont~ze m 2003 Eaton Ne~ghborhood Park: Eaton Neighborhood Park was substantially completed last year Add~honal piantmgs will be installed this spnng to replace vandalized plantmgs A park dedication ~s scheduled this summer to honor the gift of this site from Mr Henry Eaton. Elmer's Two Mile Neighborhood Park (Ins Hollowl Construchon of this pocket park will proceed m early May and is anhcipated to be completed by the end of this yeaz This pazksrte, previously funct~onmg as an urban dramage way, was ~ procured though an agreement with the Pubhc Works Department. The pazk development will provide a small actrve-use turf azea, walks and trails, a children's play area, extensive wetland restorat~on, drought tolerant grass restorat~on, a pedestnan bndge, decks and observahon areas near the wetlands, and landscapmg See * notes below Foothills Community Park• This community parksite (67 acres) is located at Locust and 9`~ Streets m north Boulder The ma~onty of the Phase 1(45 acres) was completed m 2000 prov~dmg a lazge open mulh-use turf area, a sledding hill, a storage, maintenance and restroom bu~ldmg, commumty gardens, a children's play area, a small basketball court, an older youth play area, rivo roller hockey courts, natrve grass revegetation, walks and trazls, sittmg and picmckmg facilities, a shade shelter, roads, pazking, utilities, public art enhancements, and assoc~ated mfrastructure Phase 2, which will proceed by phases over future years, will provide roads and parkmg, walks and tra~ls, tenms courts, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, a pubhc plaza, a large children's play azea, large group picmc azeas and covered picmc shelters, unl~ghted baseball and mulh-use fields, a dog exercise area, and nahve revegetation areas Staff ~s workmg on the mrtial plannmg and des~gn development work for Phase 2 A Commumty Design Meehng will be held on May 6, 9:00 to 12 00 AM, at the Foothills Community Parksite to obtam input for the publ~c plaza and chtldren's play azea. See notes* below Page 2 . , Foriune Pocket Park• This small pocket park at 4`~ and Canyon was grven to the City by Shefla Fortune m 1999 on the ~ condit~on that it would only be used as a public park. The Board wtll reconsider the issue of ~"' demolihon of this structure at the Apnl Pazks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting. Future development of the pazk will depend on fundmg availabihty and pnonhzahon of new park development by the Boazd Four Mile Creek and Wonderland Creek Floodway M~tigarion Projects: In July of 2000, the Publ~c Works Urilrties Divtsion presented proposed flood mingahon plans for these two dramage ways The flood mrtigarion plans require excavarion of Violet and Elks parksites m order to prov~de a broader and deeper flood conveyance zone. The Boazd approved these flood mrt~gahon plans. In eazly 2002, staff reviewed updated flood mrtigahon plans. The new plans do not deviate m any considerable way from the recommendattons of the plans which the Boazd reviewed and approved in 2000. The excavahon work withm these rivo pazksites is tentatively scheduled for 2003. Mesa Memonal Church srte ~rchase In 1999, the Board approved the purchase pazksite (1.7 acres) at Mesa Memonal Church srte, located north of Table Mesa Dnve between Yale and Hartford Dnve StaFf has completed the subdivision process for the s~te and is workmg on the final site purchase requirements. It is anhc~pated that the srte purchase closmg will be completed m May Mountam Ocean purchase: ,.~ The Mountam Ocean site is surrounded by the Valmont City Park property. It is a small 87-acre ,/ site which contams a 8,687 squaze foot office/produchon/ warehouse building located east of Airport Road on the south side of Valmont Street. Staffhas been workmg wrth the owner of the Mountatn Ocean property, Mr. Tom Ben~amm, smce 1997 to obtam this property. The current ophon under consideration mvolves creahng two buildmg development lots for Mr Ben~amm at the northeast corner of Stazio Ballfields Phase 2, east of Stazio Dnve and south of Butte Mill Dme. The bu~ldmg lots would be mcluded m the payment to Mr. Ben~amm for the Mountam Ocean properiy This opt~on was reviewed and approved by the Boazd last year The Boazd visrted this site in the January tour. Srte appraisals aze scheduled to be completed by July Staff will retum to the Board m late summer or early fall wrth analysis and recommendatrons for purchase. North Boulder Recreation Center Remodel and Expansion: The renovahon and expansion of the North Boulder Recreation Center is proceedmg on schedule with an anticipated construction completion this fall. The proposed remodel and addihon will increase the existing 35,000 squaze foot facihty to a 61,670 square foot facility Environmental sustamabil~ty goals have been addressed through design of a buildmg that meets the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2000 Building Parameters and that will recerve a Silver Standard from the Umted States Green Buildmg Leadersh~p m Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS). The pro~ect is being funded ($11,195,372 mcludmg contmgency) predommantly with Pazks and Recreation Funds, with some money provided from the Facihty and Asset Management and Art m the Pazk funds Page 3 ~ .,, M Smton Pocket Park In February, the Boazd approved movmg forwazd wrth the design oF Smton park, usmg 2002 ~ Neighborhood and Pocket Park funds ($393,000). Th~s fundmg source may be ad~usted based on " revised sales tax pro~ect~ons Court Resurfacme Fundmg is allocated annually for the repa~r and resurfacmg of hard surfaced play courts. Th~s year's fundmg will be used to resurface two tenms courts at Martm Park, one tenms court at Chautauqua, and one basketball court at Tom Watson park. Tom Watson Park Playground Refurbishment The Tom Watson Pazk Playground will be renovated as part of an on-gomg park and play azea refiubishment program. The Board approved a budget for th~s playground refurbishment as part of the 1999 Capital Improvements Pro~ect (CIP) Staff held a public meetmg on Mazch ls`, 2001 The pro~ect has been on hold m response to current reduced staffing levels The pro~ect design ts now proceedmg The Board will rev~ew plans for the play area this summer Valmont City Park: • Phase 1 will be completed this summer Phase 1 will provide roughly 13 acres of developed park mcludmg a large open turf area for multruse play, trail connechons to three Greenway trails, road and parkmg facil~t~es, picmc fac~lrt~es, sittmg areas, a restroom, public art, and a short portion of the future bike racmg and mult~-use trail • The Envtronmental Resources staff is proceedmg with the mrtial wildhfe comdor planhngs on the east s~de of the srte and along the ex~shng imgahon drtches ~` • The Pubhc and Pnvate Partnersh~p development ~s proceeding under management of the ~ Management and Planrung Assistance Team for Valmont City Park (M-PAT) M-PAT, • Staff is pursumg options to support the purchase of the Mountam Ocean srte and bu~ldmg See Mountam Ocean above. Viele Lake Water Shares Over the past year, staff was notified that the State Water Engineer was cons~denng abandonment of the Viele Lake water shares. Staff is workmg with legal and engmeenng consultants to address this issue LONG RANGE PLANNING EFFORTS: In prepazahon for updatmg the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, a Pazks and Recreation Crtizen Survey has been completed and work is currently m progress to complete a Needs Assessment. The Pazks and Recreahon Advisory Board will part~cipate m review of the Needs Assessment. The mformation from the Cmzen Survey and the Needs Assessment will also assist the Boazd m evaluating proposals for partnered development of the Valmont City Park Other long range Park and Recrearion plamm~g efforts continue through staff's work wrth the Plamm~g Department on pro~ects mcludmg: • the 47`~, Jay, Kalmia site development plamm~g • consideration of City uses for the McKenzie Junction Srte Page 4 , . . , • plamm~g for the North Boulder Communiry Center • plannmg for the Gunbarrel to Boulder off-street transportation connechon '~ • partic~pat~on m the City's Development Review Committee (DRC) ~ * STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ADDRESSED IN PARKS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: • soil prepazarion as spec~fied m the Environmental Audit Recommendations (three cubic yards of amendment matenal per 1000 square feet) • pre-planning and post evaluaUon rev~ew of pro~ect wrth mamtenance and imgat~on staff • use of native, drought tolerant, and water-adaptable plant spec~es • use of wood chip mulch and filter fabric for landscape beds to enhance water retenrion and mmim~ze weeding requirements • tnstallation of tmgation systems designed for efficient use of water (dnp irngarion, water-efficient and vandal-resistant heads, check valves to elimmate loss of water from imgahon heads, reduchon or elimmahon of overthrow to hardscapes, use of centralized computer for system imgahon management wherever available) • mstallat~on of trees and shrubs which provide shade and reduce evaporarion of water, improve air quahty, and provide wildhfe habitat • selection of trees based on Forestry recommendahons m order to address Integrated Pest Management goals • provision of shallow slopes wherever possible to mmimize run-off _ • use of grass and plant-lmed channels for storm dramage retenhon and/or detention • designahon of drought tolerant and nahve grass areas wrthm urban parks where ~ appropnate based on achvity use areas • use of multi-seed sod blends as available from local sod growmg compames which provide shade resistance, htgh pedestnan tolerance, and drought tolerance ** SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONNIENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES ADDRESSED IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS LISTED ABOVE Elmer's Two Mile Pocket Park: • 61% of the srte will be developed to provide wetland restorahon or upland grass revegetation areas • the ex~sting concrete l~mng for Elmer's Two M~le dramage waters will be removed m order to create new wetlands • access areas w~ll be provided ad~acent to the wetlands for education, observahon, and en~oyment of this area • the children's play area will feature custom sculptural p~eces to reflect natural elements of the site • a plant-covered shade arbor will be provided mstead of a standard park shade structure • recycled plashc deckmg has been used m the environmental leammg area ~.., Page 5 a -. ~. Foothills Community Park: • development of a senes of water detention areas at the west end of this sloped site to detam ram waters on srte, to cleanse the waters through grass and soil filtration, and to "" mmimize run-off • development of an imgation system which w~ll ut~lize non-potable water from the S~lver Lake Drtch, when available, to imgate 7 acres of the park (maximum area availabie for imgahon by ditch shazes) • at bu~ld-out, 77% of the site will be developed for achve recreat~on uses and mfrastructure and 23% of the srte will be preserved or restored with nat~ve and naturalized drought tolerant grass areas • provision of a satellrte Parks Mamtenance Facil~ty which mmimizes use of natural resources and staff time dnvmg to and from this large park and other north azea parksrtes from the Gty Yatds Mamtenance Facil~ty • development of mmimal secunty onented pazk lighhng system to mmimize use of energy • provision of commumty gazdens designed to fully support orgaruc gazdenmg processes • provision of a dewrahve water featute which util~zes and returns Silver Lake Ditch water to the drtch ~mgation system, which mmim~zes water consumphon • use of recycled plast~c wood for some of the picmc tables and benches • use of recycled matenals (plasric and metal) were used m some of the children's play structures • preservahon of the npanan area and associated grasslands along Silver Lake drtch Valmont City Park: • The park plan will provide for a mmimum of 27% of the srte to be preserved or fiu-ther ~`` developed with narive planhngs For wildl~fe comdors. Staff and the the Management Plamm~g Assistance Team (MPAT) will explore expandmg the amount of wildlife comdor space along the east property lme through detailed design of fac~lrties as publw and pnvate partnership development oprions are confirmed for the site • design and contounng of the srte wtill spread the Wonderland Creek flood impacts over a broad turf and grass area, elimmatmg a need for deep or concrete lmed flood channels • reahgnment of existmg storm dramage hnes to prov~de surface flows m the Wonderland Channel which provides an opportumty to re-charge the groundwater, support natrve channel plantmgs, and cleanse the storm waters • selecrive removal of weed trees, Sibenan Elm, and replacement wrth more desirable species • mstallatwn of more than 200 new trees (see above) • provide new native plant comdor along the Wonderland Creek channel • a new underground drip imgahon system (Netafim or Techline) will be installed m sod areas m nght-of- way stnps and street islands to ehmmate loss of water due to evaporarion or wmd dnft. ATTACHMENT City of Boulder Parks and Recrearion Location Map ~ Page 6 RK1 FACILITY NAME a ~ R E S NSCELLANEOUS P U B L I C O P E N G R A S S P L A Y G R O U N o S H E L T R P I C N I C D O G P A R K P O O L 8 A S K E T 8 A L ~ T E N N I S P L T A T F O I R M B A L L F I E L D s V O L L E Y B A L L F ~ S H ~ G H I K I I N G C A N O E I N G B ~ A T ~ G S W I M B E A C H S O C C E R R T ~ A~MINISTRATIVE FFlCES - 3198 Brpadwey o Pad. s Recreatim Adin~nistratia, On~;r.s x X ANDRENS ARBORETUM - BroatMgy & Mtarine o eerr.hr,s X ARAPAHOE RIDGE -EisenhowEr Dr. S of Arapahce s :~nnd x x x x 2 ~ X ARROWOOD - 31 st and Aurora za wcoda~f Drainage Canal x X X X AUROHA 7- 38th and Aurora ~ Sr,tx~a x x 3 1 X BARKER - 15th and SpruCe 0.5 Bolder ~y Nursery X X X X BEACH - 121h and EuClid 3-5 I~ber.k House~ - Histak Museum X X x X BEAR CREEK - Lehi h and T2hle hAesa ~ r~ear Scr,od and eev creek x x X BOULDER CREEK PATH - Eben Fine Park to 75th St o une.v icrx d ake pa~n x X X X BOULDER RESERVOIR • 51 st St 1 1/2 rtr N of Ja Rd. ~40o Nghtal Arq~ ~ R~mde Cmird MUdel Air Plane FiNd x X X X 5 X X X X X X BOULDER VALLEY VIILAGE - 17ih 8 Violet z23 r~ura~ a~ X BURI~ - Nbhawk 6 Pawnee s.a schod - Fia,ess Ca,rse x x x X 1 X CAMPBELL ROBERTSON - Sth & Mountain View o.4 rutura~ ,vea x CANYON - 2151 8 C2n On 1,9 Wooded Irri~tion Cargl X X % 2 X CANYON POINTE - Canyon & Walnut ~.i x x X CATALPA - Catalpa Way, N. of Kalma 1.8 scenlc ~rnga6m Canal x x x X CENTENWALTENNIS-2205Norv.o0d 0 SeasonalWaterFOUntan % e X CENTRAL MUNCIPAL COMPLE7( - Can & 20 ncipal Service Centers 8 Seni« Centa, Main Li X X X x X X CENTRAL PAfiK - Canyon and 13th St. 4.4 BanclShell, 4rt Center, Tea ~-~wxse X x X X CHAUTAU~UA - 9th & 8aseline ea Resauarn-nuiii«ium X X x x ~ X X CHRISTENSEN - 3100 IG s Ri e Blvd 5.73 X X x X 1 X COLUM&A CEMETERY - 9th & Coll 10.5 lismric Sight - Scenic Irr tion Carial X COLUM&NE - 23rd 6 Glenwood 4.4 Schod - Seasc,~al water Rwrnain x X X 2 1 X COMMUNITY GARDENS - 15th and Hawthorne o aer zoo ~- r~ura~ ~rass rv~ CRESTVIEW - 171h & Sum2c 6.5 ScFtnl - Nalural (W~Xi) Area X X X x 2 EAST BOULDEF COMMUtJITY PARK - 5660 Sioux Dr. 52.a a3Wn Center, Ouldoa Hard 8 Racket Ball, NaNral X x X X X X X 6 5 a X 1 X EAST MAPLETON BALLFlELDS - 30th & Mapleton 9 Lighted Horse Stne Cams - Seasorr~l Water Fcuntain x x X 3 X EATON - 6505 Nauldus Dr. o Nan,ral Wetlands Area. Bicyde p,a~~erge Ca,rsa x x x EBEN FlNE - 3rd 8 Arapahoe 4.3 Nawral wooded rvea - w«,g Ba,~der aec~lc x x x X X ELKS - 3995 N. 281h SY t t N2wral G~ass Area X % 1 X FITLPATPoCK - 18th & Mapleton o.3 Pockei Park x x X FLATIRONS MUNIC. GOLF COURSE - 5706 Arapahce t30 Mgel Pines x 2 X FOOTHILLS COMMUNRY PARK - 800 Che Dr. 50 Canmur~ry Gardens. Mainte~ance Fadliry x X X x X i X 1 FORTUNE PARK - ath 8 Pearl oz ct~Gce~ aark X GERALD STAZIO BA~L FlELDS - 2445 SlaziO 22.5 Se,~rai Fournain X X X X 7 GREENLEAP - Fo~som & Pead t.g Ferc,ed ~mgaom Caa~ x x x z X HAERTLJNG - 91h 8 Canyon ~.g tures - Along Boulder CreWc - Just Fast d Kids Fshing Pord x x X X HARLOW PLATT'S - Gille ie S. of Grinnell st eaum Genter. Natural Area, Wa~ki Path, Fmess x X 2 % X X n 4 3 X X 1 X HIRAM FULLEN - 5th and Pearl a.z Fbcke~ Park x x X HOWARD HEUSTON - 34th S. of Iris Z5 Wootletl Irrigation Canal x x X x 2 KEEWAYDIN MEADOWS - Manhattan and Sioux a Scnod x x x x n x KNOLLVJOOD TENNIS - 4th & Spruce o Close w FoomNs 2 MALL - CAURTHOUSE - Pearl 51, 11th to i5th 0 Ouimor n~i x 2 X MAR'TIN - 36ih and Ea5lman B.4 Drai Canal N Park FooNBike Patli X % X x 2 1 X MAX4VELL LAKE - LincSen Park Dr., N of Linden Ave. s n~ura~ area X MEADOW GLEN - Penns ivania Ave. E ot 55th St 2.5 Natwal Wetland, and Path wooden Irr' ~on C ar~ x x x 2 MELODY - 16th 8nd Ki v.o0d 12 X X X X NORTH BOULDER PARK - 9th & D211w00tl 72.6 Wheeldmir ~ Courss, Se~ Water Fourqain X X X X t 2 X OLMSTEAD - 3170 BroadWdy BkL. Rec. Center - Lit Ternis 8 PlaHorm Tennis X X X X X n 4 2 2 X PALO CENTRAUPALO SOIJTH - Palo Pkwy 6 301h 3. i x x X PALO EAST - Corriente Place & Carrpo Ct. a x x x 1 PALO NORTH - 30th and Redvrood 2.s x x 2 X PARK EAST - Aurora and Nbhawk ~s WalkBike Path Through Nalural Area x x x x 3 X PARKSlDE - 26th 8 Kalmia 5.7 x x x x 2 P~NEVIEW - Cloverleaf - S. of Kalntia t 8 Scen~c trrganm Ca~ x x x x PLEASANTVIEW FlELDS • 3805 471h 54 Soccer Carp~ex 9 POTfERY LAB - 1010 Aurora o x SALBERG - 3045 191h SY. 3 MBelirg ShBtler X X X X X 2 X SCOTT CARPENTER - 30th 8 Arapahce 2i Skaiebwrd Park x x x x x t X X SHANAHAN RtDGE - Lehf h and Greenbner aa n~ur~ nrea x x x X SINTON - 26th & Walnut o.sz Benches ~ nn Cerner x SMfTH - Gilbert & Cleveland i rra~urai area x x SPRUCE POOL - 21 st & ruCe o,5 S easor~ al x x 7( TANTR.4- 46th and Hanover t5.5 Mvntenarz Fxi~iry x x x x TOM WATSON - 6180 N. 63rd St sz wa~ktr~y ~.ain witr~ fiu,ess course x x x x x z a 3 z X VAI.MONT CfTY PARK - Valmont 8 Airport Rtl. 79z Mafrnenarce Fad~iry ~ under ~evc~cpment x X WEST HIGHLAND - West End of Darlrn0uth 5.9 Nalural Area - Ciry Water Stor Fxiliry WHITTIER - 21st and ruce i.s scroa X - o ar v. i u. 32 Na~ural rvea x x X ~ httq://www.ci.boulder.co.us/narks-recreation Administration (303) 413-7200 Park Operations (303) 441-4406 Forestry (303) 441-4406 Open Space (303) 441-3440 Athletics (303) 441-3410 Spruce Pool (303) 441-3426 Scott Carpenter Pool (303) 441 ,3427 Recreatiun Centrrs Call /i~r l.ist oi~nrc~-1;r,~~.~~ City of Boulder Parks & Reereation North Boulder Recreation Center (303) 413-7260 Map & Facilities Guide South Boulder Recreation Center (303) 441-3448 East Boulder Recreation Center (303) 441-4400