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STAFF REPORT TO: Parks & Recreation Commission FROM: Bryce Shearen, CPRP, Parks & Recreation/Community Services Manager DATE: September 3, 2020 RE: Additional Spooner Park Parking Lot ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve and recommend to the City Council the addition of an additional parking lot at Spooner Park near the upper shelter parking lot. BACKGROUND: When Spooner Park was built it initially had a small shelter off of Eli Road. A small parking lot was built to serve it along with the rest of the park. When the current shelter was built additional parking was needed so the original lot was doubled in size. There are two driveways and no ability to drive around the lot if all of the spots are being used. There are 30 parking stalls in the existing lot. It has become clear that there is no longer enough parking to serve large shelter rentals along with other activities in the park, including the new playground area. The Canadian Days Association has also expressed interest in adding additional parking to help during Canadian Days. They have donated money to the City each of the last two years for the construction of a parking lot. There are a few options to consider for the type and location of additional parking. Staff enlisted Bolton & Menk to provide some rough drawings and estimates for four potential parking lot additions. Option 1: Construct a new parking lot approximately 40 feet west of the existing lot. This option would add nineteen stalls and would include surmountable curb and gutter to help with stormwater runoff and to protect the edge of the lot. There is an option to include a rain garden to provide some infiltration but may not be required. Stormwater could also be directed to a catch basin and piped to the Eli Road system so that a rain garden does not take up valuable green space in that area of the park. The cost of this option is estimated at $186,000 with the rain garden and $157,000 without one. Option 1B: Add on to the existing parking lot. This option would add another section to the existing lot much like what was done when the new shelter was built. There would be a third driveway and an additional nineteen stalls. There would not be any curb and gutter just as there is none on the existing lot. If curb and gutter were to be added it would require the full reconstruction of the existing lot to make the drainage work properly. Without curb and gutter, a large rain garden would be necessary on the west end of the lot for stormwater management. A catch basin would not be possible without curb and gutter so