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SA <br /> AGENDA ITEM <br /> STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson <br /> DATE: November 27, 1996 <br /> TOPIC: Joint-use Park JU-3, Pheasant Hills Preserve. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Since the School Bond Referendum did not pass for the Early <br /> Childhood Center on the school site off of Birch Street, the <br /> Superintendent of Centennial Schools, John McClellan has <br /> approached the city on the cities use of this area for park. <br /> Since it will be some time before this site is built on by the <br /> school(at least 10 years) , we have been given the go-ahead to <br /> use it. This is good news in that this is a strategically <br /> important area for a neighborhood park for Pheasant Hills <br /> Preserve and would have had to purchase land here if any more <br /> land was sold off. Recall that some time ago a portion of this <br /> school site was traded off for construction of houses. <br /> Please find attached a map of this site. At this time I have <br /> discussed this with Jeff Schoenbauer to present us with a simple <br /> sketch plan to begin discussions with the School District, and <br /> the neighborhood. I should have a quote for this project at the <br /> Park Board Meeting. <br /> Referring to our Comprehensive Plan, this site has been open land <br /> for agriculture, has a drainage way and wetlands, particularly on <br /> the west side of the site, and has very little elevation change. <br /> Upland soils are predominantly sand. Pedestrian access from the <br /> east has been developed. Vehicle access is not developed except <br /> for the dead end off of Pheasant Hills Drive that dead ends into <br /> the site. Possibilities also exist off of Birch Street. <br /> This park, according to our Comprehensive Plan is classified as a <br /> neighborhood type of park based on development population <br /> densities and geographic location. Since the two smaller types <br /> of park in this area are intended to be more passive in nature, <br /> the use of this area for such park elements such as informal ball <br /> field/play fields, hard surface areas such as basketball, <br /> volleyball, tennis, and a small parking lot becomes more <br /> important. This park is also an important link in our linear <br />