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MEMORANDUM DATE: March 2, 2015 TO: Park Board FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director RE: Watermark Development — Master Planning of Park Mrs. Candace Amberg, Senior Landscape Architect from WSB Engineering will be attending Monday's Park Board meeting to begin the master planning process of the Watermark Development neighborhood park. This development was reviewed/discussed extensively at the October, 2014 Park Board meeting (Please review the minutes for reference). Neighborhood parks serve the recreational needs of individual neighborhoods within the city. These parks bring people together to recreate and socialize close to home. Providing a balanced set of amenities that appeal to a broad range of individuals is important to meeting contemporary park needs — although active, non -programmed recreation remains the mainstay of neighborhood parks. The specific design of neighborhood parks responds to the localized needs of the neighborhood where they are located, rather than the generalized needs of the overall community. The general palette of amenities typically found within this class of park includes: • Play area for multiple age groups • Trail loop internal to the park, with connection to community trail system and local streets • Open maintained green space for informal use (2-3 acres optimal) • Basketball half court and/or volleyball court • Hardcourt area for hopscotch, 4 -square, etc • General site amenities — benches, picnic tables, trash containers, etc • Picnic shelter • Aesthetic improvements and architectural elements • Ornamental landscaping near active use areas • Natural landscaping and natural stormwater infiltration • Parking — on limited on -demand only basis