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Public Information on City Parks Meeting Minutes June 2, 1997 - Page 2 1 better orientation for play. The sledding hill would be relocated and parking would be 2 reconfigured to facilitate this change. The plan would allow for three soccer fields due to the 3 ability of multi-use. The active play area by the wading pool would be reconfigured and the 4 basketball area and play area would be relocated to the south side. 5 Mr. Kost explained Alternative C. This plan includes the most aggressive redesign of Central 6 Park. It would include the reconfiguration of the ballfields to create a more centralized "hub" 7 complex. It would allow for soccer fields due to multi-use and also provide one exclusive 8 soccer field. The drawback is that the high school just upgraded their equipment and this 9 alternative would make their work obsolete. 10 Mr. Kost noted that in all three alternatives the bandstand, tennis courts and confined play 11 area are located in the same area. 12 Mr. Kost then explained two alternatives which were designed as a result of City and resident 13 concerns expressed at the May 6, 1997. Council work session. 14 Mr. Kost explained Alternative A2. This plan would flip the location of the bandstand and 15 would provide a one-to-one replacement of the play area (30,000 square feet) which was 16 displaced as.a result of the City Hall/Community Center being built. There is also the 17 possibility to locate the play area between the building and the bandshell which would result 18 in 23,000 square feet. 19 Mr. Kost explained Alternative B2. This plan illustrated the impact to Alternative B if the 20 same relocation was done as in Alternative A2. This plan would provide a play area of 21 approximately 30,000 square feet. It would not allow the operation of a multi-purpose 22 ballfield and soccer field in the location of the bandstand as was allowed in Alternative B. 23 Mr. Kost explained Alternative A would cost $200,000, Alternative B would cost $450,000, 24 and Alternative C would cost $500,000. He noted he did not have the figures for Alternatives 25 A2 and B2. 26 Mr. Kost explained the proposed additions and improvements to neighborhood parks. He. 27 noted these parks are small and some of the proposed changes are long-range plans. 28 Mr. Kost recommended four areas of improvement for Silver Point Park. Recreational Fields: 29 to include milling, overlay and re-striping of the bituminous basketball surface or the 30 possibility of removing this surface and installing a youth soccer field; Playgrounds: combine 31 the two-play areas and install sidewalk to act as a containment for pea gravel play surface, 32 installation of an additional play system with handicap-useable features and add handicap 33 accessible surfacing; Landscaping: plant coniferous trees along the northern residential/park 34 property lines adjacent to the ballfield; and Park Furnishings: replace existing benches, replace 35 litter receptacles with more colorful units with self-closing lids, and coordinate new 36 furnishings in all parks.