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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06/2008 10 Franklin and Gilbert Parks - Parking Options• • BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. For Meeting of: May 6, 2008 ITEM TITLE: Parking Options at Franklin and Gilbert Parks SUBMITTED BY: Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works Denise Nichols, Parks and Recreation Manager CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Denise Nichols/576-6416 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The attached report is submitted for Council review and direction. The recommendations are made by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Franklin Park --It is recommended to do the following: 1) Illuminate the three existing power poles at a cost of approximately $4,000. Funding Source -2008 Parks Capital. 2) Do not expand existing parking lot. The few spaces gained do not support the capital cost and would not provide a significant net gain to have any effect on the large special events in the park. 3) Enforce "No Parking" on Stanley Blvd. Suggest "Park and Ride" as a solution to parking impact. Gilbert Park — It is recommended to make no changes in the Gilbert Park parking lot. (Please see attached report for further detail.) Resolution _ Ordinance _ Other _(Specify Contact Person: Phone: Funding Source:. Parks Capital Bu t for 2008 APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: �`6 City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully recommends (1) Illuminating the three existing power poles at Franklin parking lot at a cost of approximately $4,000. Funding Source -2008 Parks Capital. (2) Not expanding the existing parking lot. (3) Enforcing "No Parking" on Stanley Blvd. and suggesting "Park and Ride" as a solution to parking impact. (4) Not making any changes in the Gilbert Park parking lot. BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: At its March 12 and April 9, 2008 meetings, the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed various options and recommends (1) Illuminating the three existing power poles at Franklin parking lot at a cost of approximately $4,000. Funding Source -2008 Parks Capital; (2) Not expanding the existing parking lot. (3) Enforcing "No Parking" on Stanley and suggest "Park and Ride" as a solution to parking impact. (4) Not making any changes in the Gilbert Park parking lot. COUNCIL ACTION: • Memorandum April 22, 2008 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City Manager Dick Zais From: Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works Denise Nichols, Parks and Recreation Manager (576-6416) Subject: Parking Options for Franklin and Gilbert Park At the September 4, 2007 City Council meeting, Staff was directed to study parking restrictions and options around Franklin and Gilbert Parks due to lack of parking during large community events. Also, on December 11, 2007, a citizen complained to Council about the lack of lights in the Franklin Parking lot. This memo is a response to these issues. Franklin Park Attachment "A" is a map showing parking restrictions around Franklin Park. The City owns the parking lot on Tieton Drive, which has space for 79 vehicles. Overflow parking is available at Franklin Middle School parking lot on the east side of the school. That parking lot can accommodate 59 vehicles. In addition, the Museum lot, north of the Museum, holds 20 vehicles and is signed as "Museum Only" parking. Remaining visitors park on the street and as you can see from Attachment "A," the area is posted "No Parking;" however, it is rarely enforced. The "No Parking" is in place because the roads, particularly Stanley Boulevard, are very narrow (see attached photos). Staff discussed angle parking and/or changing Stanley to a one-way street. Neither of those options is a good idea and would have a negative impact on neighbors. A parking lot could be added to the northwest corner of the park, off Chestnut; however, a number of mature trees would have to be removed, the grass area would be reduced, and parking lights, as required by City Code, would have to be installed. Staff believes that the surrounding neighbors would be opposed fo this option. Attachment "B" gives Council a historical perspective on the park and the parking issues that were presented in relation to the latest Museum expansion (1998) where parking concerns were an issue. One option that Council might want to consider is to expand the existing city parking lot to the north (toward the pool). The City Engineering Division has looked at three layouts (Attachment "C"). Option 1 would add one additional row of parking to the parking lot. This would pick up an additional 15 parking spaces. This design would still preserve "green space" in front of Franklin Pool for spectators and use by the large cross-country meets, who incorporate that area as part of their racecourse. The cost estimate for this option is $36,800. Option 2 eliminates all the green space in front of the pool to accommodate two new parking rows. Approximately 29 parking spaces would be gained with this option; however, spectator seating would be gone along with elimination of the area for cross- country racing. The cost estimate for Option 2 is approximately $64,000. Option 3 adds 26 parking spaces; however, it does eliminate all the parking islands. The islands, trees and plantings have been popular with park users and the surrounding neighbors. Option 3 does maintain the grass buffer in front of the pool and allows enough space for cross-country meets. The cost estimate for Option 3 is approximately $64,000. Franklin Parking Lot Lights The current parking lot is owned by the City and is not lighted. We do not know why lighting was not installed when built. Possibly because the Museum was rather small at the time and the city ordinance closes parks at dusk; therefore, the City may have felt that lighting was unnecessary. To immediately resolve a portion of the lighting problem, staff will install mast arms and fixtures to the existing wooden utility poles (three of them) at the south and southeast end of the parking lot. This will provide some improvement in illumination, but more than likely would not provide an adequate level of lighting for the entire parking lot. The cost, of approximately $4,000, will come from the Parks Capital Budget, and the Street & Traffic crew will do the work this spring. We are awaiting approval from Pacific Power because we will be using their existing utility poles to attach new lights. Attachment "D" is a memo from the City's Traffic Operations Supervisor providing options and costs to adequately light the parking lot. A minimum of four poles would be needed at a cost of approximately $10,000 per pole for a total of $40,000. City crews would need to assist with installation. Gilbert Park Attachment "E" shows parking restrictions around Gilbert Park. Gilbert Park does not host large community events with the exception of Warehouse Theater productions. During April 23, 2008/ms Council Parking Options Franklin Park • • • • those times there is a parking shortage. The existing parking lot could easily be expanded but not without the loss of green space. The surrounding neighborhood has enjoyed this passive park, and large events at this park are very limited. Attachment "F" shows park reservations for events at both Franklin and Gilbert for 2006 and 2007. Franklin Park has a history of hosting specific events, some of which have simply outgrown the venue. Staff has worked closely with user groups, sharing concerns; however, the user groups do not want to move locations. The Parks and Recreation Commissionat their April 9, 2008 meeting reviewed the options and staff recommendations and voted 5 to 0 to: 1) Approve staff's recommendation to illuminate the three existing power poles at Franklin parking lot for approximately $4,000. Funding Source -2008 Parks Capital. 2) To not support staff's recommendation to expand the Franklin parking lot at a cost of approximately $80,000, including proper lighting. 3) To enforce the "No Parking" on Stanley and to post signs warning about enforcement. To suggest "Park & Rides" as a solution. 4) Approve staff's recommendation to make no changes in the Gilbert Park parking lot. /ms Attachments A. Map of Existing Parking Restrictions -Franklin Park B. Historical Data from Yakima Valley Museum C. Proposed Parking Lot Layout (3 Options) D. Memo regarding Cost for Lighting Parking Lot E. Map of Existing Parking Restrictions -Gilbert Park F. Sample Usage Schedules -Franklin and Gilbert Parks G. April 9, 2008 Meeting Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission April 23, 2008/ms Council Parking Options Franklin Park 3 0 Special Event Spill -Over Parking at Franklin 1 inch equals 231 feet Aerial Photo flown 4-29-04 City of Yakima Dept of Public Works, 2301 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima, WA 98902 NO PARKING ANYTIME (Existing) Parking Lots have 158 spaces available, shared during events: Franklin Middle School = 59 Spaces Park = 79 Spaces Museum = 20 Spaces r. ''-- Existing Parking Restrictions Franklin Park Vicinity KIMA ::VALLEY. M.USEI_ DREN'S UNDERGROUND ,� H M_ GILBERT HOMEPLA Tieton Drive, Yakima, Washington 98902 (509) 248 0747 • FAX (509) 453 4890 www.yakimavalleymuseum.org • 14 September 2007 Dear Joan, Attachment "B" Enclosed are copies of various papers I have related to parking around Franklin Park. It has been a contentious issue for a very long time—probably going back to the time when the then -area residents raised part of the funds to purchase the property (see copy of 1945 newspaper article). Only Nancy Hutton can claim relationship to any of the people who contributed and I know the City picked up the difference between the purchase price and the donations. Anyway, I arranged the material in chronological order—as you will see, even the addition of the waterslide at the pool raised concerns about parking although 1 have other documents that allude to the fact that the neighbors were more concerned about the slide attracting children from "crime -ridden" neighborhoods!! As you know, there was considerable controversy when we proposed a solution that I still think would have helped without significantly impacting the overall green space—but that's my opinion, of course, and it was not exactly greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm (I have a nice file of letters that range from reasonable objections to downright nasty). Ultimately, we totally re -drew our plans and ended up adding 21 spaces on the park side of our building—the resulting building remodel is, in some ways, better than the original. plan, but it did nothing to address the parking challenges. Everyone sort of limps along now ---a couple of things have changed since that time (1998-1999)—the swimmingpool seems to have less use; but there are more big events at Franklin School and more scheduled park activities (such as the summer concert series). I am happy to throw my two cents in if you would like—whatever is done (or not done) will be, I am sure, an imperfect solution in somebody's eyes. Although maybe the perfect answer just eludes my feeble brain. ::_ar f1r card cork Su intendent to :,Open. ,Pools Early RepJlrs : and . Unproven -ten is re- iIred' foi+`the,,,Lfons and Miller irk 3 : bathing.' pools, including rerhauling .of' the filter plants, 111 be taken up by members of le park board when 'they meet 4 p, m. Friday, Earl M. Fish- •, chairman, said today. Twenty tons. of Monterey sand, t three grades, . ranging from iarse to .extremely fine, will he urchased immediately for the Iter plants, at.approxlmately $20 ton, including freight, said Fish - r, and an effort .will be made to btain priorities for the acquIsl- on of larger .pumps and new apes; to handle the 'greater vol - Of water forced by the units. A. crack In the shell of the Iter Iri the, Llona• park plant will e braised r Edward V. Putnam,. park super- itendent,• who is now removing he old sand and, gravel from the iltering.systems. will begin April to devote his full time to the arks, Fisher said. "It is our intention to open the .00ls 1, --`are July 1, weather per- nittir e retharked. "Last year ve has.. dome warm weather in line but It was not until July hat the• pools could be used." Excavation for the stairway re- :ently authorized at the Lions root was started this week, on .he south side of the filter room. Chis stairway, Fisher explained, tot only will Make it easier and infer for workmen to get at the slant, eliminating the hatchway, nut will provide ventilation and ;low the deterioration n[ the net al. runa riaise(i/M To Purchase land For Park Residents Support New Project West Of Franklin School 2-0 Ili Thirty-sixesr c'fc n(s of the southwestern section of Yakima have contributed $14,000 .toward the purchase of the four tracts comprising 18 acres adjoining Franklin Junior Iligh school to present to the city park board for development into a municipal park, W. P. Hews, resident_ of the district- and member of the park board, reported last night. • The total consideration for the tracts is $26,500. Owners were C. E. Crownover, E. W. Brackett, H: Stanley Coffin and Mrs.. Hal Holmes. All but the Brackett tract have been paid for, IIews said. Development Planned . The area is bounded by Tieton Drive, the Naches-Cowiche canal and Stan]cy boulevard, West Chestnut street and the Frank- lin Junior High school. It is 'in the heart of a heavily populated residential district and is a piece of land that can easily be devel- oped into one of the most beau- tiful parks in the city, IIews said. Hews reported that. participa- tion has been enthusiastic and that persons whose homes are -several blocks from the site have voluneered contributions. Besides the 36 who have already sub- scribed to the project a number of persons have indicated their will- ingness to take part and further solicitation will be made to pay as much as possible of the fund. Residents Urgo Purchase No name has yet been assigned to the park, allowing an opportun- ity for a group to. develop it as a memorial project. The city park board has agreed to aid in financing the purchase of the. Brackett tract after . all contributions have been received. A resolution authorizing this purchase, signed by the board, points out that the residents of the district have requested the purchase of the land: Since'Feb- ruary 20,' over $1000 has been ob- tained and the interest shown in the project indicates that the re- maining $12,500 will be consider- ably reduced by donations, IIews said. Solicitors for the project are W. A. Sutton, Arthur S. Webb and Hews.. ' Future Needs Considered• The park board agreed ,to ac- cept the .property, realizing that this is the latest time at which the land. could .be acquired IIews feel t tha'Larson park and other parks already owned should be developed before' any , work is started on• the new, one, Hews.said. Persons. wbo-'have ..so far con tri)st}tedi tot theiitnd ,,ares FJoti Gilbertil+sthbtr Webb ,Eft' _.,,.�s �•.,, Park Board Pays $7000 on Project Ptirchnse by the Yakima park hoard of four adjoining tracts to- taling 18 acres near the Franklin Junior High school for develop- ment as a park when conditions permit was announced yesterday by W. P. Hews, board member. Thirty-six residents of the dis- trict have contributed $14,000 in- ward the $26,500 necessary '1 swing "-e deal for the properties, whicl se owned by E. -V. Brack-., C. E. Crownover, II. Stanley • Coffin and Mrs. IIal Holmes, and which are contained In the area hounded by Tieton drive, the Naches-Cowiche canal and Stanley boulevard 'and the junior high school cast property linea All but the 13 -acre Brackett tiact have been paid for end on that the park board has paid $7000, said Hews. The balance due on that tract will be raised insofar t+8', �1bJe ;by ptlhllei,subscrlptlon: tie ktetii4 r)i'atiii tedto pays 'tate Aids Park Board Allocation of $2500 by the state department of education to the Yakima perk board for Use In its summer recreation program this year was announced today by Edward V. Putnam, park superin- tendent. The sum, he said, was almost double that granted last year and will permit the board to carry on n comprehensive program. The money will come immediately Nom a revolving fund set up by I.he Yakima school district hoard, whose treasury will be reimbursed by the slate on the closing of the recreation fund at the end of the play season. Putnam expressed pleasure at the assistance received from A. C. Davis, superintendent of the Yakima schools, in getting the allocation, which will supple- ment park system 4noney. The parks now can have more full-time recreation directors, said Putnam, who has obtained H. L. Stanley, jr., Zillah school teacher, for Lions park; Miss Pat Burtch for Miller .park, and Mrs. Clyde Kellner for Milroy park. Part Lime directors paid from state funds will be Harvey Hunt and Mrs. Helen Hunt, at Washington park, and Clyde Keltner at Mil- roy park. Mrs. F. E. Davis will be la halff-linie'handicraf t leader. Gift of a .substantial payment for the propo§ed clay ptirk adjoin- ing the Franklin sehool grounds is another demonstration of the great interest Yakima people have Ir, making this a truly beautiful home city. Possession of the park; to be created on one of the few unoccupied block of land 'within the city limits, will be a great as- set in I.he future even though the park board has wisely decided that it cannot offer any work on. It kunl.i1 present city parks, especially the propotied Larson park, are more developed. Major credit for the Franklin park project must go to W. P. Hews, first to see swhal. the perk could mean to ,the district . and a keen campaigner for its development ever since. Park Board Adds a Staff Employment of W. F one time guard at the airport, as Yakima city papa-' trolman, was announced today. by Edward V. Putnam, park superin- tendent, who also has just hired a discharged navy veteran, Roy Rogers, to work in the parks this spring and summer. "Lewis is now on the job from early evening until 2 a. m., which means better protection for our park properly and greater se- curity for children playing in the parks," Putnam said. "IIe comes highly recommended by Melvin Gee, for whom' he worked when Gee was manager of the airport, and by others, and we are pleased ,to have him on our staff." r Rogers, 19, served 2,, years in the navy and Look part in five in- vasion. operations in the Pacific, ,, A former Yakima High school stu- ;l dent, he plans to return to school t in the fall for his senior year. He I?'+ recently was given a medical dis- charge from the navy. "Young Rogers is an excellent swimmer and weirnay be able to use 'him as a lifeguard when the pools are opened," I'utnain said. His job now is running our large power mower." • The swimming pools, in Lions and Miller parks, will be open a good deal earlier than last year, in early June, the park boar IS. ;i; the time depending on h the two new pumps are c Piping and valves alrcac ve `i been received for rehabilitating Al the equipment, as has the Monte- F rey sand for the filters. In Milroy park, said Putnam, Clyde Keltner, foreman, working on alternate days, has remodeled part of the building there into a recreation room, 10 by nine feet. Meeting at 8 p. m. Monday in the city hall, the park board, of which Earl M. Fisher is chairman, will review the latest develop- ments in park improvement prog- ress and consider further the plans for a wailing pool in \Vash- It iugton park and the installing of an irrigation system serving part H -Ii h Sc z n • F. g i olcrn ��d ri To Give Concerts t The concerts presented in the parks of the city during the summer months by the Yakima High school hand, which are i*; becoming increasingly popular,' will be heard again this sumill - mer .starting nest month. The 'c first of the series scheduled by Avary Olson, hand leader, is.k--.7 set for June 14 when popular ' numbers and marches by will he presented. It w ably be given at the Lio Dates for the other nonce. ] I. summer are June 21 and 28, p i, July'12, 21 and 26, and August 2 and 9. Murray Brown,; B. A. Perham, Curtiss Gilbert, William. A. Sut- Lon, G. W. Tyrrell, Dr. P. J. Lewis, Dr..Holland. .E. Wight; J. D. Keck, Donald G..Prior, Dr. C. G. Champoux, . rV: E..braperl; H. M. Crotlrers, Frank..Lowther,- Arthur .5 ..Coffin,.•.J:.A..LoUdon, Mrs. C. H.'Richey, -Dr. D: B.',Cog- lon, H. B. Rideout, L. J. Shadbolt, Paul H. Martin, Dan. A. .Thomas, Dr. William Holt, Leslie S. Rosser, E. W. Brackett, H. Stanley Coffin, Mrs. I-Ial Holmes, Roy Forney and IIews• (,JEB22 1.9i CITY OF YAKLMA • • PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION FRANKLIN PARK SWIMMING POOL WATERSLIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: JUST WHAT IS THE WATERSLIDE? The Waterslide is a single slide that will be installed within the fenced area of Franklin Park Swimming Pool. The slide is 112 feet long and is in the design of a figure "8". To enter the slide participants will walk up a set of stairs to a platform which is 15 feet high. They will enter the slide - one at a time - and with the aid of water, they will slide down the slide tube and enter into the swimming pool at the bottom of the slide. The slide drop rate from the top to the bottom is never greater than 80. This drop rate is considerably less that what you would find at the various commercial slide parks found around the State. The entire slide needs a space of 32 feet x 43 feet. There is more than enough open deck apace at Franklin Pool for the slide to be installed. 2. WHAT AGE GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE WATERSLIDE? rents to tiny tots. The slide is for people of all ages, frau grandpa Children under 6 years of age will need to slide down the slide with an adult or an older brother or sister. 3. WHY VPS FRANKLIN SWIMMING POOL CHOSEN AS THE SLIDE LOCATION? Franklin Park.and Swimming Pool is centrally located within the City of Yakima and it has the needed deck space required for the slide's installation. Franklin is also one of the few city r) rks (with a pool) that has a dedicated parking lot for park users. 4. ISNT'T FRANKLIN PARK PARKING LOT ALREADY HEAVILY USED DUE TO THE MUSEUM, PARK AND SWIMMING POOL? The answer is "yes," and the addition of a waterslide will certainly increase that usage. But this is the only disadvantage to having the waterslide at Franklin Park. 5. IF PARKING IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, WHY NOT INSTALL THE WATERSLIDE AT EISENHOWER SWIMMING POOL OR WASHINGTON SWINMING.POOL? ki but there is At Eisenhower Swimming Pool, there is plenty of parking, not enough deck area in the pool to install the slide. At Washington Swimming Pool, there is plenty of deck area in the pool for the slide installation but there is no parking lot and all park users mast park along the streets. Also, neither, pool is centrally located to all of the residential areas of Yakima. Franklin Park is. • 6. ISN'T FRANKLIN POOL ALREADY THE MOST USED POOL IN TO4 N? WHY ADD A WATERSLIDE THAT WILL INCREASE ATTENDANCE? It is true that Franklin Swimming Pool is the most used summer pool in Yakima. However, a review of last year's daily attendance (shown below), which was unusally high due to the very warm weather we had, shows that the pool was rarely totally full. And in fact, the daily average attendance compared to the pools total capacity of 275 was only 44% in June, 46% in July, and 28% in August. This clearly shows that if attendance at Franklin increases due to the Waterslide, there will be room in the pool for the additional participants. FRANKLIN slamING POOL 1990 SIMMER ATITNUAMM marc i : June SESSION TOTAL NUMBER Cf' AVERAGE % Of POOL ATTENDANCE SESSIONS ATFENZDANCE CAPACITY (275) 17 179 65% 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 3,048 100 36% 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 1,702 17 89 32% 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. 1,520 17 123 34% Total 6,270 51 MONTH: July 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 4,639 29 160 58% 125 45% 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 3,621 2936% 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. 2 919 29 101 Total 11,179 87 128 46% MONTH: August 29 103 37% 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 2,998 71 25% 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 2,052 29 61 25% 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. 1,760 29 78 28%% Total 6,610 87 THE FRANKLIN PARK WATERSLIDE WILL LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE THIS ONE, EXCEPT IT WILL BE IN THE SHAPE OF A FIGURE 8. • • FRANKLIN PARK Brainstorming the Parking Challenge June 1997 Current Situation: 1) Parking Lot often overflows; there is no nearby on -street parking, considerable safety concerns with children running across lot. 2) Picnic shelter, tennis courts, museum, swimming pool, open park land for family picnics and sports activities, and soda fountain are all accessed from essentially one spot on the north side of parking lot. 3) Museum has created a drop off zone, but there is no comparable space for picnic shelter, swimming pool, tennis courts, or whatever. People using these facilities often stop in the traffic lanes to drop-off passengers or off-load equipment. 4) Franklin School construction is creating a temporary bottleneck this summer, but this problem will disappear by early 1998. 5) Control and scheduling is vested in more than one agency, so it is impossible to avoid overlapping and competing special events in the Park. Potential Solutions NOTE: All of the following have pros and cons—some more than others; but the idea is just to list every random thought that might offer a partial or complete solution. The real answer may come from the germ of an idea advanced in the most seemingly harebrained scheme. Short -Term: 1) Create a curb ramp and allow overflow parking on the lawn in front of the swimming pool and/or on the lawn behind the museum. Designate the overflow area with barriers and permanent signage. At all other times fence these grassy areas to prevent random uncontrolled use. 2) Install new signage 3) Add meters to existing lot 4) Install a booth or pay -to -park boxes at the same time a clearly marked clrop-off free zone (with no space for curb parking) is articulated. 5) Coordinate and stagger all special events and facility rentals 6) Museum and pool staff park on lawn or up side streets 7) Gravel selected sections of the lawn 8) Create perimeter parking on Stanley Blvd. & Chestnut Long -Term 1) Tear out existing lot, reconfigure, and expand closer to pool (would add c30 spots) 2) Add lot to west end of museum building and carefully landscape with trees and berms to hide from view as much as is practical 3) Move picnic shelter and create new permanent parking area adjacent to its new location. Possible sites include just north of the tennis courts, near the corner of Stanley & Chestnut, west of museum building 4) Create perimeter parking off Stanley and Chestnut Summary: Key to a permanent solution rests in a combination of additional parking spaces AND the dispersal of facilities requiring parking support. a 30 April 1995 Rod Knipper KDF Architecture 1310 North 16th Avenue Yakirna, WA 98902 Dear Rod, This letter should be filed under the general heading Everyone Wants To Be An Architect, but for what it is worth, I am enclosing a very rough sketch of a way Franklin Park could be reconfigured. After our meeting last week, 1 am more convinced that the primary problem is that six elements, each with a very different audience and a very different management structure, have been allowed to develop on the property with no one ever considering if they will play well together. These elements are the school, the swimming pool, the museum, the picnic shelter, general park use, and evening activities that use the museum and the school facilities. The key to resolving the problem is to figure out a way to separate the auxiliary service needs (such as parking) of elements that compete, and allow for joint use when the elements complement or do not overlap. The following is a very rough list of the auxiliary needs for each of the elements I have mentioned above. School Operates during the day Requires staff parking Requires restricted school bus lanes Swimming Pool Operates when school is not in session Operates in daylight hours only Requires visitor parking and pick-up areas Museum Operates seven days a week Requires staff and visitor parking Requires supply delivery access Requires space for short-term school and tour bus parking and loading Wishes to provide services on park side Picnic Shelter Primarily used during daylight hours in the summer Serves as a central point for all community activities in Franklin Park Must, be able to access with trucks or heavy supplies General Park Use Requires visitor parking Evening Activities Requires parking Requires delivery access This is not a very detailed or sophisticated list, but it does perhaps suggest some answers. For example, is there a way the block can be redesigned so that the school parking also becomes the swimming pool parking? Can the picnic shelter be relocated and given dedicated parking so that its use for community activities MEMORANDUM April 17, 1997 To: Denise Nichols, Parks & Recreation Manager From: Bruce Benson, Planning Subject Parking at Franklin Park In response to your memorandum of April 8, 1997 I have researched your questions and have the following answers: Q. This is our lot right? A. Well yes and no. The present parking lot along Tieton Drive is approximately two thirds on city owned property and one third on school district property. The enclosed aerial photo indicates the approximate location of the boundary line. Q. Do we have adequate parking for parks users? A. At the present time the city's portion of the Franklin parking lot contains 75 spaces. Considered from a parking standards perspective, the park contains a mixture of land uses each of which has a differing parking standard or no standard at all. The mixture of uses and their respective standards are as follows: Park There is no parking standard for parks within the zoning ordinance, but past practice has been to require between five to eight parking spaces per acre of park land depending upon whether or not the park will be in active or passive use. Franklin Park comprises 15.89 acres therefore, based upon this unwritten standard, between 80 (passive) and 127 (active) spaces would be required. Swimming Pool Parking standard of one space per 150 square feet of pool surface area. Franklin Pool appears to have a surface area of approximately 8,250 square feet (based upon applying the map scale to aerial photos) and therefore would require 55 parking spaces. Museum Parking standard of one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. Once again scaling from the aerial photographs, the museum building appears to contain approximately 25,000 square feet and would thus require 250 parking spaces. This is, in my opinion, an excessive amount of parking for the local museum Q. Do we need to be talking with the District and/or museum about their usage of the lot? Q. Should I not be concerned at all about parking? A. To jointly answer your last three questions. In my opinion there usually is sufficient parking. However, during the school year, and especially during this period of reconstruction, parking can be woefully inadequate. When the Museum's meeting rooms are utilized for conferences there are many times when I have seen parking overflow onto the park itself. Special park events, such as the annual Folk Life festival, will periodically overwhelm available parking. For the present I would suggest that no action be taken until after all construction is completed at Franklin Middle School. It is probable that the additional parking areas being built at the school will relieve at least some of the. pressure upon the city's lot. Council resolution No D-4175, adopted December 18, 1979, provides for a joint use parking agreement between the school district and the city. With many of the special events at the park occurring on weekends or during the summer shared parking will help to alleviate part of the problem. However, unless a considerable number of new spaces are added, special events will always create a parking need that exceeds availability. In considering whether or not to add more parking there are other subtle costs to be considered above and beyond monetary considerations. Additional parking will subtract land from the park and parks, after all, are somewhat of an antithesis to parking lots. Also there are the desires of the park's neighbors to be considered. Many of the park's residential neighbors will probably react negatively to anything that might foster a shift from passive use to active use especially along the parks residential perimeters. • • • Ct YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM KDF MASTER PLAN 3.0 SI1'h ANALYSIS PARKING Parking Requirements: Minimum parking requirements by the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinances for a museum is one parking space per 100 square feet of new building, for an active park it is eight spaces per one acre of land, for a swimming pool it is one parking space per 150 square feet of surface water, for a tennis open tennis court it is two spaces per each court. The School parking requirements was obtained from their recent construction project. Required Existing Planned Museum: 65,120s.f. _ 100s.f. = 652 6 80* Park: 15.89 acres x 8 spaces = 127 71 95 Swimming Pool: 8,250s.f . _ 150s.f. = 55 0 0 Tennis Courts: 4 courts x 2 spaces = 8 0 0 School: 95 75 75 937 152 250 Total Needed 937 Total Provided 152 Parking Deficiency 785 * Since the Museum in its existing location is granfathered in regard of parking, the City of Yakima will require one parking stall for every 100 sq. feet on new building: For a 11,000 sq. foot building, 110 new parking stall would be required. Since 80 stalls are being planned for, the remaining amount would come from a joint use agreement with the City for the parking lot directly east of the Museum. 3.5 22 April 1998 Parking Status Current Spaces available in existing lot between museum and school: 84 (14 of which are on school property, the remainder in the older portion of the lot which has a joint use agreement between the city and school—museum is NOT included in this agreement) Current Legitimate Spaces on Museum property behind building: 6 (More are regularly claimed by parking on the grass) Spaces in new school lot: 60 KDF Architecture is currently exploring the following options to improve/expand parking access: 1) A new lot running' along the Tieton Drive side of the buiding 2) A new lot consuming all the museum property behind the building 3) A redesign and expansion of the existing lot 4) A parking structure located at the tennis court area 5) Extensive perimeter parking on Stanley Boulevard and Chestnut Avenues 6) A new west parking area—varying sizes and locations are being considered for this option SI 1E ANALYSIS PARKING STRATEGIES 1. Parking level above existing lot. 2. Off site property parking lots 3. Replace swimming pool with parking and relocate pool off site. 4. Parking under museum terrace. 5. West side parking on grade. . 6. Parking under tennis courts. 7. Parking along park perimeter. 05; 25, 1998 21:29 5094530 93 KDF ARCHITECTURE May 12, 1998 OWNER: PROJECT: DATE: PRESENT: SUBJECT: VI YAKIMA. VALLEY MUSEUM PAGE 03 MEETING NOTES MASTER PLAN Job Number: 98004,00 MAY 1.,:1998 Denise Nichols and Linn Quesenbury of Yakima Parks Recreation Rod Kinpper and Grant Creager of KDF Architecture Park master plan and Museum parking The following items were discussed: 1, Rod told Denise that our goal it to alleviate as many problems as possible for all users of the park with any solution, that we c.quie up with. The primary reason. for this meeting was to hear the concerns and ideas from the Parks point of view. ?. The City Park Conuni,sion is very reluctant to vacate any of its property. Current dealing with Y.V.C.C. and the potential loss of park land :have heightened this feeling. 3, Denise feels that any.change regarding the amount of green space in Franklin Park will meet with opposition from a number of fronts. Tine primary opponent Would be from tb.e neighbors to the north, and west. 4. Denise did say that the parking for Franklin Park needed to be addressed. From the Parks point of view there are a number of parking conflicts that continually strain the existing parking arrangemeent.. • 5, The idea of the Museum potentially abandoning its existing building was discussed. The resulting of this would he another occupant with similar parking problems. 6. Rod talked about the seven different, an.d, or combination of parking options for the museum. Parking on the west side. of the museum did have some merit with Denise, .Her concern was the visual screening of the parking without -blocking the view to the park„ 7, The idea of removing the museum's north parking and the addition of the new organized. green spaces was appreciated. 05/?5/199.8- : 2'H 5Fr1453F:29 ;t N. 98004 .00 KDF ARCHITECTURE 8, The following is a list of the parks 5 year pian for the park: A. .Another picnic shelter towards the west end of the park, B, t_ncrea;ye tree growth, C,_, --._.Jmvlde more picnitdoles and benches throughout hOUt ihe path, D. .Ceep the park passive in. ,attire. E. Create a new entrance to the po&"l. F'.AGE 0 9. Denise. said that they would be interested in working with KDF IrIJ the .M.u.seu.rn. ona long range master plan for the park. Grant will get a tee proposal from Toni Berger, (our Landscape Architect consult rn), to Denise. Please contact us in writing within 10 days if there are any corrections or rrodiflcation8 t.o the above.0 if none are received., this summary will be considered accurate. 6" rant G. k_ r r ✓•7I J:i st: John Bauie, Yakima Valley -Museum. - enise N1::.Ii.ols, City of 'T akinia Parks and Recreation • • /30,efrsJ 4c ' Current planning The current impression is that we sat down one night and drew up a little plan to make us happy at the expense of virtually every other interest group. To the contrary, we started thinking about what we needed to do nearly seven years ago, we held a series of community meetings in 1993 on what the community wanted from their museum, we experimented with changes inside, we asked visitors what they thought, we participated in the public meetings over the adjacent new Franklin School, we held two public meetings before the soda fountain was constructed. Even as this plan was being prepared we consulted with city and parks staff, other museum professionals, and local residents. Basically four overarching challenges/facts emerged: 1) Collections are valuable diverse and a important storehouse of the region's memory. But they are worthless if they are allowed to deteriorate and are not made available to the public to view and use as learning tools. 2) People were tired of the same old stuff on display; they wanted new programs, with some sense of rotation and change. 3) Substantial public funding for operations was not likely. 4) We were sitting in a time bomb of a building in reference to mechanical needs HVAC, roof and basement are all in need of major replacement/repair So we looked at other museums, we took the comments we had received, and with the help of KDF crafted the current master plan, the parking portion of which is opened for public comment tonight. KDF will shortly outline the proposal, and I will turn this' mike over to them, but first I must refute in the strongest possible terms, comments made to the media in recent days: a) There is not—and never has been—any plans to build parking for 937 cars, pave over Franklin Pool, or rip out huge sections of lawn throughout the park. In the planning brainstorming process, we listed every area around the park that could actually physically take parking, but many of options were clearly ludicrous and/or too expensive both in dollars and in the damage they would do to the park. b) There is absolutely no hidden agenda for more parking at a later time by the museum. The proposal which is to be presented tonight is the only parking expansion in which we have ever had any interest. c) There seems to be a feeling that the actual proposed lot will be walled and is just for the selfish convenience of the museum. We looked at all the park uses, we were reluctant to cut into the track route, we wanted to avoid competition for access to the picnic shelter and swimming pool, and we needed to give school buses a safe place to load and unload for the museum. d) Off site options were explored -- including moving the museum entirely. e) This is now what we felt would be the best case to present to the neighbors, park board, and city for comment. The intent of both last week presentation to the park Board and tonight's meeting was to secure more formal input from the neighborhood before proceeding any further with public comment or the application process—suggest what improvements/modifications could be made. f) We do not own the present parking lot, nor have we asked or been offered any green space adjacent to that lot. • 1.':."-progi§miR Attachment "C" FRANKLIN PARK PARKING LOT ADDITION (OPTION 1) ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT PRICE PRICE SPILL PREVENTION PLAN LS 1 $500.00 $500.00 MOBILIZATION (10%) LS 1 $2,675.00 $2,675.00 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING LS 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 ROADWAY EXCAVATION INCL. HAUL CY 180 $15.00 $2,700.00 CRUSHED SURFACEING BASE COURSE TON 225 $20.00 $4,500.00 HOT MIX ASPHALT CL. 1/2 IN. PG 64-28 TON 125 $70.00 $8,750.00 EXTRUDED CURB LF 200 $15.00 $3,000.00 DRAINAGE LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 PAINT STRIPE LF 500 $0.20 $100.00 PAINTED ARROWS EA 1 $200.00 $200.00 SUB TOTAL $29,425.00 CE AND CONTINGENCIES $7,356.25 TOTAL BID $36,781.25 • N 0 Q 0 FRANKLIN PARK PARKING LOT ADDITION (OPTION 2 & 3) ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT PRICE PRICE SPILL PREVENTION PLAN LS 1 $500.00 $500.00 MOBILIZATION (10%) LS 1 $4,645.00 $4,645.00 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING LS 1 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 ROADWAY EXCAVATION INCL. HAUL CY 250 $15.00 $3,750.00 CRUSHED SURFACEING BASE COURSE TON 310 $20.00 $6,200.00 HOT MIX ASPHALT CL. 1/2 IN. PG 64-28 TON 180 $70.00 $12,600.00 EXTRUDED CURB LF 200 $15.00 $3,000.00 DRAINAGE LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 PAINT STRIPE LF 4000 $0.20 $800.00 PAINTED ARROWS EA 8 $200.00 $1,600.00 SUB TOTAL $51,095.00 CE AND CONTINGENCIES $12,773.75 TOTAL BID $63,868.75 r FRANKLIN PARK PARKING LOT ADDITION (OPTION 2 & 3) ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT PRICE PRICE SPILL PREVENTION PLAN LS 1 $500.00 $500.00 MOBILIZATION (10%) LS 1 $4,645.00 $4,645.00 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING LS 1 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 ROADWAY EXCAVATION INCL. HAUL CY 250 $15.00 $3,750.00 CRUSHED SURFACEING BASE COURSE TON 310 $20.00 $6,200.00 HOT MIX ASPHALT CL. 1/2 IN. PG 64-28 TON 180 $70.00 $12,600.00 EXTRUDED CURB LF 200 $15.00 $3,000.00 DRAINAGE LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 PAINT STRIPE LF 4000 $0.20 $800.00 PAINTED ARROWS EA 8 $200.00 $1,600.00 SUB TOTAL $51,095.00 CE AND CONTINGENCIES $12,773.75 TOTAL BID $63,868.75 • • TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Attachment "D" MEMORANDUM Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works Denise Nichols, Parks and Recreation Manager Rick Dwyer, Traffic Operations Supervisor December 27, 2007 Parking lot lighting proposal for Franklin Park/Yakima Museum parking lot After conducting a site survey with Doug Metz (our journeyman electrician), we believe the average estimated cost to have a contractor install suitable lighting in the Museum parking will be $5000 - $6000 per pole, including the costs of underground power, poles, and fixtures. We estimate that a minimum of four to six lighting standards (in addition to three LED streetlight fixtures we propose to install on existing utility poles at the south and southeast sides of the parking lot) would be required to provide an adequate level of illumination. Because of possible neighborhood complaints due to light pollution, we recommend LED fixtures be installed. As an alternative to contracting out the entire project, it may be possible to complete most of the work as an in-house project using surplus stone aggregate poles stored in the public works yard. We would have to contract having the bases installed and having the poles set, but if our own public works crews did the trenching, electrical work, backfill, and asphalt repair we likely could get the cost down to approximately $2,500 per pole for four (4) new poles (and this includes the cost of the new mast arms and fixtures on the three existing wood poles). Under this proposal, parks would trench and backfill, streets would repair and restore the parking lot asphalt, and traffic operations would lay the conduit, pull wire, install the fixtures, and make all of the necessary electrical connections. Knobles Electric would pour the bases and set the poles. The mast arms and fixtures for the three (3) existing utility poles would be installed by traffic operations. Public Works management would determine responsibility for funding and provide account numbers for the cost of materials and contracted work. Estimated costs are attached. An equivalent installation could be done with wooden poles and overhead wire, but the cost of the poles ($827 ea.) and having them installed (approx. $500 ea) would be more than the cost of the bases for the stone aggregate poles and the appearance of the installation might not create a suitable ascetic relative to The museum. A fourth option would be to only install mast arms and fixtures on the existing wooden utility poles (three of them) at the south and southeast end of the parking lot. This will provide some improvement in illumination, but may not provide an adequate level of lighting through out the parking lot. However, these additional lights could be installed fairly quickly and may provide an interim improvement. 'chard :. Dwyer Traffic Operations Supervisor • Franklin Park Parking Lot Lighting Estimate Item description Service panel disconnect Type "J" Box 12X12 x 4 1200 ft SL Wire'#6 200 ft F Wire #10 Fuse Holders x 8 Fuses x 8 320 ft 2" PVC conduit 40 ft 1 1/4" PVC conduit Conduit Couplings x 32 2" 90 deg. Elbows (Rigid) x 8 Flanges 2" threaded x 8 Flanges 1 1/4" x 6 Mast arms x 7 200w HPS equiv. LED fixtures x 7 Total $375.00 $600.00 $660.00 $185.00 $120.00 $80.00 $384.00 $34.40 $25.60 $371.00 $13.92 $38.40 $789.53 $2,646.00 Sub Total Materials $6,322.85 Contractor supplied items Install Pole Bases & Set Poles x 4 $3,981.00 Total estimated cost $10,303.85 0 Total estimated cost does not include paving material to repair parking lot surface or city employee labor. Unit costs show where available. Unit Cost $375.00 $150.00 .55 per foot $15 ea. $10 ea. $1.20 ft. .86 ft .80 ea. $46.47 ea. $1.74 ea. $6.40 ea. $112.79 ea. $378.00 ea. 12/27/2007 10:09 5094531460 801 TENNANT LANE YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 98901 DATE: T0: COMPANY ATTN: FAX NO.: KNOBELS ELECTRIC KNOBEL'S ELECTRIC, INC. CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION NO, KNOBEEl445RU FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL Vil-t4rA KNOBEL'S F CTRIC, INC. BY: TIME: PAGE 01/01 PHONE NO. (509) 452.9157 FAX NO. (509) 453-1460 /a: /.s #714 NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS DOCUMENT: COMMENTS: r ru,444 I ri6211 F tr4UcAg- 0 k/& /.177 Ld LL AlicizAg.. oP boo i,t/ dtt CrY LJL 2921 °c3 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER • Franklin Park - Parking Lot 11,r1;, 4., /4 s 4 100 , A p 0 79' i r LL•�-t' t � �n e,v-U 1 C Glti�l (Ji 5LCMA14.r� IZ .5 x3 2oo"4- C Lie Trio 0- F Ccst (dev5 cloo yc?//- /. G 32 - UC U 17-( 10 ec.cin g Aerial Photo flown 4-28-04 City of Yakima Public Works. 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. Yakima WA 98902 NO PARKING ANYTIME (Existing) Allied Arts' Parking - 75 Spaces Existing Parking Restrictions Gilbert Park Vicinity 21 July 1998 • marking At Franklin Park and the Yakima Valley Museum Background: The area bordered by 18th Avenue, West Chestnut Avenue, Tieton Drive, and Stanley Boulevard is home to Franklin Park, the Franklin Park Swimming Pool and Tennis Courts, the new Franklin School, and the Yakima Valley Museum. Over the past decade, all these facilities have experienced growth in programming and usage—both because of Yakima's growing population and because each of the entities has moved more aggressively in creating programs that attract larger audiences. The Museum, for example, has seen its attendance grow by 27% since 1992 with the addition of the Children's Underground, new exhibitions, and the Museum Soda Fountain. While this certainly indicates a growing interest by the community in park, school, and museum services, parking support has not kept pace with this increased use. The result is a severely overcrowded on-site parking lot which at best frustrates and discourages potential users, and at worst creates a significant safety hazard. Accordingly, the Museumincluded parking as a major component to study in preparing a new Master Plan. KDF Architecture was retained. to assist the Museum staff in the plan development, and they have consulted .with City of Yakima staff concerning the overall future of the Franklin Park area. A summary of the parking challenges, the proposed solution, and the actions requested of the City of Yakima is as follows— Parking Challenges: he existing parking lot contains a total of 87 spaces, of which 12 are on school property and the remainder amity property. In a report prepared with the assistance of city staff (copy attached), this number is ostantially lower than parking standards for all the Franklin Park facilities, including the Museum. 2) The new Franklin School lot .contains 58 new spaces, but a school of its size requires 95 spaces. The 37 extra beyond the new lot capacity are being accommodated through the joint use of the.older existing Franklin Park lot. 3) The Museum uses the Franklin Park lot through the courtesy of the City of Yakima. While the City of Yakima and the Yakima School District have a joint use agreement (Council resolution D-4175 dated December 18, 1979), the Museum does not have any such legal right 4) The new Franklin' School's improved facilities are being .used for a variety of regional sports and other events attracting significant numbers of people. 5) Franklin Park itself is an important site for track meets, such as the Sunfair Invitational, as well as such community events as the March of Dimes Walkathon and the March For Jesus. 6) The Museum has become increasingly used as.both a community center and as a tourist destination point. During peak uses over the past year, as many as 100 parking spaces are required for the museum alone. 7) Green space is highly prized in Yakima, and the neighbors on Stanley Boulevard in particular are very protective of Franklin Park. However, neighbors on Tieton Drive and adjacent side streets are increasingly hampered by overflow parking blocking access to their property; and Franklin Park/Museum users from •ghout the community often lack accessible parking The needs of the entire community—which ately pays for park, school, and museum services—must be balanced with the varying desires of the ,ighborhood. 8) The current parking lot is bounded by immovable permanent facilities—Franklin Park, Franklin School, the Yakima Valley Museum, and the swimming pool. MORE Proposed Solution: After surveying a variety of locations and designs for increased parking to serve the Museum and Franklin Park as a whole, the Museum is proposing the addition of a new tree -shaded and screened 83 -space lot directly to the west of the Museum building. The rationale and impact of this recommendation are as follows: 1) Should this lot be constructed, the museum will move its main entrance to the west end of the building. This will have the effect of removing most museum parking from the existing lot and thereby allowing additional space for park and school use. • 2) This portion of Franklin Park is the least utilized, and would impact the views from Stanley Boulevard the least. Landscaping in and around the new lot is designed to retain the maximum amount of a "green" look. 3) This recommended location would have the least effect of any alternative on present overall park use. Franklin Park, the swimming pool, and Franklin School could continue to operate as they now do with no further irnprovements. 4) The museum, which will be the only party seriously affected financially and programmatically, is willing to reorient its main entrance and interior spaces, as well as redesign most existing services to make the new lot work. 5) Usage of this area would continue the current concentration of parking and buildings along Tieton Drive. 6) Because of the area's grade, which slopes up to the west, the new parking can be "cut" into the orad • will result in a lot that is below the Tieton Drive grade. Passing motorists will be able to look over into th'7 green space beyond. This "green look" will be enhanced by the placement of low canopy trees in islands within the new lot itself, as well as new perimeter plantings. 7) A new sidewalk would be built to the north of the new lot and extended east along the swimming pool to create a circular walking route around Franklin Park. 8) School buses would be removed from the existing lot by the construction of a new bus -turnout on Tieton Drive directly in front of the Museum. .This would be similar to the new one just completed for Franklin School. 9) Museum growth and long term survival depends upon community support and usage. At the present time, over $175,000 must be raised each year to augment investment income and a maintenance grant of $8,000 from Yakima County. These funds come from facility use and donations based upon community service. Without adequate accessibility, the Museum faces an uncertain future at its present location. 10) Resolution of.the parking challenge will allow the Museum to move forward on expanding services that promote tourism, meet community needs for special event and program space, and continue to improve its quality as a professional museum. Requested City of Yakima Actions: 1) Review of the proposed new parking area and bus turnout concept. 2) If agreed that this is the best solution to the area's parking problem, Museum acquisition of the requir land under the same terms as the landtransfers made in 1956, 1975, and 1987. 3) Approval of the bus turnout and required parking lot curb cuts. 4) Legal recognition of the existing use of the current lot.by the Museum by the approval of a joint use agreement among the City of Yakima, Yakima School District #7, and the Museum, YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM • Gilbert Park Yearly Warehouse Theatre/Allied Arts Usage Date Event Estimated Number Varies (16 days) Warehouse Theatre Play 210 Varies (16 days) Warehouse Theatre Play 210 Varies (16 days) Warehouse Theatre Play 210 Varies (16 days) Warehouse Theatre Play 210 Varies (16 days) Warehouse Theatre Play 210 Varies (9 days) Allied Arts Play 210 Monthly Meetings Junior League 60-100/meeting Varies (avg. 10/year) Weddings 100-200/wedding Attachment "F" Date April 13,14,28, 2007 May 2-3, 2007 June 7, 2007 June 11,2007 June 13, 2007 June 13, 2007 July 5,12, 2007 July 13-15, 2007 July 19,26, 2007 August 2,9,16, 2007 August 18,2007 September 26-29, 2007 11 -Oct -07 2007 Franklin Park Event Team Tennis Tournaments School Picnic Franklin Middle School Band Picnic, Play, Swimming Year-end School Party Student Services Picnic Allied Arts Concerts in the Park Yakima Folklife Festival Allied Arts Concerts in the Park Allied Arts Concerts in the Park Eisenhower 1997 Class Reunion Sunfair Cross Country Meet Cross Country Meet Estimated Number 125+ 200+ 600 200+ 225 200 200+ 2,000-4,000 200+ 200+ 150+ 8,000 8,000 • • • 2006 Franklin Park Date Event Estimated Number March 18, 2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ April 14-15,2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ May 6, 2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ May 6, 2006 YPAL Cinco de Mayo Fun Run 150+ May 13&15, 2006 CWAC Dist. Tennis Tourny 150+ June 8,2006 Whitney Elementary Picnic 240 June 8, 2006 Franklin Band & Orchestra 200+ June.12 thru July 20, 2006 Jr. Tennis League 200 June 12, 2006 Roosevelt Elementary Picnic 150+ June 14, 2006 Nob Hill Elementary Picnic 175+ June 17, 2006 Special Ed. Services Picnic 320 July 7-10, 2006. Folklife Festival 10,000 July 6,13,20.27,2006 Allied Arts Concerts in the Park 200+ July 22, 2006 Museum Free Kids Day 400-1,000 July 24, 2006 National Night Out 1,000 July 28-30, 2006 U.S. Tennis Association 170+ July 29-30, 2006 Jr. Team Tennis St. Chmpshps 170+ August 3,10,17, 2006 Allied Arts Concerts in the Park 200+ August 9, 2006 City Wellness 250 August 15, 2006 Starbucks Company Picnic 150+ August 23, 2006 Clear Channel Listener Lunch 300 September 22-24, 2006 Tennis Tournament 150+ September 27-30, 2006 ' Sunfair Cross Country Meet 5,000 October 28, 2006 Cross Country Meet 500 2006 Franklin Park Date Event Estimated Number March 18, 2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ April 14-15,2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ May 6, 2006 Ike Tennis Tournament 125+ May 6, 2006 YPAL Cinco de Mayo Fun Run 150+ May 13&15, 2006 CWAC Dist. Tennis Tourny 150+ June 8,2006 Whitney Elementary Picnic 240 June 8, 2006 Franklin Band & Orchestra 200+ June 12 thru July 20, 2006 Jr. Tennis League 200 June 12, 2006 Roosevelt Elementary Picnic 150+ June 14, 2006 Nob Hill Elementary Picnic 175+ June 17, 2006 Special Ed. Services Picnic 320 June 24, 2006 Wedding 125+ July 7-10, 2006 Folklife Festival 10,000 July 22, 2006 Museum Free Kids Day 400-1,000 July 24, 2006 National Night Out 1,000 July 28-30, 2006 U.S. Tennis Association 170+ July 29-30, 2006 Jr. Team Tennis St. Chmpshps 170+ August 9, 2006 City Wellness 250 August 15, 2006 Starbucks Company Picnic • 150+ August 23, 2006 Clear Channel Listener Lunch 300 September 22-24, 2006 Tennis Tournament 150+ September 27-30, 2006 Sunfair Cross Country Meet 5,000 October 28, 2006 Cross Country Meet 500 • • Date April 13,14,28, 2007 May 2-3, 2007 June 7, 2007 June 11,2007 June 13, 2007 June 13, 2007 July 5,12, 2007 July 13-15, 2007 July 19,26, 2007 August 2,9,16, 2007 August 18,2007 September 26-29, 2007 11 -Oct -07 2007 Franklin Park Event Team Tennis Tournaments School Picnic Franklin Middle School Band Picnic, Play, Swimming Year-end School Party Student Services Picnic Allied Arts Concerts in the Park Yakima Folklife Festival Allied Arts Concerts in the. Park Allied Arts Concerts in the Park Eisenhower 1997 Class Reunion Sunfair Cross Country Meet Cross Country Meet Estimated Number 125+. 200+ 600 200+ 225 200 200+ 2,000-4,000 200+ 200+ 150+ 8,000 8,000 Date 2006 Gilbert Park Event Estimated Number July 6 thru August 17,2006 Allied Arts Family Nights 150-300 July 23 thru August 20, 2006 Sunday Night Movies in the Park 150-300 August 27, 2006 Yakima Grid Kids Cheerleading 150+ September 3, 2006 Yakima Grid Kids Cheerleading 150+ • • Date 2007 Gilbert Park Event Estimated Number July 9 thru August 17, 2007 Allied Arts Movies, Arts, Activities 150+ July 22,29, 2007 Allied Arts Movies in the Park 250-400 August 5,12,19, 2007 Allied Arts Movies in the Park 250-400 September 1, 2007 Wedding 150+ • Attachment "G" YAKIMA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION April 9, 2008 Commissioners Present Staff Present Bob Busse Denise Nichols Maureen Adkison Chris Waarvick Tom Hinman Lynn Quesenbury Sam Karr Paul Williams Commissioners Absent Others Rod Bryant See attached. Mike Nixon Call to Order. Chairman Bob Busse called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The minutes of the March 12, 2008, meeting were approved as mailed. Business Item: Early Learning Center Property Request. Chris Waarvick gave a brief history of the Early Learning Center proposal, a program targeted for children one month to five years old and a building to house it. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, its goal is to equip children with the skills they will need to be good students and good citizens. The city's Neighborhood Development Committee introduced the proposal at a March 27 meeting, which was attended by several of the Commissioners. Two sites have been suggested as possible locations for the center = Martin Luther King Park and the Southeast Community Center and Park. Both parks have sufficient open space — approximately four acres — and the committee asked to have the Park Commission weigh in on the issue. Project architect Barbara Cline said this project is one of two being funded in this state. It is targeted at the community's littlest people, those one month to five years of age, with a year- round, full-day classroom setting and an emphasis on parent support. One of the key benefits of the proposal is the opportunity to study and acquire statistical information for use in future learning -related programs. The building will likely be one-story with outdoor play equipment to accompany each classroom. The project will also indude public space with interactive play equipment. The project will work with the city to make sure the building and program are good neighbors: V..b:,.... P.,.b• mai Pnn.o.,N.,» • zInvi1 0 711112 • 12....o fl P [11'.L. fl 117 Responding. to a question from Bob Busse, Barbara said initial inspections indicated the Southeast Community Center building, as is, is not usable for the Early Learning Center in terms of both configuration and physical condition. Chris Waarvick told the Commission of another meeting held April 1 with representatives from various city departments and divisions and the Early Learning Center. The Yakima School District was also represented. The purpose of the meeting was to identify site development issues including public sewer and water, irrigation, planning, city and traffic engineering as well as fire and police services. Denise Nichols represented Parks and Recreation at the meeting. She said selection of that site might force some programming issues such as the library, food bank and programs that are housed there. She told the group the Southeast Community Center building requires continuing and significant capital expenditures for repairs and maintenance. MLK Park's tennis courts are not well used while the basketball courts are. The water playgrounds were installed two years ago; some of those elements could be relocated. Both sites have mature trees that would have to be removed. Chris Waarvick said both Ester Huey, SE Center supervisor, and Henry Beauchamp, OIC director, expressed strong support for the proposal and said it needs to happen. In summary, he said, neither site is perfect but neither has insurmountable impediments. Responding to a question from Bob Busse, Barbara Cline said center -related parking will be on site and staff is expected to be on site all day with minimal comings and goings. Bursts of vehicle traffic will occur in the morning and the afternoon as parents drop off and pick up their youngsters but these are not expected to coincide with neighborhood and school traffic. The Commissioners discussed the item for a few minutes and then unanimously adopted a recommendation that the City Council consider the Southeast Community Center and Park as its choice of location for the Early Learning Center. With that done, Chris Waarvick asked the Commissioners to consider possible terms for a transfer of property to the center and outlined three possibilities: • Outright purchase, • Lease, or . d.,.:/ 0 11102 . P,.n., fl P d(7F 717 • • Lease/purchase, a combination that would demonstrate the city's desire for the project while lessening the impact of the loss of a city park. While studying these possibilities, Chris added, the Commissioners need to be mindful of the gifting of public property or the possibility of one entity benefiting another without compensation. Bob Busse asked if staff had a recommendation about how proceeds from a purchase might be used. Chris said the Gates Foundation likes evidence of the community's support for the project and use of the land would accomplish that. Payment for the property could occur at a later date. Responding to questions from several the Commissioners, Barbara Cline and Chris Waarvick said that, while the foundation's commitment is for five to ten years, the goal is to develop a sustainable program designed to last long term. The grant will come from a combination of funding sources: Gates Foundation and private money in addition to state and federal grants. A local non-profit organization is being established to oversee construction and operation of the center. The group agreed to wait until the May Commission meeting when more information might be available to make a recommendation on an arrangement for a property transfer. Bob Busse asked Chris to determine where proceeds from a property transfer would go proceeds were forthcoming. Business Item: Parking Concerns at Franklin and Gilbert Park. Denise Nichols reminded the Commissioners that City Council had directed staff to study the need for additional parking at Franklin and Gilbert Parks and had asked for the Commission's direction on what course of action to follow. The item had been on the March meeting agenda and the Commissioners had tabled their decision until the April meeting. The Commissioners discussed the parking at Franklin, including the parking along Stanley Boulevard on the park's northwest border. Don Eubelacker, who also attended the March meeting, advocated turning Stanley into a one-way street during high -attendance events at the park. In order to make that option possible, Denise said, procedures such as how to post the change, how to inform the community of the change and how to set up barricades would have to be determined The city's traffic engineer recommends not changing the direction of Stanley's traffic and reports the city does not have the resources to put out barricades and enforce the Ynb...,n Pn.b. nn.l Aa�.ani:n.. . d.,.;l O 7MR . Perna fl P drP fl 2fl change. Don disagreed and said event organizers could set up the barriers and the community would become accustomed to the change. Responding to discussion at the March meeting, Denise Nichols passed out samples of a "grass parking pavement" system and information about it. This type of solution is reserved for spill- over parking and is not intended to serve as a day-to-day remedy. In addition, she told the group, the addition of 15 new parking places at a cost of $80,000, as outlined in the Commissioners' informational packets, does not address the issue of insufficient parking for large events. Tom Hinman agreed parking is a problem at Yakima's city parks and suggested the city look at purchasing property east of the Franklin Middle School, as it becomes available, for future parking. Lynne Kittleson said "park and ride" lots have worked well for other events around the city and suggested this as a solution. Denise said the Council would like to hear the Commissioners' opinion before taking action. Reviewing the list of proposed courses of action, the Commissioners agreed to the following: • Proceed with additional lighting at the Franklin parking lot. • To not proceed with proposed improved parking at the Franklin parking lot. • To enforce the "no parking" on Stanley. To post signs warning about enforcement. To suggest "park and rides" as a solution. • To make no changes in parking at Gilbert Park. Business Item: Youth Membership on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Reviewing briefly the information from this item which was tabled from the March meeting, the Commissioners discussed this proposal. It was one that had surfaced during the City Council/Park Commission study session. Sam Karr said he thought this was a good idea but questioned the ability of youth commissioners to be available for meetings that might occur during the day. Concluding this conversation, the group unanimously approved a motion to recommend that the City Council approve this proposal and initiate legislation adopting it. Business Item: Fisher Golf Course Update. Tom Hinman, who has been acting as chairman of the Fisher Park Task Force, said a number of things have been happening with respect to the course: v„a;.»„ P .Yo na Panro .r:nn • en.;/ 0 7nfA • P.,..a fl P d(IG' fl dri • • • • Spring Break Specials for kids, • A variety of leagues, • A Kiwanis informational presentation, • Task Force membership recruitment, • Research into a reader board, • Research into advertising (hole signs and benches) and • A KXDD "Kick Off' party. In spite of the early spring efforts, attendance was down, partially due to the cool weather during March. Future activities include a fundraiser by the Young Leaders group and a search for a chairman for the Friends of Fisher association. Tom Hinman was scheduled to give the update report to the Council at the following week. Denise said the permit process for the new reader board would need to get underway. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. . d„.;10 900Q . P.,o, fl P4fT P fl Sfl