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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP 2014-01-28 Item 2 - Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan2 90B TO: City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton Community Affairs and Parks Committee FROM: Rick Still, Parks and Recreation Director BY: Dave Johnson, Recreation Superintendent DATE: January 22, 2013 SUBJECT: PROS Plan Update ISSUE Staff update for Community Affairs and Parks Committee on the status of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan. PLEASE BRING YOUR DRAFT PLAN TO MEETING. BACKGROUND The City has spent the past 12 months working with consultant, MIG Inc., to update the PROS Plan. We have provided updates to Council at many points throughout the process and are now in the Final Adoption stages. DISCUSSION Since the DRAFT Plan was presented in November 2013, we have opened the public comment period. MIG has collected and reviewed all comments, as of January 22, 2014. The Public Draft Comment and Response Log (attached) provides all comments, including the page number or reference to the particular comment, as well as MIG's proposed response. At the release of the Public Draft Plan the deadline for comments was set for January 27, 2014. Final comments following this report will be brought to the CAP meeting for consideration on January 28th. The majority of comments are minor clarifications and edits that MIG will address when revising the Final Plan, including corrections and additions to the plan maps. Where a comment suggests a general change or comment that reflects the tone of the entire document, MIG will revisit applicable sections of the Draft Plan and make refinements where needed. Comments related to Chapter 3 will impact the guidance to staff and the community. Following the CAP, the Plan will be presented to the Committee of the Whole to explain proposed changes and then revised to a Final Draft Plan and presented to the City Council for final adoption on February 18, 2014. FINANCIAL IMPACT None RECOMMENDATION Review and discuss comments; and forward to Committee of the Whole on February 10, 2014, with final adoption at Regular Meeting on February 18, 2014. ATTACHMENTS - Public Draft Comment and Response Log - Draft Ordinance 1 2 Tukwila Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan Public Draft Plan Comments and Responses January 22, 2014 MIG has collected and reviewed all comments from the online comment form for the Public Draft Plan, as of January 22, 2014. The attached Public Draft Comment and Response Log provides all comments received from the online form and includes the page number or reference to the particular comment, as well as MIG's proposed response. At the release of the Public Draft Plan the deadline for comments was set for January 27, 2014. Any final comments following this report will be brought to the CAP meeting for consideration on January 28t1 . Overall, the majority of comments are minor clarifications and edits that MIG will address when revising the Final Plan, including corrections and additions to the plan maps. Where a comment suggests a general change or comment that reflects the tone of the entire document, MIG will revisit applicable sections of the Draft Plan and make refinements where needed. Comments related to Chapter 3 will impact the guidance to Staff and the community. MIG requests CAP and Council direction to clarify or confirm the intent. Following the CAP presentation of comments in January 28th, the Plan will be taken to the Committee of the Whole to explain proposed changes and then revised to a Final Draft Plan and presented to the City Council for adoption on February 18, 2014. For more information contact Dave Johnson, Recreation Superintendent at: dave.johnson@tukwilawa.gov. 3 4 Ref Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log Proposed (espon 1/22/2014 av iv Community Priorities add - Parks and Open Space that are safe, well maintained, and integrated into their local neighborhoods Expanded Capacity - Like the idea of making the existing parks be more than they currently are. Revise to note that there are areas in the City that do not have parks the meet City standards, ie Ryan Hill, Tukwila South and the urban center - where 50% or more of future growth is expected to occur. Last sentence under Expanded Capacity - Written this way, it appears to put citizens, workers and visitors at the same level of importance, and they are not refers to earlier general comment Prioritizing Don't understand how prioritizing projects enables City to be more flexible with dollars? Change will be made. This will be clarified. This will be revisited and revised as needed. Prioritizing and Funding Need to add section stating maintenance of existing parks and open space more important than ne projects Last sentence of first paragraph - Thus "consideration" should be given to their needs Opportunities and access for all - Have to be careful this is not read to imply residents and workers have equal importance Inviting and connected places - economic vitality - is this really a goal of parks or an end result (i.e. reason why business locate to a certain city) - -2 Public Involvement (4th and 5th line) - again, this puts visitors and workers at the same level of importance as residents Education Expert Interviews - unfortunately this specific targeting ensu partnerships with the City. 1 --4 Broad Outreach - same point as earlier with regard to resident vs. visitors es that 10 1--4 Community Questionnaire - Did it differentiate between the the data show as differences between the 2? 01 Somehow reference that the themes are consisten First paragraph - see previous comment on 1-4 my TSD ill have This will be clarified. This be clarified. See previous comment: "Resident vs Non - resident" statement will be added to Chapter 3. See previous comment: "Resident vs Non - resident" statement will be added to Chapter 3. Clarification will also be added to Chapter 1. No change. See previous comment: "Resident vs Non - resident" statement will be added to Chapter 3. Clarification will also be added to Chapter 1. o (residents v employees). What does MIG will revisit the outcomes and provide any related data if available. hen looking at resident vs. overall G will revisit the outcomes and provide any related data i available. Page 1 0) Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log Nubi 1-6 2 -- 14 2-10 15 2-10 an otnmen3 1/22/2014 Category designations and labeling - Cecil Moses needs to be a special use park - Owned by K County, bathrooms, parking lot, regional trail, water access. NOT open space; Labels for open spaces not shown on Existing Systems map ie Tukwila Parkway; Lookout Park; Add Duwamish Gardens Needs discussion of open space - define need for open space SeaTac Community Center - fees are listed for other facilities here, should also include reference of Right column, last paragraph, 5th line - Delete South after Tukwila International Boulevard ng The designation of Cecil Moses Park will be considered. Open space labels will be added. Same paragraph - The sentence starting with " According to the Southcenter Subarea Plan, the area...." confuses Tukwila South with Southcenter. 6:2 -11 What does Tukwila Pond "unearthing" mean. I was told that dredging the pond might allow the pond to drain /perc in the ground. Perhaps unearthing is different than dredging. 17 2 - -2 Parks Gap - REcheck all sections of the urban center and Tukwila South within a 1/4 and 1/2 mile of a park? 18 2 - -2 P5 - should the Tukwila Pool be mentioned here also? 2 - -3 Requirements for reservations and use - clarify that outside activities for 50 or more people require community center use and reservations. 2 - -5 Park Capacity - Add organized sports to Pool potential; Add gardening education to Macadam Winter Garden/Wetlands; Move Cecil Moses from open space to park or special use park; river access potential from Cecil Moses ?; move Bicentennial park to local park? Don't know why its classified as special use. 21 2 - -5 Activity Potential - Remove walking and biking from North Winds Weir; add wildlife observation to P- 17 pond; remove social gathering from Tukwila Hill; 22 2 - -5 Christiansen Rd. property /Riverview Plaza has been considered as a possible small boat launch 23 2 - -7 Does table include Pool participation or not and does that need to be referenced one way or the other? 24 2 - -9 Alternatives - Tukwila Pool should be included here as its not part of the City. Should be treated similar as YMCA 25 3 - -1 On Page 3-1, Policy Statement 1.2, it might be good to add "neighboring jurisdictions" as a linkage particularly as this relates to trails in general and the Lake to Sound Trail as well as the Healthy Initiative for which Tukwila and other South King County Cities are involved. 26 '.3 -2 Goal sentence structure - Rewrite to format as an accomplishment. For example, Community cohesion and Tukwila identity are created and supported by a parks and recreation system that provides small and large spaces for social interaction and gathering. 27 3 - -2 Goal 2.6 - last part is written as if all have the same priority which is incorrect Definition will be revised clarifying that Open Space can, and in most cases should, also provide public access. This will be added. Change will be made. This will be clarified. This will be verified and additional gap areas may be added. This will be clarified. Change will be made. Park capacity edits will be made. Park designation change fo Cecil Moses park will be considered. Bicentennial Park will remain as a special use park due to its conformance with definition of this park type. ,Changes will be made. This will be added. This will be verified and added if needed and available. This will be added. Change will be made. Goals will be revised as suggested. This will be revised. Page 2 Ref Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log 3 - -3 Policy 5.7 - Rewrite " Employ best management practices in managing parks and open space areas and provide continuing education for City staff on these practices." 29 3 - -3 Goal 4 - re -write to "Safe, Inviting and Affordable" Move "safe" up tp before "well maintained" Add 4.7 - "Maintain parks and public spaces so that they are safe, clean, and welcoming " 30 3 - -3 Goal 5.3 - add concept of the "neighborhood" the park will be a part of and that neighborhood's needs `Change will be made 1/22/2014 Policy be revised as suggested. This will be revised. 3- 4 goal 5.9 - should be re- written to: Leverage the park, recreation and open space system to meet the needs of the residents while considering economic stimulation and needs of vistors, business, and employees. 4--1 Walking and Biking - Green River trail expansion in Tukwila South 4--2 On Page 4 -2 adding verbiage about making connections to Renton via the new Sounder Station (Sounder Station is mentioned but not a connection to Renton which has been in the works for a number of years) and the Lake to Sound Trail might be nice. This is further supported by Goal 1: Convenient and Connected System. right column add "safe" to the unstructured play Identify /label the list of parks in right column. 4--5 40 4 - -7 This will be revised. This will be added to Walking and Biking section. Change will be made. This will be revised. The list of park sites are identified on the Existing System 41 4 - -8 Revise map to new R -1 both sides of river between 1 -405 and Strander and the west side of river from Change will be made. Strander BL to P -17 pond. The goals, policies and recommendations of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan should be ( MIG will create a separate document to accomplish this task. added) transferred to the Comprehensive Plan as a plan element. The goals policies and recommendations of th is Plan should be the basis for the(updated) new parks, recreation and open space element of the Comprehens ive Plan. PG3 - rewrite to "Consider partnering with the MPD to add non - aquatic programs ... Ad PG8 Partner with Tukwila Village to facility for Social Gathering Growing Partnership section - Add Tukwila Municipal Pool District to the list 37 4 - -12 Improve Balance of funding structure with contributing partners - be more direct, don't understand This will be what is being said.. Corridor Plan - Show the entire Lake to Sound corridor. Extend Corridor Plan to southern City limits. This will be revised. Change will be made. This will be added. Change will be made. Riverfront Projects - Identify street ends and a valuable resource and asset for gaining acces to A reference to street ends will be added. riverfront. See map attached. Log House Park? Is this the same as Bicentennial Park? What about the open space near the George Long shops? On Page 5 -6 and Table 5 -1, the Black River Trail is specifically identified but not the connection to the This will be clarified. regional Lake to Sound Trail. Are these one and the same? This will be cla ified. Page 3 CO Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log Page Nu Proposed R 1/22/2014 Connections - Add Tukwila Pond Park to connections list 5--9 Black River Trail Would this qualify as a riverfront project? Change will be made. Yes, this will be clarified. 5--9 Macadam Wetlands and Winter Garden Include trail connections to the neighborhoods to the east and create a looped trail as well as connections in order to create more capacity. 5 - -9 Southgate Park Steep g p property line along Tukwila International Boulevard; however, structural stair system could create a loop, improve access to park and improve connections between Riverton and the TIB corridor. 5 - -10 Ryan Hill Park Make this a pending project by doing a design report and acquire a site. If the price the Change land is expected to increase, acquire land for a park before costs go up. 5-10 walk and roll plan clarify project descriptions This will be added. This will be clarified. 44 5 - -11 5 -12 45 46 5-12 47 5 - -1 48 5 - -15 Program Diversification - GREAT! Inventory Undeveloped Land Tie this item into the Goals and policies, that is, which goal and policy is it implementing? Make the "inventory" a pending project -it needs to be funded; otherwise take out this paragraph. If City is not willing to start buying "open space" land - why inventory? Looking ahead to the "evaluative criteria" there is no mention of open space as being an identified need. Make a comment that inventory may help with choice on proposed donations of land. Use "Tukwila Hlll" parcel as an example. ill be made. ill revisit the W &R Plan and note any additional details. Potential External Partnerships - Add Tukwila Municipal Pool District to the list Expand Funding Flexibility "Using the prioritization criteria" Please list, label and reference the This will be clarified and considered as a policy. criteria. What and where are they? ;Add the following criteria: Neighborhood Support - Does the project have the support of the neighboring properties as well as those within walking distance? Safety - Will the City be able to ensure adequate safety for both the users of the project and the :neighboring properties? 57 ',acknowledgmen 58 Appendix B 59 D -26 60 ; D-4 Maintenance - Does the City have the necessary funds programmed for long -term maintenance? My name is misspelled Renton is not included in Appendix B — Recreation Program Matrix as one of the public agencies. If you need specific information we would be pleased to provide that to you. . This is S000 minor but wanted to point out a typo on page D -26. The first bullet point under "Current Park Use" is missing an r in Park in the bolded heading. typo - should be 19 responses instead of 1 for Arts & Culture Change will be made. This will be clarified. Neighborhood support will be added to criteria. Maintenance is addressed under "Capital and Resource Availability." Safety will be added as a part of existing criteria. This will be added. Change will be made. Change will be made Page 4 Re+ Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log Nu! General 2 Genera 63 General General General 66 General 67 General 68 General I live in Tukwila, near City Hall and wanted to put in my two cents FOR a dog park or some small o leash area for the dog owners of our community. I see it noted in the "html" document that this is being considered for the Crestview, Duwamish or Foster /Lee parks. 1/22/2014 1 hope that an off leash area will come to fruition. It would be nice to have something close to home where we can spend time outdoors with our dogs. Thank you for considering that our furry friends need a safe place to exercise too! 1. Should mention specific deficits in level of service 2. Bring in the term open space - perhaps in Forest and waterways. Duwamish Gardens breaks ground in 2014 and should be included in some form or fashion - future inventory, in progress, etc. ? I like and agree with most all of the goals here! Comment noted - no change made. #1 Priority is Safety and Maintenance - How do we increase safety and security in existing sites. Emphasize the uniqueness of each park and their issues; programs are the parks; look to provide opportunities for neighborhood mtgsBBQ at parks to gather input; how are parks integrated into the neighborhoods. Maintain what we have should be a consideration vs. acquiring new. long -term sustainability from a maintenance standpoint. Noting that the overall needs turned out to be more similar than different (overall vs. resident specific) Resident vs. Non -res /business = not parallel in my mind when it comes to spending $$ (policy statement to be considered) This will be clarified. Site will be added to inventory and map. This is discussed on p, iii 3 -1, resident" statement will be added to Chapter 3. and 4 -6. "Resident vs Non The focus on connectivity and program diversification is great Dog park is not specified in projects Adding for consideration: could Tukwila develop a ADA accessible playground (0 Specific project ideas could be included but the plan focuses on providing a process to address specific project ideas Specific project ideas could be included but the plan focuses on providing a process to address specific project ideas Page 5 0 Tukwila PROS Plan Comment Log Page Nu Genera Genera Genera General General General General 76 Genera 77 General The efforts of the City to reach out to historically underserved communities is very admirable. There seems to be a lack of making ecosystem /environmental management and ecoliteracy a priority in the Plan. With the number of shoreline and other restoration projects the City has agreed to steward, it seems inherent that meaningful environmental stewardship planning and capacity - building is a priority in the City. It appears Duwamish Hill Preserve is missing from the Riverfront project Site List, and should be there. At first glance it appears that this might be due to the size of the site, however, considering the other parks (Fort Dent, for one) and with Codiga included on the list, it seems that DHP should be. And perhaps Cecil Moses and North Wind's Weir, should they come on line in the TPR Dept. The contiguous element of these sites along the river are a prominent feature of our park system. ill be encouraging to see more shoreline restoration on sites of traditional park use, such as the opportunities at Fort Dent. I am very excited to see the Black River Trail prioritized. This is a critical connection and a long time in the works. A great asset! One question I have is directed at the South annex area. Is there no planned TPR presence in that area, or is it reflected differently in the developer's agreement? This plan offers an opportunity to tell a story including the importance of interconnectivity and the value of maintenance The direct links to the Strategic Plan is something I would like to see in future plans would like to see a big map produced Is there a way to include more guidance about community agriculture at the edges of sites, parking strips, along trails. Including a program to organize or identify some locations Could a Boys and Girls Club or community center in a new location bring programs closer to people Proposed Respo 1/22/2014 :Environmental management discussion will be revisited in Final Plan. Duwamish Hill Preserve will be added to list. Othe projects will be revisited. Important to give a home to the re framework to make things happen Idea: sidebars that could add to the "story" of the plan Maximizing and sustaining the system are very important endations of the Walk and Roll Plan, this plan provides a A large format map has been included in the project This topic will be considered in the review of the document to determine if it fits here or as a follow -up item This is an important part of the strategy around diversifying programming Identifying potential lo Page 6 DR *FT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A NEW PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA; REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2207 AND 2213; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, RCW 35A.63.062 authorizes the City of Tukwila to perform comprehensive park and open space planning; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council requested that (through the Parks and Recreation Department) the administration prepare an updated Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan; and WHEREAS, the City administration and Park Commission have completed review and modification of the plan, and have forwarded the plan to the City Council for review and adoption; and WHEREAS, the plan was presented to the public for comment and modification at a public hearing on November 25, 2013; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The 2014 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted. Section 2. A copy of the Plan shall be filed in the City Clerk's Office for use and examination by the public. Section 3. A copy of this ordinance and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan shall be filed with the following City departments: 1. Community Development 2. Public Works Department 3. Finance Department W: Word Processing \Ordinances \PROS Plan adopted 1 -22 -14 DJ:bjs Page 1 of 2 11 4. Parks & Recreation Department 5. Mayor's Office Section 4. The 2008 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, adopted by Ordinance No. 2207 on June 23, 2008, is hereby repealed. Section 5. Repealer. Ordinance Nos. 2207 and 2213 are hereby repealed. Section 6. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section /subsection numbering. Section 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five days after passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2014. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Shelley M. Kerslake, City Attorney Jim Haggerton, Mayor Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number: Attachment: Exhibit A — 2014 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan W: Word Processing \Ordinances \PROS Plan adopted 1 -22 -14 DJ:bjs 12 Page 2of2