1. Windjammer Park
60% Design Preview
City Council Meeting – August 2, 2017

2. Agenda
8/2/17
• Public Involvement
• Windjammer Park Phase 1 - 60% design progress
• Next steps

3. Agenda
8/2/17
• Public Involvement
• Windjammer Park Phase 1 - 60% design progress
• Next steps

4. • Clean Water Facility construction requires mitigation
and restoration in Windjammer Park
• Builds on previous reports and plans
• Establishes major park elements and phasing
Windjammer Park Integration Plan
8/2/17

5. • Public involvement included a Community Advisory
Group and 2 public open houses
• 17 members representing diverse community interests
• 5 meetings
• 2 public meetings and an online open house
• Council approved Windjammer Park Integration Plan
on June 7, 2016
Windjammer Park Integration Plan
8/2/17

6. What We Heard
8/2/17
• “Given” elements must be included (e.g. – restrooms,
kitchens, parking, playgrounds, waterfront trail, sport courts)
• Family-friendly elements should be prioritized
• Current RV park standards are not an efficient use of the
park space
• Views of the water are important
• The ballfields should be relocated in the long term

7. Windjammer
Park
Integration
Plan
Adopted
June 7, 2016
Resolution 16-15
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8/2/17

8. Phasing
Map
8/2/17

9. Proposed
Phase 1
8/2/17

10. Windjammer Park Design: Phase 1
8/2/17
• First phase of design and
construction
• Includes Clean Water
Facility mitigation and
restoration
• Incorporates community
feedback

11. Phase 1 (pre-30%)
In-person and Online Open House
8/2/17
• 167 community members attended in-person and online open
houses in January 2017
• Highest priority elements are restrooms, walkways, a nature
play area, park furnishings, and a splash park
• Participants preferred a natural, simple aesthetic
• Park spaces should be flexible and multi-purpose

12. Windjammer Park Phase 1
Resolution 17-08
8/2/17
• Adopted by City Council on April 18, 2017
• Accepted the 30% Phase 1 Windjammer Park Design
• Authorized staff to proceed with design, permits and funding
• Authorized staff to continue with the existing design and const. team
• Authorized the closure of the RV Park on October 15th, 2017
• Authorized staff to proceed with design

13. Agenda
8/2/17
• Public Involvement
• Windjammer Park Phase 1 - 60% design progress
• Next steps

14. Placeholder: Phase 1 Site Plan (more detailed)
8/2/17

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Splash Park

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Kitchen/Shelters

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22. Placeholder: Phase 1 Site Plan (more detailed)
8/2/17
Pavilion

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24. Plaza 3d
8/2/17

25. Park Furnishings: lighting, seating, etc.
8/2/17
light pillars
light bollards
removable bollards
benches
bike racks
tree grates
trash

26. 8/2/17
Park Access
P
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27. Implementing Phase 1
• Phase 1 Cost Estimate
• Currently being prepared by our
designer and GC/CM
• Funding
• Mitigation for Clean Water Facility
construction
• Grant funds for splash park
• Windjammer Park funds
• Recreation and Conservation Grant
(RCO)
• Real estate excise tax
• Other sources: grants, civic
organizations
8/2/17

28. Agenda
8/2/17
• Public Involvement
• Windjammer Park Phase 1 - 60% design progress
• Next steps

29. • Newsletter and web update – Early August
• Online design walk-through – Early August
• Meeting with Parks Board – August 14
• Open House – August 24th – 5 to 7pm, Council Chambers
• Continued Arts Commission coordination
• Continued weekly email updates
Outreach Next Steps
8/2/17

30. • Continue Permitting Process
• Finalize design by fall 2017
• Prepare bids for fall 2017
• Begin implementing changes
winter 2017
• Plan future phases as funding
allows; including public input
• Strive to allow events to
continue in park during const.
Windjammer Park Next Steps
8/2/17

31. 8/2/17
90% design
(Sept)
Final design
(Oct)

32. Questions?

33. 8/2/17