1. Master Plan for
Pleasure Beach Park
C i of Bri
ty dgeport, C onnecticut
C om m uni Forum
ty
J e S. Ti
etti sdale Elem entary School
Decem ber 6 , 2 0 11

2. FO RU M AG EN DA
• Site Conditions
• Environmental Overview
• Work to Date
• Design Program
• Schematic Plan
• Next Steps
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4. TE
SI C O N DI O N S
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11. EN VI N MEN TAL O VERVI
RO EW
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12. FLO O D ZO N ES
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14. EC O LO G I AL
C
C O VER TYPES
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15. State Listed Endangered Plant Species
Si fi
gni cant Habitat: C oastal Sand Dunes Habitat
• ckle-
Si -leaf golden aster – State Endangered
ckle
• Beach needle grass – State Endangered
• Bi pani grass – State Endangered
tter c
• Blazi star – State Speci of Speci C oncern
ng es al
• ckly-
Eastern pri -pear – State Speci C oncern
ckly al
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16. STATE EN DAN G ERED PLAN T SPEC I
ES
Beach Needle Grass/Bitter Panic Grass Sickle-leaf Golden Aster
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17. STATE SPEC I O F C O N C ERN
ES
Blazing Star Eastern Prickly-Pear
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18. PLAN T SPEC IES
LO C ATI N S
O
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19. State and Federally Listed Ani al Speci
m es
• Pi ng Plover – State and Federally threatened speci
pi es
• Least Tern – State threatened
• Barn O w l – State endangered
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20. PI N G PLO VER
PI
State & Federal Threatened Speci
es
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21. LEAST TERN
State Threatened Speci
es
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22. BARN O W L
State Endangered Speci
es
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23. U N I U E W I FE SPEC I HABI
Q LDLI ES TAT
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24. PO TEN TIAL
AC TIVE/ PASSI
VE
REC REATI N C O RE
O
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25. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
W O RK TO DATE
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26. C I W O RK TO DATE
TY
• C om pleted fi ng pi
shi er
• O btained perm i for floati dock
ts ng
• C onducted botani survey
cal
• Prepared desi alternati
gn ves
• Prepared Endangered Speci es
Protecti Plan
on
• Revi i w ater taxi alternati
ew ng ves
• Assessed Pleasure Beach pi er
2 0 11 storm dam age
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27. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK DESI N PRO G RAM
G
G O ALS AN D O BJ TI
EC VES
C HALLEN G ES
PLAN N I G PRO G RAM
N
PARK FAC I TI PRO G RAM & PREC EDEN TS
LI ES
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28. G O ALS & O BJ TI
EC VES
• D evelop a feasible program of park im provem ents
• Prepare a schem atic design plan
• G ain access to the w aterfront via Pleasure Beach Park
• D efine a path to im plem entation
• I
nclude w ork of parallel studies
• I
nvolve the com m unity
• Provide for safe public use
• Protect endangered plants and w ildlife
• O btain regulatory concurrence
• I
dentify potential program space
• Establish a program of new am enities
• D evelop alternatives and a preferred concept plan
• D evelop an im plem entation strategy
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29. C HALLEN G ES
• State and Federal regulations
• Endangered and threatened speci protecti
es on
• Publi access
c
• Establi ng fundi partners ( vate, publi non-profi
shi ng pri c, non- t)
• C api fundi
tal ng
• Financi sustai
al nabi ty
li
• ng
Staffi for program m ing, m aintenance, publi safety, regulatory
c
m oni ng, etc.
tori
• c
Publi safety and em ergency access
• W aste disposal (trash, sanitary)
• ce electri w ater, sani
U ti ty servi (
li c, tary, other)
• pm
Equi ent and m ateri transport and access
al
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30. N
MEETI G THE C HALLEN G ES
• ncrease publi aw areness of endangered speci
I c es
• Provi passi recreati am eni es
de ve on ti
• O ffer fam i and youth acti ti
ly vi es
• Provi parki faci ti on m ai
de ng li es nland
• Encourage com plem entary developm ent/ i nvestm ent on
m ainland
• Provi reli
de able/ conveni access
ent
• Provi si patrols (
de te securi ecologi m oni ng)
ty, cal tori
• Stabi ze exi ng bui ngs
li sti ldi
• Develop a sustai nable operati ons and m anagem ent plan
• Allow easy and enj oyable access to the Long I sland
Sound and Lew i G ut
s
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31. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK FAC I TI PRO G RAM
LI ES
ng
Meeti the C om m uni s needs:
ty’
• N ature / learni center
ng • ew ng
Vi i areas
• Fi ng faci ti
shi li es • Adult fitness equi ent
pm
• Refreshm ent area/ ki osks • W ater play
• Restroom s • W ater sports
• Beach access • Adventure playground
• O utdoor gatheri spaces
ng • Play courts
• Multiuse fi
- elds • Recreati pavi ons
on li
• W i fe preserve
ldli • Staff/ Em ergency/
• non-
Paths and trai ( -m otori
ls non zed) Mai ntenance faci ti
li es
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32. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
PREC EDEN TS
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33. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK N ature and Learni C enter
ng
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34. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
Pi Shoreli and Surfsi Fi ng
er, ne de shi
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35. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK C oncessions/ Refreshm ents/ Restroom s
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36. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Beach Access
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37. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
Meadow and O utdoor
G atheri Spaces
ng
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38. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK MultiU se Fi
- elds
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39. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK W ildlife Habitat Protection and Enhancem ent
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40. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Paths and Trails
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41. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Exploration, Discovery and Education
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42. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK W ater Play
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43. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Adventure Play
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44. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Play C ourts & O utdoor Fitness
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45. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Park Pavi ons
li
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46. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK Sustainabi ty
li
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47. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
C O N C EPT DI RAM
AG
SC HEMATI DESI N ALTERN ATI
C G VES
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48. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
C oncept Diagram
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49. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
SC HEMATI DESI N
C G
AERI PERSPEC TI
AL VE
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50. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK PREFERRED PLAN
Preferred Plan

51. PREFERRED PLAN
Enlargem ent

52. PREFERRED PLAN
G atew ay

53. PREFERRED PLAN
Acti C ore
ve

54. PREFERRED PLAN
Passi U se
ve

55. PREFERRED PLAN
The Beach

56. ALTERN ATI PLAN 1
VE

57. ALTERN ATI PLAN 2
VE

58. PREFERRED PLAN

59. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
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60. PLAN / SI O VERLAY
TE
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61. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
DESI N SU MMARY
G
• Met the program needs
• Keepi i si ple!
ng t m
• Establi ng a regulatory fram ew ork
shi
• Prepari to secure exi ng bui ngs
ng sti ldi
• ldli co- st
Plan allow s people and w i fe to co-exi
• Identi ed, deli
fi neated and establi shed a plan to protect
sensi ve areas and endangered and threatened speci
ti es
• Planni for publi safety
ng c
• Planni for access i Fall 2 0 12
ng n
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62. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
BEN EFI TO THE EAST SI C O MMU N I
TS DE TY
• After school, youth and sum m er cam p program s
• Youth trai ng i envi
ni n ronm ental stew ardshi p
• Aquaculture educati on
• Local busi ness investm ent at gatew ay ( ai -land)
m n n-
Eco-
• Eco - Tourism and busi ness opportuni es on East Si
ti de
• Recreati onal fi ng
shi
• G reen energy producti on / com m uni recogni on
ty ti
• Encourage outdoor acti ty for enhanced com m uni
vi ty
ell- ng
health and w ell-bei
• U nique recreati and ecologi setti i C T!
on cal ng n
• Educati on, explorati and di
on scovery
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63. PLEASU RE BEAC H PARK
N EXT STEPS
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64. sh
Establi Access vi W ater Taxi
a
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65. sh
Establi Access vi W ater Taxi
a
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66. er,
Pi Pathw ay, and Bath House Renovati and
on
Parti Si Restorati i 2 0 12
al te on n
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67. Thank you!
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