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Cottageville Park Draft Design and Feasibility ReportMEMO To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: John Bradford, City Engineer Tara Beard, Community Development Coordinator Date: December 11, 2012 Subject: Cottageville Park Draft Design and Feasibility Report A plan for a new and expanded Cottageville Park is nearing completion. The Cunningham Group has worked with the City and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) to combine programming needs, neighborhood desires, and regional impacts into an innovative, one -of -a -kind park design. At the December 11th work session, staff and the Cunningham Group will present a draft final design and feasibility report to the Council for review and input. Issues that will be addressed include: • A review of the public input process to date (Tara Beard) • A review of the stormwater needs and considerations that the park design must take into account (John Bradford) • A review of the design process, including discussion of previous design alternatives and how they led to the final design draft (Cunningham Group) • A presentation of the final design draft and feasibility report (Cunningham Group) The Cunningham Group will need feedback from the Council before completing the final design and feasibility report. The final design will be presented to the public at an open house preceding the December 18 City Council meeting here at City Hall at 6pm. The final design and feasibility report will be then be formally presented to Council at that evening's meeting. 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The overall vision for the park is to create an outstanding space that will accomplish the following: •Provide for the needs of the immediate neighborhood while serving the region, including future SW LRT riders •Fit contextually with the Minnehaha Creek that flows through the park •Create an award-winning space that will be a draw for redevelopment in the entire corridor The park redevelopment is also an opportunity to provide needed stormwater treatment, use cutting edge techniques for green development of the park, and incorporate maintenance -friendly facilities. A successful project is one in which the storm water improvements and park elements are designed together, are seamless, and make the best use of the valuable space. Cuningham Group, along with Barr Engineering, Hess Roise Consultants and public artist Tacoumba Aiken have set out to realize this vision for Cottageville Park on behalf of the City of Hopkins and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. What follows is a record of the process and a realization of a preferred concept plan. DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNINGHAM G R 0 U P The Crossroads ;Blake and Lake;l The Corridor(s) OK1`` The Ll T Station Context Diagram DRAFT 1217112 The Highway The Neighborhood(s) The Creek -A" AL L-$- AL lop, ak^m I It,- --AbJIL Site Aerial DRAFT 12/7/12 -1-1 z 7..a I I A Concept Plan he-Oppartua�ty Af :2 CUNINGHAM G R 0 u P Aepol Naajo e4e4auulyq 6epol 199jo e4e4auu!IN 0061 'eaJanlls wtelao'uopoalloo 4dei6olo4d sgodeauuryy 'NaaJO NeWuu!N w WOO to m9!A A_jOISIH z Liuz L ljdaa 006l'eo uogoapoO 4deJ60104d laaio e4e4auu!" 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Ted Aep-luasaid ayl jeau aie salpowe leuo!lea.low suado fuaweajo s,uosiadser pue sluewdolanap 6u!snoH ` r � 1 auijaWIj jeDIJOISiH H iqt-o- ry Floodplains & Plant Communities Floodplain Map uaKw000iano wet prairies & creeK snoreune barrens ana oaK savanna CUNINGHAM G R O U P CommunotvInr)Lt Community Input Summary Community Engagement Event After an exhaustive city -led process, the following overarching themes were distilled out of the documentation. The two `natural' themes, water and nature, overlap with the two `experience' themes, shared and individual. This overlap ties the themes together, linking the elements under each theme, enriching the experience of each. WATER Drinking Fountains Spray Deck/Splash Pad Runoff for Water Features Shore Access Canoe & Kayak Access Fountain Restrooms Swimming Stormwater Demonstration Gardens Pervious Pavements Keep runoff on-site Runoff for irrigation INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE Gardening Loop Trails Pedestrian Walkway Lighting Accessible Education/Interpretation Regionally Connected Trails Wildlife Viewing Treehouse Canoe/Kayak Landing Parking DRAFT 12/7/12 SHARED EXPERIENCE Medium sized groups open space (10-15) Medium to Large sized group open space (30-50) Small Shelter (10-15) Medium Shelter (30-50) Performance space Spray Deck/Splash Pad Restrooms Special Event Support for Food Picnic "Zones (6-8) Themed Festival Playground Flex Open Area Utilities for Special Events Children's Play Arca Nature Play Arca Education/I nterpretati on NATURE Gardening Nature Play Area Stormwater Demonstration Gardens Sustainability Community Gardens Native Restoration Ecological Stewardship Birdhouses Wildlife Viewing Treehouse On October 18th, a community engagement event was held on the park site. Led by Ta-coumba Aiken, participants were asked to envision what they see the park as: Having, Doing, Being, Encompassing, etc. Participants were then asked to realize those thoughts by placing them onto 6"x6"x6" boxes. Writing, gluing, coloring, tearing, opening, puncturing were all involved. A spoken word list was also compiled that recorded the thoughts and ideas during the event. These thoughts, ideas, and dreams were then translated into the refined park concepts. Community Input Summary of Words both Spoken & Written Public Open House The following words were either spoken alound and recorded or written down by event participants. These words reflect what the participants would like to see in the park: • Castle • Pool • Store • Garden • Rain/Snow Schuller • Neighborhood BBQ • 'No Worries' • Romantic Candlelight • Cars • Pantballing • Train to ride around • Hill to sled on • Dog Park • Movies • Swimming • Treehouse • Trail • Place to Chill • Water slide • Bicycles • Merry Go Round • Mopeds • Big Corn Maze • Zip Line • No Bullying, No Fighting, No Drinking, No Drugs • Bigger Basketball Court • Art • Sidewalk • Trash Cans • Safety • A pond for Fish • Visibility • Small Shopping Mall • Community Center • Skate Park - Lights • Drinking Fountain • Outdoor Movies • Game Tables • Fish • Bicycle/Walking Paths • Shelter • Water Slide • Park Sign using photographed ideas • Shirts using photographed ideas • Outside Things • Park & Rec Dept- Summer Park programs for kids out of school • Garden • Make it colorful • Big kid park/Little Kid Park • Mall • Valley Fair • Lights all around • Raft/Tube Creek • Money • Shelter • No bikes on grass/Make sure you cut the grass • Jungle Gym • Basketball • Soccer/Other games • Tic Tac Toe • Zoo • Farm • Ice Skating • Hands-on Learning • Walking Trail • Roller thing for Skating • Swagg city • Movies • Horseshoe Pits • Picnic Tables • Larger Play Area/More Items • Slide Water- in Somali we called sinbiririxo • Pool/Splash Pad A Public Open House was held on October 24, 2012 at St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church at 6 Interlachen Road. Prior to the presentation, boards containing the 3 concepts were put out for review and discussion. Following the presentation and a Q&A period- the following comments were recorded. Option A -Protect Trees- Catalpa -Slow- children at play -Shelter for Programming— for youth- bathrooms -community area -Traffic Signal@ Blake & Lake -Need Parking -Preference for Option A- Likes the paths down near creek, the hill/play area, the 'feel of the layout'I would incorporate the viewing platforms from the other plan -Garden for community development—promote neighborhood feel -Like the play area best -More access to water/creek- like Wolfe Park has -Like the parallel parking best -Definitely prefer the round 'pond' feel of Design A&B versus the straight stream -like one -Biggest slide -Love the slides and no gravel at bottom Option B -Garden needs access to sunlight -Garden w/trees on its south side is poor choice. Needs sunshine -Put in fruit trees for neighborhood to use -Pool -Design doesn't look friendly or fit with neighborhood -Guard to prevent kids from running into Blake Road -Parking!! There must be parking in the park. If this becomes a feature of Hopkins- families will gather on the weekends & mom/dads w/kids weekdays. My neighbors on Lake Street currently take up half the street parking on Lake Street with multiple cars/residence. I encourage parking in park w/ overflow on the streets Option C •1 like the rounded/oval wet pond. This one doesn't look natural •1 like the bridge and recommend a pedestrian bridge across Blake to connect with Oakes Park -Warming House/Shelter for ice skating in winter time -Not so square/"Geometric"- keep it natural with places to explore DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNINGHAM 6 P O U P P. • �� Program Source: MVVA Source: city -datacom Source: dezeen.com Source. unknown r � Source: Quarbett Park Topos vol.72 lie Source unknown Source: blog.classtivity.com DRAFT 12/7/12 Source: Extremis C Jqv fire'44 { - - Source: notopramen.com 1 .. t. +' Source: Extremis t !�f_,,,+�c►..,�_ _ — `;�A 'r Source: Greg F. MaxwellEA, i p i� _ 1 ` Jit Source: tessaroselandscapes.blogspot.com Source: Unknown Source: Landzine--Galindez Slope and Pau Casals Plaza Park Desia�n Program Program Analysis Active Play zone Stormwater/Learning Zone Entry Boat Access/ Creek Connection Lake St. Connection Minnehaha Creek Connection Blake Road Improvement Zone Lake St. Improvement Zone Alley Access Neighborhood Screening, Connection 0 40 80 E IN FEET NORTH DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNINGHAM G R 0 U P Park Desian Proaram Streetscape & Bridge Opportunities M OXFORD Alto ■ , -11 s r,_., II Clearing vegetation for view towards the creek BRIDGE AS -IS DRAFT 12/7/12 Driveway Existing Alley ALLEY Improved 'Street' Parallel Bike Lane Southbound Lane Median Northbound Lane Bike Lane Boulevard Sidewalk BLAKE ROAD 4P 64 CLIP -ON STRUCTURE / / Clearing vegetation Add deck to for view towards the the existing bl le creek Clearing vegeta n for view towards e Creating park path creek �� that connects to the BRIDGE REBUILD park circulation i r A 4P 64 CLIP -ON STRUCTURE / / Clearing vegetation Add deck to for view towards the the existing bl le creek Clearing vegeta n for view towards e Creating park path creek �� that connects to the BRIDGE REBUILD park circulation Park k Desiaan Pram Blake/Lake Triangle ACCESS/ORIENTATION Source: Unknown Source: JW Sherman via Flickr Source: Isamu Noguchi FRAMING A VIEW Source. Discovery Gr, n Source: Trust for Public Land DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNINGHAM G R 0 u P Park Design Program Creek Corridor TOUCHABLE k prl Lake St. & Sidewalk Terraced Shoreline Vegetatation i Minnehaha Cre I Northside of Park Source: Atelier de paysages Bruel-Delmar VIEWABLE 4L Source.Buro Lubbers WALKABLE Drelseltl. PUB- WAana DRAFT 12/7/12 Blake Rd. Bi. Stormwater Park Space Structure Openings_904'+_____________________ Pipe or other opening ---- -- 902' 100 YEAR WSE (43,400 SF) �2 Freeboard -- - V 898' NWL (34,600 SF) - Aai •l OH 1V • 1V 11 • � ya Source: Hancock Concrete ecast Concrete Underground Storage I Safety r �t � � .t � �•� lel.' ter,. ••�4 Ny'C � ��' .von `.�,• K h S Source: http://kealliance.files.wordpress,com �. . 11111' • 1 • 0 . 11 Wetland Sizing Stage (FT)1 Plan Area (SF) Total Storage (CF) (AF) 902' 43,400 262,000 6.0 898' 34,600 106,000 2.4 894' 21,400 0 0 Cottageville Park Stormwater Treatment Concept Sketch November 2012 Minnehaha Creek "Blake Road Downstream" MCWD SWMM Model Results 75' Buffer 100 yr = 900.2 -- -- -- Overflow 10 yr = 899.2 1 yr = 898.7 � -NWL •• Draintile flows when - _ 696.6'invert Spent pon+� level rises Check Valve Lime Precast Concrete Trench Box Filter Source: Unknown DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNINGNAM G R 0 U v Park Design Program ConnectivityTO KNOLLWOOD MALL For ClIn,Im . mm, I101'LWfll1w'w.'fflmr -, 1�1 TL.. 0---- The '......-- The Corridor(s) mauon The Neighborhood(s) The Creek r ALLEY ENTRANCE `.417 .: r d� t1 Q TO LRT STATION/EXCELSIOR BLAKE & LAKE DRAFT 12/7/12 DRAFT 12/7/12 CUNIN GHAM G R O U P Cncp_e es Concept Plans "� � —�-� OPTION A' — ` , �� Two way street with parking on south Following the initial concept presentations, the design team came back with modified plans that represented 3 modes of park planning layout. Option A' Picnic Area organized spaces around a central lawn/flex area. Option B' organized around Children's Playground Play Mounds a central stormwater feature with a floating pavilion and interpretive stormwater elements. Option C' took advantage of the earth being moved on site to build up Play Mound - • ", and reveal edges creating more dramatic spaces. The presentation of the spaces also compared 3 of the major elements: Water, Program, Circulation. Pavilion ti Basketball court Community Center - - r, Open Stormwater Storage? e Underground Stormwater - \ ° - Open/Flex Play Area Storage 1 _ Open Stormwater Storage Community Garden - Underground Shallow Natural Terrace — Stormwater Storage Existing Bur Oak - i l Open Stormwater Storage Shoreline Restoration - --- -- - Underground Stormwater Storage Natural Terrace Existing Bur Oak' View Corridor OPTION B I _ Two way street with parallel OPTION C' parking on south Basketball court screened by vegetation from the View Station surrounding houses S Collection Stormwater - t t ollecl on i n Community Center Children's Playground -- , turnaround Gateway Entrance e , Community garden Formal Spine Y 9 • Flexible green space for, Gateway to floating `- - , � ?, f � ' . I events, picnicking, and fight Play Area platform p Community Center / Pavilion - Naturalized pond edge Flex -Amphitheater on floating platform Grove Floating islands for improving en Stormwater -- -� x water uahty and providingOpp i yid { environment atedcation Sforage -� - •_.` � opportunities Naturalized Pond Crossing �� _ � - �' Creek Overlook Existing Bur Oak .- _. o S �-_ \ 1,._„ Existing Bur Oak Creek Access - -- - - \ is. r._.. �� �"- - //'� Crossing at Creek Existing Bur Oak - I > fit\ Terrace to Creek Orientation Map - - --- - -/J� o )\•� \ , - \' Sitting Areas in Oak woodland View Station View to P. 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