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Huntington Central Park

Permanent Parking Lot

July 12, 2017

Community Services Commission

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Location Map

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Senior Center in Central

Park

Raptor Foraging

Area

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1000’ Radius Map

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Basics

Design for 42 marked parking stalls including 2 ADA

accessible

Need to provide capacity for 1 school bus

Parking lot hours same as Central Park: 5 am – 10 pm daily

Basic lighting included for lot and driveway(s)

Reviewed access and circulation options for:

Costs

Traffic safety

Maneuvering

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Alternatives

Identified 2 basic alternatives

No connection to Senior Center driveway – existing

Connection to Senior Center driveway

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Alternative 1 – Single Point Driveway

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Alternative 1

Essentially the existing configuration

No connection to Senior Center driveway

Requires turn around area for buses

Limited access from Goldenwest (right in/right out)

No accidents related to driveway since 2005 opening

Goldenwest traffic can be challenging to some –

requires patience to wait for appropriate gaps

Estimated construction costs - $255,000

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Alternative 3 – Full Access Driveway from

Senior Center Driveway

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Alternative 3

Median opening for full access

All vehicles can use signal access

Potential removal of existing driveway

Turnaround needed for buses

Additional construction challenges due to differing

elevations of Senior Center driveway

Estimated construction cost - $343,000

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Conclusions

Both alternatives are feasible for construction

Both alternatives within expected budget - $610,000

Greater convenience with Alternative 3

Potential aesthetic considerations with Alternative 3

Both alternatives provide safe access – Alt. 3 with

additional controls that may be more acceptable to some

motorists

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Conclusions

No superior alternative based on engineering

Decisions comes down to preferences

Need to weigh relative importance of:

Convenience

Aesthetics

Costs

Traffic safety improvements

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Recommended Action

1. Approve one of the two alternative plans as presented

to convert the temporary parking lot to a permanent

parking lot and make recommendation for approval to

City Council. And;

2. Make recommendation to City Council to update the

Central Park Master Plan of Recreational Uses for

Central Park to identify the approximate one acre site

as a permanent parking lot.

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