GEORGE PARK

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

PARK SITE

5 ACRES

STEPHENSON PARK

7.2 ACRES

HENRY BACKER SR. PARK

10 ACRES

BUSCHER PARK

2.3 ACRES

PARK LOCATION

GEORGE PARK

5 ACRES

PARK SITE

WE ARE HERE

PARK PLANNING PROCESS

Master Plan/Community Outreach 2-3 months

Design Development & Construction Documents 9 months

Permits & Reviews 2- 3 months

Bidding 2 -3 months

Construction 12 months (weather permitting)

Establishment Period 3 months

Grand Opening

TIMELINE

Park Construction Budget = $1,625,000

FUNDING

DROUGHT CONDITIONS

CSD Board recently adopted a policy stating that areas designated for turf in new park designs will temporarily be installed with ½ of those areas in turf and ½ in mulch.

Once the Governor declares the drought is over, then CSD will convert the mulch areas to turf as designed.

Funding will be available for conversion.

Implemented at recently completedIsland Park and is slated for Horseshoe Park.

PLAYGROUND SURFACING

CSD traditionally designed playgrounds with a combination of rubber surfacing and wood fiber.

Recent product failures and expensive replacement costs have caused staff to reconsider the use of rubber surfacing.

Rubber surfacing is double the cost ofwood fiber.

Both surfaces meet current standardsfor playground safety.

Wood fiber will be used at George Park.

GEORGE PARK is defined as a neighborhood park (3-10 acres)

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS typically include the following amenities:

Playgrounds for both 2-5 and 5-12 age groups Some shaded play elements with swings Non-Programmed sports fields or open space Sport Court(s) (1 or 2 Small) Picnic area with shade structure Loop Trail Site furnishings (benches, tables, etc.) ADA compliant facilities/amenities Security lighting Land Use - 85% Active / 15% Passive

CSD PARK DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Separate structures and areas for 2- 5 year olds

Safety - low height, low impact

Visibility - important for adult and child to interact, supervision

Creative and imaginative play

Tactile environment

2-5 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUNDS

Large challenging structures

Net climbers

Boulders and rock climbing

Equipment with movement – Spinners

Meeting areas and social play

Thematic play with more complexity –history, fossils, dinosaurs, nature, etc.

5-12 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUNDS

Trails or walkways

Soft, all-weather surfaces (ie. decomposed granite)

Adult fitness stations

ADULT FITNESS

Horseshoe courts

Bocce ball

Half-court basketball

Putting green

Tennis courts

Volleyball courts

SMALL SPORT COURTS

Skateable pieces and furnishings which provide a safe and legal place for skateboarding

SKATE ELEMENTS

Non programmed multi-purpose field/ open space for soccer, baseball, Frisbee, free-play etc.

NON-PROGAMMABLE OPEN SPACE

Shade shelters and canopies

Benches and picnic facilities

Non – programmed open space

Aesthetic surface treatments

Sculptural features

Interpretive signage

PICNIC AND GATHERING PLACES

Drought tolerant landscaping

Reduced lawn areas

Naturalistic plantings

Shade trees

Low maintenance

Seasonal change - flowers andleaf color

Mounding

LANDSCAPING

PREHISTORIC/ICE AGE THEME

Planning staff recommends a prehistoric or ice age theme.

Street names (ie. Fossil, Ice Age, Glacial and Buckland Way) border the park.

No other park in Elk Grove has a prehistoric theme.

BASE SHEET

PARK DESIGN 101

Use the cut-outs to layout the elements you want in your park

Draw in walkways with dashed lines or arrows

Jot down ideas and make notes

Be creative and have fun!

Move cut-outs to best fit the site

Separate passive and active uses

Allow buffer space and circulation between all uses

Locate uses close to appropriate facilities

YOUR FINAL DESIGN!

PRESENT YOUR IDEAS TO THE GROUP!

CSD STAFF WILL DEVELOP MASTER PLAN!

NEXT STEPS & TIMELINE Comment Forms – Hand in tonight or comment online at

yourcsd.com/parks/park_development.asp until Friday, March 20th.

Staff will post your designs on the CSD website for comment

Staff will prepare a concept plan to present at next meeting scheduled for April 30th at 6:30 p.m.

Concept plan will be on the CSD website for public comment for 2 weeks in May.

CSD Board Master Plan Approval – June 2015

Construction Drawings – June - December 2015

Project Out to Bid – Early 2016

Construction – Spring 2016 to Fall 2016

Park Open – Late Fall 2016