Minnesotas Lake Superior Coastal Program

Landscape Planning for Duluth Township Community CenterNorth Shore Community School

Final Report Prepared by David R Mount C hair Duluth Township Board of Supervisors

March 9 2009

Project No 306-ST AR03-08

Contract No B16406

This project was funded in part under the Coastal Zone Management Act by NOAAs Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in cooperation with Minnesotas Lake Superior Coastal Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project was funded jointly by the Town of Duluth and by the Coastal Zone Management Act by NOAA s Office of the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in cooperation with Minnesota s Lake Superior Coasta l Program We thank all who participated in the work sessions and other meetings held to fo rmulate the plan We d li ke to thank Paul Voge and LHB Architects fo r donations of time and effort to reduce the cost of the site survey We also thank Sue Lawson Planning Di rector fo r Duluth Townshi p fo r her efforts to lead the Townships steering commi ttee and for coordinati ng activities with the Center fo r Changi ng Landscapes Finall y we thank Mary Voge l Roger Martin Laura Detzler and lichole Schlepp of the Uni ve rsity of Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes for their experti se and enthusiasm

I TRODUCTION

The project involved the development of an environmentally sound and sustainable plan for the 40-acres of land surrounding the Duluth Township Community Center Th is site is the former location of ISO 381 s North Shore Elementary Schoo l which was schedul ed for closure by the di strict in 2002 Tlu-ough the a grass-roots effort by community members a deal was struck by which the school would continue operation as a K-6 charter schoo l the North Shore Communi ty School ISCS) Since its formation in 2002 enrollment has grown from 180 to over 300 students and it has become a model for a true community school (see wvwnorthshorecommunityschoolorg) The emphasis selected for the charter school was environmental education and in keeping with that emphasis the commu nity sponsor for the charter school is Wolf Ridge Env ironmental Learning Center The grou nds themse lves are ideal ly suited to the environmental focus including rougly 30 acres o f forest and about Y stream miles of a designated trout stream Schmidt Creek which drains into Lake Superior

A requirement of the charter schoo l program in Minnesota is that the charter school cannot own its own building To meet thi s requ irement charte r school organi zers approached Duluth Township (in which the school resides) to play a role Through a deal negotiated wi th ISO 381 the buildings and grounds of the di strict property were sold to Duluth Township who now owns the property as its Community Center In addition to supporting communi ty function s such as recreational sports and social funct ions the facility has the N SCS is a primary lessee This arrangement generates sufficient lease income for the Township to support the operation and maintenance of the bui ldings and grounds and by all accounts it has been a tremendously success ful symbiotic relationship

Over the past 6 years the NSCS has undertaken a number of projects outside the school wall s consistent with ecological conservation and education these proj ects include a passive so lar straw-bale greenhouse installation of a so lar electrical generation panel array (see http wwwnorthshorecommunityschoo lorgsunny) and development and implementation o f a fo rest management plan in cooperat ion with the MN DN R Most recently the ISCS rece ived a $75000 cash award liOI11 the Louisiana Pacific Corporation to fund a num ber of outdoor projects intended to facilitate outdoor and environmental education suc h as nature tra il s and an outdoor classroom (construction to be completed by fall 2009) While thi s represents a tremendous opportunity it simultaneously emphasized to the NSCS and the Township Board (as landlords) the need to undertake a careful consideration of the way in wh ich the site was developed so that it maximized educational recreati onal and social opportunities fo r the school and community as a whole whi le respecting the natural setting protecting Schmidt Creek and the coastal watershed as a whole and maximizing sustainabilityminimizing im pacts

After consulting a number o f resources the Uni versity of Minnesota Center fo r Changing Landscapes (http cclgislllllnedu) was identifi ed as a perfect fit to the goal s of maximiz ing both bene fit and sustainabili ty of the project The sta ted goa ls of the CC L are to link ex perti se in natural resource management architecture landscape architecture and des ign which parall eled

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project was funded jointly by the Town of Duluth and by the Coastal Zone Management Act by NOAA s Office of the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in cooperation with Minnesota s Lake Superior Coasta l Program We thank all who participated in the work sessions and other meetings held to fo rmulate the plan We d li ke to thank Paul Voge and LHB Architects fo r donations of time and effort to reduce the cost of the site survey We also thank Sue Lawson Planning Di rector fo r Duluth Townshi p fo r her efforts to lead the Townships steering commi ttee and for coordinati ng activities with the Center fo r Changi ng Landscapes Finall y we thank Mary Voge l Roger Martin Laura Detzler and lichole Schlepp of the Uni ve rsity of Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes for their experti se and enthusiasm

I TRODUCTION

The project involved the development of an environmentally sound and sustainable plan for the 40-acres of land surrounding the Duluth Township Community Center Th is site is the former location of ISO 381 s North Shore Elementary Schoo l which was schedul ed for closure by the di strict in 2002 Tlu-ough the a grass-roots effort by community members a deal was struck by which the school would continue operation as a K-6 charter schoo l the North Shore Communi ty School ISCS) Since its formation in 2002 enrollment has grown from 180 to over 300 students and it has become a model for a true community school (see wvwnorthshorecommunityschoolorg) The emphasis selected for the charter school was environmental education and in keeping with that emphasis the commu nity sponsor for the charter school is Wolf Ridge Env ironmental Learning Center The grou nds themse lves are ideal ly suited to the environmental focus including rougly 30 acres o f forest and about Y stream miles of a designated trout stream Schmidt Creek which drains into Lake Superior

A requirement of the charter schoo l program in Minnesota is that the charter school cannot own its own building To meet thi s requ irement charte r school organi zers approached Duluth Township (in which the school resides) to play a role Through a deal negotiated wi th ISO 381 the buildings and grounds of the di strict property were sold to Duluth Township who now owns the property as its Community Center In addition to supporting communi ty function s such as recreational sports and social funct ions the facility has the N SCS is a primary lessee This arrangement generates sufficient lease income for the Township to support the operation and maintenance of the bui ldings and grounds and by all accounts it has been a tremendously success ful symbiotic relationship

Over the past 6 years the NSCS has undertaken a number of projects outside the school wall s consistent with ecological conservation and education these proj ects include a passive so lar straw-bale greenhouse installation of a so lar electrical generation panel array (see http wwwnorthshorecommunityschoo lorgsunny) and development and implementation o f a fo rest management plan in cooperat ion with the MN DN R Most recently the ISCS rece ived a $75000 cash award liOI11 the Louisiana Pacific Corporation to fund a num ber of outdoor projects intended to facilitate outdoor and environmental education suc h as nature tra il s and an outdoor classroom (construction to be completed by fall 2009) While thi s represents a tremendous opportunity it simultaneously emphasized to the NSCS and the Township Board (as landlords) the need to undertake a careful consideration of the way in wh ich the site was developed so that it maximized educational recreati onal and social opportunities fo r the school and community as a whole whi le respecting the natural setting protecting Schmidt Creek and the coastal watershed as a whole and maximizing sustainabilityminimizing im pacts

After consulting a number o f resources the Uni versity of Minnesota Center fo r Changing Landscapes (http cclgislllllnedu) was identifi ed as a perfect fit to the goal s of maximiz ing both bene fit and sustainabili ty of the project The sta ted goa ls of the CC L are to link ex perti se in natural resource management architecture landscape architecture and des ign which parall eled

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I TRODUCTION

The project involved the development of an environmentally sound and sustainable plan for the 40-acres of land surrounding the Duluth Township Community Center Th is site is the former location of ISO 381 s North Shore Elementary Schoo l which was schedul ed for closure by the di strict in 2002 Tlu-ough the a grass-roots effort by community members a deal was struck by which the school would continue operation as a K-6 charter schoo l the North Shore Communi ty School ISCS) Since its formation in 2002 enrollment has grown from 180 to over 300 students and it has become a model for a true community school (see wvwnorthshorecommunityschoolorg) The emphasis selected for the charter school was environmental education and in keeping with that emphasis the commu nity sponsor for the charter school is Wolf Ridge Env ironmental Learning Center The grou nds themse lves are ideal ly suited to the environmental focus including rougly 30 acres o f forest and about Y stream miles of a designated trout stream Schmidt Creek which drains into Lake Superior

A requirement of the charter schoo l program in Minnesota is that the charter school cannot own its own building To meet thi s requ irement charte r school organi zers approached Duluth Township (in which the school resides) to play a role Through a deal negotiated wi th ISO 381 the buildings and grounds of the di strict property were sold to Duluth Township who now owns the property as its Community Center In addition to supporting communi ty function s such as recreational sports and social funct ions the facility has the N SCS is a primary lessee This arrangement generates sufficient lease income for the Township to support the operation and maintenance of the bui ldings and grounds and by all accounts it has been a tremendously success ful symbiotic relationship

Over the past 6 years the NSCS has undertaken a number of projects outside the school wall s consistent with ecological conservation and education these proj ects include a passive so lar straw-bale greenhouse installation of a so lar electrical generation panel array (see http wwwnorthshorecommunityschoo lorgsunny) and development and implementation o f a fo rest management plan in cooperat ion with the MN DN R Most recently the ISCS rece ived a $75000 cash award liOI11 the Louisiana Pacific Corporation to fund a num ber of outdoor projects intended to facilitate outdoor and environmental education suc h as nature tra il s and an outdoor classroom (construction to be completed by fall 2009) While thi s represents a tremendous opportunity it simultaneously emphasized to the NSCS and the Township Board (as landlords) the need to undertake a careful consideration of the way in wh ich the site was developed so that it maximized educational recreati onal and social opportunities fo r the school and community as a whole whi le respecting the natural setting protecting Schmidt Creek and the coastal watershed as a whole and maximizing sustainabilityminimizing im pacts

After consulting a number o f resources the Uni versity of Minnesota Center fo r Changing Landscapes (http cclgislllllnedu) was identifi ed as a perfect fit to the goal s of maximiz ing both bene fit and sustainabili ty of the project The sta ted goa ls of the CC L are to link ex perti se in natural resource management architecture landscape architecture and des ign which parall eled

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our needs precisely Accordingly the Duluth Town Board worked with NSCS and CCL to develop a program through which the CCL work with to Town to sol icit input tmiddotom the many consti tuenc ies of the community centerschool and develop a master site plan that provides exceptional resources for environmental education and recreation for both the school and community The detail s of thi s plan are provided in the sections that fo llow and in the attached documents Th is plan will be the template for the deployment of both the $75 000 of grant funds in hand as well as future projects

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WORK COMPLETED

The project was completed as originally proposed The first element was to conduct a subshycentimeter survey of the open land at the site including location of all existing structures and services In addition a less elevationally precise survey offorested portions of the site was also completed This information was transferred to the Center for Changing Landscapes (CCL) who used the survey data to create a three-dimensional scale model of the site

CCL held a series of brainstorming sessions with different constituencies for the si te including school children school facu lty and staff and members of the community at large In these sessions CCL staff used various teclmiques to extract input on each groups likes and dislikes in regard to the current site conditions as well as ideas and priorities for the future

Following these initial meetings CCL developed an initial analysis of site parameters and objectives and developed three alternative conceptual designs which were presented to the project steering committee in another on-site meeting The three alternatives shared many common landscape elements but differed primarily in the relationship between the community-oriented spaces and the school-oriented spaces in one community-oriented space was located well away from the existing (school) building the second had the two adjacent but separated by a small greenspace and the third had them incorporated into the same building All alternatives included regrading of the area surrounding the building to improve drainage and incorporation of rain gardens and a drainage swale to better direct and retain storm water flows on the site

These alternative designs were reviewed by the steering committee the Town Board representatives of the school and by the public at a fall community gathering The consensus was that the third alternative with shared community and school space was the preferred alternative

With that the CCL is proceeded to refine the shared space alternative and held another on-site meeting with the steering conunittee and representati ves from the Town Board and North Shore Community School Board to present the refined landscape design and discllss appropriate modifications or improvements The design was favorably recei ved although a number of lilinor alterations were discussed to better mesh with specific needs or constraints Following the meeting CCL further refined the design which was presented to the project steering committee at a final on-site meeting November 252008 This meeting resulted in a few additional adjustments primarily related to progress in a separate planning effort for future expansion of the community center building itself This November meeting was the last on-site meeting planned for the project CCL then completed the design development and prepared final drawings phased construction reconunendations grading plans and re-vegetation specifications The final document is planned for public posting by CCL at httpccldesignurnnedu

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WORK COMPLETED

The project was completed as originally proposed The first element was to conduct a subshycentimeter survey of the open land at the site including location of all existing structures and services In addition a less elevationally precise survey offorested portions of the site was also completed This information was transferred to the Center for Changing Landscapes (CCL) who used the survey data to create a three-dimensional scale model of the site

CCL held a series of brainstorming sessions with different constituencies for the si te including school children school facu lty and staff and members of the community at large In these sessions CCL staff used various teclmiques to extract input on each groups likes and dislikes in regard to the current site conditions as well as ideas and priorities for the future

Following these initial meetings CCL developed an initial analysis of site parameters and objectives and developed three alternative conceptual designs which were presented to the project steering committee in another on-site meeting The three alternatives shared many common landscape elements but differed primarily in the relationship between the community-oriented spaces and the school-oriented spaces in one community-oriented space was located well away from the existing (school) building the second had the two adjacent but separated by a small greenspace and the third had them incorporated into the same building All alternatives included regrading of the area surrounding the building to improve drainage and incorporation of rain gardens and a drainage swale to better direct and retain storm water flows on the site

These alternative designs were reviewed by the steering committee the Town Board representatives of the school and by the public at a fall community gathering The consensus was that the third alternative with shared community and school space was the preferred alternative

With that the CCL is proceeded to refine the shared space alternative and held another on-site meeting with the steering conunittee and representati ves from the Town Board and North Shore Community School Board to present the refined landscape design and discllss appropriate modifications or improvements The design was favorably recei ved although a number of lilinor alterations were discussed to better mesh with specific needs or constraints Following the meeting CCL further refined the design which was presented to the project steering committee at a final on-site meeting November 252008 This meeting resulted in a few additional adjustments primarily related to progress in a separate planning effort for future expansion of the community center building itself This November meeting was the last on-site meeting planned for the project CCL then completed the design development and prepared final drawings phased construction reconunendations grading plans and re-vegetation specifications The final document is planned for public posting by CCL at httpccldesignurnnedu

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Perjimllance Measures

Thi s project invo lved three Perfo rmance Measures

Government Coordination and Decision-Making - Invalves educatianal activities The proposed landscape design includes several features such as water gardens and natural planti ngs that can be used by North Shore Communi ty School as elements of their environmental education program

Water Quality - Invalves the develapment 01 implementatian af ardinances palicies 01

1Ians to cantrol 0 1 prevent palluted Inalta caastal waters The proposed landscape design red irects stormwater flows into rain gardens and natural drainage swales to reduce runoff and sediment transport into Schmidt Creek and its tri butaries which will in turn reduce transport of di sso lved and suspended materials into Lake Superi or

Coasta l Dependent Uses and Community Development - Develaps and implements local plans that incarparate sustainable grawth caastal management practices Expertise in sustainable design was one of the key factors in dec iding to work with the Center for Changing Landscapes and these principles are refl ected in the final design

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RESULTS

The primary output of thi s project is the Master Plan and associated landscape design for the Duluth Township Community Center and orth Shore Community School An overview of thi s Master Plan is provided on the following page of this document and can be seen in detail at the CCL website httpccldesignurnnedu

This plan is proving of il1Ullediate benefit as it is already guiding site development The North Shore Community School already has $75K in grant fWlds to develop certai n landscape features such as the outdoor classroompicnic pavilion and the outdoor toilets and the Master Plan is guiding the placement and orientation of this features as they are installed during the summer of 2009 In addition the Master Plan is being used as the framework for soliciting funds from other organizations to implement the plan Duluth Township has already been successful in obtaining $23K from the Laura Jane Musser Fund to help implement Phases I and II of the Master Plan We firm ly believe that the organization and vision demonstrated by the development of the Master Plan was a major factor in convincing the Musser Fund that the Town would make good use of grant funds With this avai labi li ty of funds we are planning to implement significant portions of the Phase I and Phase II activities in the SUl1Uller of2009 demonstrating that the fu nds investing in plaruling will yield near term benefit on the ground

Benefits of implementing the Master Plan are articulated under the Pelformance Measures in the preceding section namely I) improved water quality in Schmidt Creek and Lake Superior 2) education of both elementary school chi ldren and the community at large relative to stormwater management and sustainable landscaping and 3) facilitating decision-making by the local unit of govenmlent in regard to protecting the Lake Superior coastal environment

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RESULTS

The primary output of thi s project is the Master Plan and associated landscape design for the Duluth Township Community Center and orth Shore Community School An overview of thi s Master Plan is provided on the following page of this document and can be seen in detail at the CCL website httpccldesignurnnedu

This plan is proving of il1Ullediate benefit as it is already guiding site development The North Shore Community School already has $75K in grant fWlds to develop certai n landscape features such as the outdoor classroompicnic pavilion and the outdoor toilets and the Master Plan is guiding the placement and orientation of this features as they are installed during the summer of 2009 In addition the Master Plan is being used as the framework for soliciting funds from other organizations to implement the plan Duluth Township has already been successful in obtaining $23K from the Laura Jane Musser Fund to help implement Phases I and II of the Master Plan We firm ly believe that the organization and vision demonstrated by the development of the Master Plan was a major factor in convincing the Musser Fund that the Town would make good use of grant funds With this avai labi li ty of funds we are planning to implement significant portions of the Phase I and Phase II activities in the SUl1Uller of2009 demonstrating that the fu nds investing in plaruling will yield near term benefit on the ground

Benefits of implementing the Master Plan are articulated under the Pelformance Measures in the preceding section namely I) improved water quality in Schmidt Creek and Lake Superior 2) education of both elementary school chi ldren and the community at large relative to stormwater management and sustainable landscaping and 3) facilitating decision-making by the local unit of govenmlent in regard to protecting the Lake Superior coastal environment

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LEVERAGED DOLLARS

Total cost for thi s project was $20AOO with $5000 of that being provided by the Minnesota Lake Superior Coastal Program and the balance provided by Duluth Township Add itional inshykind contributions were provided by Mr Paul Voge who donated hi s profess ional time as a surveyor to the site survey

Si nce completion of the project the investment in the Master Plan has yielded add itional bendits being the cornerstone of a successful grant application to the Laura J ane Musse r Fund in the amount of $23000

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CONCLUSIONS

The project proceeded more or less as plaImed and yielded a site-plan that appears well su ited to guiding further development of the Communi ty Center site to both meet the school and community needs while at the same time protecting Schmidt Creek and maximizing ecological benetits Observations from the process include

Identifying and invo lving all potential constituencies for the project and so liciting their input is important to developing a plan that will have widespread support into the future

Invol ving design professionals is helpful Wh ile local people may have a great deal of personal investment in the project their vision can be limited by their intimate knowledge and experience with the site Design professionals are better ab le to assimilate input from diverse groups and deve lop win-win approaches that can maximize benefits to groups with diverse interests Design professionals wi ll also be attuned to ways costs might be minimized in our case an example is the development of a grading plan with no net mo vement of so il off-site (which is expensive) all soi l removed from certain areas is reshyused in other areas of the site

Planning costs money and it can be difficult to invest significant resources into plann ing - the common sentiment is to want to save those resources for actual implementation In weighing this issue groups should consider the leverage a good plan will provide when it comes ti me to pursue fu nding for the project Charitable organizations want to be su re that their investments yield real results and showing that the community has thought carefully about its needs and has a specific plan for implementing that vision is a powerful argument to present in support of an application

You need a committed core group of individuals that will commit the time to see the process through A good plan will require multiple meetings a steering committee has to have the will to see the process tlHough

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Si nce completion of the project the investment in the Master Plan has yielded add itional bendits being the cornerstone of a successful grant application to the Laura J ane Musse r Fund in the amount of $23000

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CONCLUSIONS

The project proceeded more or less as plaImed and yielded a site-plan that appears well su ited to guiding further development of the Communi ty Center site to both meet the school and community needs while at the same time protecting Schmidt Creek and maximizing ecological benetits Observations from the process include

Identifying and invo lving all potential constituencies for the project and so liciting their input is important to developing a plan that will have widespread support into the future

Invol ving design professionals is helpful Wh ile local people may have a great deal of personal investment in the project their vision can be limited by their intimate knowledge and experience with the site Design professionals are better ab le to assimilate input from diverse groups and deve lop win-win approaches that can maximize benefits to groups with diverse interests Design professionals wi ll also be attuned to ways costs might be minimized in our case an example is the development of a grading plan with no net mo vement of so il off-site (which is expensive) all soi l removed from certain areas is reshyused in other areas of the site

Planning costs money and it can be difficult to invest significant resources into plann ing - the common sentiment is to want to save those resources for actual implementation In weighing this issue groups should consider the leverage a good plan will provide when it comes ti me to pursue fu nding for the project Charitable organizations want to be su re that their investments yield real results and showing that the community has thought carefully about its needs and has a specific plan for implementing that vision is a powerful argument to present in support of an application

You need a committed core group of individuals that will commit the time to see the process through A good plan will require multiple meetings a steering committee has to have the will to see the process tlHough

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Identifying and invo lving all potential constituencies for the project and so liciting their input is important to developing a plan that will have widespread support into the future

Invol ving design professionals is helpful Wh ile local people may have a great deal of personal investment in the project their vision can be limited by their intimate knowledge and experience with the site Design professionals are better ab le to assimilate input from diverse groups and deve lop win-win approaches that can maximize benefits to groups with diverse interests Design professionals wi ll also be attuned to ways costs might be minimized in our case an example is the development of a grading plan with no net mo vement of so il off-site (which is expensive) all soi l removed from certain areas is reshyused in other areas of the site

Planning costs money and it can be difficult to invest significant resources into plann ing - the common sentiment is to want to save those resources for actual implementation In weighing this issue groups should consider the leverage a good plan will provide when it comes ti me to pursue fu nding for the project Charitable organizations want to be su re that their investments yield real results and showing that the community has thought carefully about its needs and has a specific plan for implementing that vision is a powerful argument to present in support of an application

You need a committed core group of individuals that will commit the time to see the process through A good plan will require multiple meetings a steering committee has to have the will to see the process tlHough

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