whatcom waterway park basis of design report

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BASIS OF DESIGN REPORT

MAY 19, 2015

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Heather HigginsAdam FultonBrian GouranMarty ChaseCarol Pennie

Chris Jones Thomas Fischer

Michael MatthesTom Brewster

Jon Pascal

Manager City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department/Design & Development DivisionPE, MSCE, Project Engineer, City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department/Design & Development DivisionPE, Project Manager, City of Bellingham Public Works, EngineeringPLS, Survey Services Coordinator, City of Bellingham Public Works Poperty Management SectionPE, Assistant Director, City of Bellingham Public Works, EngineeringCommunications Coordinator, City of Bellingham Public WorksPE, Senior Project Engineer, Port of BellinghamEnvironmental Site Project Manager, Port of Bellingham, Environmental ProgramsPE, Principal, KPFF Consulting EngineersAssociate, KPFF Consulting EngineersASLA, Principal, Walker MacyLandscape Designer, Walker MacyPE, Senior Project Engineer, Wilson Engineering LLCPLS, Survey Department Manager, Wilson Engineering LLCPE, Principal, Transpo Group

Project Team:

I. Executive Summary

II. Introduction Purpose Approach Project team Related projects

III. Site Analysis Introduction Site analysis

IV. Basis of Design and Program Development Coordination with stakeholders Development of alternatives Workshop #1 summary Workshop #2 summary Workshop #3 summary (Public Meeting) Site concepts

V. Next Steps Required permits for design Scope of work and schedule for design On-going issues

Appendix List of reference documents Graphics

Contents:

EXECUTIVESUMMARY

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The City and Port of Bellingham Waterfront District Sub-Area Plan outlined a framework for future development of the 237 acre site known as the “Waterfront District.” One of the most significant elements of that effort was to provide waterfront access opportunities through the creation of 33 acres of new parks and trails and six acres of restored public beach. “Whatcom Waterway Park” comprises five acres of the 33 total acres of new parks.

The purpose of the Basis of Design effort is to complete planning level design of the park to establish grades and finish elevations for surrounding development. All roadway work will include extension of sewer, water and stormwater utilities to serve the park. Whatcom Waterway Park will be designed to provide critically important gateway functions for the Waterfront District: active and passive recreation opportunities, multimodal connections to the existing downtown, public utilities, view corridors, and new public access to restored shorelines.

The City has allocated $727,500 from a Department of Commerce Brownfield grant for Whatcom Waterway Park and has proposed another $1,500,000 for design, permitting, and construction of phase one. Full build out of Whatcom Waterway Park is estimated to cost $3.31 million, including design, permitting and construction. The City will construct phase one of the Whatcom Waterway Park following site cleanup and the Port entering into an agreement for development of the Downtown Waterfront. The park, along with construction of arterial streets and City utilities, will support the first phase of property redevelopment. The Port’s role in this project will be to conduct site cleanup and remove inactive industrial structures as part of ongoing preparation

for construction of the park and a new primary arterial.

Specific areas of study within this report include Whatcom Waterway Park, and its connection to Bloedel Avenue, Granary Avenue, interim Laurel Avenue, and Roeder Avenue. Whatcom Waterway Park will include pedestrian access and public park along the Whatcom Waterway. Development of the Park is being coordinated with the design of Granary Avenue and a private developer offering made by the Port of Bellingham for a section of land near the head of the Whatcom Waterway and the Granary Building. Whatcom Waterway Park will be linked to downtown by Maritime Heritage Park. Much of the frontage along the southern side of the Whatcom Waterway

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will become a public trail and park. The existing waterfront edge is a wharf on pilings or bulkhead, which will remain in front of the Granary Building to support the Central Avenue pier. Southwest of the Central Avenue pier, the waterfront will be softened by removal of the hardened edge, pilings, and over-water shading to provide a more natural shoreline along the

Whatcom Waterway. The esplanade will be designed with benches, railings where necessary, and ornamental lighting along the top of the restored shoreline bank, with shoreline overlooks or viewing platforms. Lighting along the trail will be appropriately directed and shielded to provide adequate light for park and trail users, and avoid unnecessary glare on adjacent habitat and residential areas. This esplanade will merge with wide walks in front of waterfront mixed-use buildings, which will encourage cafes and restaurants to integrate outdoor seating along the walk. The park space in

this area will feature landscaped pockets, seating and spaces for passive and active recreation opportunities on lawn or pavement between the shoreline trail and adjoining development. Areas between the trail and the water’s edge will likely feature habitat restoration with designated public water access points. The adjacent Georgia Pacific dock will be retained through the first three phases of development. Where the Georgia Pacific dock is to remain, the shoreline trail will be constructed along the upland side of the wharf.

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PURPOSEThe design of Whatcom Waterway Park proposes to connect the community to the downtown waterfront. The park will provide public access to the waterfront while activating adjacent private development of the downtown waterfront district. Whatcom Waterway Park will provide safe means for active and passive recreation while creating a gateway and strong sense of place. Whatcom Waterway Park will create connectivity with the community.

APPROACHThe City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department engaged KPFF, Walker Macy, Wilson Engineering LLC, and Maul Foster Alongi to begin the planning-level design effort for Whatcom Waterway Park. The City of Bellingham and the Port of Bellingham are partnering in the overall master planning and redevelopment of the Waterfront District. The Waterfront District is a Brownfield site that encompasses over 237-acres as shown on the subarea figure on the previous page. Phase 1 of the initial development area is the “Downtown Waterfront Area”; the northern 37-acre portion within the Waterfront District. The proposed 3-acre Whatcom Waterway Park will provide public access to the water and the newly restored shoreline. Whatcom Waterway Park is being developed in coordination with the Port of Bellingham. Consultant services are funded with a grant administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce.

The Waterfront District Phase 1 project will be completed over multiple phases and multiple construction contracts pending funding, permit approvals, and approval of the Port of Bellingham’s Master Developer agreement and site cleanup.

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RELATED PROJECTS A multi-modal system of streets, bike paths, trails, walkways and transit routes are planned as the Downtown Waterfront develops over time. There are several related projects in the area of the Whatcom Waterway Park.

PORT OF BELLINGHAM:Environmental cleanup actions and some demolition will be performed to support the proposed Park and the upland development of the Waterfront.

CLEANUP ACTION PLAN:Georgia Pacific West and Whatcom Waterway Park cleanup projects include the area for the Whatcom Waterway Park. The Port will be undertaking the Whatcom Waterway shoreline cleanup in 2015/2016 with upland cleanup expected to begin in 2015. The in-water construction is expected to begin in August 2016.

DISMANTLING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: The Port is preparing plans to dismantle several buildings on the Georgia Pacific site.

DEVELOPER NEGOTIATIONS:The Port has approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Harcourt Developments to pursue a development agreement for a portion of the Waterfront District.

CITY OF BELLINGHAM PUBLIC WORKS:Streets and infrastructure will be designed

and installed to support the development in the Downtown Waterfront Area.

GRANARY AVE. AND BLOEDEL AVE.Phase 1 of this project will establish the horizontal and vertical alignment of the Granary/Bloedel arterial and interim connection roadways. After the Port and Developer have confirmed the proposed site street grid, transportation modeling will be performed on the Phase 1 roadway grid. Roadway sections will be established for this initial phase. A Basis of Design will be completed for the Phase 1 work. Construction documents will be prepared early 2015.

WATERFRONT UTILITY MASTER PLAN: Phase 1 of the Waterfront Utility Master Plan assessed the potential use of district infrastructure to serve the new development planned for the Waterfront. The final report summarizing our findings “District Infrastructure Assessment” was issued September 2014. Phase 2 will include the development of the utility masterplan and implementation strategy. Phase 2 will begin early 2015.

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INTRODUCTIONAnalysis of Whatcom Waterway Park site involved research, analysis, and synthesis to generate a holistic understanding of the existing site conditions. Whatcom Waterway Park site and adjacent development area were investigated to reveal spatial and contextual relationships between the Park, development, and their surroundings. The process of site analysis revealed opportunities and constraints while informing design strategies derived from an understanding of this unique place, its history, materials, human, cultural, and natural factors. Synthesis of this information in tandem with client and community input is the framework for developing conceptual strategies for the design of Whatcom Waterway Park.


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SITE CONTEXT Whatcom Waterway Park boundary is shown within the downtown Waterfront District. This 3 acre park measures approximately 1200’ long and varies from 60’ to 450’ wide. Whatcom Waterway defines the West edge of the site while W. Chestnut St. borders the north edge of the development site.

PROPOSED INITIAL DEVELOPMENT Proposed initial development parcels are shown. Understanding adjacent parcel size, orientation, and use will inform programming of Whatcom Waterway Park.

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PROPOSED ROAD GRID A result of the sub-area planning process, the proposed road grid shown. Establishing road grades are essential in the basis of design study.


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WATERWAY PARK PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONDiagrammatic pedestrian circulation paths are shown with asterisks identifying potential entry points into the park. Pedestrian circulation, destinations, walk-ability, and safety are considerations for a safe and successful park.

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VEHICULAR ENTRIESVehicular entries into the Waterfront District are marked with asterisks and inform both vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle access points to Whatcom Waterway Park.


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STREET FRONTAGE Street frontage is shown where it abuts Whatcom Waterway Park. Street frontage provides opportunity for access, park surveillance, safety and security while also providing opportunities for park program to engage the street.


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VIEWSUnderstanding view corridors are integral in determining park access points, framing views, and drawing users into the park. Street ends provide great opportunities as park access points.


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DEVELOPMENT FRONTAGEDevelopment frontage is shown when it is adjacent to Whatcom Waterway Park. Development frontage will help activate the park and encourage pedestrian activity.


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INDUSTRIAL FRONTAGEIndustrial frontage areas are shown. Vegetation and screening strategies will be used to soften the edges between industrial and park uses.


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POTENTIAL CONNECTIVE ZONEPotential connective zones link active and passive spaces giving the park programmatic flexibility while encouraging a diverse range of activities and functions.


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POTENTIAL ACTIVE ZONE Potential active zones are located to create activity on the north end at the Granary and a centralized activity hub adjacent to mixed use development frontage.


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FUTURE PARKSFuture parks are identified to understand their connectivity to Whatcom Waterway Park and surrounding site features.


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SITE GRADING STUDIESExisting conditions are such that mean sea level is +/- 5’, ordinary high water is +/-10’ and top of the deep water dock is +/-15.5’. Grading strategies are examined in respect to dredging and bank stabilization, existing soil contaminants, potential sea level rise, and prescribed setbacks.

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COORDINATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS Effective communication keeps the project focused on its primary goals. This project will involve many stakeholders prior to its completion. These include Bellingham Parks and Recreation, Bellingham Public Works and other city departments, Bellingham City Council, Port of Bellingham, Washington State Department of Ecology, funding partners, future developers, franchise utilities, Tribes and the citizens of Bellingham. The Port of Bellingham is participating in on-going negotiations with Harcourt Development of Dublin, Ireland to be the lead developer of the initial Waterfront redevelopment area. The City and Port will continue to work together through the Port’s negotiation process and approval of a Master Development Agreement. The design team will support the City in working with the Port and Harcourt on achieving a preferred concept park design. Timely public meetings will be held to inform the public about the project. The design team will meet with the City staff on a regular basis to ensure the goals and criteria of this project are being achieved.


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DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVESAlternative site concepts are driven by studying circulation, view corridors, and composition of the core programmatic zones of active, passive, and connective spaces. Initial concepts 1 through 4 investigate different ways of combining versus detaching pedestrian and bicycle circulation. Also considered are methodologies of connecting the user to the waterfront, the aesthetic and functional benefits of curvilinear vs. linear vs. angular paths and corresponding materials configurations.


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WORKSHOP #1 SUMMARYPrior to meeting with the public, the Whatcom Waterway Project Team met in two workshops to establish the planning area, review the status of related projects, and develop conceptual ideas to be shared in a public meeting. Workshop #1 was held on January 17, 2014 at the Bellingham Maritime Heritage Park Building. The workshop was attended by the project team including Bellingham Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Planning Department, Mayor’s office, Port of Bellingham and members of the consultant team. Project status updates were shared from both the City and Port.

Walker Macy facilitated the Waterfront Park presentation/discussion. After a brief project background and introduction, there was an open discussion to confirm the project work limits, Georgia Pacific Dock use, transient moorage in the waterway and the public involvement process. The consultant team received positive feedback on several precedent slide images showing:

•Personal watercraft launch•Interaction between habitat and urban uses•Festival street•Public involvement Process

The group shared ideas on potential park amenities and what the vision for the park can be:

•Incorporate children’s play activity •Add interplay with the water; i.e. rocks to sit on•This is a “Gateway” to the Waterfront•Encourage locating space for public art •Work with current industrial context•Make the Waterfront a destination for boats to come to.•Incorporate with transient moorage•Historic context linkage


WORKSHOP #2 SUMMARYWorkshop #2 was held on March 7, 2014 at the Bellingham Maritime Heritage Park Building. The workshop was attended by the project team of Bellingham Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Mayor’s office, Port of Bellingham, City of Bellingham Planning and Community Development Department and members of the consultant team. Project status updates were shared from both the City and Port (including a Developer update from the Port). Walker Macy presented three pathway alignment schemes to the group including: Curvilinear, Linear and Angular schemes. To derive the three pathway options, Walker Macy looked for inspiration:

•Bothell City Hall: - inspiration from the paving colors used at Willow Cedars• National Cemetery: used the wings of a dove for inspiration•Bellingham: fishing, natural amenities, industrial site, timber, tides.

CURVILINEAR CONCEPT This concept maximizes the use of the central 60-foot space and includes secondary paths. This scheme has a possible overwater flyover and a seawall edge. Active space is located on the north (water feature, festival space?); passive space at the south (lying in grass, Frisbee).

Feedback:•The curves slow traffic but in the narrow

central area•There are too many crossing paths.•Add water access and kayak launch if possible.•Think about management of the park and what the view is in the active area and who the clientele will be (restaurant goers, homeless concerns, etc.).

Linear ConceptThis linear path builds in “jogs” to slow bicycles and to create interest (similar to the Thea Foss Waterway). This concept provides an urban experience that ties one to the beach.

Feedback:•This provides good ADA access as well as water access.•The hard surfacing needs to pull back from the beach outside of the 25-foot buffer width.

Angular ConceptThis is a contemporary concept. Turning corners allows you to reveal/conceal the view.

Feedback:•This is a good opportunity to use re-purposed materials (steel beams, steel “art” panels, wood).


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Historical Inspiration, Whatcom Waterway Historical Inspiration, Whatcom Waterway


Project Precedent - Waterplay, Centennial Park Redmond, OR Project Precedent - Market, Corvallis Waterfront


WORKSHOP #3 SUMMARY Workshop #3 was a public open house and was held on June 26, 2014 at the Public Library Lecture Room. The City presented a brief introduction and an overview of the progress to date. Walker Macy presented the concept layouts. The goal of the presentation was not to select a particular concept but to find out what the community like/disliked. What elements are important? How would you use this park? We received constructive, thoughtful feedback. In general:

•This park should be considered more urban. This site provides an opportunity for a different kind of park (urban context, different feel).•We should work with the industrial context of the site.•Incorporate interactive artifacts and interactive water elements•Want direct access to the water. Think about a partnership for non-motorized boats.•The Waterfront Futures group identified 5 locations around the bay for kayak access, including this site•Want a place to gather, meander. Want to have conversational areas•This is a great lunch site for downtown. “Pedestrian only” for this location. Walk your bikes.•The Central Avenue dock near Roeder should be festive and provide a grand entrance into the site.•Minimize artificial light and light pollution

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•Provide provisions for temporary access before site is completed. Keep this a through route, no dead-ends in the park.


SITE CONCEPT - ANGULAR The angular concept aims to provide an energy to the grand lawn space by aligning walks and view corridors. Primary Circulation allows users to move directly between central dock and the development edge to ensure an active and inviting edge for shops and businesses. Eddy spaces along the main walk create social niches for gathering and could support outdoor cafe spaces for adjacent restaurants or vendors. The secondary circulation connects park users to the transient moorage dock, personal watercraft launch, and beach. Through the use of topography the great lawn at the north end would function well as a performance space and public gathering for events. Adjacent to the great lawn is an open plaza that could be programmed to support a water spray deck, art and sculpture plaza, or informal seating that is an abstraction from the history of the site. A buffer zone will be created along the length of the deep water dock which would allow separation of the uses, yet be permeable enough to capture the interest of the working dock. As the dock is removed in future phases this buffer zone could be reprogrammed to support a variety of uses as the park continues to develop.

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SITE CONCEPT - LINEARA linear concept programs the park as an urban waterfront plaza. By providing an increased amount of active spaces and paved surfaces, this concept is meant to support a variety of events and functions that need a durable surface. The great lawn is removed in this scheme and the site should limit topography to allow the user long open views of the waterfront plaza and active development edge. Primary circulation in this scheme is less defined and is meant to engage the user in a manner that does not direct them through the site, but allows for use of the entire plaza space. This scheme separates the waterfront plaza into two distinct active zones at each end. The northern reach will have a series of concrete terraces that can be used for viewing, gathering, and performance immediately adjacent to the waters edge and will also be the point of entry for the transient moorage. The southern reach creates a very active plaza that would support a water spray deck, set up spaces for market tents, and an interactive space that abuts the deep water dock. A fence that is an abstraction from the history of the site could be used to separate the dock and the gathering space without being a visual barrier .

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SITE CONCEPT - CURVILINEARThe curvilinear concept uses a more playful and rhythmic circulation pattern to move users to the development edge and through the site. Separated into two systems, the primary circulation allows the user to move directly from the granary pier to the active development edge, while a secondary system will allow users who want to by-pass the development to move unobstructed through the site. This scheme is meant to be the most park-like and passive using topography throughout the site to create a variety of zones and patterns. Linkages to the transient moorage dock and personal watercraft landing is well defined and accessed from the primary circulation route. Focusing most of the activity zone to the north the great lawn is a well formed amphitheater for events and performances. Adjacent to the great lawn a plaza space is planned that could support a water spray deck, art and sculpture plaza, or children’s play space. The southern portion of the site remains an open lawn allowing for a flexible space that can be programmed to fit a variety of events.

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SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE FOR DESIGNPhase 1 - Basis of Design:

KPFF’s scope of work was administered under two separate contracts; City of Bellingham Department of Public Works for the Granary/Bloedel Avenue concept design and City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department for the implementation of the Whatcom Waterway Park basis of design. Originally the concept plans for both the park and the road were to be compiled into one Basis of Design report. At the time of this report, the transportation modeling for Granary/Bloedel roadway network was on hold until the team received “approval” for the Phase 1 roadway grid from the Port of Bellingham and their potential developer. Therefore, this Basis of Design report includes only Whatcom Waterway Park.

Notice-to-Proceed for this scope of work was issued on November 18, 2013. The scope of work for this initial phase included developing an alternative analysis for the park. A site survey was performed under the City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation contract. This survey was used as a base map for the park layout. The team coordinated with the City to obtain planning documents in order to determine the proposed horizontal and vertical roadway alignment. This information was needed in order to determine the boundary extents of the future park. Walker Macy facilitated three

workshops over the course of six months which resulted in three conceptual layouts of the park; Curvilinear, Linear and Angular options. See Section IV. Basis of Design and Program Development for a summary of workshops. The Basis of Design report is the last deliverable in this scope of work.

Design Phase Scope and Schedule:

We estimate initially that this future phase of work will begin in March 2015 (see enclosed schedule). There are several tasks that need to be completed in order to reduce risk to the Park design:

•Port Cleanup Construction:Port will conduct Whatcom Waterway and Georgia Pacific cleanup actions in 2015/2016. The cleanup construction will represent the Park’s “existing condition.”

•Binding Site Plan:Port/Developer negotiations are anticipated to be completed in early 2015.

•Developer engagement:Receiving feedback on the concept designs will be an important step in developing the preferred concept design.


Preferred Concept Design (30% Design):Once the design team is under contract, we will begin to determine the preferred concept design for the park through outreach. Stakeholder engagement will include the Port’s developer, City Council, Port, City and Port staff, permitting agencies and the public.

We will prepare 30% level design documents including outline specifications using the standard Construction Specification Institute (CSI) format.

KPFF will provide an estimate of probable construction cost based on the preliminary drawings and specifications. The factors that generate the final burdened cost will be presented, including escalation, mobilization, contractors’ overhead and profit.

Preliminary Design Submittal (30-60% Complete):

The design team will provide progress level drawings of the project, incorporating review comments from the previous submittal.

General conditions and technical specifications will be prepared in standard CSI format. The City will provide the general conditions Divisions 0 and 1 for these specifications. The design team will provide input to the City on the general conditions

with respect to Bid form.

An estimate of probable construction cost will be prepared based on quantity takeoffs from the progress drawings and materials contained in the technical specifications. The factors that generate the final burdened cost will be verified at this point in time.

Design and construction contingencies for each remaining level of design documentation completion (60%, 90% and 100%) will be proposed.

60% Open House will be held to update the project stakeholders and the public on the progress.

Progress Design Submittal (60-90% Design):

The documents generated at this phase of design will be the Construction Permit documents for the project. The team will prepare complete progress plans, specifications and cost estimate. General conditions and technical specifications will be prepared in standard CSI format. These specifications constitute complete contract specifications. The estimate of probable construction cost based on the complete drawings and specifications. City of Bellingham and other approval/permitting agencies will review the design submittal for permit issuance. All calculations (including drainage) and reports will be finalized.


Final Design Submittal (90-100% Design)The documents generated at this phase of design will be the Bid documents for the project. The final plans will be resubmitted to the City and other approval/permitting agencies for final permit issuance.

The design team will provide final drawings for all elements of the project. General conditions and technical specifications will be prepared in standard CSI format and they constitute final contract documents. These specifications are edited and coordinated with the final drawings. All reports and calculations required to permit and bid the project.

An estimated Critical Path Method (CPM) format construction schedule for the project will be prepared. It is estimated that final permits will be obtained in December 2015.

Required Permits for Construction:

• Building Permit• Stormwater Permit• Water Distribution• Erosion and Sediment Control• Public Facilities• Electrical• Environmental Permitting


C. ON-GOING COORDINATION•Port Cleanup construction:Construction of the Whatcom Waterway and Georgia Pacific West upland cleanups will occur in 2015/2016. The Park construction cannot begin until the cleanup is complete. Park construction may be delayed.

•Final survey of the cleanup:The Port should provide the Park design team a final as-built survey that confirms the location of the ordinary high water and the final finished grade elevations. If there are significant changes/impacts to the park design, dependent on the Park schedule, an addendum or change order may need to be issued.

•Storm Drain Outfall:During construction of Granary/Bloedel, the Port and City should consider installing the storm drain outfall (near Central pier) prior to installing the permanent park infrastructure.

•Geotechnical Investigation:Based on examination of available geotechnical information for this site and adjacent sites, the site soils are subject to liquefaction and lateral spreading. A site specific geotechnical investigation needs to be completed on the existing soils to understand the soil related seismic hazards, the extents of these conditions and recommend mitigation strategies where appropriate.



Bellingham


APPENDIX

Existing Site , Looking North West Across Whatcom Waterway


LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

City of Bellingham, “Final Cornwall Beach Master Plan.” 10 Nov. 2014.

City of Bellingham Planning Department. “Staff Report.” 15 July 2013. City of Bellingham. “Title 22, Shoreline Master Program.” Feb. 2013.

City of Bellingham. “Draft Cultural Resources Plan.” (date). City of Bellingham Planning Department. “Planning Commission Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendation.” 6 June 2013.

Port of Bellingham, City of Bellingham, “LIDAR Survey.” Dec. 2013.

Port of Bellingham, City of Bellingham. “Final Sub-Area Plan.” Dec. 2013.

Port of Bellingham, City of Bellingham. “Interlocal Agreement for Facilities Within the Waterfront District.” 30 Dec. 2014.

City of Bellingham. “Waterfront Phasing Map: Phase 1.” 14 Dec. 2012.





City of Bellingham. “Development Guidelines and Improvement Standards.” 14 Dec. 2012.

City of Bellingham. “Design Standards for Park and Trail Development.” Nov. 2011.

Port of Bellingham. “Master Development Agreement.” March 2015.”

Port of Bellingham. “Property Development Plan.” 2013.

City of Bellingham. “Draft Planned Action Ordinance.” 14 Dec. 2012.

Port of Bellingham. “Anchor QEA, Whatcom Waterway Clean Up Plans.” Dec. 2013.

Port of Bellingham. “Supporting document: The Waterfront District, EIS Addendum.” Dec. 2012.

This is a list of reference documents used in preparing the Whatcom Waterway Park Basis of Design.


LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS, CONTINUED

Port of Bellingham. “The Waterfront District Redevelopment Project, Final Environmental Impact Statement.” July 2010.

Port of Bellingham. “New Whatcom Redevelopment Project, Addendum to the Environmental Impact Statement.” Feb. 2010.

Port of Bellingham. “New Whatcom Redevelopment Project, Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement.” Oct. 2008.

Port of Bellingham. “New Whatcom Redevelopment Project, Draft Environmental Impact Statement.” Jan. 2008.

Wilson Engineering LLC, “Survey Basemap.” Jan. 2014.

This is a list of reference documents used in preparing the Whatcom Waterway Park Basis of Design.


TASK NAME Duration CITY OF BELLINGHAM 685 days Council Document Review Process 25 days Waterfront Park and Infrastructure Team (WPIT) Meetings 320 days District Specific Utilities 90 days Waterfront Utility Masterplan 90 days Binding Site Plan Review (BSP) / Approval 100 days - City Review and Approval – General Binding Site Plan - City Review and Approval – Binding Site Plan

PORT OF BELLINGHAM / DEVELOPER ACTIVITIES 1140 days Developer Selection Process 360 days - IDO RFP Response Review - Developer Selection and Negotiation (Harcourt) - Signed Master Development Agreement (MDA) Port / City / Harcourt Design 150 days - Harcourt Vision Plan - Property and Streetscape Discussions - Public Outreach and Input General Binding Site Plan 90 days - Confirm Site Boundary - General Binding Site Plan Submittal Specific Binding Site Plan 70 days - Confirm Specific Site Boundaries and Constraints - Specific Binding Site Plan Submittal First Tenants Online (estimated 2Q 2018) 470 days

WHATCOM WATERWAY PARK (KPFF) 730 days Basis of Design Report 360 days Site Survey 50 days Alternatives Development 310 days - Workshop #1 - Workshop #2 – With Public - Workshop #3 FUTURE TASK - Detailed Design and Permitting Stakeholder Engagement 80 days - Public / Council Preferred Design Outreach

- 60% and 90% Open Houses

Detailed Design 220 days - Construction Documents and Permitting - Advertise, Bid and Award Commence Construction 150 days

Overall schedule:

GRAPHICS:


GRANARY BLOEDEL (KPFF) 1060 days Basis of Design Report 430 days - Survey - Preliminary Alignment - Streetscape Concepts - Transportation Modeling FUTURE TASK – Design, Permitting and Construction Design Project Management 280 days Granary Detailed Design 150 days Stakeholder Engagement 50 days - Granary Road and Utility Design - Granary 60% and 90% Open Houses Construction Documents and Permitting 120 days Advertise, Bid and Award

30 days Commence Construction 280 days

UTILITY MASTERPLAN (KPFF / PUTTMAN) 500 days Phase 1 - District Utility Assessment District Energy Assessment 290 days - DSU Open House - Discuss with Developer and Franchise Utilities - Preliminary DSU Go/No-Go Report - DSU Preliminary Council Direction - Final DSU Go/No Go Report - DSU Final Council Direction Release RFEOI 60 days Phase 2 - District Utility Concept Plan District Infrastructure Concept Plan 150 days - WUMP Council Preliminary Approval - WUMP Council Approval - Implementation Strategy

PORT OF BELLINGHAM CLEANUP 880 days Whatcom Waterway Phase 1 640 days - Design & Permitting - Bidding & Construction - Development Ready Certification GP West (Pulp & Tissue) Cleanup 710 days Cornwall Landfill Cleanup 880 days Digester and Chipper Demolition 115 days

TASK NAME Duration CITY OF BELLINGHAM 685 days Council Document Review Process 25 days Waterfront Park and Infrastructure Team (WPIT) Meetings 320 days District Specific Utilities 90 days Waterfront Utility Masterplan 90 days Binding Site Plan Review (BSP) / Approval 100 days - City Review and Approval – General Binding Site Plan - City Review and Approval – Binding Site Plan

PORT OF BELLINGHAM / DEVELOPER ACTIVITIES 1140 days Developer Selection Process 360 days - IDO RFP Response Review - Developer Selection and Negotiation (Harcourt) - Signed Master Development Agreement (MDA) Port / City / Harcourt Design 150 days - Harcourt Vision Plan - Property and Streetscape Discussions - Public Outreach and Input General Binding Site Plan 90 days - Confirm Site Boundary - General Binding Site Plan Submittal Specific Binding Site Plan 70 days - Confirm Specific Site Boundaries and Constraints - Specific Binding Site Plan Submittal First Tenants Online (estimated 2Q 2018) 470 days

WHATCOM WATERWAY PARK (KPFF) 730 days Basis of Design Report 360 days Site Survey 50 days Alternatives Development 310 days - Workshop #1 - Workshop #2 – With Public - Workshop #3 FUTURE TASK - Detailed Design and Permitting Stakeholder Engagement 80 days - Public / Council Preferred Design Outreach

- 60% and 90% Open Houses

Detailed Design 220 days - Construction Documents and Permitting - Advertise, Bid and Award Commence Construction 150 days

Overall schedule (continued)


Overall schedule (continued)

GRANARY BLOEDEL (KPFF) 1060 days Basis of Design Report 430 days - Survey - Preliminary Alignment - Streetscape Concepts - Transportation Modeling FUTURE TASK – Design, Permitting and Construction Design Project Management 280 days Granary Detailed Design 150 days Stakeholder Engagement 50 days - Granary Road and Utility Design - Granary 60% and 90% Open Houses Construction Documents and Permitting 120 days Advertise, Bid and Award

30 days Commence Construction 280 days

UTILITY MASTERPLAN (KPFF / PUTTMAN) 500 days Phase 1 - District Utility Assessment District Energy Assessment 290 days - DSU Open House - Discuss with Developer and Franchise Utilities - Preliminary DSU Go/No-Go Report - DSU Preliminary Council Direction - Final DSU Go/No Go Report - DSU Final Council Direction Release RFEOI 60 days Phase 2 - District Utility Concept Plan District Infrastructure Concept Plan 150 days - WUMP Council Preliminary Approval - WUMP Council Approval - Implementation Strategy

PORT OF BELLINGHAM CLEANUP 880 days Whatcom Waterway Phase 1 640 days - Design & Permitting - Bidding & Construction - Development Ready Certification GP West (Pulp & Tissue) Cleanup 710 days Cornwall Landfill Cleanup 880 days Digester and Chipper Demolition 115 days


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