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SUBJECT: CELEBRATION PARK PRESENTATION
SUMMARY
In attendance: Council Committee members Jack Dovey, Hope Elder, Mary Gates
Staff members: Jennifer Schroder, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; David
Wilbrecht, Deputy Director, Jon Jainga, Park Planning and Development Manager; Bonnie Lindstrom,
Assistant City Attorney; Greg Moore, Director of Community Development Services; Cary Roe,
Director of Public Works; Margaret Clark, Senior Planner; Gary Barnett, Senior Development
Engineer; Daven Rosener, Daven Rosener, Community and Government Relations Specialist; Sue
Floyd, Administrative Assistant
Guests: Bruce Dees and Associates (Bruce Dees, Mark Palmer, Mike Pulp ? ?); Mike Williams of Mike
Williams, Inc.; Don Carlson, Architect; Bob Griebenow, Berger /Abam Engineers; Parks and
Recreation Commission members Laird Chambers, Dave Kaplan, Barbara Reid, Bob Kellogg, Bobby
Roach,' Jerry Bollen, alternate members Dini Duclos and Marion Bartholomew; Ted Enticknap; Jeanne
Burbidge; Linda Kochmar; Margaret ward; Bob Roper
• Chair Dovey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
The Celebration Park schedule summary was distributed. One change was made to the schedule: Due to the cancellation
of the August 19 City Council meeting, the authorization to bid for site remediation design and construction was moved
to the August 5 Council meeting. The project has gone through design development and site plan review, and is currently
in the SEPA process. It is scheduled for Hearing Examiner on August 5. Construction award is scheduled for November
17 and 18. Construction of the park will be held off until after the rainy season. It will take 120 working days to
complete the construction, scheduled completion is July 1998.
PLAN REVIEW
Bruce Dees explained the design of the park, which was on display. Approximately 48 acres will remain as preserved
open space. Approximately .7 acres of wetland will be replaced with 2.2 acres. The following amenities are included
in the plan: 427 parking spaces in the large parking lot, room for a drop-off area and bus parking, 66 parking spaces
adjacent to the soccer fields, total of 20 parking stalls for handicapped, ADA- accessible paths and walkways, four 300
foot softball fields (lighted and irrigated), potential for intercom system at each field, main access is from south to the
softball fields, 20 foot wide walk to the center of the complex, complex fenced for safety, four soccer fields, maintenance
building/storage yard close to softball complex. Each field has permanent seating for 250 and a large open elevated space
behind the field that could be used for portable seating. Because the site is constrained, the basketball court was
eliminated, and a children's play area added. All fields have under drainage. All fields are oriented away from the
children's play area for safety reasons, and the trees form a protective barrier; could also incorporate a tall fence or net
as a way of protection.
1 simian and Associates have conducted site remediation tests on the site and found some minor amounts of motor oil and
diesel, in addition to approximately 2,300 tons of automotive debris such as tires, wheels, car parts, which will be cleaned
• up in the fall.
All softball fields will be set up with conduits so that scoreboards may be included in a future phase.
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Don Carlson, architect for the Larry's Market stores, explained the entry way design options, with the theme
"celebration." The entry way will be located in the heart of the softball fields.
BUDGET
(Budget attached). Cost increases since the master plan development include: wetland mitigation ($250,000); landscape
requirements ($70,000); remediation ($100,000); buildings ($150,000); tournament quality complex ($150,000), ten
percent contingency ($72,000); sales tax ($68,112) for a total of $860,112. Site furnishings and field equipment could
be added at a later date, or as part of the fund raising effort. Mr. Wilbrecht stated that this was not the final cost estimate
for the project. Staff expects the detail to be more refined by 95% design completion.
FUNDING STATUS
The fund raising committee has been working diligently on their effort. Their next step is to work with the community
to form a blue ribbon fund raising committee. The assigned fund raising goal is $350,000. The committee expressed
concern that there are two major fund raising efforts being conducted at the same time (Celebration Park and Civic
Theatre). Barbara Reid noted that the committee will begin pursuing grants this fall. Jerry Bollen stated that it needs to
be recognized that the $350,000 is not going to be raised by the time the project goes out to bid. Mr. Dovey responded
that the project needs to move ahead with the expectation that the money will be raised eventually. A concern was raised
by the fund raising committee as to whether it was expected of them to raise additional funds above and beyond the
$350,000 goal. The Council felt that it was not an expectation to raise more than this amount.
Mr. Wilbrecht asked the Council for approval to move to 95% design completion. MARY GATES MOVED, HOPE
ELDER SECONDED A MOTION TO MOVE THE SPORTS FIELD COMPLEX AT CELEBRATION PARK PLAN
AHEAD TO 95% DESIGN APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZE REMEDIATION BID PROCESS. MOTION PASSED.
ADJOURNMENT •
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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