Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2017 08 03

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I 121 Cityoy im Louisville PARKS & RECREATION Memorandum To: Rob Zuccaro, Planning & Building Safety Department Director From: Allan Gill, PLA, and Park's Project Manager Date: August 3, 2017 Re: The Recreation and Senior Center Expansion and Memory Square Swimming Pool Improvements Project — Landscape Review The Parks & Recreation Department has reviewed the Recreation and Senior Center Expansion and Memory Square Swimming Pool Improvements Projects — Design Development Submittal with revision date of July 28, 2017 and has the following comments: Summary: With the size of the Recreation and Senior Center expanding almost two times impacts to the site are considerable and are being addressed by Design Concepts the landscape architects for the project. Some of the items that are being addressed: Is parking which has had to increase to accommodate more people and cars and the need for screening / buffering of cars, glare and headlights. The need for increased water quality and stormwater detention and the addition of bio-swales and a water quality pond. The need to soften and buffer building massing with the planting of trees and shrubs on the east and south sides of the facility. Expanding the building on two sides rather than four has helped contain building massing and saved money as well. The need to adequately address public safety and circulation. The Memory Square Swimming Pool Improvements project has different challenges and opportunities. With the alley to the west, the Arts building on the south, numerous utilities on site and limited access construction of improvements on site will need to be coordinated carefully. With construction improvements there is an opportunity to clean up and unify the landscape behind the Arts building and adjacent to the south west corner of the pool house as well as in the front of both the facilities as well as improving ADA access. The existing ADA ramp is not compliant. The design team would like: To hear the boards comments and recommendations on the plant pallet. Location of plantings, trees and general landscape layout. Areas or landscape ideas that should be evaluated and considered prior to moving from design documents to construction documents and a guaranteed maximum price (GMP). 13