City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 07 13

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, CITY MANAGER DATE: JULY 13, 2004 SUBJECT: COMMUNITY PARK UPDATE ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: LAND MANAGEMENT SUMMARY: The Community Park process continues to move forward as staff is presently finalizing the contract for design and construction document development with Design Concepts. The services provided in this contract will include preparation of construction documents for bidding purposes as well as finalizing the details of the final design and reviewing with staff and Council. In addition to keeping the consulting services moving along, Land Management, Public Works and Planning staff are working together to combine the Community Park Project and Bella Vista Road Extension Project to present to the Board of Adjustment for a Floodplain Development Permit. The timing of the Floodplain Development Permit submittal and approval will determine how far along the construction documents will be by fall and whether we can begin construction this year or whether it will be more feasible to begin in the spring of 2005. An update of the park construction schedule will be provided at the study session. Staff and the city attorney are also close to finalizing the closing process for acquiring additional park land (3.9 acres) from Warembourg Ranches, LLC. After enacting all appropriate avenues for public notification required by the city charter a date to close on the property will be chosen for later this summer. In addition to purchasing the additional park land, staff is also exploring options for acquiring a narrow strip of land along Roosevelt from Warembourg Ranches, LLC to allow for an off -road trail connection for the Coal Creek Trail. Another element of the project, the Front Street right -of -way vacation application, is also moving along and being headed up by the Planning Department. A recommendation will be reviewed by the Planning Commission this month and later taken to City Council. Staff is also working with the city attorney to determine the appropriate course of action for dealing with the pre- existing encroachments on the northern boundary (separate from the above mentioned Front Street right of way vacation application). Discussions are presently underway with the Louisville Arts and Humanities Council to establish a policy, process, and infrastructure for displaying sculptures in the park. la SUBJECT AGENDA ITEM COMMUNITY PARK UPDATE i_