PRAB Meeting Date: February 5, 2024
To: Park and Recreation Advisory Board
From: Charlie Fredericks, Streets and Parks Manager
Title
Riverside Lions and Northfield Area Veterans Memorial Park Master Plan Update.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield Park and Recreation Advisory Board discusses the Riverside Lions and Northfield Area Veterans Memorial Park Master Plan
Summary Report:
The City has hired B2 to help with developing a master plan for Riverside Lions Park, Northfield Area Veterans Memorial Park, and Ames Park. These parks are connected to the riverfront and the goal is to get a shared vision of the final master plan that can be utilized to develop the parks.
B2 assisted with the community/stakeholder engagement as the master plans for the parks are developed. We have held individual stakeholder meetings with each group (Lions Club, Veterans Memorial volunteers, Garden Club, etc.) and have now met as a work group four times, as well as held a public open house on January 25th.
Comments and feedback on the current status of the master plan at the open house were overwhelmingly positive; many attendees expressed support for improving the pavilion and playground area, as well as the other enhancements that are identified in the plan. The attendees asked several clarification questions about the project, as well as suggested a couple additional enhancements that were not shown in the plan (I.e. running water for the Farmer's Market, lawn games and other recreation opportunities for seniors).
December 2022 PRAB and Council approved the Park and Recreation Capital Investment Plan. One the key community park amities identified in that plan was the construction of a splash pad in Riverside/Lions Park. The proposed Master Plans excludes a splash pad in Riverside/Lions Park, so the City will need to consider an alternative Community Park location unless it was added to the Master Plan.
Tonight, we are requesting that the Board discusses th...
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