MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
SUBJECT:
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Westside Park Preferred Concept
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Brief the City Council on the Westside Park preferred concept, community involvement process, and project timeline.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carrie Hite, Parks and Recreation Director 425-556-2326
Rob Crittenden, Public Works Construction Engineering 425-556-2838
Jeff Aken, Senior Park Planner 425-556-2328
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Westside Park is a 47-year-old neighborhood park in the Overlake Neighborhood. It is in the northeast, residential section of the neighborhood.
The park was acquired by the City in 1968 and developed in the 1970's and extensively renovated in 1991. A council-approved master planning process was undertaken in 2009 to update the park and included input from residents in the neighborhood. The park is both a neighborhood destination for activities and an important connection in Redmond for pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians. The project is funded in the current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for $2.6M.
Community Involvement:
* Open House #1 took place on November 18, 2019 at Ben Rush Elementary and had approximately 55 participants. The interactive format was to understand preferences and features they wanted to see in the park renovation based on the 2009 master plan.
* Parks and Trails Commission, January 9, 2020.
* Let's Connect survey from January 13-30 with 85 responses as of January 30, 2020.
* Open House #2, January 27, 2020 presented two concepts based on original master plan and community feedback for discussion with community. Approximately 35 people attended.
* Open House #3, February 24, 2020. The final open house had approximately 30 people in attendance. Strong support was expressed for the preferred concept (Woodsy) with an expanded sport court as depicted in Attachment A.
Findings:
Community involvement (open house and surve...
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