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Master Plan for Wapato Park
The intent of this master plan is to maintain and enhance the historical
character, improve accessibility to the parks features, protect and improve
the natural qualities of the site, and provide improvements to further theattraction of this park as a family recreational destination.
Primary features of the plan:
1. Enhanced picnic areas
2. Improved pedestrian and vehicular access to the park
3. New picnic shelters and restrooms
4. Improved access to the lakes and wetland areas
5. Lake enhancements including vegetated shorelines, prom-
enades, and fountains
6. An off-leash dog area
7. Renovation of the 1936 bathhouse as a focal point to the park
providing food concessions, restrooms, and paddleboat rentals
8. Improved playground area to include a new sprayground feature
9. Expanded parking facilities
10. Landscape and garden improvements
11. Improved dock structure for boat rental and fishing access
12. Improved and expanded trail system
13. Lighting enhancements
14. A new caf to provide retail food service
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Figure 2 Master Plan
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Implementation
Phasing
Each of the projects identified in the master plan will have significant impact
on the quality of the park. A number of them may be completed withoutaffecting other park elements others may require temporarily closing
sections of the park. With limited financial resources a set of clear priorities
and strategies for phasing of these projects needs to be established. A
suggested phasing of the major improvements include:
Rhododendron and Sculptured Garden Development
Lake Edge Improvements and Walk Upgrades
Off-Leash Dog Area / Parking Lot Entry
Bathhouse Renovations
Picnic Shelters & Play / Spraygrounds
Trails / Boardwalks
72ndStreet Caf
Within each one of these major phased areas are smaller projects capable
of being implemented with current annual park resources, private donations,
or in conjunction with future partnerships. These include:
Landscape plantings
Utility upgrades
Irrigation improvements
Site furnishings, signage, and lighting
FundingAlthough some of the proposed improvements may be able to be under-
taken and completed within the annual capital improvement and operations
budget, larger more substantial projects will require additional sources of
funding.
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Implementation can occur through several additional sources of revenues:
Bond or Levy programs for specific parks and district wide improve-
ments. Future attempts at this type of funding should include several
of the noted projects on the master plan.
Grants from state and federal agencies may apply to Wapato Park
particularly as they relate to lake management and resource man-
agement. There may also be grant opportunities specifically related
to the historical assets of the park.
Private donations and investments will continue to be a strategy for
funding park improvements. Consideration should be given to provid-
ing naming rights on both new and existing facilities such as the
buildings and playgrounds.
Partnerships with city agencies, civic organizations, and conservation
groups should be pursued to expand participation in both funding and
programming.
Project Costs
The following cost estimate is based on the master plan contained in this
report. Costs are for construction only and do not include soft costs for
project management, design fees, permits, etc. All costs are in 2005 dollars,
(see Appendix I).
Summary
Item Description Total
1. 72ndStreet & Rhododendron Garden $ 837,605
2. Lake & Concrete Walk around Lake $1,361,370
3. Off-Leash / Parking Lot Entry $ 682,617
4. Bathhouse $1,604,4685. Picnic Shelters & Play / Spraygrounds $ 535,440
6. Trails / Boardwalks $ 556,830
Total $5,578,330
7. 72ndStreet Caf $2,401,200
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Figure 3 Existing Conditions