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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0604 CC REG ITEM 09AAGENDA REPORT City of Moorpark TO: The Honorable City Council ITEM 9• • Cfff OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Co WR Mating FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services DATE: May 23, 1997 (June 4 CC Meeting) SUBJECT: Consider the 6.5 Acre Park Proposed in Carlsberg Specific Plan Executive SunIMM The City Council is being asked to consider and approve a conceptual design for the proposed park in the Carlsberg Specific Plan Background The Carlsberg Specific Plan includes a 6.5 acre park. Carlsberg is obligated to design and construct the park as part of its agreement with Lennar Homes, who will control the construction of the 552 dwelling units. The Settlement Agreement contains provisions that specifically address the park and its amenities which are as follows • A softball field with a minimum of a 300 foot outfield radius, backstop, foul line chain link fencing, fenced dugouts, and bleachers to seat 150 people. • Regulation soccer field (225 feet wide and "360 feet long) and two semi - permanent goals. • Two tennis courts. • Full basketball court • Children's play equipment and tot lot similar in size to lot at Tierra Rejada Park. • Concrete block restroom with tile roof • Picnic shelter • Off - street parking with 30 spaces C ADOC SICOMSER V\CARLSPAR. t ' l_ 000231 6.5 Acre Park 2 The Agreement also states that the Park's final design, plans, and specifications shall be approved by the City Council. The design shall include applicable handicapped requirements, hardscape, landscape, security lighting, necessary perimeter fencing, trash bin enclosures, bike racks, barbecues, picnic tables, identification monument signs, etc. The park shall be dedicated to the City and available to the public prior to the occupancy of the 227th dwelling unit within the boundaries of the Amended Specific Plan. The Developer is required to provide a minimum of one year's maintenance for the park and its amenities. The Developer has secured a landscape architect (Robert Graves) to draft a preliminary conceptual design for the proposed park. To date, the architect has presented the City with four alternative conceptual park designs (see attachments A, B, C, & D). Designs C and D were developed at the City Council's request to explore the feasibility of adding two additional tennis courts. As stated above, the City Council expressed an interest in exploring the feasibility of adding two additional tennis courts. Some Commissioners also expressed an interest in additional tennis courts and numbers of up to 6 lit courts were mentioned. In addition, the Commission also received comments from members of the public representing the Moorpark Tennis Club. The Club indicated that there were not enough tennis courts in Moorpark to accommodate the demand and asked that consideration be given to the construction of additional courts, in addition to the two planned. Please note that any changes to the Settlement Agreement must be approved by the City and the Developer. The Commission discussed this item at its April 7 meeting and May 5 meeting. The Commission's recommendation is as follows: recommend that the City Council approve Park Concept "A ", with minor modifications to the parking lot so that it does not sit between the tot lot and the restrooms, and to include electrical stubbing at the tennis courts and basketball court for future lighting installation. The motion carried 3 -2 (Commissioners Badoud and Dubreuil voting no). Following this action, another motion was approved to recommend to City Council that consideration be given for relocating the two tennis courts specified in the Settlement Agreement from Carlsberg Park to Arroyo Vista Community Park, for inclusion in the development of AVCP Phase Il. The motion was carried 4 -1 (Commissioner Oberg voting no). Staff recommends that the Council select Carlsberg Park Conceptual Design C, with some minor modifications. This design provides the City Council with the option of constructing two additional tennis courts in the future if it should choose to do so. Most importantly, placing the softball field backstop in the northern most corner of the park, rather than in the center, provides a large unobstructed open area. Combined with a little more overlapping of the soccer field and softball field, the park's inactive and open spaces will blend nicely with the natural feel of the C :1DOCSICOMSERVICARLSPAR. C c OOOZ32 6.5 Acre Park northern slope and proposed nature trail. Lastly, staff recommends that the basketball court be placed near the park's south slope (see Conceptual Design A). Consistent with the Commission's recommendation, staff will work with the landscape architect to ensure that children can make a straight walk between the play lot and restrooms without walking through or being diverted around the parking lot. In preliminary discussions with the developer, it does not seem likely that Carlsberg will be willing to relocate the two tennis courts since they are an attractive selling point for the development. If the Council chooses to proceed with two additional tennis courts, the City would need to identify a funding source. There was a great deal of discussion by the Commission on the most appropriate location for the active areas so that they have a minimal impact on the residential lots on the south side of the Park. Some believe that the slope differential between the residential lots and the Park (approximately 20 feet for lot 62 & 61, approximately 30 feet for lot 60, and between 40 and 50 feet for lots 59 and 58) provides protections against noise and lights. In their view, it is better to place the active amenities up against the slope. While other Commissioners expressed the opinion that it is preferable to move these amenities as far away from the residential lots as possible. Mr. Graves stated that landscape architects are often divided on the placement of amenities against a slope for protection, or moving amenities to locations further from residential lots. Apparently, there is no real consensus on this issue. Staff is asking the Council to review and discuss the Commission's recommendation and the other three designs and/or modifications thereof and consider approval of Conceptual Design C. Once the City Council has approved a conceptual design, staff will work with Mr. Graves to add additional detail to the design and to identify the City's required specifications for the Park's various amenities; e.g., restroom, bike racks, drinking fountain, lighting, walkways, etc. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council approve Carlsberg Park Conceptual Design C with the modifications identified in the staff report and provide any additional design changes. C.- DOCSICOMSERVTARLSPAR.C( W0233 r-)Apw r.nr\ir.FpTn ils A*"hwe*� A- - - ----- farK Cov\cap+ A 0 At J 7­0 1? �11111= "mm-ww USE DIAGRAM BASEBALL FIELD P001 2, SOCCER FIELD (=T X XM 1 BASKETBALL COURT ♦ (2) TENNIS COURTS 5 RESTROOM 6 PICNIC SHELTER 7 TOT LOT (PLAY AREA) 8. 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