7.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 01/28/2014
- Co-Submitter:
- Steve Zimmerman, Parks Manager
- From:
- Steve Zimmerman, Parks Manager
- Department:
- Public Works
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
Bushmaster Park Concept Plan
DESIRED OUTCOME:
To inform the City Council about the process that was used to develop the Bushmaster Park Concept Plan. We will be looking for Council consensus to move the project forward.
INFORMATION:
Bushmaster Park is a twenty (20) acre Community Park located in the lower Greenlaw neighborhood. The park consist of eleven (11) developed acres with nine (9) acres that are undeveloped. It is in this undeveloped area where the majority of the "illegitimate" activities occur. This area was also identified as the problem area through the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design and the Hermosa Vida - Parks Use Assessment Surveys.
City staff, Parks & Recreation Commission, Police Department and the Bushmaster Park Neighborhood group have spent countless hours discussing and trying to address these activities. Public intoxication within the park was a major issue that was finally addressed with the Alcohol Permit Ordinance that was passed in 2010. The Police Department has increased patrols within the park and has worked closely with the Bushmaster Park Neighborhood group.
With the passing of the 1996 Parks & Recreation Bond, part of park was renovated and the developed acres increased from three (3) acres to eleven (11) acres. There still remains $1.1 million from the 1996 Parks & Recreation Bond that can be used if the project is allowed to go forward. In May 2013 the Parks & Recreation Commission recommended that the balance remaining be used for this project.
Community concerns about public safety within Bushmaster Park were brought forward to the City Administration and the Parks & Recreation Commission. In March 2012, at the City Manager's direction, an internal working group was assembled to identify community stakeholders who would have a vested interest in the park and try to find possible solutions that address these concerns.
The internal work group consisted of members from these organizational Sections:
City staff, Parks & Recreation Commission, Police Department and the Bushmaster Park Neighborhood group have spent countless hours discussing and trying to address these activities. Public intoxication within the park was a major issue that was finally addressed with the Alcohol Permit Ordinance that was passed in 2010. The Police Department has increased patrols within the park and has worked closely with the Bushmaster Park Neighborhood group.
With the passing of the 1996 Parks & Recreation Bond, part of park was renovated and the developed acres increased from three (3) acres to eleven (11) acres. There still remains $1.1 million from the 1996 Parks & Recreation Bond that can be used if the project is allowed to go forward. In May 2013 the Parks & Recreation Commission recommended that the balance remaining be used for this project.
Community concerns about public safety within Bushmaster Park were brought forward to the City Administration and the Parks & Recreation Commission. In March 2012, at the City Manager's direction, an internal working group was assembled to identify community stakeholders who would have a vested interest in the park and try to find possible solutions that address these concerns.
The internal work group consisted of members from these organizational Sections:
- Police Department
- Parks
- Recreation Services
- Sustainability & Environmental Management Services
- Stormwater
- Northern Arizona University
- Hermosa Vida, Change.Action.Network.
- Bushmaster Neighborhood Group
- Coconino County Health District
- Native Americans for Community Action (NACA)
- YMCA