Brookly Park Te-Year Parks ad Recreatio System Pla Jauary 22, 2018
INTRODUCTION Parks ad recreatio systems are kow to provide a critical role i trasformig cities ito vibrat, healthy commuities. Parks provide opportuities to improve physical ad metal health, a place to meet up with family ad frieds, or recoect with ature. Beyod deliverig high-quality recreatio opportuities, park ad recreatio systems play a critical role i protectig ad celebratig the eviromet through the coservatio of public lads, ivestig i gree ifrastructure, ad advocatig for proactive maagemet of lad ad water resources. Why Do We Need a Recreatio ad Park System Pla? Much has chaged sice the 1997 Te-Year Park Improvemet Pla was implemeted. Brookly Park is ow the sixth largest city i the state of Miesota, with a populatio of 81,460 (2016). The City is expected to exceed a populatio of 95,000 by the year 2030. Brookly Park is oe of the most diverse cities i Miesota, with over 50 percet of our populatio beig persos of color, 20 percet bor outside of the US, ad 25 percet of our residets speakig a laguage other tha Eglish at home. As Brookly Park is gettig close to beig fully developed; ow is the time to evaluate if ope lad eeds to be idetified for future parks ad recreatio facilities. To stay relevat to our chagig commuity, it is importat to assess the curret eeds ad iterests of the commuity. The Recreatio ad Parks System Pla process is built o the priorities idetified i the 2012 Parks ad Recreatio Master Pla ad the Brookly Park 2025 Commuity Pla. The 2012 Park Master Pla provided a good overview ad directio for the recreatio ad parks system. However, the pla did ot idetify where withi the parks system the City should reivest or what specific types of facilities should be developed. To move forward o ay of these efforts, the City eeded to iitiate more iput from the commuity ad stakeholders o what specific facilities, ameities, ad locatios should be cosidered for accommodatig ew or updated facilities. What Does this System Pla Iclude? This 10-Year System Pla has egaged our commuity, particularly our multi-cultural commuity to address equity issues withi the system. This System Pla also cotiues to build o the iformatio ad recommedatios of the 2012 Recreatio ad Parks Master Pla ad icorporates Brookly Park 2025 goals, alog with the followig iitiatives: Reaffirms commuity priorities ad idetifies curret gaps i the system; Idetifies opportuities for developmet or redevelopmet withi all 60 parks i the system to esure equitable distributio ad access to facilities ad services throughout the commuity; Validates priority trail system ehacemets ad gaps as idetified withi the curretly proposed Brookly Park Pedestria ad Bicycle Master Pla, alog with other emergig coectivity eeds; Idetifies specific locatios withi the commuity that would best accommodate improved or expaded ameities ad special use facilities; Idetifies specific atural areas withi the system to be proactively maaged; ad Idetifies specific properties withi the City as iholdigs for future park lad acquisitio ad/or potetial lad to sell. viii BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
OUR EXISTING SYSTEM Brookly Park has a well-established parks ad trails system comprised of 53 miles of trails, 60 parks with more tha 2,000 acres of lad cotaiig more tha 400 ameities icludig park shelters, playgrouds, athletic fields ad evirometal areas. It also icludes the followig special use facilities: Brooklad Golf Park Ediburgh USA Golf Course Commuity Activity Ceter Zaewood Recreatio Ceter Eidem Homestead Historical Farm Other otable ad uique features withi the park system iclude: The first ad oly dedicated competitive wheelchair softball field i the five-state area that icludes a adjacet all-iclusive playgroud Skate park facility Off leash dog parks Commuity gardes Disc golf Fishig pod Prior plaig ad commuity foresight resulted i a park system that esures all residets have coveiet access to parks, 95 percet of eighborhoods are withi half mile radius (approx. 10-miute walk) of a park. Together the parks, trail system, specialized facilities, regioal ameities, ad proximity to the Mississippi River add to the uique character ad richess of our parks system that exists today. Our parks system is adequate ad meets the eeds of may user groups, but it could be eve better. There are still gaps withi the system, park ameities ad facilities i declie, ad equity issues to be addressed. This will require the City to reivest i parks ad trail systems to improve the quality of existig ifrastructure, address chagig eeds ad treds, ad reaffirm a sese of pride i the commuity about the beefits parks ad trails provide for improvig the quality of life for all residets. ix
W E B N Existig Park System Map EXISTING PARK FACILITIES +, 169 W I N N E T K A A V E N #33 NORTHWOODS PARK #35 OAK GROVE PARK #43 SCHREIBER WOODS PARK Champli D O U G L A S D R N T R I V E R R D #36 ORCHARD TRAIL PARK N Coo Rapids #32 NORTHERN TRAIL PARK #16 EIDEM HISTORICAL FARM #18 ENVIRONMENTAL #20 FOUNDERS PARK NATURE AREA COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK #57 WILLOWS OF ASPEN PARK C O O N R A P I D S F O L E Y B L V D N W B LV D N W +, 10?A610 #31 NOBLE SPORTS PARK?A610 Osseo #21 GREENHAVEN PARK C O U N T Y R O A D 8 1 W E S T B R O A D W A Y #38 PARK LAWN PARK 9 3 R D A V E N #50 TESSMAN ACRES PARK #11 COLLEGE PARK #51 TESSMAN PARK #23 HARTKOPF PARK #4 BROOKLYN ACRES PARK #60 ZANE SPORTS PARK Z A N E A V E N 8 5 T H A V E N #12 COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER #48 SUNNY ACRES PARK #22 HAMILTON PARK #52 TRINITY GARDENS PARK B R O O K L Y N B L V D L E P K W Y N N O B #2 BIRCH GROVE PARK #5 BROOKLYN BLVD PARK #55 WAITE PARK WEST #3 BROOKDALE PARK #54 WAITE PARK EAST #53 VILLAGE CREEK PARK #59 ZANE COURT PARK #39 PINEBROOK PARK #8 CENTRAL PARK / BROOKLAND GOLF PARK #27 MAITLAND PARK #13 COTTONWOOD PARK #25 LAD PARK #42 ROYAL OAKS PARK #58 WILLOWSTONE PARK #45 STRATFORD CROSSING PARK #15 EDINBROOK PARK #34 NORWOOD PARK #37 PALMER LAKE?A252 #24 JEWELL PARK #6 BROOK OAKS PARK #40 QUEEN PARK E A S T R I V E R #56 WESTWOOD PARK #17 EMERSON WOODS PARK #47 SUNKIST PARK #10 CITY PARK #29 MEADOWWOOD PARK R D N W 8 5 T H A V E N W #30 MONROE PARK Fridley #41 RIVER PARK L A K E L A N D A V #61 ZANEWOOD PARK E A S T R I V E R R D N E Maple Grove #1 BASS CREEK PARK #28 MEADOWLAKE PARK #9 CHERRY MEADOWS PARK #7 CAVELLE PARK #49 SUNNYLANE PARK New Hope E S T 6 8 T H #46 STRIEFEL PARK R O A D W A Y A V E N #26 LAKELAND PARK #19 FAIR OAKS PARK Crystal 6 9 T H A V E N #14 EDGEWOOD PARK #44 SOUTHBROOK PARK "# 94 Brookly Ceter?A100 "# 694 LEGEND ICON KEY CITY PARK ACTIVITY BUILDING VOLLEYBALL GOLF COURSE DOG PARK SKATE PARK SOFTBALL/BASEBALL FIELDS TENNIS COURT FOOTGOLF COURSE COMMUNITY GARDEN RESTROOMS BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT PLAYGROUND BASKETBALL COURT HORSESHOE COURTS ARCHERY RANGE PICKLE BALL BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION NATURE PLAY FOOTBALL FIELD SOCCER FIELDS GAME COURT MULTIUSE FIELD SCHOOL HOCKEY RINK SLIDING HILL DISC GOLF CRICKET PITCH SKATING RINK PICNIC SHELTER BOAT LAUNCH LACROSSE x BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
Rush Creek Regioal Trail 701 Xeia Aveue South, Suite 300 Mieapolis, MN 55416 Tel: (763) 541-4800 Fax: (763) 541-1700 Project # 01595-090 February 22, 2016 0 300 600 graphic scale Screeig How Do We Compare? After comparig Brookly Park to six other represetative sized commuities, may of the bechmarkig categories for comparig umber of parks, total parklad acreage, ad total miles of trails were all i the media rage with other commuities. The oly category where the City did ot compare favorably with other commuities was accommodatios for splash pad or iteractive water foutai facilities which were preset i five of the six ivetoried commuities. Curret Plaig Efforts As part of the 2012 Recreatio ad Parks Master Pla, oe of the priorities idetified by the commuity showed a strog iterest i developig more uique types of recreatio facilities ad programmig. Over the past two years, City staff has bee collaboratig with stakeholders ad the commuity to add or ehace ew types of recreatioal programmig, facilities, ad trail systems. Plaig efforts iitiated iclude: Sigature Evet Area (SEA) Park Cocept Pla Joit Master Pla for the Mississippi Gateway Regioal Park ad Evirometal Nature Area Hometow Ball Field Cocept at Noble Sports Park Eidem Homestead Historical Farm Master Pla Pedestria ad Bicycle Trail Master Pla Performig Arts Ceter Cocept Pla We are i a excitig period of growth ad opportuity for Brookly Park with may ew ifrastructure improvemets ad redevelopmet projects curretly i the plaig process. It is importat that this System Pla ca respod to future plaed iitiatives ad respod to the chagig eeds of our commuity. Relatig to the Broader City Ladscape Parterships with other agecies are beig formed ad beig leveraged ito shared use facilities ad joit use projects. It is importat that our future System Pla is structured to respod to these chages happeig withi our commuity. Some of the major drivers to chage that will eed to be itegrated withi the systems pla iclude the Blue Lie Light Rail Trasit lie ad associated statio areas to be implemeted alog Bottieau Boulevard ad West Broadway Aveue. Xylo Aveue N 26 Rush Creek Regioal Trail 27 Master Pla 12 Update 14 22 23 4 13 Coo Rapids Dam Regioal Park 12 25 17 3 20 16 15 6 5 4 19 21 24 4 4 8 2 4 10 7 9 11 W Broadway Aveue SEA Park Recreatio Master Pla (as Developmet developed by Cocept SEA Task Force) Diagram Park Maiteace Facility Archery Dog Off-leash Area L o c a l Leged Site Boudary Vehicular Access Nature Trail Paved Trail Nature Coectio Poit Vista/Restig Place Parkig Nature Play Area Picic Area Viewsheds N A c c e s s Etrace & Trail Uderpass R o u t e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r W e s t R i v e r R o a d C o o R a p i d s D a m Pod Outdoor Learig Lab Educatio ad Welcome Ceter 1 Loop Road River Gateway ad Outdoor Learig Lab Mississippi River Water Play Feature Nature-Based Play Area Tree Caopy Walk Tree House Observatio Tower Wetlad Outdoor Learig Lab W e s t M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r R e g i o a l T r a i l Joit Master Pla for the Mississippi Gateway Regioal Park ad Evirometal Nature Area Eidem Homestead Historical Farm xi
C O U N T Y R O A D 8 1 W E S T E N E A S T Curretly Plaed Parks Champli W E S T R I V E R R D N W I N N E T K A A V E N D O U G L A S D R N ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE AREA C O O N Coo Rapids R A P I D S B L V D N W F O L E Y B L V D N W FUTURE SIGNATURE EVENT AREA NOBLE SPORTS PARK N O B L E P K W Y N EIDEM HOMESTEAD HISTORICAL FARM 7 T H S T N 9 3 R D A V E N E A S T R I V E R R D N W 8 5 T H A V E N W Osseo W E S T B R O A D W A Y Z A N E A V E N 8 5 T H A V E N Fridley 7 7 T H A V E N B R O O K L Y N B L V D L A K E L A N D A V R I V E R R D N E 6 8 T H A V E N 6 9 T H A V E N Brookly Ceter Maple Grove Plymouth New Hope LEGEND CURRENT PLANNING EFFORTS CITY PARK B R O A D W A Y A V E Crystal BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION SCHOOL xii BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
Project Meetig Schedule 2017 2018 APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN RPAC / CAT / COT MEETINGS PARTNERS MEETING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SURVEY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS CHARRETTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY The overarchig commuity egagemet goal was to develop a framework that allowed commuity members, commuity orgaizatios, ad parters to egage i the plaig process. This process also ehaced the commuity s uderstadig of the existig recreatio ad parks system ad havig a voice to guide its future over the ext 10 years. Commuity members ad parters were egaged through the pla at three levels of the Iteratioal Associatio for Public Participatio s Spectrum of Public Participatio: to iform, cosult, ad ivolve. Electroic media was utilized to iform the commuity about the process. A 26-member Commuity Advisory Team (CAT), a 40-member Commuity Outreach Team (COT), ad Youth Facilitators were actively ivolved i the process ad helped facilitate meetigs ad solicit iput from the commuity. Atteded Rec o the Go evets at apartmet commuities; Surveyed residets at places like St. Alphosus Church, Liberia Idepedece Day evet, ad apartmet commuities durig Natioal Night Out; Coducted surveys at two seior lucheos; Studet peers ad fellow commuity members surveyed by North Heepi Commuity College studets; Coducted door to door surveys ad passed out flyers i the Lakelad Park eighborhood; ad Atteded five Commuity-At-Large Meetigs i differet eighborhoods with 140 residets attedig The commuity egagemet process geerated a total of 3701 surveys, of which 1,869 were completed olie. The other 1,832 (approximately half) were coducted i perso. A sigificat effort was made to protectively covee ad reach out to the commuity where they were already gatherig for a evet. This allowed for a larger percetage of the commuity to be iformed ad egaged i the plaig process ad participate i survey outreach. Here are examples of how we reached out to egage more commuity members: Coducted pop-up meetigs at over 20 commuity evets icludig Tater Daze, Summer Splash, Farmers Market, Drago Star Grocery Store, the Library, etc.; Cotracted with commuity-based orgaizatio ACER (Africa Career, Educatio ad Resource, Ic.) to reach reters ad immigrat residets who are traditioally uder-egaged. They did this through pop-up evets at 4 apartmet commuities, tablig at 2 evets icludig Liberia Idepedece Day soccer touramet, ad a family evet at Cetral Park; xiii
What did We Hear? The overall cross-sectio of the commuity that replied to the survey represeted the City s demographic fairly well with over 52 percet of respodets beig age 19-49 ad 43 percet beig people of color. I geeral, the resposes heard at the Commuity-At-Large meetigs echoed or complimeted the overall survey results. Survey questios ad commets were asked ad recorded withi the followig focus areas: Barriers to Use Survey respodets oted there beig a geeral lack of kowledge ad iformatio available about the existig recreatio ad parks system. Safety ad security cocers were the leadig causes for the commuity ot feelig comfortable usig the parks ad trail systems. New Desired Idoor Recreatio Facilities High desire idoor facilities idetified by survey respodets icluded addig a aquatics facility, a gym/fieldhouse buildig for year-roud use, ad a performig arts/studio arts facility. Word Cloud Survey : What Discourages You from Usig the Park System? Word Cloud Survey: What Improvemets You Would Like to See i the Park System? New Desired Outdoor Recreatio Facilities High desire outdoor facilities idetified by survey respodets icluded addig a aquatics facility, splash pad water play features, ad atural play areas. Desired Improvemets for Existig Park Facilities High desire improvemets idetified by survey respodets for improvig existig park facilities icluded addig shade provisios, picic areas, lightig, updated ad expaded playgrouds, athletic fields, ad court facilities. Word Cloud Survey: What Do You Wish was i the Park System? Trails High desire trail improvemets or additios idetified by survey respodets icluded ehacig trail access ad coectios to parks by fillig i existig trail gaps ad sidewalks, expadig iteral walkig loops withi parks, icreasig access to the Mississippi River ad alog Shigle/Bass Creeks through the creatio/additio of urba greeway trail systems, ad addig trail idetificatio ad wayfidig sigage. xiv BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
THE FIVE EMERGING THEMES Based o the review ad aalysis of all public commet ad feedback, reoccurrig themes evolved which bega to represet ew programmig ad park features importat to the commuity. The followig five themes ad correspodig facilities ad ameities emerged as priority iitiatives to be cosidered as part of this System Pla: 1. Build or expaded special use facilities Idoor Aquatics (water park, splash pad) Seior Ceter Tee Ceter Field House Adult Recreatio Facilities Performace Veue, Amplified Music Large Gatherig Spaces Visual/Performig Arts Idoor Gym 2. Icrease Coectivity of Trail System Coectios to key destiatios (LRT, River) Icrease Walkig Loops Coectios to Schools ad Parks Grade Separated Crossigs o Busy Streets Coect Trail Gaps ad Sidewalks Add Sigage/Wayfidig 3. Add/Improve Athletic Field/Court Facilities Pickleball Field Lightig Cricket Pitch Sythetic Turf Surfacig Bathroom Facilities Additioal Soccer/Lacrosse Fields Idoor Sports Courts 4. Improve Access ad Coectios to Natural Ameities Mississippi River Shigle Creek Bass Creek Natural Areas Fishig Pod Ope Space Prairie Forest Wetlads 5. Improve Safety/Coveieces for Park Users Better Sigage/Wayfidig Park Patrol/Cameras Lightig Improvemets Access to Restroom Facilities ad Drikig Water Kitche Sik Access i Picic Shelters Better Maiteace of Parks Shade Shelters ad Beches Improved Trail Coditios xv
Osseo #21 GREENHAVEN PARK #1 BASS CREEK PARK LEGEND CITY PARK BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION SCHOOL Champli #33 NORTHWOODS PARK #36 ORCHARD TRAIL PARK Coo Rapids #35 OAK GROVE PARK #32 NORTHERN TRAIL PARK #16 EIDEM HISTORICAL FARM #18 ENVIRONMENTAL #20 FOUNDERS PARK NATURE AREA COON RAPIDS DAM #43 SCHREIBER REGIONAL PARK WOODS PARK #57 WILLOWS OF ASPEN PARK?A610 #31 NOBLE SPORTS PARK?A610 #42 ROYAL OAKS PARK #58 WILLOWSTONE PA #39 PINEBROOK PARK #4 BROOKLYN ACRES PARK #15 EDINBROOK PARK?A252 #52 TRINITY #27 MAITLAND PARK #24 JEWELL PARK GARDENS PARK 9 3 R D A V E N #60 ZANE SPORTS PARK #50 TESSMAN ACRES PARK #11 COLLEGE PARK #51 TESSMAN PARK 8 5 T H A V E N #48 SUNNY ACRES PARK #22 HAMILTON PARK #38 PARK LAWN PARK #5 BROOKLYN BLVD PARK #55 WAITE PARK WEST #3 BROOKDALE PARK #54 WAITE PARK EAST #53 VILLAGE CREEK PARK #23 HARTKOPF PARK #59 ZANE COURT PARK #61 ZANEWOOD PARK LL AA KK E E L L AA NN DD AA VV EE NN 6 8 T H A V E N #12 COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER #26 LAKELAND PARK ACTIVITY BUILDING SOFTBALL/BASEBALL FIELDS PLAYGROUND NATURE PLAY HOCKEY RINK SKATING RINK 6 9 T H A V E N #44 SOUTHBROOK PARK VOLLEYBALL TENNIS COURT BASKETBALL COURT FOOTBALL FIELD SLIDING HILL PICNIC SHELTER N #8 CENTRAL PARK / BROOKLAND GOLF PARK #6 BROOK OAKS PARK #45 STRATFORD CROSSING PARK #40 QUEEN PARK #56 WES #13 COTTONWOOD PARK #17 WOO #2 BIRCH GROVE PARK #25 LAD PARK #47 SUNKIST P #34 NORWOOD PARK GOLF COURSE FOOTGOLF COURSE HORSESHOE COURTS SOCCER FIELDS DISC GOLF BOAT LAUNCH #37 PALMER LAKE DOG PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN ARCHERY RANGE GAME COURT CRICKET PITCH LACROSSE C O O #10 CITY PA #29 MEADOWWOOD SKATE PARK RESTROOMS PICKLE BALL MULTIUSE FIELD The Plaig Process COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS OVER 3,700 COMMENTS RECEIVED Park specific commets categorized by park Commets categorized to fid larger themes EMERGING THEMES DEFINED Build or expad special use facilities Icrease coectivity of trail system Add/improve athletic field/court facilities Improve access & coectios to atural ameities Improve safety/ coveieces for park users EXISTING PARK FACILITIES +, 169 SYSTEM-WIDE LENS C O U N T Y R O A D 8 1 W I N N E T K A A V E N W E S T B R O A D W A Y D O U G L A S D R N Z A N E A V E N B R O O K L Y N B L V D T R II V E R R D L E P K W Y N N O B SYSTEM-WIDE PLAN Trail priorities Natural resource maagemet recommedatios Specific parks idetified for reivestmet Idividual park recommedatios CHARRETTE WORKSHOP SKETCH CONCEPT FINAL PLAN STAFF IDENTIFIED GAPS/NEEDS COMMUNITY INPUT EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION AND ANALYSIS MOVING FORWARD IN THE PLANNING PROCESS After hearig from the commuity ad idetifyig emergig themes, a plaig process was udertake to determie where i the system to best address these emergig themes ad idetifyig more specific gaps ad eeds to be studied withi the curret park system. The followig eeds were evolved to be addressed withi the curret system ad icluded: Addig a aquatics facility Expadig or addig park activity buildigs Icreasig the umber of ature play areas ad commuity gardes Addig or replacig sport courts (pickleball, teis, ad basketball courts) Addressig emergig sports withi the System (cricket, lacrosse, ad takraw) Expadig the Zaewood Recreatio Ceter Expadig the Commuity Activity Ceter (CAC) Addig facilities to accommodate the visual ad performig arts (studio ad dace) Addig a idoor field house with gymasium ad sythetic turf for year-roud sports programmig Determiig Equitable Distributio ad Access The umber of people of color i Brookly Park has icreased rapidly over the last 20 years, from 10 percet i 1990 to more tha 50 percet today. To better uderstad how this chage i demographics impacts how existig park ad recreatio facilities should be improved to better meet the eeds of all residets, a city-wide equity aalysis was completed to determie whether ay areas of the City are curretly uderserved by park facilities ad ameities. Usig equity evaluatio criteria developed by the Trust For Public Lad, outcomes of this study foud the followig key fidigs: O average, People of Color (POC) ad Lower Icome (LI) households are better served by recreatio ceters tha the average o-poc ad higher icome households. O average, cesus block groups defied as People of Color ad Lower Icome (POCLI) have playgroud level of service that is 90 percet that of o-lower Icome block groups. O average, cesus block groups defied as POCLI have basketball court level of service that is 68 percet that of o-lower Icome block groups. Icome seems to be a more powerful determiat of iequity i park ameity distributio tha race/ ethicity. Based o the mappig results show i the Equity Aalysis Map o page xvii, geographic areas highlighted i red are the cesus block groups which are mostly uderserved by park facilities. Whe evaluatig the implemetatio of ew ameities or reivestmet withi the overall park system, these areas should be cosidered high priority ivestmet areas to achieve more balaced city-wide equity ad access to park facilities ad ameities. xvi BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
Cesus Block Equity Aalysis Map EQUITY AREAS OF FOCUS #33 NORTHWOODS PARK #36 ORCHARD TRAIL PARK #35 OAK GROVE PARK #43 SCHREIBER WOODS PARK #32 NORTHERN TRAIL PARK #16 EIDEM HISTORICAL FARM #18 ENVIRONMENTAL #20 FOUNDERS PARK NATURE AREA COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK #57 WILLOWS OF ASPEN PARK #31 NOBLE SPORTS PARK #39 PINEBROOK PARK #42 ROYAL OAKS PARK #58 WILLOWSTONE PARK #4 BROOKLYN ACRES PARK #15 EDINBROOK PARK #52 TRINITY GARDENS PARK #27 MAITLAND PARK #24 JEWELL PARK #60 ZANE SPORTS PARK #50 TESSMAN ACRES PARK #12 COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER #11 COLLEGE PARK #48 SUNNY ACRES PARK #22 HAMILTON PARK #51 TESSMAN PARK #8 CENTRAL PARK / BROOKLAND GOLF PARK #2 BIRCH GROVE PARK #45 STRATFORD CROSSING PARK #13 COTTONWOOD PARK #25 LAD PARK #34 NORWOOD PARK #6 BROOK OAKS PARK #40 QUEEN PARK #56 WESTWOOD PARK #17 EMERSON WOODS PARK #47 SUNKIST PARK #41 RIVER PARK #21 GREENHAVEN PARK #38 PARK LAWN PARK #5 BROOKLYN BLVD PARK #55 WAITE PARK WEST #3 BROOKDALE PARK #54 WAITE PARK EAST #53 VILLAGE CREEK PARK #10 CITY PARK #30 MONROE PARK #23 HARTKOPF PARK #59 ZANE COURT PARK #37 PALMER LAKE #29 MEADOWWOOD PARK #61 ZANEWOOD PARK #1 BASS CREEK PARK #26 LAKELAND PARK #46 STRIEFEL PARK #19 FAIR OAKS PARK #9 CHERRY MEADOWS PARK UNDERSERVED CENSUS #7 BLOCKS CAVELLE PARK #49 SUNNYLANE PARK #14 EDGEWOOD PARK #44 SOUTHBROOK PARK #28 MEADOWLAKE PARK LEGEND AREAS OF MAJORITY PEOPLE OF COLOR & LOWER INCOME CITY PARK BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION SCHOOL xvii
#33 NORTHWOODS PARK #36 ORCHARD TRAIL PARK #35 OAK GROVE PARK #32 NORTHERN TRAIL PARK #16 EIDEM HISTORICAL FARM #18 ENVIRONMENTAL #20 FOUNDERS PARK NATURE AREA COON RAPIDS DAM #43 SCHREIBER REGIONAL PARK WOODS PARK #57 WILLOWS OF ASPEN PARK #31 NOBLE SPORTS PARK #42 ROYAL OAKS PARK #58 WILLOWSTONE PARK #39 PINEBROOK PARK #4 BROOKLYN ACRES PARK #15 EDINBROOK PARK #52 TRINITY #27 MAITLAND PARK #24 JEWELL PARK GARDENS PARK #60 ZANE SPORTS PARK #8 CENTRAL PARK / BROOKLAND GOLF PARK #50 TESSMAN ACRES PARK #6 BROOK OAKS PARK #45 STRATFORD CROSSING PARK #12 COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER #40 QUEEN PARK #56 WESTWOOD PARK #13 COTTONWOOD PARK #11 COLLEGE PARK #17 EMERSON #48 SUNNY ACRES PARK #41 RIVER PARK WOODS PARK #2 BIRCH GROVE PARK #25 LAD PARK #22 HAMILTON PARK #47 SUNKIST PARK #51 TESSMAN PARK #34 NORWOOD PARK #21 GREENHAVEN PARK #10 CITY PARK #38 PARK LAWN PARK #5 BROOKLYN BLVD PARK #55 WAITE PARK WEST #3 BROOKDALE PARK #54 WAITE PARK EAST #30 MONROE PARK #53 VILLAGE CREEK PARK #37 PALMER LAKE #29 MEADOWWOOD PARK #23 HARTKOPF PARK #59 ZANE COURT PARK #61 ZANEWOOD PARK #1 BASS CREEK PARK #26 LAKELAND PARK #46 STRIEFEL PARK #19 FAIR OAKS PARK #9 CHERRY MEADOWS PARK #14 EDGEWOOD PARK #7 CAVELLE PARK #49 SUNNYLANE PARK #44 SOUTHBROOK PARK #28 MEADOWLAKE PARK How Did We Idetify Specific Parks for Reivestmet? EXISTING PARK FACILITIES REVIEW FILTERS COMMUNITY INTERESTS (60 PARKS) PROGRAMMING NEEDS SPACE REQUIREMENT NEEDS INVESTMENT NEEDS EQUITY LENS SPECIFIC PARKS IDENTIFIED FOR REINVESTMENT (8 PARKS) DETERMINING PRIORITY PARKS FOR REINVESTMENT After completig a comprehesive review of the etire existig park system ad recogizig all 60 parks have eeds for ivestmet, evaluatio criteria were established ad applied to determie what parks should be prioritized to support more sigificat reivestmet. Criteria used to evaluate park properties icluded: The parks capacity to support additioal or ew programmig based o existig buildig ad parkig facilities already preset at the park The parks total lad acreage ad its capacity to support ew site, buildig, ad parkig facilities. The overall coditio of the parks existig facilities ad its eed for updates ad ivestmet The geographic locatio of the park ad its capacity to improve equity ad access to uderserved parts of the City. Park Improvemet Recommedatios Based o outcomes of applyig the park evaluatio criteria, seve parks were selected which offered the best opportuities for addressig gaps ad eeds i the system. Each park was studied i greater detail to explore reivestmet ad redevelopmet opportuities through the developmet of park cocept plas. The followig parks were evaluated as part of a desig charrette workshop process for geeratig ideas, cocept plas, ad cost estimates for implemetatio workig with the commuity ad stakeholder groups: Lakelad Park Hamilto Park Hartkopf Park Commuity Activity Ceter (CAC) Cetral Park/Brookdale Golf Course Norwood Park River Park SEA Park Multiple cocepts were created for the CAC ad SEA Park to evaluate alterative scearios for accommodatig differet types of aquatics facilities at each park. All idividual cocept plas ad recommedatios ca be foud i Chapter 4 of the documet. As a part of Appedix A, all 60 park properties are listed ad summarized i alphabetical order ad iclude a existig ameity map, a summary of curret use, facility coditios, ad site improvemet recommedatios. Trails System Recommedatios Key gaps ad priorities for icreasig the coectivity of the local trail system i the City have bee idetified as part of this systems pla. These ew priorities were vetted through the commuity process ad focused o removig gaps for establishig better coectios to parks, residetial eighborhoods, safe routes to schools, light rail ad bus stop trasit statios, ad regioal trail corridors. Recommedatios for establishig grade separated trail crossigs with high traffic volume roadways are also icluded as part of proposed trail system improvemets. Natural Resource Recommedatios To help idetify specific atural resource areas to be proactively maaged withi the City, vegetatio ad water resource areas were mapped ad evaluated from a regioal perspective to gai a better uderstadig of their ecological cotext ad coectivity as atural resource corridors. Three coceptual habitat corridors were idetified: alog the Mississippi River, alog the Rush Creek Regioal Trail, ad alog the Shigle Creek corridor. Additioal park lad patches were also idetified to provide wildlife habitat coectios to the Mississippi River. xviii BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
L A K E L A N D A V W E B N FOCUS AREAS Park Focus Areas Map +, 169 W I N N E T K A A V E N Champli D O U G L A S D R N W E S T R I V E R R D N Coo Rapids C O O N R A P I D S F O L E Y B L V D N W B LV D N W +, 10?A610?A610 Osseo W E S T B R O A D W A Y 9 3 R D A V E N COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER Z A N E A V E N 8 5 T H A V E N L E P K W Y N N O B CENTRAL PARK/ BROOKLAND GOLF PARK?A252 E A S T R I V E R R D N W 8 5 T H A V E N W Fridley C O U N T Y R O A D 8 1 HAMILTON PARK NORWOOD PARK RIVER PARK HARTKOPF PARK B R O O K L Y N B L V D E A S T R I V E R R D N E 6 8 T H A V E N 6 9 T H A V E N LAKELAND PARK "# 94 Brookly Ceter Maple Grove "# 694 New Hope E S T R OO A D W A Y A V E Crystal?A100 LEGEND PRIORITY PLANNING AREAS CITY PARK AREAS OF MAJORITY PEOPLE OF COLOR & LOWER INCOME BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION SCHOOL xix
MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT With may recommedatios ad iitiatives idetified to be implemeted as part of the systems pla, developig fudig strategies which ca guide short ad log term ivestmet for updatig ad improvig park properties, recreatio facilities, ad trail systems is a importat compoet of this pla. Operatios ad maiteace fudig cosideratios also eed to be to be addressed to esure ew proposed facilities ad programmig ca be sustaied withi the City s overall operatig budget. How is the Park System Curretly Beig Fuded? The City s park system is curretly beig fuded through three mai sources of fudig which iclude the followig: Geeral Fud (Levy) The City geeral fud (tax levy) supports the aual o-goig recreatio programs ad services of the Recreatio ad Parks Departmet, icludig support for the operatios ad maiteace of the park system. Heritage Fud (Capital Asset Replacemet Fud) The heritage fud is a asset replacemet fud for all parks ad city owed facilities; As part of the City s Capital Improvemet Pla (CIP), staff is resposible to develop a 5-year asset replacemet pla for each facility/park. Staff coducts a aual ispectio of existig parks, city owed buildigs, special use facilities ad trails. Priorities are based o life-cycles replacemet schedules ad facility coditio reports. The heritage fud is supported through tax levy with a average ivestmet of approximately $1.6 millio aually. Ope Space Lad Acquisitio ad Developmet (OSLAD) fud The OSLAD Fud is desigated for the acquisitio of park property ad developmet of park ad trails. OSLAD fudig is provided through two primary sources, park dedicatio fees ad cell tower lease reveues. Park Dedicatio Fees - Park Dedicatio Fees are geerated i cojuctio with commuity developmet. The city requires a miimum cash park dedicatio for commercial or idustrial plats or waivers of 5% of fair market lad value. However, where the City Coucil deems it i the public iterest (i.e. comprehesive pla or flood plai ordiace), it may require a miimum lad dedicatio of five percet of the commercial or idustrial lad to be subdivided i lieu of a cash dedicatio. The lads must be idicated o the city s comprehesive pla or amedmets, or must be desigated o specific area plas for flood plai preservatio, parks, trails, public ope space or ay combiatio thereof. Park dedicatio fees shall be used oly for 1) acquisitio of lad for parks ad playgrouds; 2) developmet of existig park ad playgroud sites or facilities; 3) redevelopmet or rehabilitatio of existig park ad playgroud sites or facilities; or 4) debt retiremet i coectio with lad previously acquired for parks ad playgrouds. Cell Tower Lease Fees - Curretly the City has cell towers located at te (10) differet sites throughout the commuity, icludig Bass Creek Park, Booe Water Tower, Cetral Fire Statio, Edibrook Park Tower, Noble Sports Park, Noble Water Tower, Palmer Lake Park, River Water Tower, Suy Lae Park ad Willowstoe Park. The cotract agreemets for each of these tower locatios is differet as to the legth of the agreemet, lease cost, aual fee icrease ad reewal laguage. Curretly, reveue geerated from cell towers withi park property is credited to the Ope Space Lad Acquisitio ad Developmet (OSLAD) fud (approximately $185,000/year) Potetial Park Lad Acquisitio & Sales. Acquisitio ad Sale of Property The City has idetified lad parcels throughout the City to be acquired for expadig park ad ope space use or to be preserved as part of atural resource areas. Acquisitios will oly be pursued through willig seller egotiatios whe opportuities are idetified with private lad owers. Cosideratio may also be give to sellig park property if adjacet lad uses are o loger compatible with park programmig or it offers little or o recreatioal beefit to the City. xx BROOKLYN PARK TEN-YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM PLAN
DEVELOPING A 10-YEAR CAPITAL REINVESTMENT PLAN Withi this pla icludes high level cost estimates prepared to address all log-term ivestmets idetified ad discussed durig the commuity egagemet process. These are to be implemeted i the system over the ext te years. Priorities for ivestmet will be determied by may variables icludig the pursuit of partership opportuities, available fudig sources, ad outcomes of additioal public commet ad feedback. Prelimiary estimates iclude oly capital ivestmet costs ad will require further refiemet to determie more accurate costs for desig, costructio, ad eeded cotigecies. Proposed projects requirig additioal yearly operatios ad maiteace costs will also require idetifyig fudig sources to support ay required icreases i staffig to support ew capital ivestmets. Optioal Models for Implemetatio The icluded proposed 10-Year Capital Reivestmet Pla provides a roadmap to future ivestmet i the System, but there are curretly limited resources available for implemetatio of the Pla. Curret resources withi the OSLAD fud will oly support a portio of the projects the commuity has idetified as priority improvemets to meet the chagig eeds ad visio for a quality parks ad recreatio system. The City, i partership with the commuity, will eed to idetify other resources to fud the projects idetified as priorities for the park system. Withi Appedix B are multiple models ad sceario s which outlies optios the City may choose to take i balacig the iterests of the commuity (survey results) with levels of fiacial commitmet eeded to implemet proposed projects. A few of the models idetify priorities based o parterships that leverage other resources through grats ad/or shared developmet ad ivestmet by multiple parters. These models are to serve oly as a guide for policy makers ad the commuity as it cosiders the level of fiacial commitmet the commuity is willig to make toward the future ivestmet ito the park system. WHAT S NEXT? This System Pla provides recommedatios for improvemets, where withi the system priority ameities could be accommodated, ad costs associated for their implemetatio. However, it will be up to the commuity to determie the level of ivestmet it is willig to support to make the park system relevat for all commuity members ow ad ito the future. Completig a Feasibility Study The completio of a Feasibility Study which is icluded i Appedix B as a part of this pla, presets several viable local public optios for fudig park ad recreatio improvemets i the City. The study also provides a aalysis of which optios ad fudig levels are feasible, ecoomically prudet, ad likely to be publicly acceptable. Lookig Towards Implemetatio To assist i fully uderstadig the level of support for the commuity idetified priorities, cosideratio for further public ivolvemet should be cosidered for advacig the recommedatios withi this pla. Several optios to cosider iclude: Public Opiio Surveys Issue surveys developed by expert pollig firms to gauge public support for reivestmet ad implemetatio priorities Buildig Public Awareess Educate the commuity about referedums, ivestmet choices, ad tax impacts without advocatig for support ad approval Commuity Advocacy It is up to the commuity to determie its level of ivolvemet ad advocatig for support ad implemetatio of pla iitiatives. Other outside orgaizatios icludig the Trust for Public Lad could assist with raisig public awareess ad advocate about the importat role parks ad recreatio facilities play i creatig a high-quality livig eviromets for residets ad commuities. xxi