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Pazk Development Plans Innsbruck 2nd & 5th Additions Page 2 The park as planned would contain a youth soccer field, which will also serve as a site for informal play activities. The pazk will contain two ponding areas for stormwater retention; the larger pond will be a wet pond with water in it year round, the smaller area is designed to hold water only for a few hours after a rainstorm. A twenty car parking lot is envisioned and a lineaz trail system consisting primarily of 8' wide asphalt. The trail coming in from Black Oak Drive to the gazebo is to be a 5' wide asphalt trail. This section of the trail is narrow because the access from Black Oak Drive is only 10' in width and some azea must be reserved for buffering plantings. Playground equipment and a hazd court basketball area aze included as is a small gazebo for family or neighborhood gatherings. One tennis court is shown on the plan but the Pazk Board and staff rank it as the lowest priority within the plan. An extensive tree planting program is planned to begin in early 1994, some of the trees will be planted under an $8,000 small business administration grant. The pazk CIP shows three yeazs of funding for development of the pazk, 1994 $35,000, 1995 $50,000 and 1996 $25,000. This should be adequate to fund the planned facilities. Trails, turf and trees aze scheduled for 1995. Playground equipment, basketball and parking lot for 1995 and the gazebo, benches, picnic tables, etc. scheduled for 1996. The tennis courts are currently not funded. Concerns raised by the neighborhood include: * The pond is not located correctly on the map The pond is actually located about two feet further south than shown on the map, the west end of the pond is more shallow than originally planned and the storm sewer inlet is lower than the approved plan. Staff is attempting to work with the developer to correct these problems. Pond depth is approximately S feet with about 4 to 1 slope on the banks. Trails are not needed and are too close to people's homes The configuration of the pazk was proposed by the developer with the appazent intention of giving the maximum number of homes, park frontage. The down side of this.is that residents often assume that development of any kind near their home will adversely affect their property. This rarely proves to be true. The trails will be primarily used by azea residents for exercise and pazk access. The presence of tails tends to keep pazk users off of private property because the trails clearly show the intended use pattern. * Tennis courts should/should not be built There is no consensus among residents on this issue. Pazk Boazd and staff do not see them as a high priority in this pazk, at this time. * Concern was expressed over the "rape of Pecks woods" "Pecks Woods" was faz from a pristine wilderness, oak wilt was rampant in the area, the azea was abused for years by all terrain vehicles (ATV's) and dirt bikes, teen drinking parties and litterers. Finally, most of the trees were removed to build homes, not for any public purpose. * Concerns were raised about trail width Most azea residents would like to see trails of less than 8 feet in width. However, trails less than 8 feet in width are not considered safe (see attached letter). The trail coming in from Black Oak Drive is proposed fora 6 foot width only because the access is only 10 feet in width.