City of Olympia - File #: 14-0612

• File #: 14-0612
• Version: 4
• Type: ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/12/2014
• In control: City Council
• Agenda date: 7/15/2014
• Final action: 7/15/2014
• Title: Approval of Appropriation Ordinance in the Amount of $60,000 to Prepare a Community Park Suitability Assessment for Five Potential Community Park Properties
• Related files: 14-1121

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/15/2014	4	City Council	adopted on first and final reading	Pass
7/8/2014	3	City Council	approved on first reading and moved to second reading	Pass
6/24/2014	1	Finance Committee	recommended for approval and referred

Title
Approval of Appropriation Ordinance in the Amount of $60,000 to Prepare a Community Park Suitability Assessment for Five Potential Community Park Properties

Recommended Action
Finance Committee Recommendation
Recommend that Council approve an appropriation ordinance for $60,000 for the preparation of a community park site suitability assessment for five potential community park properties, based on the scope of work attached.

City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading an appropriation ordinance in the amount of $60,000 to prepare a community park suitability assessment for five potential community park properties, based on the attached scope of work and criteria added at the July 8 Council meeting regarding open space, habitat, and stormwater issues.

Report
Issue:
Shall the City approve an appropriation ordinance in the amount of $60,000 to prepare a community park site suitability assessment for five potential community park sites to help inform future decisions?

Staff Contact:
Paul Simmons, Director, Parks, Arts and Recreation Department, 360.753.8462

Presenter(s) and Others Present:
Paul Simmons, Parks, Arts & Recreation Director
David Hanna, Parks, Arts & Recreation Associate Director

Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis has not changed since the first reading at the July 8 Council meeting.

At the June 5, 2014 Parks, Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) meeting, The LBA Woods Park Coalition proposed that the City purchase the Bentridge and Trillium parcels for a future community park site. Following the presentation, PRAC recommended that the Finance Committee fast track a park feasibility study of the Bentridge parcel only.

At its June 11, 2014 Finance Committee meeting, City staff and the LBA Woods Park Coalition began a dialog about the feasibility of purchasing the Bentridge parcel for a future community park. The City has not yet conducted a thorough analysis of thi...