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Agenda Item:
Approval of Designation of the Artesian Court Site as a City Park
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Issue:
Should the "Artesian Court" portion of the artesian well site be designated as a city park? The proposed park area is 70.11 feet wide by 125.15 feet long, containing 8,774 square feet or .20 acre. The entire area is currently completely surfaced with asphalt paving.
Committee Recommendation:
At its meeting on June 27, 2013, the Land Use and Environment Committee recommended to Council that the "Artesian Court" portion of the site be officially designated as a City park.
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to designate the .20-acre Artesian Court portion of the Artesian Well site as a City park and direct the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to begin the park naming process.
Staff Contact:
Dave Okerlund, Planning Program Supervisor, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.570.5855
Presenter(s):
Dave Okerlund
Background and Analysis:
At its meeting on April 11, 2013, the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) approved a Memorandum to City Council outlining four recommendations regarding the Artesian Court Draft Concept Plan. Recommendation #2 stated: "PRAC recommends that the Artesian Court be designated as a city park, to be operated and maintained by the Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Department, pending sufficient additional operating funding in the 2014 operating budget."
At its meeting on June 11, 2013 Council approved the Concept Plan for the artesian site. At the conclusion of its discussion, Council referred to the Land Use and Environment Committee the question as to whether the Artesian Court portion of the site should be officially designated as a park. The area of the site under consideration for park designation is shown on the attached map.
The rationale/assumptions for designating this site as a park are:
* Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation (OPARD) staff possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities to mana...
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