Bowling Green Park Improvements Project

On December 1, 2020, City Council approved the professional services agreement with Pacheco Koch

Consulting Engineers Inc., with a (6 - 0) vote (Ordinance 20-2371).

On April 8, 2021, the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) held a virtual community meeting to gather

feedback from the public regarding the proposed designs. The community provided the following feedback:

 Make trails connect to other parks.

 There should be separation and delineation of garden plots.

 Benches should have backs.

 Trash receptacles should be covered.

 Most participants prefer a longer loop trail.

 The idea of an updated covered pavilion was liked by all.

 The majority of participants would like to see increased ADA accessibility and improved garden

plots.

On April 12, 2021, PARD presented several options of the proposed designs to the Parks, Recreation, and

Beautification Board. The Board provided the following feedback:

 Members requested continued connectivity from Bowling Green Park to other parks and trail

systems.

 Loop trail with places of respite would be preferred.

 ADA accessibility to the garden and all parts of the park should be a priority.

On April 20, 2021, PARD presented several options of proposed designs to the City Council. The Board

provided the following feedback:

 Council preferred Concept #2 out of the three presented concepts.

 Members preferred the long trail connection in concept #3 to Windsor and North Lakes Park.

 The 10” wide path was favored over more narrow paths, but members requested staff to consult the

Committee on Persons with Disabilities for input.

 Council members preferred the straight in, not angled, parking configuration from concept #3, and

requested staff to consult the Committee on Persons with Disabilities for their input.

 Members noted that the garden labyrinth could be in another park.

On May 20, 2021, the Committee on Persons with Disabilities reviewed the proposed designs with the

following feedback:

 The Committee preferred tree locations to be further from the trail to keep debris off the trail.

 Members preferred using separate recycling cans and regular trash cans.

 One member noted that they preferred fruit trees rather than nut trees in consideration for persons

with nut allergies.

 The group preferred concrete trails to crushed granite trails.

 Members liked the concepts that included a trail up to North Lakes Park.

 All members appreciated the use of raised beds in the community garden versus ground level beds.

 Members preferred the raised beds be at least18-24” high and to consider beds up to 30” high.

 The Committee noted several types of benches used in the plan. They preferred that some benches

have a back and some have a flat bench for comfort and easier wheelchair transfers to a bench.

On July 12, 2021, PARD presented the results and final conceptual design to the Parks, Recreation, and

Beautification Board for general discussion.

estimated costs with a (5 – 0) vote.