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From: Bill Parsons
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:15 PM
To: Machelle Hill
Subject: FW: Park Site in Biskay Subdivision
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Comments from the Parks Department regarding the proposed park site in the Biskay CPA.
Thanks,
Bill Parsons
Associate City Planner
Meridian Planning Department
660 East Watertower Lane Suite 202
Meridian, Idaho 83642
PHONE: (208) 884-5533
FAX: (208) 888-6854
parsons b@meridiancity.org
From: Steve Siddoway
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:38 AM
To: Bill Parsons
Cc: C. Caleb Hood; Elroy Huff; Peter Friedman; trent@westparkco.com
Subject: Park Site in Biskay Subdivision
Bill,
As requested, here are my initial comments regarding the proposed park site plan you faxed me for Biskay
Subdivision.
1. Action Plan: According to the Comprehensive Parks & Recreation System Plan (Action Plan), this site is
planned fora 30-acre Community Park that is intended to serve the southwesterly portion of the
community. It further states that an ideal location is at the northwest corner of the intersection of Amity and
Meridian Road.
2. Potential Regional Park: The Parks & Recreation Department has been and continues to be interested in
upgrading this park site to a Large Urban/Regional Park if possible, with a total size of approximately 50
acres.
3. Shifting: Both the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Parks Action Plan show the park site wholly located
on the subject property. However, we are open to the idea of shifting the location so that the park site is
shared among neighboring property(ie5).
4. Size: It appears that the preliminary site plan anticipated providing % of the land needed for a
Neighborhood Park, at 3.5 acres. If the applicant were to provide 1/3 to'/z of the land needed, it would be
10 to 15 acres of a Community Park or 17 to 25 acres of a Regional Park.
5. Access: We like the proposal for continuous street frontage along the park site. This provides excellent
visibility and access to the park from amid-mile collector road.
6. Meeting: We recommend that the applicant meet with the Parks 8~ Recreation Department to discuss the
proposed park site, location, size, and other related details. To date, we have not been approached by the
applicant and did not know this plan was coming forward until receiving a copy of the application.
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7. Partnership/Commission: Before this project moves forward with a Preliminary Plat, we will need to define
the partnership and take it forward to the Parks & Recreation Commission for a recommendation to City
Council.
Recommendation: The Parks & Recreation Department supports the provision of a park as part of this
development, as one is called for in the Action Plan on the subject property. We also support the proposed
access/frontage along a collector road. However, we find that the proposed site of 3.5 acres is too small and
recommend that it be increased to 10 to 25 acres, as noted above. We further recommend a meeting between
the applicant and the Department to discuss the proposed park site.
Please call me if/ you have any further questions.
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Parks & Recreation DiOOrector
11 W. Bower St.
Meridian, ID 83642
Ph: 888-3579
Cell: 440-5255
Parks & Recreation...The Benefits are Endless.
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