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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-10-13; City Council; 563; Adoption of revised Holiday Park Master Plan.. *\..- *- - ;T H E CITY OF C A R L S B A D, Ck L I F'OK N I A Agenda Bill No. +~63 -Ref erred To : Date: October 13, 1971 Subject: Submi t ted By : Consideration concerning adoption of a Revised Holiday Park Master Plan R .A. Johnston, Director .. and Recreation Department of Parks . __ Statement of the :4atter -. Subject master plan has been conceived in attempting to design a park development Carlsbad. Though Holiday Park does not contain the necessary acreage to normally qualify as a community park, necessity prompts its use as such. Too, it is anticipated that its popularity and use will great1 y -increase as proposed' development occurs. This propbsal has been reviewed and approved by both the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission of this City. ' which will provide both passive and active facilities for all residents of Exhibit 1. Amended Master Plan 2. Staff report to Parks and Recreation Commission Note: Original Master Plan'will be on display at the City Council meeting. Staff Recommendations Approval as proposed .. . .. * .- 7 -. c L D~ tc: October 13, 1971 AB No. . . City Manager's Reconmendation Concur' with staff recommendation. .. .. Co unci 1 * Ac ti on to 11 -2--71.. 10-19-71. Deferred 11 -2-71 Approval was given to the revised. Master Plan for Holiday Park, as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission. .. .. -2- ', *. ' ,# MEMORANDUM REPORT DATE : September 13, 1971 TO : Parks and Recreation Commission FROM : Parks and Recreation Department SUBJECT: Proposed revision to existing Master Plan for Holiday Park Submitted for your review is a proposed revision to the existing Holiday Park Master Plan which was adopted by the City Council in 1966. The new plan has been prepared and submitted encompassing the idea that Holiday Park is functioning and will continue to funtion as a community park. Therefore, the parks and recreation department recommends that the special interest uses, such as the temporary Girls' Club and the Boy Scout facilities, be phased out as soon as properly located sites can be purchased for their use. The proper currently owned by Parks Foreman, Forrest Kruger, and located on the southwest corner of Basswood and Eureka should be acquired as soon as possible, before land prices in the general area further increase. -Y Since Holiday is being considered as a community park in our master plan proposal, we have attemped to incorporate facilities which will be of.interest or use to all age groups. These facilities have been clustered in groupings according to the intensity of use and the anticipated age of the participants. Through utilization of this concept we end up with a park exhibiting an active recreation area with coin operated lighting systems for tennis, handball, basketball and volleyball courts, a "tot lot" with play equipment for the younger children, an area with shuffle board, croquet and horseshoe facilities which would be available to all, but in all probability, utilized and enjoyed more by our senior citizens. Also included within the master plan is a provision for the development of a ramada (covered shelter) which would include restrooms and a maintenance room.. This ramada is located so that it can become the focal point of a parkwide festivity such as the book fair or Lions' Club picnic. Picnic tables and barbecues are distributed throughout the park so that smaller celebrations can occur similtaneously without interfering yith another group, The plan indicates that all facilities will be linked together through a system of walkways lined with benches and illuminated for the night time visibility by low intensity lighting. Higher intensity street lighting will be developed on the park perimeter, Y -. '. Page 2 of 2 MEMORANDUM REPORT dated September 13, 1971 Each of the more active park facilities are separated from the park proper by landscaped mound areas which, besides being functional, provide a break in the existing flat topography of Holiday Park. The one most important feature of the park proposal is that it can be developed in phases, lending itself to citizen participation as demonstrated by the Women's Club at Maxton Brown Park and the - Lions' Club with a desire to participate in the development of the Holiday Park "tot lot. 'I Parking for park use would be limited to perimeter street parking, which should prove adequate once curbs and gutters have been in- stalled. few times a year with major events. The possibility of overflow parking should occur only a If subject proposal is approved by the Parks and Recreation Commis- sion and the City Council detailed development plans and cost estimates will be prepared for your consideration and that of the council prior to construction. It is anticipated that construction can be underway by this winter on the "tot lot" and completed during the Spring of 1972. Respectfully I\ submitted, Qbi&h& R R' , *. JOHNSTON, Director Recreation Department so!! r 1 s b ad RAJ/vs \