2000 01-17 Special Called Workshop Meeting

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Street Ends Report, page 10 . -, _~_ This park is at the dead end of Waterfront Drive on approximately a 60' right of way, and about 175' deep. It has abird-viewing platform instead of the proposed picnic facilities we are contemplating, but is essentially the same type of development. ®. Timing and Implementation Staff would propose, with Council approval, to proceed with the project, starting with the Bayshore Drive @ F Street site. This is the southernmost site and, since there is already established interest in the project, it would make sense to begin here. The anticipated cost of development for this site as outlined above is $+/- $25,000 (allowing for contingencies). Larger sites would require additional funding to accommodate longer shorelines, etc. We would propose to develop the Bayshore at F Street site this year and one site per year thereafter, for the next five to six years, to develop the six proposed park sites. Moving northward in orderly progression, these new parks would provide additional access by each surrounding community. We do not anticipate the need for additional staff requirements as a result of this proposal. Parks Maintenance staff was increased in the current fiscal year and these additional positions should be sufficient to absorb these sites into our normal maintenance operations for the next five years, all other things being equal. E. Closing This street end parks proposal, if adopted and if successful, will enhance the recreational opportunities for citizens of La Porte. It should enhance property values in the areas. There may be some negativity, particularly from adjacent neighbors who are used to treating the property as their own. In light of the ongoing problems of accessibility and erosion, this proposal offers a viable solution that might be in the best interests of the City of La Porte and moves it forward toward the goals set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and other visionary documents mentioned above.