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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Review of the Brighton Japanese American Association Park Master Plan
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager Operations.
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director Parks and Recreation
Date Prepared: August 14, 2017
PURPOSE
Review of the proposed Master Plan for the renovation of the Brighton Japanese American Association Park.
BACKGROUND
The Brighton Japanese American Association Park was constructed in the mid 1950's. The Park was originally constructed by the Brighton Japanese American Association to provide baseball field for youth sports. The City accepted the park in 1973 and the park was dedicated in 1976.
The park is in need of updating. The irrigation system and the playground are in need of replacement. The Japanese garden is in poor condition and many of the trees are at the end of their life. The City uses the park for youth sports leagues creating the need to expand the parking lot. All of these issues will be addressed in the Park renovation Mater Plan.
Staff has held two public meeting to solicit public input into the master plan for the park. There was a meeting held with the Brighton Japanese America Association to solicit their input into the master plan for the park. The Master Plan was presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on August 2, 2017. The PRAB recommends the proposed Master Plan to the City Council for approval by a vote of 7 to 1.
Attached is the copy of the proposed Master Plan for the renovation of the Brighton Japanese America Park. The City has applied for an ADCO Grant to Fund a portion of the project. With the approval of the ADCO grant the final construction bid documents will be completed this fall. Bids will be presented in January of 2018 for City Council consideration and the project will be completed during 2018.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The cost...
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