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1 BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST DISTRICT PARK VISION PLAN PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING Charles Mabry, Associate Project Manager, PARD Drew Carman, PLA, Director of Park Planning & Design, RVi January 25th, 2022 2 CONTEXT 31-acre park in the Allandale neighborhood. The park was acquired by the City of Austin in 1955, and was last planned in 1987. Located at 7000 Ardath Street, the park is named after former director of the Parks and Recreation Department, Beverly S. Sheffield. Park amenities include baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts, a pool, rentable picnic spaces, a pond, and trails along Shoal Creek. In 1986, in response to the devastating 1981 Memorial Day flood, Northwest Park was established as a detention facility to help with flood control efforts and much of the park was excavated so that it now stands several feet below its original height. A n derso n R d. Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park Burnet Rd. K E E R L C A O H S N. Lamar Blvd. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN-3 SMALL GROUP MEETINGS: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, SPORTS GROUP AND A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP 4 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS -3 COMMUNITY MEETINGS: #1 - WHAT WE’VE HEARD. (APPROX. 45 PARTICIPANTS) #2 - VISION PLAN CONCEPTS. (APPROX. 25 PARTICIPANTS) #3 - DRAFT VISION PLAN. (APPROX 42 PARTICIPANTS) -2 TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) MEETINGS - 20+ CITY OF AUSTIN ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS -3 SMALL GROUP MEETINGS: NEIGHBORS & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GROUP Screenshot from zoom community meeting -NUMEROUS EMAIL COMMENTS IN-PERSON MEETINGS -3 POP-UP MEETING IN THE PARK SURVEYS -4 COMMUNITY SURVEYS -SURVEY # 1 = 423 RESPONDENTS -SURVEY # 2 = 111 RESPONDENTS -SURVEY # 3 = 97 RESPONDENTS -SURVEY # 4 = 80 RESPONDENTS -OPEN LINK FOR COMMENTS & MEMORIES @SPEAK UP AUSTIN BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN5 VISION & VALUES The following planning values were created, refined, and finalized through input received during community meetings, small group discussions and survey responses. These values were the guideposts that directed the design team. ENHANCE AND PRESERVE PARK NATURAL AMENITIES • Preserve and enhance shade within the park • • Add more native habitat areas (trees and grasses/wildflowers) • Remove impervious cover Improve and maintain the duck pond Incorporate more open-ended active uses of the park ENHANCE AND INCREASE RECREATIONAL AMENITIES (ACTIVE & PASSIVE) • Support walkers and bikers with adequate trail networks • Add seating for passive recreational opportunities • • Support existing active recreation uses (baseball, tennis, pickleball, pool) • Provide dedicated spaces for gatherings, pedestrians, cyclists, and dogs • Develop underutilized areas of park • • Improve lighting Improve playground and restroom facilities INCREASE PARK CONNECTIVITY AND PARK IDENTITY • Better connect the park to the neighborhood and nearby recreational amenities • Enhance signage and wayfinding • Create opportunities to learn about the park and its history • Update existing footbridge to park BALANCE PARK AMENITIES WITH OTHER CITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS • Coordinate dam rehabilitation requirements with community needs • Provide space within the Vision Plan for pool modernization • Plan for sewer line replacement project Historic turtle, image courtesy of Kari Harvey BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN6 VISION PLAN SHOAL CREEK BLVD. 15 13 1 19 VINE ST. 18 13 15 20 5 11 15 1 16 12 2 13 8 9 10 3 6 7 LEGEND 1. ENTRY MONUMENT 2. EXPANDED BRIDGE LANDING 3. CENTRAL LAWN 4. REALIGNED PARK ROAD 5. NATIVE GRASS + WILDFLOWER PLANTINGS 6. RESTROOM 7. PLAYSCAPES, 2-5 YR, 5-12 YR 8. BASKETBALL COURT 9. PICKLEBALL COURTS 10. TENNIS COURTS 11. BOARDWALK 12. STAIRWAY W/ LIMESTONE BLOCK RETAINING 13. PICNIC SHADE STRUCTURE 14. BICYCLE PARKING 15. ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FROM DAM 17. YOUTH BIKE PLAYGROUND 18. LIMESTONE BLOCK RETAINING WALL 19. GRASSPAVE OR EQUAL 20. REMOVE MSE WALLS 21. DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE DEDICATED BIKE LANE DAM TOE NO NEW TREES ZONE 15 16. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, EXPANDED WIDTH 17 1 ARDATH ST. 21 12 4 14 1 0 100’ 200’ Copyright RVi 1611 West 5th Street Suite 175 Austin, Texas 78703 Tel: 512.480.0032 www.rviplanning.com Austin, TX. October 11, 2021 20002718 CITY OF AUSTIN, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (PARD) BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST DISTRICT PARK VISION PLAN • DRAFT (REVISED, 10/26/2021) Aerial photography Google 02-17-2021 For illustrative purposes only. Sub- ject to change without notice. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN7 CIRCULATION VEHICULAR ROUTES ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES INNER PARK PATHWAYS EXISTING IMPERVIOUS COVER - 254,734 SF PROPOSED IMPERVIOUS COVER -240,677 SF EXISTING PARKING COUNT -328 TOTAL PROPOSED PARKING COUNT- 264 TOTAL CUT/FILL VOLUME - BALANCED ALL PROPOSED ROUTES ACCESSIBLE AND TAS COMPLIANT *CALCULATIONS APPROXIMATE BASED ON VISION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN8 CIRCULATION HIERARCHY ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ROUTE INNER PARK PATHWAYS LOW PROFILE BOARDWALK BIKE LANE STAIRWAY AND BRIDGE LANDING BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN9 MULTIUSE OPEN GREENS EXISTING OPEN GREENS = 1.23 ACRES PROPOSED OPEN GREENS = 2.10 ACRES 0.98 ac. 0.17 ac 0.65 ac. 0.28 ac. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN10 ACTIVE RECREATION - NATURAL PLAYSCAPES, KIDS BIKE PLAYGROUND, PICKLEBALL 2-5yr 5-12 yr BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN11 ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER PICNIC SHADE SHELTERS - 2 OPTIONS • Limestone toe walls with same pattern as restroom. • Option 1, curved glulam beams roof to create the architecture over head. Option 2, four post structure with winged roof. DOGTROT RESTROOM • Architectural references to the mid-century pool building: limestone, concrete, entrance gateway, elevated roof. • Sited to create a visual frame to view the axis of the central green to the pond. ENTRY MONUMENTS & FURNISHINGS • Continuation of material palette and form throughout; limestone & concrete, simple but bold form. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN12 LANDSCAPE AND HABITAT CHARACTER POND (SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS) • Aeration. Recommended 3 aerators in each main pool of pond. • Edge vegetation management and enhancement. • Regular pond maintenance. -Native vegetation filter for run-off from impervious surface (parking, etc) POND (LONG TERM SOLUTIONS) • Further comprehensive study needed. Topography, bathymetry, current geotechnical data and biological & ecological systems at work in the pond; nesting areas, flora/fauna survey, etc. • Potential for dredging (hydrolic or mechanical). • Natural water source enhancement - storm-water capture, grading, & spring confirmation. LANDSCAPE • Throughout the park, there will be a areas of maintained turf-grass (such as in the open lawns) along with areas of native grass and wildflowers that are only mowed/maintained 1-2 times per years. These native areas are seeded with over 50 species of hardy native grass and wildflowers that will provide habitat, food, cover & nesting material as well as beautiful seasonal color. BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN13 OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VISION PLAN INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITIES A number of interpretive opportunities are presented in the vision plan to help guide development. These ideas came from public comments and the technical advisory group and have been conceptually developed by the design team. They include Who is Beverly S. Sheffield? , Underwater in the 100 Yr. Flood! , Historic Rock Quarry, and Plesiosaur & Creatures of the Park wall graphic concept. Concept of plesiosaur wall graphics BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN14 VISION PLAN RECOMMENDED PHASING PHASE 1 - $300,000 - $400,000 PLAYSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS • 2-5 TOT • 5-12 YR OLD • SWING SET • FALL SURFACE (EWFM) BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN15 VISION PLAN RECOMMENDED PHASING PHASE 2 - $3.1M - $4.1M CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS • NEW PARKING, OVERLAY, STRIPING, ANCILLARY CONSTRUCTION • PARK PATHWAYS AND ACCESSIBLE ROUTES • OPEN GREENS • PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE EXPANSION AND LANDING POND IMPROVEMENTS • AERATION • NATIVE GRASS AND WILDFLOWER PLANTINGS • FURTHER STUDY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS • TREE, PLANTINGS AND IRRIGATIONS. • MSE WALL DEMO AND SITE GRADING/DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS (FOR CLARITY, FULL EXTENT OF LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS NOT HIGHLIGHTED) BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLAN16 VISION PLAN RECOMMENDED PHASING PHASE 3 - $1.2M - $1.6M ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS • NEW CENTRAL RESTROOM • PICNIC SHADE SHELTERS (7) • PARK ENTRY MONUMENTS ACTIVE RECREATION • PICKLEBALL COURTS (2) • KIDS BIKE PLAYGROUND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS • SITE FURNISHINGS • PARK SIGNAGE BEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST PARK VISION PLANBEVERLY S. SHEFFIELD NORTHWEST DISTRICT PARK VISION PLAN REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL For more information, please visit the project website or QR code below. http://www.austintexas.gov/sheffieldNWpark photo of duck pond by freindsofnorthwestpark.com