05-1: Sound Wall at Festival Beach Briefing Presentation — original pdf

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Austin Parks and Recreation Department Sound Wall at Festival Beach Staff Briefing Parks and Recreation Board, July 22nd, 2024 JT Stewart, Planner Sr., Parks and Recreation Department Project Progress Summary • First briefed Parks Board on January 22nd, 2024 • Previous Department Director Kimberly McNeeley accepted sound wall offer from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in February 2024 • PARD Planning staff met w/ Transportation and Public Works (TPW), CapMetro, Urban Trails, and community stakeholders to gather feedback on necessary and desired amenities related to the wall • TPW developed concept sketch (slide 6) and reviewed with stakeholders. Concept included: • ADA ramps • Crosswalks • Curb bulb-out • Water fountain • Irrigation • TxDOT reviewed and responded with modified concept map (slide 7) Traffic Noise Analysis Results 2 Barriers (north barrier removed) 3 Barriers Festival Beach Food Forest and Festival Beach Community Garden Original Concept Festival Beach Food Forest and Festival Beach Community Garden Add drinking fountain. Include SUP connection to Flores/ Waller intersection for access to ADA crossings. Show existing sidewalk that connects IH 35 frontage to Waller (constructed 2023). Show new curb line. Can reduce FOC to FOC on Flores to 24' with bulbout to make space for ramps without moving poles. Corner radii should be 10' to match existing. 0.63 ft 24 ft Add irrigation meter at each sound wall. Include ADA ramps for crossing Flores and Waller. Appears the existing MH can remain, verify if adjustment is needed from SUP slab Existing guy wires will need to be adjusted. Can reduce FOC to FOC on Flores to 24' with bulbout to make space for ramps without moving poles. Corner radii should be 10' to match existing. Show existing sidewalk that connects IH 35 frontage to Waller (constructed 2023). Show new curb line. Add irrigation meter at each sound wall (on the side of IH-35) 0.63 ft 2244fftt Add drinking fountain. LOCATION IS IN CONFLICT WITH ILLUMINATION MOVE TO PINK STAR Include SUP connection to Flores/Waller intersection for access to ADA crossings. Add irrigation meter at each sound wall City/PARD's proposed meter locations are too close to noise walls, AW will likely not approve. Please confirm. In addition, meter at north of Flores is within Critical Root Zone. City Markups GEC Remarks Pape Dawson Coordination with AW IF THIS CHANGE PLACES THE WL IN CURB/GUTTER, IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE FOR AW Include ADA ramps for crossing Flores and Waller. PAY ITEMS FOR THIS WORK WOULD BE: - QTY: 1 WATER FOUNTAIN - QTY: 2 WATER METERS IF THE CURB GUTTER CHANGE IS ON TOP OF WL, WOULD HAVE TO REDESIGN WL SHOWN IS OLD ALIGNMENT - SKETCHED IN PINK CURRENT ALIGNMENT AND WHERE AW WOULD WANT THE METERS/FOUNTAIN Next Steps • Possible pathways for implementing requested amenities include: • Incorporate as a Change Order once I-35 Ladybird Lake construction is underway • Incorporate as part of Downtown project • Incorporate as a breakout landscape project after completion of Downtown/UT segments • The Department will continue discussions about timing, funding, contracting, landscaping and long-term maintenance with TxDOT. Questions? JT Stewart, Planner Sr., Parks and Recreation Department