Outdoor Amenity Functional Plan Presented to: Spruce Grove City Council June 18, 2018
Background Continues the planning work that was started in • Playbook 2029 Provides context to initiatives within the corporate • plan Keeps up to date on local, regional and national • trending
Playbook 2029 Spruce Groves Outdoor Facility Strategy Presented 7 strategies • Maximize use and expand capacity • Adjust supply to meet current and projected needs • Enhance/maintain quality, safety and sustainability • Control operating costs/cost recovery • Collect/maintain data • Winter sport and recreation facilities • Strengthen/pursue partnerships
Outdoor Amenity Functional Plan 2018 Scope included • Joint use sites • Henry Singer Ballpark • Outdoor Ice • Additional Outdoor Amenities/localized Trends • Wheeled sports
Joint Use Sights Identified for Enhancements • Spruce Grove Composite High School • St Thomas Aquinas and St Marguerite Schools • Greystone Centennial School • Brookwood School
Spruce Grove Composite High School Move backstop • and infield south Reestablish a • 100m by 60m field Relocate • basketball court
St Thomas Aquinas and St Marguerites Schools Upgrade Ball • diamond Remove sand • volleyball replace with Junior Soccer Rebuild east • Soccer pitch
Greystone Centennial Middle School Upgrade Ball • diamond Install trail • system
Henry Singer Ball Park Install warning tracks • Fencing upgrades • Backstop upgrades • Bleacher pads • Bull pens •
Outdoor Ice Where possible • include leisure ice with boarded rinks Geographic gaps • in service Support • amenities and site adjacanies Off season use •
Beach Volleyball Supports the concept of • a sport and Recreation Campus 6 court competition • facility Makes use of existing • investments (parking, washrooms, etc)
Wheeled Sports Challenges Negative behavior • Safety • Not a beginner park • Hidden • Perceptions • Opportunities Boarding is an Olympic sport • High female growth • Creative/artistic • Boarders from the 80’s and • 90’s are parents Self directed • Spontaneous •
Re-Imagined Central Park Expanded Multi Use Park 1. Existing Diamond 2. Existing Field 3. Existing skate park (Bowel) 4. New Skate park Area 5. Playground/picnic areas 6. Fitness, horseshoes, Adult uses 7. Pump Track 8. Mountain Bike skills park 9. Existing sledding hill 10. Existing Outdoor rink 11. Seasonal program space
Skate Park Program • Supervision • Security • Safety • Training • Events & Activities • Travelling Skate Park
Pump Tracks
Mountain Bike Skills Park
Additional Operational Work • Develop minimum outdoor development standards for all major amenity types • Site prerequisites • Site preparation requirements • Surfacing, fencing, barrier standards • Safety • Develop standardized maintenance and operational protocols • Continue to monitor trends • Beach Volleyball • Pickleball • Cricket • Support spontaneous/self directed recreation
Internal & External Collaboration • Minor Sport group conversations • Youth Conversations • Presented to CAPS Team • Present to Joint Tech Committee • Discussed with Engineering, Public Works and Corporate Communications, Enforcement Services, Recreation • Presented to SLT • Future Presentation to COW
Proposed Next Steps – Short Term 2019 to 2021 • Re-Imagined Central Park - $3,300,000 • Business plan 2019 • Design - 2020 • Construction – 2021 to 2022 • Beach Volleyball - $661,000 • Design – 2020 • Construction – 2021 • St Thomas & St Marguerite School - $1,100,000 • Design - 2021 • Construct – 2022 to 2023*
Proposed Next Steps – Long Term 2022 to 2027 • Spruce Grove Comp - $423,000 Greystone Centennial Middle School $730,000 • Design - 2022 Design – 2024 • Construct – 2025–2026 • Construction -2022-2023 • • Henry Singer - $463,000 • North East Skating Trail - $400,000 • Design – 2022 Design – 2024 • Construct - 2025 • Construction – 2022-2023 • • Outdoor Boarded Rink - $1,000,000 • Brookwood Field - $990,000 Design – 2026 • Design - 2022 • Construct – 2027-2028 • Construct – 2023 •
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