PLANCITY OF BELLINGHAM

2014 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan

Our Mission

“Support a healthy community by

promoting high quality parks

and recreation services.”

CHAPTER 1

Overall Vision

�Equal Access

�Water Access

�Access to Nature

�Newly Emerging Sports

�Variety

PROCESS

PLANNING AREA

• Steering Committee (9)

• Public Meetings (2)

• City Council (2)

• Telephone Survey (1)

• Web Survey (1)

2013 City Population = 82,310

2013 UGA Population = 10,797

2013 Total Population = 93,107

2029 Projected Population = 111,761

Growth has slowed since 2008 plan.

Population projection reduces acres

needed to keep Council adopted

Level of Service.

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3EXISTING FACILITIES PLAN • PARKS AND SPECIAL USE SITES

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Maritime Heritage Park j. Northridge Pork k. Squolicum Creek Pork I. Von Wyck Pork m. Whatcom Falls Pork n. Zuanich Point Pork (Port)

l . Birchwood Pork 2. Broadway Pork 3. Corl Lobe Pork 4 . Cordoto Pork 5. Cornwall Tot Lot 6 . Elizabeth Pork 7. Fairhaven Village Green 8. Forest & Cedar Pork 9. Fouts Pork l 0. Franklin Pork l l. Happy Volley Pork l 2. Highland Heights Pork l 3. Laurel Pork l 4. Lorraine Ellis Pork l 5. Maplewood Mcleod 16 . Memorial Pork 17. N. Somish Crest Pork l 8. Ridgemont Pork 19 . Rock Hill Pork 20. Roosevelt Park 2 1. S. Somish Crest Pork 22. Shukson Meadows Pork 23. St. Clair Pork 24. Sunnylond Pork 25. Sunset Pond Pork 26. Ted Edwards Pork (County)

Special Use Sites * 27. Bayview Cemetery 28. Big Rock Gorden 29. Cornwall Rose Gorden 30. Lake Padden Golf Course 3 1. Woodstock Form

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1. Arroyo Nature Area

2, Bakerview Open Space 3. Barkley Greenway & Trail 4. Bay to Baker Greenway

5. Bear Creek Greenway

6. Big Rock Open Space 7. Cemetery Creek Greenway 8. Chuckanut Bay Open Space

& Tidelands 9. Connelly Creek Natu re Area 1 0. Cordata Open Space

1 1. East Meadow 12. Euclid Park (City & County) 1 3. Galbraith Open Space (City

& County) 14. Hawley Open Space 15. Interurban Greenway &

Trail 1 6. King & Queen Mountain

Open Space 17. Klipsun Greenway & Trail 1 8. Lazy E Ranch Open Space 19. Little Squalicum Park 20. Lowell Park Open Space 21. Lower Padden Creek Open

Space & Trails 22. North Bay Open Space (City

& Port 23. Orchard Estates Wetlands 24. Padden Gorge 25. Post Point Treatment Plant

Open Space (Public W orks)

26. Railroad Greenway & Trail 27. Salmon Woods Open Space 28. Samish Crest Open Space 29. Sehome Hill Arboretum 30. Silver Creek Open Space 31. South Bay Greenway & Trail 32. South Samish Crest Open

Space 33. Spring Creek Nature Area 34. Squalicum Creek Greenwa y 35. Whatcom Creek Greenway

& Trail 36. Lake Geneva (watershed) 37. Laplante (wate rshed) 38. Macate & Wells (watershed) 39. Oriental Creek (watershed) 4 0. Silver Beach (watershed) 41. Strode (watershed) 42. Zarnowitz (watershed) 43. Alderwood Open Space

(County ) 44. Chuckanut Mountains

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Marine Drive Trail (Port) North ridge Park Trails O ld Village Trail Railroad Trail Samish Crest Trails Sehome Arboretum Trails

South Bay Trail Squalicum Harbor Trail

(Port) Sunset Pond Trail

Whatcom Creek Trail

Whatcom Falls Park

Priority Projects

� Add parks and trails for ½ mile service

radius

� Develop funded projects

� Add open space anchors and greenway

corridors per Strategic Plan

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BLOEDEL DONOVAN PARK

CIVIC ATHLETIC COMPLEX

CORNWAU PARK EXPANSION

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LAKE PAOOEN PARK

MARITIME HERITAGE PARK

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NORTHRIOGE PARK

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BOARDWALK REPLACEMENTS

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replace Joe Martin fields w/ s.ynthetic

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drainage, rose garden, entry 011\j)rovements

dra1nagelbeaCh im:Provements

~mprove playground restroomlyeaHound access

0.5 part of waterfront district site

develop existiog park

part of watetfront dist.rid site

Phase 2 per moster plan

as needed, k>cation.s vary

as ne~. locations vary

updated pall< master plans. as needed

study of parking, bus acces•. shuttle opportunities, trail access, traffic impacts or pafl<s, etc

as needed, k>cations vary

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EXISTING ACRES 3713.8 86 1570 311.4 1746.4 $ 5,208

PROPOSED ACRE ADDITIONS 287.2 21.6 45 1.6 219 $8,35

TOTAL PROPOSED ACRES 4001 107.6 1615 313 1965.4 $,6043

ELOS Total Standard / 1000 39.9 0.9 16.9 3.3 18.8 $ 5,098

PLOS Total Standard / 1000 35.8 0.9 14.5 2.8 17.6 $6,043

NRPA LOS Standard / 1000 34.5 2.0 8.0 n/a 6.0 n/a

LEVEL-OF-SERVICE

Goals & ObjectivesAligned with the Council Legacies and

Strategic Commitments

� Sense of Place

�Mobility and Connectivity

� Access to Quality of Life

� Healthy Environment

� Vibrant Sustainable Economy

�Quality, Responsive Service

� Clean, Safe, Drinking Water

� Safe, Prepared Community

� Equity and Social Justice

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6RECOMMENDED FACILITIES PLAN • PARKS AND SPECIAL USE SITES

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Revenue Source Total Revenue Projected 2029

1. REET 1 and 2* $ 5,000,000

2. Waterfront LIFT $ 5,000,000

3. Greenway3 Levy $16,000,000

4. Future Levy $22,200.000

5. Grants $10,000,000

6. Park Impact Fees $37,000,000

TOTAL POTENTIAL REVENUE $ 95,200,000

Estimated Value of Recommendations $93,400,000

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