Woods Chapel Park Park Location: 3925 NW Dogwood Park Land Established: 1979 Park Size: 10 acres Developed Acres: 6 acres Undeveloped Acres: 4 acres Park Type: Neighborhood Park Amenities: Playground, basketball court, single table shelter, small pond and multi-use trail. General Park Impressions: Park is need of improvements as most of the facilities and structures are original. The park is tired and outdated. Accessibility Level: Good access with paved road into park with paved parking lot and paved paths. However visibility is a challenge as it is in behind several houses and does not have good access through the neighborhood.
Improvements / Goals for Park: Park Feature Description Deficiencies Recommended Action 1 Single Table Shelter Shelter with one table designed for walk-up use. 2 Picnic Tables Aluminum in-house built tables used by residents for meals and gatherings. 1. Shelter house is original and has significant wear. 2. Picnic table is constructed in house and does not provide the image desired. 3. Trash cans are 55 gal. barrels, while very functional, it does not provide the image desired. 1. Tables are built using bleacher seating made in-house. 2. Appearance is not appealing and not up to the standards of todays park amenities. 3 Benches Aluminum in-house built benches. 1. Tables are built using bleacher seating cut-down to required lengths. 2. Appearance is not appealing and not up to the standards of todays park amenities. 4 Trash Cans 55 gal drum barrels used for trash receptacles. 5 Playground Playground for tots and youth with slides, merry-go-round, swings and other play features. 1. Trash cans are a 55 gal. drum painted with no lids 2. Appearance is not appealing. 3. With no lids animals get into the containers and scatter trash. 1. Surface is mulch 2. Structure is from 1989 and has outlasted its life expectancy. 3. Poles and features have paint peeling / fading. 4. Old board walk area has deficiencies. 5. Signs need to be replaced. 1. Replace Shelter House 2. Purchase new picnic tables. 3. Replace trash barrels with receptacle type. 4. Potentially look at making the shelter larger for the park. 1. Replace all picnic tables within the park. 1. Replace all benches within the park. 1. Replace all trash barrels with appropriate trash receptacles. 1. Replace mulch with a pour in place surface or synthetic turf surface to reduce long term maintenance cost and man hours. 2. Replace all play components with new structure. 3. Update board walk area. Park Feature Description Deficiencies Recommended Action Estimated Repair / Replacement Cost $25,000 2 Tables - $2,700 4 Benches - $5,600 6 Trash Cans - $8,100 Playground Surface - $81,000 Large Playground - $80,000 Small Playground - $25,000 Estimated Repair / Replacement Cost
6 Basketball Court Single asphalt surface court 1. Major cracking in surface 2. Uneven surface with one side higher than the rest of court. 3. New backboards and rims 4. Surface needs to be painted and restriped. 5. Fence is rusted, bowing and leaning. 6. Retaining wall leaning into court. 7 Landscape Beds Beds are located around entrance sign. 8 Parking Lot / Road 240 X 25 = 6,000 sq. ft. 230 X 45 = 10,350 Sq. ft. 9 Trails / Pedestrian Walkways 3650 X 10 = 36,500 sq. ft. Asphalt Surface Asphalt walking paths 1. No irrigation exists. 2. Mulch in beds. 3. No plant material exists. 1. Parking lot and roadway has several pot holes, alligator cracks, rutting and raveling occurring. 2. No stripping of parking space can be seen. 3. Parking lot has been patched several times. 1. Trail has several areas where the surface has heaving and not level. 2. Major cracking of surface creating several trip hazards. 3. Ensure trail width is 10 foot minimum. 1. Renovate surface with new construction method of suspended concrete to reduce cracking. 2. Top Coat surface with striping. 3. Replace backboards and rims. 4. Replace fencing with black vinyl coated material. 5. Rebuild retaining wall to straighten. 1. Add irrigation to reduce man hours. 2. Provide plant material to area. 3. Provide appropriate levels of mulch to protect plants. 1. Overlay and/or remove existing parking lot material and compact sub grade and repave lot. 2. Stripe lot for parking. 1. Trail on the south side of Dogwood needs to be totally removed and replaced. 2. Trail to the north has some removal patch work. 3. Entire surface would need seal coated and crack filled that is not replaced. 4. Widen areas as need to meet 10 ft. widths. Park Feature Description Deficiencies Recommended Action 10 Bridge Wooden foot bridge 1. Boards are curling. 2. Hand rails are leaning and loose. 1. Total renovation of Foot Bridge is needed. Total Court Renovations and Retaining Wall - $92,900 New Goals and Backboards - $1,700 Water line, irrigation and plants - $15,000 Paving - $65,000 Stripe - $400 South Trail - $65,000 North Trail - $30,000 Estimated Repair / Replacement Cost $20,000
11 Spillway Metal rails on spillway 1. Rails have paint peeling. 1. Paint hand rails to improve aesthetics. 12 Entrance Sign Wood Structure Sign 1. Sign is difficult to see. 1. Provide new sign at park 2. Wood structure is in need of entrance. improvements for aesthetics. 2. Replace or paint light pole. 3. Existing light pole needs to be painted or replaced 13 Parks Entrance 41 st No sign exist but a trail head is provided. 1. No sign exist, but an entry point is provided. 14 Restroom Building Public Restroom Facilities 1. No restroom facilities exist but amenities provided in park call for some type of public restroom. 1. Develop a marked park /.trail entrance sign. 2. Develop a barrier to stop vehicular traffic from entering park through the trail. 3. Repair split rail fence. 1. Develop long term plans for restroom building. $2,500 $15,000 $10,000 $130,000 15 Drinking Fountain Public Drinking Fountain 1. No public drinking fountain exists but amenities provided in park call for this type of amenity. 1. Develop long term plan to provide amenity. $4,000 TOTAL COST - $678,900 Item 1 Single Table shelter
Item 2 Picnic Tables No Photo Taken Item 3 Benches No Photo Taken Item 4 Trash Cans
Item 5 Playground Item 6 Basketball Court
Item 7 Landscape Beds
Item 8 Parking Lot/Road
Item 9 Trails/Pedestrian Walkways
Item 10 Bridge Item 11 Spillway
Item 12 Entrance Sign Item 13 Park Entrance 41st Street Item 14 Restroom Building No Photo Taken as no facilities exist. Item 15 Drinking Fountain No Photo Taken as it does not exist.