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NeighbourhoodParkDevelopmentProgramApplication
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MaryFinlayParkRevitalizationProjectNeighbourhoodParkDevelopmentProgram
Forest/TerraceHeightsCommunityLeague
CommunityParksAdvisoryCommittee
ChelseaLee,Chair
NatalieShykoluk,Grants
SharonTravnik,Advisor
MichelleTaylor,Advisor
October 1, 2010
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TableofContents
COVERPAGE 3
NPDPAPPLICATIONFORM 4
PROJECTPROPOSAL 6
PROJECTTITLE 6PROPOSALDEFINITION 6PROJECTOBJECTIVES 8PROPOSEDSTRATEGY 11PROPOSEDPROJECTMETHODOLOGYAND/ORACTIVITIESNEEDEDTOCOMPLETETHEPROJECT 11IDENTIFICATIONOFROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIES 11PRELIMINARYTIMELINE 12PRELIMINARYFINANCINGORFUNDINGSTRATEGY 12IMPACTOFNOTDOING/DOINGLATE 13IMPACTONOTHERPROJECTS/SYSTEMS 13
ATTACHMENTS 14
SITEDEVELOPMENTPLAN 14APPROVALLETTERFROMPARKSPLANNING 15PUBLICINVOLVEMENTPLAN 16NEEDSASSESSMENT 21COPYOFCOMMUNITYLEAGUEMOTIONAPPROVINGFUNDINGFORPROJECT 27LETTEROFSUPPORTDAVEOLSON,PRESIDENT,FTHCL 31LETTEROFSUPPORTSANDRACARLTOWNSEND,PRINCIPAL,FORESTHEIGHTSSCHOOL 32LETTEROFSUPPORTHUGHMACDONALD,MLA,EDMONTONGOLDBAR 33LETTEROFSUPPORTCOMMUNITYRECREATIONCOORDINATOR 34CONTACTLISTFORCOMMUNITYPARKSADVISORYCOMMITTEE 35APPROVALLETTER2011CAPITALFUNDINGPROGRAM,CITYOFEDMONTON 36
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ProjectProposal
ProjectTitleMaryFinlayParkRevitalizationProject
ProjectOwner(andwhereapplicable,projectsponsor)
ProjectOwner:CityofEdmonton
ProjectSponsor:Forest/TerraceHeightsCommunityLeague
ProposalDefinition
TheMaryFinlayParkRevitalizationProjectconsistsofawadingpooltospraydeckconversion;
installationofabrandnew,forest-themedplaystructure;inclusionofnewparkamenities;and,
completelandscapingofthepark.Thisprojectistheresultofchangingcommunityneedsand
consultationwithavarietyofcommunitystakeholdersincludingForestHeightsSchool,
Forest/TerraceHeightsCommunityLeaguemembersandBoardofDirectors,aswellaschildren,
adultsandseniorslivingintheForestandTerraceHeightscommunities.Changestoprovincial
poolhealthandsafetystandardsalsoprovidedtheimpetusfortheproject,asexistingwading
poolsnolongeradheretohygienicstandards.Redevelopmentoftheparkfallsunderthe
NeighbourhoodParkDevelopmentProgramsExtensivecategoryandthusrequiresthefull
$250,000inNPDPfunding.
MaryFinlayParkislocatedintheheartoftheForestHeightscommunityandprovideshoursof
enjoymentforchildren,families,andseniors.TheForest/TerraceHeightsCommunityLeagueusestheparkformanyofitsevents,includingitsannualHarvestFest,andhelpsbring
neighbourstogetherinasocialatmosphere.Asanintegralpartofthecommunity,MaryFinlay
Parkwillgreatlybenefitfromredevelopmenttomeetthechangingneedsofthecommunityand
theabilitytoprovideincreasedrecreationandleisureopportunitiesforresidentsofallages.
Theproposedspraydeck,playstructure,siteamenities,andlayoutwillprovideanupdated,
moreaccessible,andsaferenvironmentthatwillbebetterintegratedintotheexisting
dimensionsofMaryFinlayPark.Wehopetobuildaparkthatwillstandasalastinglegacyto
thosewhohavedonatedtheirtimeandresourcesandtotheresidentsoftheForestandTerrace
Heightscommunities.
BackgroundandCurrentState
TheMaryFinlayParkRevitalizationProjectdevelopedastheresultofanumberofissuesfacing
theForestandTerraceHeightscommunities.Theseissueswereidentifiedby:1)Forest/Terrace
HeightsCommunityLeague(FTHCL)membersandBoardofDirectorsattheFTHCLAnnual
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GeneralMeetingandeventsthroughouttheyear,2)theCommunityRecreationCoordinator,
CityofEdmonton,fortheFTHCL,3)aNeedsAssessmentconducteddoor-to-doorinthe
community,and4)focusgroupsofschoolchildrenattendingForestHeightsSchool.Currently,
theparkconsistsofasmallandoutdatedplaystructure,concretewadingpool,alargeand
emptygrassyarea,andfewsiteamenities.
Atthe2009and2010FTHCLAGMs,Boardandcommunitymemberswereconsultedregarding
theproposedredevelopmentofMaryFinlayPark.Itwasagreedthattheprojectshouldbe
completedinoneortwoseasons,ratherthanphasingdifferentaspectsoftheproject,inorder
tominimizeanynegativeimpactonprogramming,access,andresidentswhosehomesare
adjacenttothepark.Also,membersstatedthattheywouldliketocreateaparkdesignedto
accommodateandbeattractivetoallcommunityresidents,regardlessofage.However,the
playstructurewouldbeprimarilygearedtowardschildrenagedtwotofive,asthereisaparkfor
childrenagedfivetotwelveatthenearbyForestHeightsSchool.Feedbackwasalsosolicitedat
Leagueevents,suchasHarvestFest,wherepreliminarydesignswerepresented.
MelanieJunck,theCommunityRecreationCoordinatorfortheFTHCL,broughttotheLeagues
attentionthattheexistingwadingpoolatMaryFinlayParknolongermetthepublichealthrequirementssetoutbythecityandtheprovince.Thisprovidedthenecessaryimpetusto
endeavourtoconvertthewadingpoolintoaspraydeckusinginpartfundsfromtheCityof
Edmontons2011CapitalFundingProgram.
ANeedsAssessmentwascreatedtodeterminetheneedsoftheForestandTerraceHeights
communitiesintermsofrecreation,social,andsafetyaspectsofanewpark.TheChairofthe
CommunityParksAdvisoryCommitteeadministeredtheAssessmentatcommunityevents(e.g.,
HarvestFest,childrensChristmasparty,FamilySkiDay)andgatheredfeedbackfromresidents
byvisitinglocalparksandtalkingtopeopleonthestreet.CopiesoftheAssessmentwerealso
senthomewithstudentsfromForestHeightsSchooltobecompletedathomewiththeir
families.TheresultsoftheNeedsAssessmentarereflectedintheNeedscolumnoftheProjectObjectivessectioninthisproposalandtheAssessmentisattachedtoourproposal.
SchoolchildrenfromForestHeightsSchoolparticipatedininformalfocusgroupstodetermine
whatfeaturestheywouldliketoseeintheirnewpark.Theirsuggestionsgreatlyinfluencedthe
designofthespraydeckandplaystructure,especiallysincetheywillbethemainusersofthese
amenities.
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