REPORT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Recommendation on the Relocation of the Butcher House and Update on the Design of the Orchard Heritage Park Improvement Project (Study Issue)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
This report provides an overview of the public input and conceptual design process for the 2015 Council Study Issue (Attachment 1 - DPW 15-10) to consider relocation of the Butcher House to Orchard Heritage Park and review the need for a retaining wall to address the drainage between the orchard and the museum grounds. In addition, the report provides an update on the Orchard Heritage Park Improvement Project. The study issue and project are considered as a single project since decisions on each item affect future opportunities at the park.
A community input process was undertaken to review the objectives of the improvement project and the possible locations for the Butcher House. The City Council provided direction that multiple concepts should be reviewed for the Butcher House, including concepts that did not require any tree removals from the orchard. Staff presented three different concepts to the community, and based on the feedback received, developed the following three alternatives:
* Alternative 1 - Locating the Butcher House within the Orchard: The Butcher House is located near the museum within the orchard at the location preferred by the Historical Society. This location will require the permanent loss of at least 14 trees, and temporary loss of at least 12 trees for installation of a construction access road.
* Alternative 2 - Locating the Butcher House within Heritage Park: The Butcher House is located in the lawn area in front of the museum near the parking lot at the location favored by the public. This alternative does not impact the orchard.
* Alternative 3 - No Butcher House: This alternative does not provide a site for the Butcher House.
All three alternatives are feasible and meet the goal of the...
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