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NeighbourhoodParkDevelopmentProgramApplication

Forest/TerraceHeightsCommunityLeague

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MaryFinlayParkRevitalizationProjectNeighbourhoodParkDevelopmentProgram


CommunityParksAdvisoryCommittee

ChelseaLee,Chair

NatalieShykoluk,Grants

SharonTravnik,Advisor

MichelleTaylor,Advisor

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TableofContents

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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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