HomeMy WebLinkAbout09062011 SANDBRIDGE PARKING & LITTLE ISLAND PARKDave Hansen
Brian Solis
September 6, 2011
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Summer visitation continues to increase
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Parking requirements have grown
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City is designing an expansion (33 spaces)
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of the Market Place parking lot
Civic league has asked for expanded on-
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street parking using the connecting streets
Residents want City to invest in the
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expansion of Little Island Park
Create a solution to avoid access blockage
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to the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge &
the False Cape State Park
With expanded parking comes additional
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restroom/changing requirements
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Evaluated the south end street widths and safety
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issues on the E/W connecting streets
Created one and two side on-street parking via
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adjustments to signage and space marking
Conducted 4 consecutive weekend observations
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and continue making adjustments
Added 140 new parking spaces
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Working through the civic league to incorporate
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resident suggestions
Turning attention to increasing on-street parking
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at the north end
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123-acre Signature Park
Back Bay shoreline
Atlantic Ocean beachfront
Amenities:
Coast Guard Lifesaving Station
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Two Bath Houses
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544 Existing Parking Spaces
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Four (4) Large Shelters
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Pier
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Two Tennis Courts
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Playground With Pour in Place
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Surface
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Peak traffic on summer weekends and some
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weekdays block Sandpiper Road
Access prevented to False Cape State Park
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and Back Bay Wildlife Refuge and some
residences
How did Little Island fare from Hurricane
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Irene?
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Phase IIIPhase IPhase II
Renovation of Existing Parking LotBy-Pass Lane, 128 New Spaces244 New Spaces,
and Check-in BoothBath House #3, and Relocated beach
maintenance and sand staging area
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Phase I –FY 12
Add bypass lane to Sandpiper Road
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Add 128 new spaces
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Additional check-in booth
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Phase I Prelim Cost Estimate = $752,000
Phase II –FY 13
Add 244 new spaces, bath house and
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relocated sand/beach maintenance area
Phase II Prelim Cost Estimate = $1.1M
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Phase III –To Be Determined
Total Three Phase Project = 1,003 Parking Spaces
Renovate existing parking lot for storm
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(459 new spaces)
water management and to add 87 spaces
Phase III Prelim Cost Estimate = $1.9M
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with pavers or $550,000 to resurface
asphalt
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Phase I -$752K from P&R CIP and possibly a
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USFWS grant
Phase II –Cost sharing
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?P&R -$375K
?PW -$375K
?SSD -$375K
Phase III –if $1.9M then we will need a
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significant cost participation grant award
-if we resurface the existing
asphalt then possibly cost share between
P&R and PW road resurfacing program
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Approve moving forward with Phase I this
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off-season
Further develop Phase II for inclusion in
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the FY13 CIP
Pursue environmental grants to assist in
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funding Phase III
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