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Seaview Park PropertyMarch 25, 1980 MEMO TO: Harve H. Harrison Mayor FROM: Jim Jessel, Manager Parks and Recreation Division SUBJECT: SEAVIEW PARK Attached is a brief progress report on the Seaview Park Improvement Project for your review. JJ/mw Attachment �yC9 March 24, 1980 MEMO TO: Jim Jessel FROM: Steve Simpson SUBJECT: SEAVIEW PARK UPDATE The following is a summary of the actions we have taken at Seaview Park and the future actions that are needed to help solve the conflicts among user groups and neighbors. I. Actions that have been implemented. A. Revised the hours we schedule the ball field as per resident's petition. B. Requested Public Works spray mushrooms near rest rooms. C. Closed rest rooms except during games. D. Proposed cooperative payment to Vern Weber to correct a fencing problem. E. Met four times with Seaview concerned citizens group. F. Proposed an organized summer playground program in the park. II. Actions waiting for community approval (expected by April 21). A. Change in the parking plan on surrounding streets. B. Evening closure of the lower parking lot. C. Additional signing. D. Fencing around turfed areas where cars and motorcycles can get into the park. E. Additional PUD street lights. F. Change landscaping on berms to keep kids on bikes from jumping over them. III. Problems we can't solve. A. Noise from unscheduled ball games. B. Social problems, such as intimidation of park users by thugs and drug use by young people. SOS/mw f9P-I-L,-0-- April 24, 1980 MEMO TO: Harve H. Harrison Mayor FROM: Jim Jessel, Manager Parks and Recreation Division SUBJECT: SEAVIEW PARK Recreation Staff met with people from the Seaview Park area Wednesday, April 23, 1980. Seaview residents agreed the following changes will reduce the problems at the park. PARKING 1. Disallow parking on the south side of 185th Street S.W. 2. Close the southeast parking lot entrance at dusk. 3. Ticket parking violators for illegal parking around the park (rather than requesting violators to move vehicles). 4. Add sign on park side of 184th that says, "Additional Parking Available at Lot on 186th and 90th". CIRCULATION CHANGES 1. Add bollard in walkway on 186th and 80th, to keep cars off walkway. 2. Lock down bollards on walkway on 82nd Ave., and 185th, and the northwest corner walkway. 3. Add bollard on walkway entrance on 185th and 184th. CHANGES TO FACILITY 1. Place logs or other obstruction on berm along 80th to prevent bicycles, trucks and motorcycles from driving over berm. 2. Place a low fence along field on 184th and 185th to keep cars out of field. 3. Fence area behind backstop to catch balls from warmup and practice (keep balls and kids out of street and neighbors' yards). 4. Add a street light on 186th and 80th P.U.D. pole. 5. Add additional play equipment to children's play area. (Prefer log climbing type. Community will help construct.) N ESkiW 1. Sign each street bordering park, "Slow, Children Playing", or "Slow - Playground". 2. Add to 82nd, "Dead End". SOS/mw Rv JUN 12 1980 Execut1VQ Offices June 12, 1980 MEMO TO: Harve H. Harrison, Mavor FROM: Jim Jessel, Director Parks and Recreation Department SUBJECT: SEAVIEW PLAYFIELD Attached is a petition to remove parking on 185th adjacent to Seaview Plavfield. I recommend that this petition, as well as the results from the June 24th Seaview hearing, be reviewed by the Park Board at its June 25th meeting. C� JJ/ jn Attachment r %, �;�- - toss C(� June 9, 1980 The Honorable Harve Harrison Mayor, City of Edmonds City Hall Edmonds, Washington 98020 RE: 185th Street S.W. Edmonds, Washington Dear Mayor Harrison: This letter is to further express neighborhood concerns with the parking situation on 185th Street S.W., and to inform you of a recent conference with the City Engineer and the Parks Director. The City Engineer agrees with our position that this street is inadequate and unsafe for what is occurring here. The Parks Director suggests that additional space is needed for parking; inasmuch as a parking lot is pro- vided and is minimally used, the neighborhood does not agree with him. We feel that the problems on 185th Street S.W. are a direct result of decisions and actions taken by city officials over the years. This deadend street was originally one-half improved to a width of 18 feet in 1968 to save the residences on the south side. The original approved plans for the development of Seaview Park provided for improving the remaining 18 feet adjacent to the park, and for inset parking similar to that along 184th Street S.W. Unbeknownst to the neighborhood, these plans were arbitrarily changed, and in 1975 when other improvements to Seaview Park were made, a concrete curb was installed along the edge of the existing asphalt. This curb contained the street to a width of 18 feet and made it nearly impossible for residents to back out of their driveways. Ron Waley, Administrative Assistant at that time, admitted that a mistake had been made and that the street was unacceptably substandard. He proposed that a curb be removed, another 8 feet of asphalt be laid in lieu of the 18 feet originally planned, a curb be reinstalled bringing the total street width to 25 feet, and that parking be restricted. This seemed reasonable and was accepted by the neighborhood. Unfortunately, no action was taken by the city regarding the parking as The Honorable Harve Harrison May 23, 1980 Page two promised, and it has been a continuing problem ever since. When the city passed an ordinance in 1978 restricting parking on 184th Street S.W., we again asked that the city take some action to prevent their parking problem from being transferred to 185th Street S.W. (See City Council minutes of October 17, 1978) Again, promises were made by Leif Larson, but there was no follow through. The current situation on this 25 foot wide deadend street is as follows: a) used as a residential access street, b) used for park parking, c) used for pedestrian access to the park, d) used as a continuation of the perimeter park trail system, e) has a turn -around area so small that it requires vehicles to back-up into the street, e) has the turn -around area situated at the head of the trail system leading into the park. We feel these are unsafe and conflicting uses, and the City Engineer agrees with us. The City Engineer and Parks Director have suggested at this most recent meeting that the best solution to this situation is to request funds to remove and reinstall the curb, widen the street to provide safe parking, and establish that portion of the trail system within the park rather than in the street. We don't think this makes much sense. In addition to the expense involved, it would require the removal of trees planted in the right-of-way, would not solve the problem of a back-up turn -around at the head of the trail system, and would further encourage the unsafe mix of pedestrian and vehicular use of the street. We con- tinue to believe that a better, safer, more cost-effective solution would be to designate the northern 6-8 feet of the street as a continuation of the park perimeter trail system, and use 185th Street S.W. for residential access rather than for park parking. The Honorable Harve Harrison May 23, 1980 Page three The neighborhood continues to remain hopeful that we can reach a mutually acceptable safe and common-sense solution to the use of this street. We wish to have the opportunity to participate in any further plans and decisions regarding this matter. Sincerely, % �; +(+, ')g� 14 I'll 1 f_ cc: Jim Adams, City Engineer Jim Jessell, Parks Director City Council Members it-') JUL 9 1984 .ktecuuve Oii►ces July 8, 1980 MEMO TO: Harve H. Harrison Mayor FROM: Stephen 0. Simpson Recreation Administrator Parks and Recreation Dept. SUBJECT: SEAVIEW PARK The City applied for and expects to receive a CETA position to patrol parks for safety and security, rule violations, and city/neighbor conflicts at no cost to the City. The person hired in the position will concentrate his/her efforts at Seaview Park. Any extra time will be spent in other park neighborhoods to head off similar problems. In newspaper articles highlighting the Park, Seaview area residents will be asked to use the Park more and to join the patrol effort. The park security person will enhance this information campaign with door-to- door, person -to -person contacts. A moped, small motorcycle, or bicycle will be needed for transportation in and around Seaview Park and between it and other parks. SOS/mw June 17, 1980 MEMO TO: Harve H. Harrison Mayor FROM. Jim Jessel, Director Parks and Recreation Dept. SUBJECT: DISCUSSION ON SEAVIEW PARK PROBLEM At the June 10 City Council Meeting, Mrs. Van Thorndyke, a neighbor of Seaview Park playfield, requested that the existing backstop be removed or moved elsewhere on the playfield, to reduce the noise level in her house. As we all know, the noise level problem is but one of the many considerations (parking, intimidation, scheduling, narcotics, vandalism, etc.) that the Seaview Task Force is working to resolve. Many or most of these problems can be traced to the design of the Park, which did not altogether consider the impacts of a ball field being located in a residential neighborhood. There are changes which could be made to Seaview playfield which would reduce the noise level by providing additional buffering from the neigh- bors. The backstop relocation changes as shown on the attached drawings would cost approximately $8,000, which includes irrigation system changes and landscaping costs. Factors that should be considered in any changes to the ball field in- clude: 1. All of our community surveys and Task Force recommendations do not consider noise as a generalized problem throughout the neighborhood. 2. If there is any reduction to the playfield size which would eliminate neighborhood adult usage, additional fencing (approximately $2,500) should be considered at Sierra Park to accommodate the transferred adult play. 3. That a reduction or increase of scheduled games on the play - field will not eliminate noise. The Seaview neighborhood has historically, and rightfully, moved onto the ball field as soon as scheduled games are through. 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