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mow fescue to lawn to increase the usable space of the park This option retains the <br /> majority of the existing trees, adds more trees, has additional seating and picnic areas. <br /> and includes a dance area in front of the bandstand <br /> This option indicates replacing the icehouse with a restroom as a potential Phase 2 <br /> improvement since the restroom cost would significantly limit the number of other park <br /> improvements that could be made. The pathway along the east side of Kottinger Creek <br /> could serve as an interim solution for the regional trail. Any improvements to the <br /> property north of Lions Wayside Park except a pathway to connect the Firehouse Arts <br /> parking lot to First Street and Lions Wayside Park and mulching the area, would also be <br /> part of Phase 2 <br /> Concept B <br /> This option locates the bandstand approximately ten feet further east from where it is <br /> currently located to avoid encroaching on the regulatory agencies' jurisdiction. The <br /> designs concert viewing space and lawn area (22.700 square feet) are more limited, <br /> but the concert setup would be similar to the current one and include about the same <br /> amount of seating and picnic areas as Concept A. Most trees are also retained with <br /> some additional trees, and the primary area for dancing is to the side of the bandstand <br /> This option proposes replacing the icehouse with a small playground and seating area <br /> as part of Phase 2 Alternatively, a 2.500-square-foot lawn seating area could replace <br /> the icehouse as part of the Phase 2 improvements. especially because the lawn area is <br /> reduced in Concept B. This option shows a more curvilinear pathway east of Kottinger <br /> Creek that could serve as an interim solution to the regional trail. Improvements to the <br /> property north of Lions Wayside Park would be limited to a pathway with shade trees to <br /> connect the Firehouse Arts parking lot to First Street and Lions Wayside Park and <br /> mulch in the rest of the area <br /> As part of the City Council's consideration. Staff requests discussion and prioritization of <br /> the amenities identified during the master plan process that cannot be completed due to <br /> design and/or budgetary constraints, which could be a part of the Phase 2 <br /> improvements. These items include: <br /> • Replacement of the icehouse <br /> • Adding a restroom in Lions Wayside Park <br /> • Adding a playground <br /> • A permanent regional trail system west of Kottinger Creek <br /> • Improving the City's property north of Lions Wayside Park, <br /> Icehouse <br /> The property around the icehouse at the corner of Neal Street and Railroad Avenue was <br /> identified as being under-utilized in the master plan update The City owns the property <br /> and building; the icehouse is leased to Glacier Ice, which has an agreement with <br /> Meadowlark Dairy for its use as storage While the community is used to seeing the <br /> icehouse in its current location, the building is not a registered historic structure. In <br /> Phase 2. the icehouse could be replaced with a lawn and seating area, a restroom. or a <br /> Page 6 of 9 <br />