PRAB 12/14/2021 Minutes (Special Joint Meeting with City Commission)

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CASSPLBCRRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 14, 2021 - Special Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Page 3 of 8 the Final Conceptual Plan. He introduced the City's Healthy Community Manager Dean Fathelbab, who thanked the City Commission and City leadership for giving him the opportunity to work on this project and expressed his gratitude to everyone who had worked on the project thus far. Mr. Fathelbab then introduced Mr. Frank Bellomo, Vice President and Sr. Director of Landscape Architecture at GAI Consultants and a member of the Community Solutions Group team. Mr. Bellomo introduced other members of his team who were present, which included Tommy Goodwill, an architect with Wannemacher Jensen Architects who specializes in recreation architecture and would be participating in the presentation, and Sean Lackey, owner of Sean Lackey Architecture, who was another architect with a very strong background in historic structures, historic architecture, and particularly historic residences. He advised that Mr. Lackey would not be presenting but was available for any questions at the end of the presentation, Mr. Bellomo and Mr, Goodwill then gave a presentation highlighting the amenities contained in the latest version of the Brightwater Estate Conceptual Plan which included the following components: Master Planning Process Parks and Recreation Board Meeting o Key Takeaways ■ Retain historic and natural character of site • Consider reducing venue capacity • Eliminate park uses — playground, kayak launch, etc. • Reduce impact to site — smaller venue, permeable paving, additional trees • Impacts of parking/traffic/noise/lights Commission Guidance o Key Takeaways ■ Design for maximum event capacity of 200 ■ Enclosed event facility on north ■ Auxiliary buildings on the northside ■ Parking north side, on-site only — avoid Lost Lake Lane, no on -street parking, no off-site parking/shuttle (but remains future option) ■ Conservatory building • Small playground (e.g., for kids during events) ■ Kayak launch with no drop-off roundabout ■ Gardens/educational features • Overlook for lake ■ Keep addition to home in the drawings • No golf course connection Architectural Plan Site Plan Cost Summary o Site $2,200,700 o Architecture $3,256,750 o Soft Costs j$80.161 Total $8,337,611 Opinion of Probable Cost.