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Bruce Russell Park Implementation Planning Session One 1 April 2013 15 Attendees signed in Meeting summary Following an overview of the Parks and Recreation Renewal Prograand the key directions of the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan, meeting particip respond to questions about potential improvements. Exercise One Issues As a group focused on a park, participants were asked to identifto the playground area or the park in general: Group 1 #1 keep tennis courts This park lacks shade for the spots people congregate in. Needs: structure of some sort for tables or something. Needs more big trees especially on the west side particularly by and any picnic areas. Bigger/more interesting playground that takes into account older young; make sure some high swings are maintained; big rock climbl Make sure a sand volleyball court is preserved in the process (c may not keep it there) Maintain ball field More naturalized componentsbig rocks, plantings (some butterfly attracting), trees, mini-hills, etc; right now it feels too flat and stark Bathroom Preserve some largish growth Group 2 Bbcourttoo narrow, cant even get close to a 3-point arc/shot, and too long, not suitable for full court game (actually would be better for s Courts need resurfacing; could have lights for basketball as well as tennis The existing playground equipment is goodand in good shapeonly it is better for kids 2 to 8dont hastily get rid of itwould be a big waste; need equipment for kids 8 to 12+, especially monkey bars, climbing walls; when they took down this portion [arrow pointing to an area north of the e playground] they lost the big slide and pole. It would be nice to have more than one picnic table. Shade trees on the south side of playground would be nice and by the benches Area needs better drainage [arrow pointing to an area in the outfield area of