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;; .. 2.2 The "park complimentary" areas were to provide an additional set of assets to the park and make the park 11morelbetter than a typical neighborhood park", offering more and higher quality features that would appeal to more of the neighborhood. Ideas included better ways of providing park safety through "eyes on the park"; intergenerational actiyities and features; 4 season indoor and outdoor use and neighborhood meeting space; areas for arts and history displays and studios; passive and active activities; supportiye or complimentary retail activity such as an ice cream and/or coffee shop, and, integration of the park design into the civic parkway (Lexington). 2.3 The staff prepared a chart of uses and impact factors that may be considered as the Commission discusses the issues. The Commission recommended all complimentary uses with the exception of straight retail or housing. Examples included day care, coffee or ice cream shop, craftlbook store, public multipurpose space, meeting space, history display space and others. The Commission also recommended limiting parking, not connecting the parking lots through the park. The Commission recommendations included: Step 1: Proceed with the park neighborhood participation, design and construction in ] 999. Step 2: Within the master plan designate a public plaza to be designed by consultants and implemented as a portion of the park design. Step 3: Reserve space within the plaza area for future actiyities or community rooms, integrating these uses with the park as it is actually used. The Commission also recommended that two smaller parking lots, without connection through the park, should be considered in the master plan. The Commission felt this three step process was a prudent approach since it will not be clear what uses are proposed at the City Center site until completion of a report in July, 1999. The neighborhood planning, the design and the approved activities on the park should help identify the future synergistic uses within the two acre site in addition to the plaza. Further, as the RFP for the" park complimentary" uses is completed, it may add a better idea of scale and massing of site improvements. 3.0 ST AFF COMMENTS & FINDINGS 3.1 In reyiewing this study item, staff made the following findings: 1. The City's Comprehensive Plan map designates portions of the Lex/B site for High Density Housing, Business, Low Density Housing, and Park. The City Zoning Map designates portions of the Lex!B site for high density housing (R-3A), retail (B-3), and single family (R-1). Maps are attached. 2. The City's Comprehensiye Plan text currently does not specifically address any of these parcels. The Park and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission as well as the Infrastructure Study recommended designated 8 acres as park. The Council took no action on those recommendations until the issues within the Lex!B site could be resolved. PF#3076 - RCA (02/22/99) - Page 2 of 3