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<br />Mr. Steven R. Sarkozy, City Manager <br />March 20,1998 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Additional future development opportunities have been proposed including an aquatic <br />center, ice arena, fitness center and others, all potentially with different operational <br />venues. These may represent great opportunities, but also have significant implications for <br />longer term site development that should be carefully studied. <br /> <br />General Feedback and Comment Summary <br />Site and Visitor Services <br /> <br />The Phase 2 layout for visibility, access, parking, circulation, orientation points, rest rooms <br />and food service as they relate to the site will provide improved use of the Skating Center. <br />Phase 3 expansion can be accommodated with careful additional planning and detailed <br />design. Further expansion will have significant site implications requiring long term <br />strategic planning. <br /> <br />. The existing Skating Center has two main parking areas adequately serving the <br />facilities. Event activities currently require exit only onto Woodhill Drive. It is not <br />anticipated that Phase 2 or Phase 3 expansion plans will significantly impact the <br />quantity of parking or vehicular circulation. <br /> <br />. Existing pedestrian access to the Skating Center is through a single entrance at the <br />northwest corner of parking lot B. Skating Center access during events utilizing lot C <br />is circuitous. The Phase 2 expansion will add a second entry to the Skating Center at <br />the southwest corner of parking lot C, improving pedestrian access during events and <br />general flexibility for the Skating Center and commons/community areas. <br /> <br />. Phase 3 expansion of the Skating Center is planned to take place at each of the two <br />Skating Center entries. This expansion may not immediately impact the site vehicular <br />access or circulation, however, the impact on the pedestrian entry areas will need to be <br />carefully assessed and designed. Programming or scheduling of events will remain an <br />important consideration. <br /> <br />. Future expansion beyond Phase 3 north and west of the ice arena and around the Oval <br />is achievable. A small addition north of the ice arena is also achievable. However, <br />future significant expansion such as an additional sheet of ice, an aquatic center or a <br />fitness center that displaces existing parking and increases parking demand will have a <br />major impact the entire Civic Center site, not just the Skating Center site. Also this <br />additional/larger recreational use must be carefully considered in the overall balance of <br />land use in this City Center area. <br /> <br />Facilities and Operations <br /> <br />The Phase 2 layout for spatial organization, pedestrian circulation and orientation together <br />with the addition needed facilities including team rooms, rest rooms, food service, etc. will <br />provide improved use of the Skating Center. Phase 3 expansion can be accommodated <br />with careful additional planning and design. We feel that all non ice related functions <br />should be carefully studied before Phase 3 or subsequent development is undertaken. <br />Expansion beyond Phase 3 has significant site implications that require long term strategic <br />planning by the City. <br /> <br />. Recreation and Sports Activities - Phase 2 circulation, adjacencies and general layout <br />for: locker rooms, meeting spaces and associated facilities, work well. We assume the <br />locker rooms and community spaces are adequately sized /configured based on your <br />