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The Master Plan
Overall Description Of The Approved Master Plan
The approved Master Plan represents the contributions of many
individuals and groups including the THPRD Board of Directors and
staff, Patrons, the Denney-Whitford NAC, and other community
stakeholders. Based on Patron comments, staff modified Option III to
create the approved plan, which follows. This Master Plan will
provide a shared vision and funding strategy for future enhancements
and modifications to Camille Park.
The approved Master Plan aims to turn Camille Park into a "Nature
Place" where Patrons can be immersed in the park's natural features
while enjoying the more active recreational amenities of a developed
park. The plan takes advantage of the site's natural resources by
highlighting features like the Oregon white oak trees and wetlands via
a loop trail. The plan locates recreational amenities in drier, less
environmentally sensitive, and more accessible areas. It also calls for
the removal of the basketball court to protect resources and reduce
maintenance costs.
A key element of the plan is the educational aspect which will allow
Patrons of all ages to gain a sense of wonder and understanding of
nature through interpretive signs, interaction with the environment,
and play. Proposed structural improvements to the park employ
sustainable building materials. (Improvements with an asterisk
represent features that could be installed via green materials or
methods and adhere to LEED (US Green Building Council's
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines.) All new
park improvements should be considered for ADA accessibility and
current safety standards.
Elements of the approved Master Plan (letters correspond to
locations on map):
- Maintain existing parking and associated access.
- Maintain existing tennis courts and mowed lawn area surrounding
them.
- Establish loop pathway.
- Use sustainable boardwalk and paving materials as well
as educational features along dotted segment (from
meadow past camas to central area).
- Pathway would be situated just uphill from wetland areas
where possible in order to minimize impact to sensitive
areas while allowing viewing access.
- Explore the feasibility of integrating park trails with surrounding
trail access.*
- Several informal trails lead off of Park District property
onto Beaverton School District property and adjacent
undeveloped private property. They are often muddy or
overgrown with vegetation and strewn with trash. Park
District Patrons could be better served if they were
allowed official access to these trails. Access easements
might include THPRD trail maintenance in exchange for
access to these properties.
- Lawn/active space.
- These areas would be maintained to accommodate active
uses such as Frisbee and informal games.
- Covered picnic area & picnic area consolidation.
- Current picnic areas would be consolidated from the
current locations in the NW corner and east side of the
park into one larger area. The current barbeque in the
NW corner of the park would be eliminated. A portion of
picnic tables would be under a permanent shelter while
the rest would be on the grass. This arrangement would
improve the level of service and reduce impact to natural
resources, while reducing maintenance service needs.
- Update accessibility and upgrade picnic area to include
sustainable materials/furnishings.*
- Upgrade/replace existing play area with an accessible naturethemed
active space.*
- The new playground would incorporate naturalistic play
structures and themes. It would allow children to engage
in many of the same types of physical activity that they
would on a traditional playground, but it would also
function as an educational amenity. Elements such as a
climbing web, a crawl-through "log" or nest that stimulate
creative play would be part of the design. Natural materials such as wood, rope, and living plants would be
incorporated where appropriate.
- Fiberglass climbing rocks will be installed for older
children, teens, and adults. Rocks will allow more
challenging play and should accommodate and
encourage use by multiple participants.
- Create an exploratory nature path for older children.
- The path will have images and tactile elements imbedded
in concrete and/or via interactive signs that invite children
to touch, look, and learn about nature in the park.
- Maintain/improve delineation and signage of existing camas
preserve.
- Trail and interpretive signs will delineate the camas
meadow while providing education and appropriate
access.
- Enhance meadow/wetland area.
- This area is presently too wet to mow during much of the
year and accommodates limited users during the dry
season. Native shrubs and grasses could be planted here
to enhance natural resource values. A buffer of mowed
grass will be kept around the perimeter to keep plant
material back from residences. This site may be a
wetland mitigation site to make up for impacts due to trail
construction in the park.
- Create an interactive meadow landscape with a seating and
interpretive area.*
- This area would allow Patrons to contemplate nature from
a seating area. It will also invite Patrons (particularly
younger ones) to explore the meadow via stepping-stones,
rocks, or other objects that are situated within the
wetland area.
- Oak-enhancement areas.
- These areas would receive long-term management and
planning to protect existing oaks from encroaching
vegetation, limit compaction from equipment, and
saplings would be installed to ensure future canopy.
* Improvements with an asterisk represent features that could be
installed via green materials and methods and adhere to LEED
sustainability guidelines.
Signage
Signs are crucial to inform visitors about park amenities and
appropriate park activities. If properly written and installed, they will
impart an understanding and appreciation for the parks natural
heritage. The following signs are envisioned:
- Secondary park entry (map and general directory)
- Meadow/wetland education point
- Camas preserve education point
- Exploratory nature path start/education point
- Oregon oak education point
- Stream/watershed education point
- Primary park entry (map and general directory)
Cost Estimate
Prices reflect 2007 rates and are for the purpose of estimation only.
Actual costs will depend upon exact product specification, availability,
and current freight and labor costs.
Architecture & Engineering
Permitting
Site work/prep
Stream Bridge
Pervious walking path
Main loop
Neighborhood connector segment
Impervious paving (footings, picnic pad):
Play area (structures & surfacing)
Picnic shelter:
Interpretive/wayfinding signage:
Meadow planting:
Oak/Camas Enhancement Areas:
Site furnishings (rubbish bins, benches)
Contingency
TOTAL
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$40,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$75,000
$20,000
$10,000
$90,000
$50,000
$16,000
$7,000
$12,000
$15,000
$97,000
$507,000
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