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Parks requests: dog‑park expansion, neighborhood playground and Kleiner Park Wi‑Fi pitched for FY26
Summary
Parks staff asked council to fund a Discovery Park dog‑park expansion, a playground at Tammy Street Park, and Wi‑Fi at Kleiner Park; council expressed willingness to delay the Wi‑Fi and park theming work but broadly supported a neighborhood playground and dog‑park improvements.
Parks and recreation staff presented several FY26 enhancement requests: a Discovery Park dog‑park expansion to make use of underutilized adjacent land, a small neighborhood playground at Tammy Street Park (also referred to as Settlers Village Park), expansion and wayfinding work for Settlers Park tied to the community center project, and public Wi‑Fi for Kleiner Park.
Staff said the Discovery dog‑park expansion would add fenced acreage and allow better rotation and management of turf areas. On the Tammy Street playground, staff described the site as a small neighborhood park (about a half acre) with on‑street parking only; the requested budget would purchase and install a small playground designed for neighborhood use. For signage and theming of Settlers Park (a separate line in the capital plan), staff proposed new entrance signage and theming elements that match recent upgrades at other neighborhood parks.
Kleiner Park Wi‑Fi was presented as a continuation of a strategic plan tactic: staff installed public Wi‑Fi at Discovery and Settlers Park and proposed adding Kleiner Park next. IT gave usage statistics showing monthly users are seasonal and modest (e.g., 227 users/month at Settlers in May, fewer in winter). Several council members questioned the timing of a $200,000 Wi‑Fi investment during a year when one‑time fund balance is being used elsewhere and preferred to defer that item for one year for further evaluation; others said Wi‑Fi is a valuable amenity but agreed it could wait.
Council direction: members generally supported proceeding with the dog‑park expansion and the Tammy Street playground (with staff returning with sign naming options and a modest signage budget or budget amendment as needed). They placed the wider Settlers Park theming/identity work on hold for one year to align with the community center schedule and directed staff to return later with details. The Kleiner Park Wi‑Fi request was deferred for further review of usage metrics and timing.
Next steps: parks staff will proceed with dog‑park expansion and continue the community center‑park coordination; Tammy Street playground design and a modest signage plan will be developed and returned to council for final approval or budget amendment.
