Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parks Recreation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves final design updates for Hat MacLean Park, asks for flood mitigation details
Summary
Council approved a revised Hat MacLean Park design that preserves mature trees, repositions playgrounds and courts, reduces the event lawn, adds restrooms and plans floodplain adjustments including a box culvert; council asked staff for hydraulic modeling and collaborative disc-golf layout.
The Park City Council on Nov. 18 approved a third and final rendition of the Hat MacLean Park design after a presentation from Garver representatives. The plan preserves existing mature trees by rotating and siting play elements within the tree canopy, reduces the size of an artificial-turf event lawn (presenter compared it to a roughly 16,000–18,000-square-foot downtown turf), and adds a pond, an amphitheater-style grassy slope, additional restrooms, parking improvements and a raised asphalt lot for the BMX track.
"We want to preserve those, in their current state of health, because they are an amenity for this area," Garver’s presenter said when explaining why playground areas were adjusted to fit between mature trees. Project drawings call for a 10-foot walking path that will meander around the north side of the community building and provide future trailhead connections as additional links are completed.
Council members pressed staff and the consultant on floodplain mitigation and the meeting record shows that Garver’s hydraulics team is preparing models and that staff is exploring a box culvert option to raise a previously impassable low-water crossing. Councilmember Jim Schrader said he was concerned that earlier floods had submerged the ball field and asked that the design protect future improvements; Garver confirmed hydraulic modeling and permitting will guide final elevation and culvert sizing.
Reconfigurations also included shifting sport courts to avoid floodplain fill, consolidating sand-volleyball and sport courts closer to parking and moving the bike path north of the community building to reduce conflicts with pedestrians and vehicles. Garver said the city will work with experienced local disc-golf players to re-lay the course after construction so that the feature’s layout retains community value.
Jim moved to approve the plan as presented; Charlie Davidson seconded. The council approved the plan by voice vote, 5-0.
Next steps: staff will begin construction drawings, coordinate hydraulic modeling and proceed with permitting; Parks and Recreation staff will coordinate with local disc-golf users on the course re-layout.
