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PRC prioritizes ADA projects at Penny Klein and Firefighters Memorial Park, eyes August timeline
Summary
Parkitecture presented designs for ADA access at Penny Klein Park (soccer complex), Adler Field and Bergey Soccer Stadium. The PRC prioritized the South soccer field ($61,402), listed Penny Klein second (transcript shows “$1.88,” units not specified), and placed the baseball field third ($68,807). Staff said $73,000–$74,000 is identified in 2025 ADA funds; staff will develop 90% plans and return with budget requests.
Designs for ADA improvements at Penny Klein Park and Firefighters Memorial Park were reviewed by the Parks & Recreation Commission on July 21. Katie McDonald of Parkitecture walked commissioners through three target areas — the Penny Klein soccer complex, Steve Adler Field and the Bergey Soccer Stadium at Firefighters Memorial Park — and asked for prioritization to allow 90% construction plans and bid specifications to be completed.
McDonald described current barriers: ADA parking stalls exist in several lots but signage is frequently noncompliant and there are no connecting accessible walkways from parking to bleachers or fields. She proposed an 8‑foot asphalt loop path around the Penny Klein soccer fields to create continuous access, and recommended 40‑foot post‑and‑rail fence sections with 10‑foot gaps as a deterrent to vehicles that have driven onto and damaged turf. McDonald also recommended concrete sidewalks and pads at Adler Field to create fully accessible routes to bleachers, dugouts and drop‑off areas.
Kylie noted that Middleton United and school district stakeholders had requested fencing and improved access; she said staff has identified roughly $73,000–$74,000 in 2025 ADA funding and will present budget language for items that can be built this year. The transcript records one project cost as “$1.88” for a Penny Klein item but does not specify the units for that figure in the record; staff said Adler Field or the soccer stadium is most feasible to pursue this year given available funds.
Commission discussion covered tree placement, shade, maintenance, surfacing material (concrete vs. asphalt), impacts on playing surfaces and coordinating with user groups to ensure fence and path placement does not impede play. For Bergey Soccer Stadium, Parkitecture proposed filling a shallow swale with a culvert to reduce slope, adding a 5‑foot gate in the fence and relocating storage and two ADA porta‑potties onto a new concrete pad to improve access and preserve parking.
A motion to recommend prioritization passed: first the South soccer field (projected $61,402), second the Penny Klein field (stated in the transcript as “$1.88,” unit not specified), and third the baseball field at Penny Klein/Firefighters Park ($68,807). Commissioners asked staff to consider adding trees to offset increased asphalt and to return with 90% plans, specifications and funding requests so projects can be bid.
Next steps: staff will refine designs, confirm field dimensions with user groups, prepare 90% construction documents and, when funding is available, move the chosen projects into the public procurement and construction oversight process. The commission also scheduled a parks tour for Aug. 18 to view several sites.
