SF REC & PARK GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY PRESENTATION #1 DECEMBER 2018

Supervisor Norman Yee District 7

Project Manager Alexis Ward Recreation and Parks Department

Design Team Lizzy Hirsch, Landscape Architect Winnie Chang, Landscape Design Assistant Veronica Chan, Landscape Design Intern Public Works

Golden Gate Heights Playground 1 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 AGENDA Welcome, Introductions, Objectives and Ground Rules

Part I Let’sPlaySF & 2012 Bond Program Background Part II Golden Gate Heights Playground Project Overview: • Project Parameters • Neighborhood Context • Site Context • Playground Opportunities & Constraints Part III Review Play Options: • Structure Based Play • Nature Inspired Play • Play Features: - Imaginative - Interactive Feedback & Dot Polling Part IV Project Schedule & Next Steps

Golden Gate Heights Playground 2 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 GROUND RULES

• Please sign-in • Turn off cell phones • Direct comments to the facilitator • Raise your hand to speak • Keep to the agenda • Please hold all questions for the end

Golden Gate Heights Playground 3 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 PROJECT TEAM

Project Manager • Alexis Ward, Recreation and Parks Department Design Team - SF Public Works • Lizzy Hirsch, Landscape Architect • Winnie Chang, Landscape Design Assistant • Veronica Chan, Landscape Design Intern Rec and Park Management • Lisa Bransten, RPD Director of Partnerships • Toks Ajike, RPD Director of Planning and Capital Division • Robert Muhammad, RPD Park Service Area Manager • LaMonté Bishop, RPD Manager of Policy and Community Affairs SF Parks Alliance • Drew Becher, CEO • Katie Strange, Associate Director of Planning and Project Delivery • Marissa Alexander, Southwest Area Manager

Golden Gate Heights Playground 4 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 Part I: Let’sPlaySF! & 2012 Bond Program

Golden Gate Heights Playground 5 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 VISION

Let’sPlaySF! is a public-private partnership between the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and the San Francisco Parks Alliance created to ensure San Franciscans continue to have great places to play by supporting the renovation of the city’s 13 most deserving playgrounds.

Golden Gate Heights Playground 6 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 A B C D E F G H Priority Playgrounds per the Failing 1 Playgrounds Task Force ¯ 1 Adopted December 2014 Washington Square* !.

2 2 2 3 Sgt. John Macaulay Park* !. Tier 1 !. !. Richmond Playground* !. Tier 2

3 !. 7 Supervisor Districts 3 Buchanan Street Mall 1 * CCA-Treated Wood Panhandle Playground* !. 5 6

4 4

Golden Gate Heights Playground * 5 8 5 4 !. 9 Juri Commons* !. 6 West Portal Playground* 10 6 7 "N/A !. Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove*

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!. !. John McLaren Park (Group Picnic)* Merced Heights Playground*11 8 !. 8 Alice Chalmers Playground* Herz Playground !. 00.510.25 Mile

Golden Gate Heights Playground 2012 Bond Program Background7 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 8 Building Design & Construction Washington Square Playground | Community Meeting #1 | 05.05.16 MEETING OBJECTIVES

• Provide an opportunity for the community to weigh in on the future improvements planned at Golden Gate Heights Playground.

• Design has not started and we want to hear from you first to inform the project parameters & design direction.

• Discuss & identify the community’s preferences on playscapes & features.

• Due to space constraints, discuss and prioritize the needs of the two age categories.

Golden Gate Heights Playground 8 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 POWER OF TRANSFORMATIONS

Moscone Playground: BEFORE Moscone Playground: AFTER (completed in 2018)

Golden Gate Heights Playground 9 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 Part II: Golden Gate Heights Playground Project Overview

Golden Gate Heights Playground 10 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 BUDGET OVERVIEW

• Playground Project Budget: $2,000,000

• Community Opportunity Fund Project Budget: $799,234

• Work already completed: $110,100

• Construction Budget: $1,380,000

• Project contingencies: $366,000

• Combined Project Budget: $2,799,234

Existing Site

Golden Gate Heights Playground 11 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 Golden Gate Heights Park Proposed Park Improvements PROPOSED PARK IMPROVEMENTS: SITE PLAN 10.31.18 COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND PROJECT OVERVIEW

Rockridge Avenue 1. New Nature Play Area aka Adventure Land • New proposed location Children’s playground 2. Renovation of Upper Field 12th Avenue

3. Replacement of pathways and new 4 7 accessible curb ramp at 12th Avenue park entry 6 3 4. Replacement/Addition of site furniture 5 • Two benches are already installed. Still 1 a need for additional picnic tables and 4 benches 3 2

5. New community bulletin board and 1 interpretive signage

6. Removal of invasive species and new planting improvements • Work already done through volunteers

7. New Green Hairstreak Butterfly habitat • Work already done through volunteers

Golden Gate Heights Playground 12 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 1 NEW Nature Play Area aka Adventure Land 5 NEW Community Bulle n Board and Interpre ve Shown location no longer desired. 1* shows new proposed location. Signage Will be done as part of Capital Project. 2 RENOVATION of Upper Field Will be done as part of Capital Project to renovate playground. 6 REMOVAL of invasive species and NEW Plan ng Work already done through volunteers. 3 REPLACEMENT of Pathways and NEW accessible Improvements curb ramp at 12th Avenue Park Entry 7 NEW Green Hairstreak Bu er y Habitat Orange paths have already been re-paved. Remainder will be done as part of Capital Project. 4 REPLACEMENT/ADDITION of Site Furniture a) Two benches are already installed. Community still wants a picnic table, but this will require other site improvements for ADA access. b) This area will be addressed as part of Capital Project. NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS WITH PLAYGROUNDS

20 Minute Walk

15 M inute Walk MT SUTRO OPEN SPACE

GRAND VIEW 1 0 Minute W PARK alk

ROCKY OUTCROP 5 Minute PARK Walk GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND J.P. MURPHY PLAYGROUND

HAWK HILL PARK

MCCOPPIN SQUARE

WEST PORTAL Park with Playground PLAYGROUND Park LARSEN PLAYGROUND

Golden Gate Heights Playground 13 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS WITH PLAYGROUNDS

McCoppin Square (Ages 2-5) Larsen Playground (Ages 2-5)

J.P. Murphy Playground (Ages 2-5 & 5-12) Larsen Playground (Ages 5-12)

Golden Gate Heights Playground 14 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 PLAYGROUND CONTEXT

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EXISTING SITE

P A

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B A. View towards playground looking west

B. View towards playground looking north

Golden Gate Heights Playground 16 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 SITE PARAMETERS AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Playground footprint to follow current P

playground safety standards P • Current playground safety standards require more space than existing P P equipment • Need for durable materials P • Balancing budget constraints

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SITE PARAMETERS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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B A

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A. View towards playground looking east

B. View towards playground looking west

Golden Gate Heights Playground 18 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 SCALE COMPARISON

AGE 2-5

A

GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND FOOTPRINT

WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK PLAYGROUND FOOTPRINT

A. Washington Square Park Playground (Age 2-5)

Golden Gate Heights Playground 19 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 SCALE COMPARISON

AGE 5-12

AGE 2-5

B

A A. West Larsen Playground (Age 2-5)

GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND FOOTPRINT

LARSEN PLAYGROUND FOOTPRINT

B. East Larsen Playground (Age 5-12)

Golden Gate Heights Playground 20 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 Part III: Play Options & Feedback

Golden Gate Heights Playground 21 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 STRUCTURE BASED PLAY

AGES 2-5 AGES 2-5

AGES 2-12 AGES 5-12

Golden Gate Heights Playground 22 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 NATURE INSPIRED PLAY

Golden Gate Heights Playground 23 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 INTERACTIVE PLAY FEATURES

Golden Gate Heights Playground 24 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 IMAGINATIVE PLAY FEATURES

Golden Gate Heights Playground 25 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 FRAMEWORK FOR PLAY

NATURE STRUCTURE IMAGINATIVE INTERACTIVE INSPIRED PLAY BASED PLAY PLAY FEATURES PLAY FEATURES

NATURE NATURE INTERACTIVE INSPIRED PLAY STRUCTURE INTERACTIVE INSPIRED PLAY PLAY FEATURES BASED PLAY PLAY FEATURES

STRUCTURE BASED PLAY IMAGINATIVE INTERACTIVE IMAGINATIVE PLAY FEATURES PLAY FEATURES PLAY FEATURES

Golden Gate Heights Playground 26 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 SURFACING OPTIONS

Rubber Surfacing & Engineered Fibar Rubber Surfacing & Engineered Fibar Rubber Surfacing & Turf

Synthetic Turf Synthetic Turf & Rubber Surfacing Synthetic Turf and Pebbles

Golden Gate Heights Playground 27 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 DOT BOARD EXERCISE

Place a green dot on your favorite image that is appropriate inspiration for the Golden Gate Heights Playground.

Place blue dots on other images that are appropriate insipration for the Golden Gate Heights Playground.

Place a red dot on one image that you strongly dislike as

inspiration for the Golden Gate Heights Playground.

Golden Gate Heights Playground 28 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES & FEEDBACK

• What do you like about the current playground/structure? • Which of the precedent images are you drawn to? • What are your other priorities for the playground? • What age group should we target for the playground?

Golden Gate Heights Playground 29 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 Part IV: Project Schedule & Next Steps

Golden Gate Heights Playground 30 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 PROJECT SCHEDULE

Meeting #1 December 2018 Meeting #2 February 2019 Meeting #3 Spring 2019 Design Spring 2019 - Winter 2019 Bid/Award Spring 2020 - Summer 2020 Construction Summer 2020 - Winter 2020

Golden Gate Heights Playground 31 Building Design & Construction Community Meeting #1 | 12.01.18 NEXT STEPS...

• Online survey (will be distributed) • Community Meeting #2 to review design options: February 2019 • Please send comments to Alexis Ward Email: [email protected] Phone: (415) 581-2549 • For more information about the Golden Gate Heights Playground Project, please visit: https://sfrecpark.org/project/golden-gate-heights-park-letsplaysf-initiative/

Thank You!

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