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Taylor Creek Public Access Options Analysis Report Supporting Documents LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES A. Community Input Opportunity #1 – March and April 2013 a. Project folio and survey mailer b. Preliminary Public Access Options and Criteria survey summary and public comments received B. Community Input Opportunity #2 – June and July 2013 a. Preliminary Evaluation b. Open house display boards c. Open house comment form d. Open house summary e. Neighborhood drop-in session summary f. Preliminary Evaluation of Public Access Options survey summary and public comments received C. Community Input Opportunity #3 – August and September 2013 a. Staff-level Recommendation survey summary and public comments received Taylor Creek Public Access Options Analysis Report Supporting Documents LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT Seattle Public Utilities March 2013 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4900 PO Box 34018 Seattle, WA PROJECT BACKGROUND 98124-4018 Taylor Creek is located near the south end of Lake Washington in southeast Seattle. The creek originates RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED in unincorporated King County and passes through a natural area ravine known as Deadhorse Canyon within Lakeridge Park, through residential yards and a culvert under Rainier Ave S before discharging into Lake Washington. The current condition of the culvert, along with other barriers in the creek, prevents fish passage upstream to good quality habitat in Deadhorse Canyon. The lower stream is also confined in a small channel that produces Looking towards Lake Washington from lower Taylor Creek poor habitat conditions and flooding. EVALUATING OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS In 2010, SPU settled a lawsuit that resulted in the During SPU’s early community engagement for the purchase of four properties at the mouth of Taylor Creek. Lower Taylor Creek Restoration Project, concerns were This introduced an opportunity for SPU, in coordination raised about this previously private, residential property with Parks, to: becoming a publicly accessible space. • Remove the last fish passage barriers between Lake Washington and Deadhorse Canyon. To fully discuss and address community concerns related • Improve the stream channel and surrounding habitat, to public access at the lower Taylor Creek site, SPU particularly for Chinook salmon. and Parks are engaging the community and other city • Replace the public culvert under Rainier Avenue S, a departments in a public access options analysis process. major transportation arterial, to ensure public safety This process will provide those who live, work and play and mobility. near lower Taylor Creek with an opportunity to provide LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT • Address storm-related flooding and sediment input on the public access options. The community’s deposition at the mouth of the creek. input will inform a Public Access Options Analysis Report that will include a recommendation for how the site should be available to the public once restoration work POTENTIAL WATERFRONT ACCESS OPPORTUNITY is completed. IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Seattle Parks and Recreation LAKE WASHINGTON R (Parks) are working together to complete habitat improvements a at lower Taylor Creek. To determine how the site should be in SCHEDULE ier used once the project is complete, SPU and Parks are currently Project Area MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST A W v engaging the nearby community to evaluate options for public at e e access at the site. Get involved in the discussion to tell us how r S Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 RAINIER BEACH s A you think lower Taylor Creek should look in the future. ve Develop draft Collect Incorporate Apply criteria Host public meeting Incorporate Collect feedback Public access S public access community to options and community input decision made feedback on to collect feedback on final Report options and input and develop draft Public and develop by SPU Director st options and on application r evaluation finalize options Access Options final Report with and access and Parks ye evaluation of criteria and ha criteria and criteria Analysis Report recommendation recommendation Superintendent T For interpretation services please call 206-684-7934 S criteria draft Report for public Ho ly o informs informs informs R R access E k Lakeridge Playfield a 如需要口譯服務，請撥電話號碼 206-684-3000N e i n W We are here TO ie N a r 통역 서비스를 원하시면 206-684-3000 으로 y A S A Lakeridge Park/ v 전화하세요 V e E S FUTURE S Deadhorse Canyon ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY INPUT OPPORTUNITIES Para servicios de interpretación por favor llame al 2014-2015 2016 206-684-3000 Taylor Creek Project design Construction 206-684-3000 Về dịch vụ phiên dịch xin gọi N S BANGOR ST 1 LOWER TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT March 2013 STEP 1: PUBLIC ACCESS OPTIONS WE WANT TO HEAR SPU has developed five general options for public access at lower Taylor Creek that will be evaluated as part of the public access analysis process. SPU has eliminated two options from further consideration: FROM YOU 1) sale of the property into private ownership and 2) developing a park with public amenities (picnic tables, bathrooms, etc.) due to severely limited redevelopment potential and proximity to Lakeridge Playfield. There will be several Note: Drawings provided below are intended to help visualize each public access option. They are not to scale and do not accurately represent how the area will look after the project is complete. opportunities to provide feedback about public access Lake Washington Lake Washington Lake Washington Lake Washington Lake Washington at lower Taylor Creek, with the first opportunity happening now. Here’s how you can get involved: y y ry ry ry r r a a a a a d d d d d n Viewing n n n n u u u u u o Deck o o o o STEP 1: Review the five public B B B B B t t t t t c c c c c e e e je je j j j o o access options (at ro ro ro r r P P P P P right) that will be Rainier Ave S Rainier Ave S carried forward in the Rainier Ave S Rainier Ave S Rainier Ave S analysis. No public access View point Scheduled access Limited access Open access STEP 2: Review the proposed This option is the most restricted This option would provide a public This option would provide access This option would provide access via This option is the least restrictive evaluation criteria option being evaluated. The site viewing platform overlooking the site via a pedestrian pathway to the site a pedestrian pathway to the site and option being evaluated. The site (below) that will be would be enclosed by a permanent but would not allow public access onto and Lake Washington for community Lake Washington to the general would serve as a natural area for used to evaluate fence on the Rainier Ave side of the the site or to the shoreline. Apart from and/or school groups for educational public for passive recreation during passive recreation. Visitors would those options. property, and only City employees the viewing platform, the site would be purposes. Access to the site would specified days/times only. The site access the site and Lake Washington would be allowed to open the fence enclosed by a permanent fence on the be allowed by appointment only and would be enclosed by a gated via a pedestrian pathway during STEP 3: Complete our brief and enter the site. A maintenance Rainier Ave side of the property. Only would require advance coordination fence on the Rainier Ave side of the daytime hours only (sunrise to survey (see insert) by trail would provide City personnel City employees would be allowed to with SPU/Parks representatives. The property. Access would be managed sunset). Fencing would not be April 5 to tell us if we access for care of vegetation and site open the fence and enter the site. A site would be enclosed by a gated by City employees opening/closing installed on the Rainier Ave side of missed anything. monitoring. maintenance trail would provide City fence on the Rainier Ave side of the the gate during specified days/times. the property. Bollards placed at personnel access for care of vegetation property. Access would be managed the entrance would restrict vehicle and site monitoring. by City employees opening/closing access to the site and signage would the gate as needed. limit use to daylight hours. STEP 2: PROPOSED EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE THERE OPTIONS OR CRITERIA YOU Evaluation criteria How does each public access option affect the FEEL WE MISSED? following considerations? Fill out our survey and let us know. Project Goals • Ability to meet the goals of the project (see Project Background, pg. 1) City Operations and Maintenance • Staff time, cost and safety related to operations and maintenance FOR MORE INFORMATION • Ability to police the site effectively Visit www.seattle.gov/util/TaylorCreek City Safety and Liability • City liability for injuries at the site • Ability to enforce rules at the site Contact Julie Crittenden, SPU Project Manager Community Amenities • Access to the lake [email protected] • Connectivity between public open spaces (206) 233-7164 • Social equity of city services Potential Neighborhood and • Crime related to property damage, theft or personal injury Funding for the Lower Taylor Creek Restoration Project Business Impacts • Nuisance behavior • Traffic and pedestrian hazards accessing/along private drive comes from SPU and is specifically designated for streams • Property values or costs incurred by adjacent property owners and drainage projects. The Washington State Department • Neighborhood character and privacy of Transportation is also partnering with SPU and Parks to • Impact to neighboring businesses provide funding for restoration elements downstream of Area Mobility • Cars, pedestrians, bicyclists Rainier Ave S as habitat mitigation efforts related to the SR • Parking 520 Floating Bridge Program.
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