HomeMy WebLinkAbout4 Amador Lakes Mini ParkCITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
Meeting Date: January 8, 1985
SUBJECT:
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
RECOMMENDATION:
Amador Lakes Mini Park
Guidelines For Evaluating Parks
Reivew Plan
Provide Recommendations
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: Amador Lakes Mini Park is a 3/4 acre
site adjacent to the new Amador Lakes development at the end
of Stagecoach Road. It is three to four blocks away from
development surrounded by single family homes.
Plan has been submitted to City and reviewd by Police and
Engineering Department. Recommendations to date are to:
a. Reduce mounding around perimeter to provide better
surveillance.
b. Eliminate on -site parking.
ITEM NO: 4
DUBLIN RECREATION DEPARTMENT
GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING PARKS
Taken From: Anatomy Of A Park
by Albert Rutledge
Role of Park and Recreation Commission
The Park and Recreation Commission should evaluate park plans
from the standpoint of "critic". The designer should be
considered the expert in putting the components together;
however, the Commission (the people) will live with the results,
so proper evaluation is required during every phase. The
designers, commission members, City Council and staff must all
perform as a team.
Appropriate Design
That which meets the objectives considered particularly relevent
for the park site under study. Each park has differences in site
character and must be evaluated on an individual basis.
Parks serve as visual refreshment not only for those who use them
but for those who pass by. Design should provide environmental
diversity, development of personality, instill pride and provide
opportunities for active and passive pleasure.
Meeting Objectives
There are principles or broad guidelines from which judgment must
be made as the design proceeds through the problem solving
process these are "the whats"; "the hows" must be
considered based on the merits of the project under
consideration.
A. Umbrella Considerations
1. Everything must have a purpose and must establish ideal
relationships between various elements.
a. Relationships of park to surroundings.
b. Relationships of use areas to site.
c. Relationships of use areas to other use areas
d. Relationships of major structures to use areas.
e. Relationships of minor structures to other elements.
2. Design must require a balance of personal and impersonal
needs.
a. Must meet needs of people it serves.
b. Must meet requirements for machinery.
c. Both function and aesthetics must be satisfied for a
balance of dollar and human values.
B. Aesthetic Considerations
1. Establish a substantial experience.
a. Effects of lines, forms, textures and colors.
b. Effects of dominance.
c. Effects of enclosure.
2. Establish an appropirate experience.
a. Suited to personality of place.
b. Suited to personality of function.
c. Suited to personality of scale.
C. Functional Considerations
1. Satisfy Technical Requirements.
a. Sizes - select appropriate standards.
b. Quantities - number of physical elements.
c. Orientation to natural forces (sun, wind)
d. Operating needs.
2. Meeting needs for lowest possible cost.
a. Balance of needs and budget.
b. Use of existing site resources.
c. Provision of appropriate materials for durability,
appearance, availability, qualities, drainage, etc.
d. Provision of appropriate plant material.
e. Attention to deliveries.
3. Provide for supervision ease.
a. Balances of use, freedom and control.
b. Circulation.
c. Safety.
d. Discouraging undesirables.