Winget Park Renovations – Public Meeting STEWART Project #X15060 05.09.2016 Page 1 PROJECT MEETING MEMORANDUM Winget Park Information Session PROJECT: Thomas M. Winget Park Renovations Stewart Project #X15060 ATTENDEES: Mecklenburg County Representatives: Rod Fritz, Project Manager, Parks & Recreation W. Lee Jones, Division Director Capital Planning Services, Park and Recreation James Williams, Planner, Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Alex Roheleder, South Park Region Manager Stewart: Emily Blackwell, Landscape Architect Jon Wood, Manager of Landscape Architecture ` LOCATION: Winget Park Elementary School MEETING DATE: Monday, May 9, 2016 (6:00pm – 7:00pm) A public information session was held on this date and the following was discussed: I. Introduction a. Lee Jones introduced members of Mecklenburg Co Parks & Recreation and members of the Stewart team present for the meeting. b. Lee provided an overview of the meeting, explaining that the public was invited to share their thoughts and comments on the planned developments at Winget Park. II. Presentation a. Emily presented the plan to the public showing the renovations to the park. The main elements included: i. Three additional baseball/softball fields to accompany the existing field ii. Expansion of the existing field to a 300’ outfield fence to match the three new fields iii. Expansion of the parking lot to serve the new fields iv. Picnic shelter next to the existing restroom facility v. Covered dugouts vi. Trail connection to Chapel Cove subdivision III. Comments/Questions (answers provided under each statement) a. Where is the connector trail to Chapel Cove subdivision? i. Trail will connect to Carowinds Blvd. extension. b. Will the field lights be on timers? i. Yes. Musco programmable system; LED lights. c. What is the usage of current fields? i. Fields are not programmed at this time. Minimal organized usage. Fields will be developed for tournament play, which will increase usage. d. Potholes in access road needs repair. i. Access road improvements are included in development plans. e. Will park hours change? i. No. Areas that are leased and lighted for tournament play may have extended hours. Park will be gated and close at dusk. f. What is the completion date? Winget Park Renovations – Public Meeting STEWART Project #X15060 05.09.2016 Page 2 i. Bid late summer/fall; sprig fields in spring; September 2017 opening. g. What has taken so long for master plan development? i. The Great Recession. Lost 5 years in the process. All projects halted. h. What other amenity areas are in the master plan? i. Shelters, trails, disc golf, boat dock. i. Community garden needs upgrade. Interested residents would like to participate. Will garden be improved? i. Garden will be relocated. j. Who do we talk to concerning league sponsorship? i. Alex Roheleder, South Park Region Manager k. Any thoughts on including a dog park? i. No dog park within this phase of development. l. Why not light soccer fields? i. Tournament level fields/ synthetic turf fields are lighted. m. Will maintenance and security increase? Graffiti and water pipe leak. i. Please report and vandalism and maintenance issues to Park and Recreation. Yes. Security and maintenance will increase with park development/build out. n. Why not use security camera to prevent vandalism? i. Cost prohibitive. o. Any plans for land across Winget Road? i. Donated land for preservation by Crescent. Possible farm demonstration park. Limited development; more environmental preservation. p. Comment sheets filled out at the meeting are attached to these minutes. IV. Next Steps a. The Stewart team will proceeding with 75% construction documents to submit to Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation for review. Please notify this office should there be any additions, deletions, or revisions needed within the next five days. END OF MEMORANDUM Submitted By: Emily Blackwell Date May 16, 2016 CC: Rodney Fritz, James Williams, Jon Wood, Jeff Oden