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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet 11/01/2010W TOUR OF BELLINGHAM WATERFRONT Port Angeles City Council November 1, 2010 rl+ ■ MeetingPlace: "The Market" grocery Mare on Fairhaven Parkway. Take Fairhaven Parkway Exit from I- 5, tura left under the overpass. lust past light take a right into the grocery parking lot. We will gather there and coordinate the tr a isles to the t sites. Participants may.want to purchase lunch materials for tour here Tour Leaders: Porta f Bellingha c' City P ping J vJ City Parks Department o ra f, STOP SITE DISCUSSION Presenter 1 11:10 Marine Park Bea oration Port Bank softening with public access Z 11:40 Taylor pock Piling removal' and eel grass City Parks restoration Walkway Trail plan and public health benefits Potential lunch stop. 3 12:15 Boulevard Park Beach softening City Parks Clean-up New Overwater Walkway View of Cornwall/RG Haley site 4 12:45 Whatcom Waterway Clean-up and restoration of Port head of waterway Eelgrass in log pond New floats and features Parks and redevelopment New marina 5 1:10 Holly St Landfill Site Clean-up and restoration City Planning Whatcom Creek Future land use Wrap up BELLINGHAM WATERFRONT RESTORATION AND REDEVELOP ENT Over-water Walkway Whatcom Waterway Marina 12. Fi T Prk da 1 1 " a a ! eh '4 Fa , Fh a !"' mwin 4. : • -.7 7 $ 12 2000 ft Imarl,,Ory 0 ita "it ie GeitiEye,01,5% ,ey7 Farm IF H Marine Park before restoration Marine Park before restoration 4 Taylor Dock before the new Walkway nstru i n Taylor Dock after Walkway _ _ CoIiistructioAli c • • • 0 0 RE- GRADE AND RE -PAVE EXISTING PATHWAYS Alm Aft ULEVAIRD PARK PRIiAR' ' EELGRAS BED `_ PROPOSED INNER HAR'B'OR LANE BENCH ALCOVE (10 LOCATION) NEW WALKWAY PIER ST UCT "somepos. 41100 ,. • CORrIALL LANDING I,lIN'G INNE HARBOR LINE SOURCE: 'Drawling by Berger /ARAM dated 3/2010. ANCHOR A LEGEND I Eel, rass 0 300 ScAe in Feet Figure 1 Site Plan Agency Kick-Off Meeting Boulevard Park Over-Water Walkway Project NORTH F 500 11O f _ J 1 . II • 4.1 Extend Bhede'i Avenue 40 from Commercial Street to Cornwall Avenue at final tion 4.4 Construct Street access point with parking garage. PHASE 4: STREETS & INFRASTRUCTURE 4.2 Construct L , Pond Drive 4.3 Construct Commercial Street - Bridge and Commercial Street Green at final elevations. 43 Close at -grade crossing at Wharf Street (2O25). 06 Si The Waterfront . District SubArea Man The Waterfront District Walking Tour 1. Laurel Street & Railroad Relocation Laurel Street will be used as a temporary road to cost- effectively activate the Downtown Waterfront Area. When the railroad is eventually relocated along the bluff, a permanent access road will be constructed. 2. Alcohol Plant A portion of the Alcohol Plant has been identified as having the potential for adaptive reuse. This building was built by the Defense Plant Corporation in 1944 to make rubber from ethyl alcohol for use in World War II. Logs were hydraulically debarked and converted to wood chips in this building. The chipper has been identified as a historic industrial icon which will be dis- played as a park feat re in the Waterfront District. The shorelines include a legacy of failing bulkheads and old industrial docks. Removing some of this infrastruc- ture will create opportunites to soften and reshape the shorelines to provide critical nearshore salmon habitat arking and Chipping Plant 4. Shorelines & abitat Restoration 5. Enviromental Cleanup The clean up of six state-listed sites is underway to bring this and back into functioning and productive use and meet the 'community vision for the central water- front. 6. Marine Trades Area This area is characterized by a working waterfront that supports a new Clean Ocean Marina. The main focus is to accommodate marine trades jobs such as fishing, boat building, boat repair and research and development. 7. Steam Plant Georgia-Pacific owns the Steam Plant and the Port owns the land. Georgia-Pacific officials have indicated they are planning to remove the Steam Plant and the 'chim- ney. 8, Commercial Street Green The 'Commercial Street Green will include a large public park connecting downtown to the waterfront. The tiled tanks will remain in the middle of the park as historic industrial icons. E aterfron BELLING HAM DISTRICT WASI-IINGTON The Community Vision * Restore the Health of Land and Water * Promote a Healthy & Dynamic Waterfront Economy * improve Waterfront Access * Reinforce the Inherent Qualities of Each Place O2 the Waterfront TH VISION FOR THE CITY CENTER waterfront calls for the creation of a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood Project Overview * 220 Acres * Six State Listed Cleanup Sites * Over 3 Miles of Shoreline * 40-50 Year Projected Build-Out * 33 Acres of Parks & Trails xtensive Habitat Restoration Community Design 'Oboe * Long-Term Planning Effort * Environmental Remediation * Seismic Conditions * Engineering Feasibility * Climate Change 1 Sea Level Rise * Shoreline Restoration * Historic & Cultural Resources * Community Connnections * Complete Streets * Small Block Size * View Corridors * Western Washington University * Economic Viability * LEE Neighborhood Concepts ives For More Information NGHAM www.porto ellinghamcom 1 Habitat Restoration Oppor ' 't NORTH 1Enhance beach at the hea of the 181.11 Waterway with beach nourishment to support public access and forage fish spawning habitat. l=ocate the overwater walkway from Boulevard Park to the Cornwall Avenue Il_andf~illill so as to protect eelgrass beds. 0 Open MB lagoon to marine waters and restore as a Clean Ocean Marina with fish passage corridors, fish habitat and public access around the existing breakwater. Enhance the beach at Cornwall Cove to improve v - public access, habitat function and water L quality. 1,000 FT .�1 tie Protect andl enhance the eelgrass bed and beach on the nor side of the A5B lagoon to improve public access and habitat function.. • .. _` Replace a portion of the hardened shoreline on the south end of the Cornwall Avenue Landfill with a soft bank alternative and enhance the beach , improve habitat at and public access. Protect and enhance the L. Pond eelgrass Ibed and beach to improve public access and habitat function. E st L a J Pi4 1 - IP ip Enhance the Whatcom Creek estuary adjacent to the R er Avenue Bridge. =' Restore and enhance those pcnrdons of the hardened shoreline along the loThatoom Waterway which are not being re ined for water-dependent uses for improved habitat and public access upon completion of envir nmental remediation. AiwitelVDeusicioed Exisfing Sirecitues • open space FR " located 'f. limed larks Rai ing Trails Development Ares a mmo A . �fl 0 nto 1M 11 g: an E arly Ytaadi i I jadi 1•4 be0 + Re roc, evelopment in the foe t 1 VT aterfront District DRAFT koirbrE5 2 — 1 Early phases of infrastructure are designed to provide strong visual and physical connections between downtown and the waterfront. As the site gradually develops into an urban village, roads and parks will be expanded to serve development and increase public access to the waterfront.