Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown

VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN
7.5 Phasing & Costing
Short Term Medium
Zone Action Time Frame
Long Term Costs Zone Total
Costs Term Costs
• Upgrade Traditional Play Structure • Medium Term $150,000
• Upgrade Splash Pad • Long Term $120,000
Intensive
Recreation
• New Natural Play Area • Short Term $150,000
• New Skate Park • Long term $350,000
• New North Entrance, Drop Off, Parking, Plaza • Short Term $464,800
Subtotal $614,800 $150,000 $470,000 $1,234,800
• Consolidate existing trails and refine Main trail • Short Term $61,000
• Secondary Trails • Short Term $88,000
• Community Garden • Short Term $12,600
• Community Orchard • Medium Term $18,000
Passive
Recreation
• Community Oven and Picnic Area • Short Term $38,000
• Retrofit Caretakers Cottage for New Nature Centre • Medium Term $14,600
• Outdoor Classroom
• Short Term
$26,000
• Pavilion • Medium Term $120,000
• New Drop Off at Nature Centre and Tennis Courts • Medium Term $205,000
Subtotal $225,600 $357,600 $0 $583,200
Nature
• Decommission Softball Field and Re-naturalize • Medium Term $13,600
Conservation • Close off trails and Re-naturalize • Short Term
$15,000 $10,000
Subtotal $15,000 $23,600 $0 $38,600
• Upgrade Existing Boardwalk to Asphalt Multi-modal
$320,000
• Short Term
Facility (Option 1)
• Upgrade Existing Boardwalk to Wooden(wharf-style)
$1,488,000
• Medium Term
Multi-modal Facility (Option 2)
Waterfront
• Raise Wooden Boardwalk in Anticipation of Sea Level Rise
$1,488,000
• Long term
(Option 3)
• Convert Park Road to an internal carriageway • Short Term $146,600
• Create 5 Look-offs and water access points • Medium Term $486,500
• Construct Seawall • Long term $2,604,000
Subtotal
$466,600 $1,488,000 $4,578,500 $6,533,100
Heritage & • Signage and Interpretive Panels at Historic Areas • Medium Term $24,000
Culture • Directional Signage throughout Park • Short Term $52,000
Subtotal $76,000 $0 $0 $76,000
• Additional funding for forest management program • Short Term $10,000 $15,000 $20,000
Ongoing
• Additional funding for ongoing / unexpected maintenance
$8,000 $10,000 $12,000
Operations
• Short Term
requirements (rainy day fund)
Subtotal $18,000 $25,000 $32,000 $75,000
Time Frame
Totals
$1,416,000 $2,044,200 $5,080,500 $8,540,700
Final Report • June 2013
During each one of these reviews, the public should be made aware of the ongoing
process. Public dialogue and public cooperation will be necessary to ensure that the
forest ecosystem remains on the path toward health. During the five and ten year
reviews, it may be prudent to solicit the public’s opinion.
Designation as a National Historic Site
The idea of designating Victoria Park as a National Historic Site has been floated by the
public, Council, and City Staff. Doing so would be an important step in giving the park
the regional status which it has enjoyed on a local level. Historical Status would open
up greater funding opportunities and improve visitorship to the park and Charlottetown
itself.
Victoria Park Interpretive Master Plan
Building upon the many interpretive installations in the park, an interpretive master
plan will develop a cohesive vision for public education and the celebration of the
many unique stories of Victoria Park. This is an important step in helping to preserve
and protect the living history of the park. ;
Park Governance Model
Should Council decide to go the route of establishing self-governance for the park, it
would make sense to do so at this time. Riding on the heels of Historic Status, followed
by an administrative restructuring, would open up the conversation in new directions
just prior to a public outreach campaign.
Public Education and Outreach
As was discussed earlier, garnering public support for the park, reaching out to
public groups, reminding people why they love Victoria Park, and inviting people
to participate in the ongoing processes which this plan recommends, would help to
solidify this new trajectory. The designation of National Historic Status, the forest
management plan, as well as all the other changes outlined and recommended in
this plan will require a great deal of public support. It is highly recommended that
information and park outreach programs be practiced by a dedicated team.
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