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the mountains, improve passive recreation and picnic areas, upgrade support facilities and parking, and address goals for sustainable development. The key differences among the concept designs are the treatment of the following program ele- ments: • Vehicular access and parking. • Athletic field location and configuration. • Building functions and locations. • Configuration and location of non-athletic field neighborhood facilities. Alternative 1 • Of the three alternatives, Alternative 1 most resembles the existing park. It has the largest area dedicated to neighborhood uses rather than to athletic fields. • No additional property acquisition is required. • All athletic fields are within one fenced area at the east side of the site. • There are multiple natural grass open lawn areas, one large and several smaller areas. • A signalized crossing at Summit Avenue is suggested. No crosswalk shown on the south side due to proximity to the southbound 1-5 entrance ramp. • There are a total of 149 parking stalls: main lot in southwest part of park = 118 stalls; north lot associated with community gardens = 13; east lot associated with off-leash dog area, trailhead and view terrace = 18 stalls. Access to the main lot is from 18th Street via State Street and Chestnut Street. • The community gardens draw people to the northwest corner of the park. The community gardens contain 50 plots, a community garden shed, common-use yard, and materials bins. Materials may be transferred to gardens in wheeled carts from parking on 17th via ac- cessible ramps or from main lot via perimeter path. • Two baseball/softball fields are shown with 300' and 240' outfields. There are no batting cages. • One 225' x 360' and one 210' x 300' soccer field are shown. • 3 basketball half courts are centrally located and visible from the parking lot. • The existing picnic shelter remains in current location with a matching picnic shelter added nearby. Picnic shelters are closely associated with the play area and open lawn, and con- venient to parking. • The restroom is centrally located and visible from parking. • A play area is located near picnic shelters, parking, and open lawn. It is somewhat distant from restroom and from the athletic field spectator area. • A lighted off-leash dog area and trailhead is shown in the southeast corner of the site (separated from the rest of the park by Summit Avenue). A wide pathway/sidewalk connects to the Summit Ave/E. Marine View Drive intersection. Some existing significant trees east of Summit Avenue are removed. • A maintenance/storage building with yard occupies the northernmost corner of the site. Park maintenance equipment would be driven on the road and in the west alley around to the main lot entrance to access the site. • An open fenced storage area is adjacent to the athletic fields. • A viewpoint that overlooks the mountains, park and athletic fields is aligned with Highland Avenue. Terraced plant beds soften the walls between the view terrace and the athletic fields. • A perimeter loop path is shown with an accessible path to viewpoint and view terrace from main parking lot. 18 City of Everett