On October 11, we hosted Charrette 4: Glens Neighborhood Park – round 2. Fourteen neighbors were in attendance to review draft park concepts.
A fact sheet on the property, process and vision for The Junipers was available at check in.
Click here to download the fact sheet.
Charrette 4 began at 7:15 p.m.
Welcome
Jeff Warmoth and Max Frank of 33North welcomed everyone to the Charrette. They outlined the vision for The Junipers as an age-qualified (55+) community and thanked the attendees for their on-going participation and feedback.
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Charrette 4 Agenda and Background
Arlene from the 33North outreach team outlined the agenda for Charrette 4. She shared a brief overview of Charrette 3: Circulation and provided key takeaways.
Click here to read a complete summary of Charrette 3.
She explained that the goal of the evening was to refine the vision for the new Glens neighborhood park planned for The Junipers and that landscape architect Bruce Jett was back to reveal park concepts based on the feedback received at Charrette 2: Glens Neighborhood Park – round 1 (9/13/17).
Click here to read a complete summary of Charrette 2.
Refining the Vision for a New Park
Bruce reviewed the key takeaways from Charrette 2 and explained how his team of landscape architects incorporated neighbor feedback.
The comments and suggestions were organized into and presented as four park themes: family, neighborhood gathering, active and passive. A draft concept park plan* was prepared for each. Bruce walked attendees through each draft concept and pointed out the amenities within each one.
Click here to download all four park concepts.
* Final park design subject to City of San Diego design and operations processes.
Following the group discussion, attendees were asked to provide their comments on a feedback worksheet. Likes included the inclusion of tennis courts, dog park, shade areas, restrooms and green space. Dislikes included the north/south alignment of the parking lot and the passive use concept. Attendees also suggested moving the fitness pods out of the park and positioning them along the Social Loop.
Click here to download the park feedback worksheet. Completed worksheets can be emailed to hello33north@gmail.com or mailed to 33North at PO Box 503026, San Diego, CA 92199.
Conclusion/Next steps
33North’s design team of land planners, traffic engineers, architects, landscape architects, environmental engineers, civil engineers and acoustical engineers is hard at work on the land use plan and application to the City for The Junipers. The goal is to present the draft land use plan at a community open house before the holidays.
The team shared that this would be the last charrette before application.
Charrette Four adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
