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| Funding Fiscal Year : | 2010 | For current information and updates, please join our Bonnie View Property/Fairview Park Planning Web Mail. |
| Project Number: | C00114 | |
| Project Budget: | $300,000 | |
| Funding Source(s): | Park Sales Tax |
Project Description: Develop a community park on the 89.5-acre Bonnie View park property adjacent to Fairview Park.
Project Manager: Mike Snyder, Sr. Park Planner, 573-874-7203, MTS@GoColumbiaMo.com
Council Items: Click here.
Related Item: See also - Scotts Branch Trail
Interested Parties Meetings:
About 76 people attended the park planning meeting held on October 7, 2009 at the ARC. Since that initial "second" kick-off meeting, the department has spent significant time meeting with special interest groups including, but not limited to the Audubon Society, Fairview Elementary School and PTA, Neighbors on the Go, Fairview Community of Christ Church, Sierra Club, PedNet, Columbia Soccer Club, Fairview Garden Plot members, and many more. Listed below is a summary of the meetings that have been conducted:
| Date/Time | Group/Agency | Location |
| October 7, 2009 | Public Meeting | ARC - 10/7/09 Park Planning Slide Presentation |
| January 29, 2010 | Audubon Society | Parks Management Center |
| March 22, 2010 | Fairview Elementary School and PTA representatives | Fairview Elementary School |
| April 20, 2010 | Fairview Community of Christ Church | Parks Management Center |
| May 11, 2010 | Sierra Club | Regular Sierra Club meeting |
| May 25, 2010; 6:00pm | Fairview "Neighbors on the Go" | Fairview Park Shelter (includes walking tour of Bonnie View Park |
| June 10, 2010; 1:00pm | PedNet | Gentry Building |
| June 16, 2010; 7:00pm | Fairview garden plot users | On site at the Fairview Park garden spots |
| June 23, 2010; 6:00pm | Fairview Park tennis court users | On site at the Fairview Park tennis courts |
| July 29, 2010; 6:00pm | Lakeshore Estates Neighborhood Association | Fairview Shelter at Fairview Park |
| Multiple dates/times: August 2010 to December 2010 | Columbia Soccer Club, Columbia Youth Football League, Diamond Council of Columbia | Meetings with P&R Dept co-sponsored youth sports organizations during their standard meeting times. |
| Dec 30, 2010; 1:00 pm | Audubon (Pres & Site Chair) | Parks Management Center |
| January 26, 2011; 6:00pm | Public Meeting | ARC |
| February 17, 2011; 7:00pm | Public Hearing at Parks and Rec Commission Meeting | ARC 2/17/11 Master Plan Slide Presentation |
In addition to the above organizations, park planners met with governmental representatives regarding issues such as; location of utilities, storm water management, streets, and traffic.
Project Notes: When the planning process was first brought forward in 2003, the proposed extension of Cunningham Road through the park was a controversial issue. The park master planning was delayed pending the outcome of the proposed Cunningham Road extension. On November 17, 2008 the City Council approved an ordinance removing Cunningham Road as a future neighborhood collector from its existing terminus to Rollins Road from the Major Roadway Plan. A report regarding the planning process was presented at the September 21, 2009 Council Meeting where the Council instructed staff to begin the master planning process anew.
The process began again with the October 7, 2009 interested parties meeting where feedback was collected from the public as to what type of park and amenities they would like to see developed on the site. Focus group meetings were held Jan - July, 2010 to gather input from interested parties. After analyzing the input received, park planners developed a proposed master plan for Bonnie View/Fairview Parks.
Project Status: The Parks and Recreation Commission conducted a public hearing and endorsed the Bonnie View Master Plan as proposed at their February 17, 2011 meeting. The Commission further endorsed two management issues for the Bonnie View property: prohibiting dogs from the park and restricting bicycles to the hard-surface trails. A public hearing was held at the March 21, 2011 Council Meeting where the master plan for the park was approved and the park was officially named "Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary." Council requested an ordinance be drafted restricting dogs and cycles, which is scheduled to be introduced at the April 4, 2011 meeting. Opportunity for public discussion and any official City Council action on the ordinance will take place at the April 18, 2011 Council Meeting.
| Photo of Bonnie View Park planning meeting held on October 7, 2009 at the ARC. |  |
Three proposed master plan options were prepared by Parks and Recreation planning staff, posted on the web, and displayed in various public buildings for the public to review. A public planning meeting for the property was held on January 30, 2003, at the ARC where the three proposed master plan options for the property were presented. The public was invited to complete a survey giving their input in the master planning of this property via the web or by completing a hard copy at the planning meeting, public library, Daniel Boone building, or the ARC. Parks and Recreation staff has reviewed the survey comments from the public. Based on information gathered at these hearings the three plans were modified and submitted to the City’s Planning Department. These plans are labeled as Option A, Option B and Option C and represent the various access routes into and through the park.
Option A: Shows access to the park on the north from Rollins Road and on the east from a new access road from Fairview Road.
Option B: Identical to Option A on the north, but shows Weaver Drive, a local street stub off Bray Avenue, extended into the park from the south.
Option C: Shows Cunningham Road extended from Bray Avenue on the south through the park connecting to Rollins Road on the north.
In early 2003 the City Planning Department was directed to evaluate the impact to the City’s transportation routes if the Cunningham Road extension is removed from the City's Transportation Plan.
The Planning Department routed the proposed plans to City departments soliciting their comments. Comments were received from the Planning Department, Public Works Department, and the Fire Department. All the departments that commented on this issue favored the extension of Cunningham Road from Bray Avenue to Rollins Road as a means to improve street connectivity and provide reduced response time for emergency vehicles to the surrounding area.
In addition, a connection to Fairview Road will be considered in order to provide non-residential traffic a primary access to the park and its attractions, such as the nature center. This road would connect from Fairview to the extended Cunningham Road. This became Option “D.”
Option D: Identical to Option C, but adds a connecting road from Cunningham Road west to Fairview Road.
Other comments requested appropriate design features such as pedways, traffic calming, extension of cu-de-sacs on stub streets, storm water detention and water quality measures, hydrant spacing and fire flows, and other needed elements be incorporated into park development plans.
In October, 2003, a survey was conducted with two 2nd grade classes and two 5th grade classes at Fairview Elementary School and portions of two 6th and two 7th grade classes at Smithton Middle School to get youth input for the development of the Bonnie View property.
The City Council referred the proposed master plans to the Parks & Recreation Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission for their comments.
A Public Hearing on the proposed master plan for development of the Bonnie View property was held at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2003. The Commission voted to recommend Option A to the City Council.
A Public Hearing regarding the road plan on the proposed master plan for development of the Bonnie View Property was held at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2003. The Commission voted to recommend Option A to the City Council.
Planning Director Roy Dudark presented four options to the City Council on December 15, 2003, to extend roads from Cunningham Road through the park. The City Council agreed to move the issue to a work session.
The Columbia City Council held a work session to discuss the proposed Bonnie View Park Master Plan on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 6:00 pm. At this meeting, Council requested additional information from City staff.
On November 17, 2008 The City Council approved an ordinance removing Cunningham Road from the Major Roadway Plan as a future neighborhood collector from its existing terminus to Rollins Road. (See related Planning Department Report - September 25, 2008)
Funding for the development of the Bonnie View property was approved in the 2005 Park Sales Tax Ballot. Phase I of the park development is funded in Fiscal Year 2010 (October 2009 - September 2010 in the amount of $300,000. The public had opportunity to provide input during the master plan process when the project was brought forward for development in 2010. (See Interested Parties Meetings held in 2009/2010.)
Related Newspaper Articles:
Meeting held to restart plans for Bonnie View Park
Columbia Missourian - October 7, 2009
Planning restarts for Bonnie View Park
Columbia Missourian - October 7, 2009
P&Z suggests cutting planned road in parkland
Columbia Daily Tribune - October 26, 2008
"Neighbors
get another jab at road"
Columbia Daily Tribune - November 21,
2003
"Hearing
draws street opponents"
Columbia Daily Tribune - November 14,
2003
"Public
hearing focuses on parkland road"
Columbia Daily Tribune - November 12,
2003
"Beck
revives Russell option - City will study putting
road thru park."
Columbia Daily Tribune - April 18, 2003
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