End Use Planning

Turning an Old Landfill Into a

Multi-Use Community Asset

Presented by:

Michael J. Miller, CHMM

Vice President

Introduction

• Project Background / Context

• Site History and Current Operations

• End Use Planning Process

Project Background / Context

• Project Initiation

• City’s intent – Mixed Use

• Compatibility with landfill

closure and operations

• City’s needs and

recreational interests

• Stakeholder interest

Site History and Current Operations

• 570 acres Site

• Early development dates to the 1920s

• MSW landfilling 1956 - 1990

• Existing solid waste and natural features

End Use Planning Process

Steering Committee Formation

• Representatives from: • City Planning, Parks and Recreation, Law, and

Public Works

• Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department

• Lower Platte South NRD

• Convened in March 2014 • Guided tour of the site

• Discussion of background / institutional knowledge

• Identification of stakeholders

• Discussion and formation of project goals

Steering Committee Formation (cont’d)

• Project goals established at outset:

– Compatible with active landfill operations

– Safe access

– Compelling plan

– Highlight natural resources

– Identify capital needs and funding

mechanisms

Development of Project Databook

• Designed to be a companion resource

to the End Use Plan

• Databook included: • Existing site information

• Land use of site and

surrounding areas

• Natural resources

• Current Solid Waste

Operations

• Opportunities and constraints

Stakeholder Engagement and

Public Participation

• Focused stakeholder engagement

• Public participation

• Community Workshop

Active Recreation

– Archery and Shooting

Sports

– Cycling

– Cross Country Trails

Passive Recreation

– Nature Trails and

Boardwalks

– Ecological Education

– River Access

Workshop Outcomes

• Multi-purpose and multi-modal

• Enhance use of natural resources

• Promote year round use

• Good neighbor

• Access and connectivity

• Understanding of participants

Additional Stakeholder Engagement

• Focused surveys

• Delineation of use areas

• Utilization timeline and peak

demand

• Funding ability

• Compatibility

Development of Conceptual Plans

• Multiple End Use Conceptual Plans

• Plan vetting

• Fatal flaws analysis

• Revisions and finalization

Presentation of Concepts and

Public Meeting

Presentation of Concepts and

Public Meeting (cont’d)

Presentation of Concepts and

Public Meeting (cont’d)

Presentation of Concepts and

Public Meeting (cont’d)

North 48th Street End Use Plan

A year in the making but setting the

stage for decades to come!

What’s Next?

• Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Approval (May 2015)

• THOR, Trails Have Our Respect – IMBA

Local Chapter Affiliate (June 2015)

Questions?