The Return of the Sammamish Valley Regional Park

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• Facilitating healthy lives through active recreation parks

• Offering alternatives to the proposed land swap

• Helping to find a solution where everyone benefits

Forward Thrust King County Sammamish Valley Regional Park in 1969

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Dismantling the Park – Sixty Acres West Sold in 1986

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Dismantling the Park – Sixty Acres South Sold in 2006

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Future Sammamish Valley Regional Park - a Trail and a Leased Property

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The Big Picture

MullerParcel C

Muller Parcel B

Muller Parcel A(Sixty Acres West)

Sixty Acres NorthCity of Redmond Benaroya

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Current Land Swap Scenario

Muller Parcels B and C to King County

Sixty Acres South to LWYSA

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Current SituationSixty Acres South Users• Soaring Society premier site at risk• Organized recreation – quality and quantity – reduced• Unscheduled passive use at risk King County• Forward Thrust legal challenge• Surplus process legal challenge• LWYSA and KC: MOU at risk

Lake Washington Youth Soccer • Long legal process & expense• Continuing service of Muller debt and operating distraction• Continued bad publicity as “soccer bullies”

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A Proposal for a Restored and Expanded Sammamish Valley Regional Park

King King CountyCounty

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Technical College

Three Lighted Synthetic Fields (16 Grass Field Equivalent Capacity)

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Lighted Synthetic vs Grass Field Comparison

• Sixty Acres North Grass FieldSixty Acres North Grass Field = 525 Playable Hours(5-month usage)

• Sixty Acres South Grass FieldSixty Acres South Grass Field = 346 Playable Hours(3-month usage due to other passive use)

• LightedLighted Synthetic Field = 3053 Playable Hours(12-month usage)

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Lighted Synthetics Solution Three Times Better than Grass Field Solution

7-Grass Field Solution:• Capacity = 6 fields*• Estimated Usage= 4 fields**

3-Lighted Synthetic Fields Solution:• Capacity = 16.4 fields***• Estimated Usage (75% Capacity) = 12.3 fields

Results:• Grass Fields yield 1/3 estimated usage of Lighted Synthetics • Potential additional income is $180,000 annually (billable at $50/hr)

* Measured in net Sixty Acres North Grass Field equivalents ** Usage diminished from 5 months to 3 months due to other passive uses*** MPTC = Maximum Peak Time Capacity, assuming play 6pm-10pm weekdays, all day weekends.

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Winners

1. Soccer Association2. Sixty Acres Users3. City of Redmond4. King County5. Technical College6. General Public

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FeedbackValley Estates & Soaring Society• Enthusiastic about proposal• Strong support for lighted synthetic fields on Benaroya

Lake Washington Youth Soccer• Plan must sell off all interest in Muller Parcels B and C• Support lighted synthetic fields on Benaroya

King County• Plan must address FPP interests on Sixty Acres West • Support lighted synthetic fields on Benaroya• Willing to investigate further

City of Redmond• Benaroya site low priority - funding and planning well off in future. • Parks would embrace helping to plan a great park w/LWYSA & KC • Synthetic field decision premature - depends on park plan.  • Don’t want to rush a solution without proper planning & public input

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Cooperative Development

Redmond:Parking, rest rooms, access, other

non- field amenities King County & LWYSA:

Synthetic surfaces with lights

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Other Potential Support

• Bonds City revenue or non-profit

• Sponsors & Corporate NeighborsMedtronic, Willows Run, Boeing, Microsoft

• Donations Soccer & other outdoor recreation enthusiasts

• Grants Government & private charities

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Everyone Wins!

King County Parks & LWYSA

KC Farmland Preservation

Technical College

Redmond Parks & LWYSA

Existing Park Users& Valley Estates

Parks Users & General Public

Three Lighted Synthetic Fields (16 Grass Field Equivalent Capacity)