Pleasure Beach Community Meeting 05.09.2011

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Master Plan for Pleasure Beach Park, Bridgeport, CT

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Part 1: Introductions and Opening Remarks (10 minutes)

• Honorable Bill Finch, Mayor, City of Bridgeport• State Representative Don Clemens• Ted Grabarz, AIA, ASLA, Sustainability Director, Deputy Director of Public Facilities

Part 2: Stantec Presentation (40 minutes)

• Pleasure Beach Park: Existing Conditions


• Pleasure Beach Park: Existing Conditions• Environmental Overview• Study Goals and Objectives• Public Safety• Scope of Work• Project Schedule

Part 3: Attendee Participation (60 minutes)

• Preliminary Facilities Program, Needs, Challenges and Opportunities• Next Steps

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EXISTIN G C O N D ITIO N S





FLO O D ZO N ES


Photo Tour of Pleasure Beach

























Building C onditions

• C ondition Study for Building Refurbishm ent at Pleasure Beach

- U tilities and pavem ent- Existing boardw alk- H arbor H ut- Pavilion


Environm ental O verview


Environm ental O verviewState Listed Plant Species

Significant H abitat: C oastal sand dunes habitatD EP N atural D iversity D ata Base

• Sickle-leaf golden aster – State Endangered

• Beach needle grass/Bitter panic grass – State Endangered• Beach needle grass/Bitter panic grass – State Endangered

• Blazing star – State Species of Special Concern

• Eastern prickly-pear – State Special Concern


STATE EN D AN G ERED PLAN TS

Beach Needle Grass/Bitter Panic Grass Sickle-leaf Golden Aster


STATE SPEC IES O F C O N C ERN

Blazing Star Eastern Prickly-Pear


Environm ental O verviewDEP N atural D iversity D ata BaseState and Federally Listed Anim al Species

• Piping Plover – State and Federally threatened species

• Least Tern – State threatened

• Barn O w l – State endangered• Barn O w l – State endangered


State & Federal Threatened Species


PIPIN G PLO VERState & Federal Threatened Species


LEAST TERNState Threatened Species


BARN O W LState Endangered Species



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Study O bjectives

• Integrate w ork on parallel studies (buildings, docks, access)

• Conduct a com prehensive outreach strategy

• Provide for public safety on site

• Identify and protect endangered plants and w ildlife

• O btain regulatory concurrence

Identify potential program space• Identify potential program space

• Identify a program of future recreation am enities

• D evelop alternatives and a preferred concept plan

• D evelop an im plem entation strategy (com ponents, cost, access, endangered species protection, flood m anagem ent, public safety plan)


Public Safety:• Com m unication

• Mobility on-site and off-site

• Lifeguards

• Park patrol (seasonal, full-tim e?)

Storm notification• Storm notification

• Storm shelter

• Site and existing building preparation

• U tility service (w ater, electric)


SC O PE O F W O RK

• Project K ick-O ff Meeting

• D ata Collection

• Site A ssessm ent

• Stakeholder Identification

Prelim inary Park Program• Prelim inary Park Program

• Final Program /Site A ssessm ent/Regulatory Fram ew ork

• D evelop A lternative Schem atic Plans

• Refine A lternative Schem atic Plans

• Conceptual D esign/Final Master Plan D eliverable


PRO JEC T SC H ED U LE


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Prelim inary Program of Park Im provem entsFacilities:• N ature center• Fishing pier (on m ainland and Pleasure Beach)• Concessions/refreshm ents• Restroom s• Beach (sw im m ing and surf fishing)


• Beach (sw im m ing and surf fishing) • Passive open space and picnic area• W ildlife sanctuary• Paths and trails (non-m otorized)• O bservation and look-out areas

N eeds:• Public aw areness of w ildlife value and conditions

• A variety of passive recreation activities

• N eighborhood/youth activities

• Parking facilities on m ainland

• D ebris rem oval on m ainland vacant lots

• Established developm ent space on m ainland• Established developm ent space on m ainland

• Establish reliable access from the East End

• Site patrols (security, ecological m onitoring, enforcem ent of rules)

• Stabilization of existing buildings to prevent further deterioration and vandalism


Challenges:• State and Federal regulatory requirem ents (CTD EP, U SFW S, A CO E, FEMA )

• Protecting endangered and threatened species

• Establishing reliable access (how , how often, m onitoring, cost, fee structure)

• Establishing funding partners (private, public, non-profit)• Establishing funding partners (private, public, non-profit)

• Capital funding

• Financial sustainability

• Staffing for program m ing, m aintenance, public safety, regulatory m onitoring, etc.

• Public safety and em ergency access


Challenges:• W aste disposal (trash, sanitary)

• U tility m aintenance (electric, w ater, other)

• Equipm ent and m aterial transport and access

• Building restoration• Building restoration

• Stratford and CTD EP role in enforcing access

restrictions at Long Beach

• Im pacts of clim ate change/sea level rise on

coastal resources


O pportunities:• A fter school, youth and sum m er cam p program s

• Youth training in environm ental stew ardship• A quaculture education• Local business investm ent at gatew ay (m ain-land)

• Local business investm ent at gatew ay (m ain-land)

• EcoTourism• Recreational fishing• G reen Energy pilot project w ith corporate sponsorship


Stakeholder Meeting Sum m ary • Keep it sim ple!

• A void lengthy regulatory review periods

• Secure existing buildings on site

• Program m ust allow people and w ildlife to co-existexist

• Identify, delineate and protect sensitive areas

• Provide public safety m easures

• Establish access as soon as possible



PRO JEC T SC H ED U LE



Thank you!

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Pleasure Beach Community Meeting 05.09.2011