WIRTH PARK ADVENTURE AND WELCOME CENTER PREFERRED SCHEMATIC DESIGN OPEN HOUSE 2, JULY 14, 2015

Theodore Wirth Park ADVENTURE AND WELCOME

CENTER

PROJECT SITE

The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) in collaboration with the Loppet Foundation is developing anAdventure and Welcome Center within Theodore Wirth Park.This entirely new facility will include site improvements and anew building and will focus on cross-country skiing, Par-3golf support, snowboarding, mountain bike racing, and snowtubing.

THE BUILDING.

The Welcome Center will be an all season building serving users of both the Adventure Center and the Par-3 golf course. It will include:

• Ticket counters• Food and drink concessions • A sales and rental shop • Training rooms • Equipment preparation and repair

facilities

• • Restrooms• Multi-purpose rooms• Locker rooms

Design of the Welcome Center will be funded by the 2011 bonding bill and construction of the Welcome Center will be funded by theLoppet Foundation.

THE SITE.

The Adventure Center, or areas around the building, will have thefollowing features:

• Winter sports event and staging area

• Summer mountain bike event and staging area

• Mountain bike trails

• Cross country ski trails

• Relocated snow tubingand snowboarding hill

• The site work willrequire the revision ofthe 18-hole golf course

• Added parking

Design and construction of the Adventure Center site work will befunded by the MPRB through an allocation under the 2011 bondingbill.

WIRTH PARK ADVENTURE AND WELCOME CENTER PREFERRED SCHEMATIC DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING, AUGUST 5, 2015

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PREFERRED SCHEMATIC DESIGN SITE CONCEPT SUMMARY:

The preferred site concept locates the Welcome Center slightly north of where the existing Par 3 parking lot is now with a small, well-screened parking and vehicular drop off area to accommodate visitors and service vehicles. New, expanded parking would be located across the road.

This site concept makes minor adjustments to the existing Par 3 Golf Course to prevent overlapping use of winter and summer programs. Mountain bike, tubing and snowboarding have improved event areas up in the valley with new rope tows for the winter programs.

SKI RACE START/FINISH AND CLASS AREA

ONE STORY, CENTRALIZEDBUILDING

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE/CLASSSTAGING AREA

RELOCATED SNOWBOARDINGAREA AND UPGRADED ROPETOW

RELOCATED TUBING AREA AND UPGRADED ROPE TOW

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PAR 3 SECOND AND SIXTH TEES. FINAL LAYOUT TO BE DETERMINED.

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VEHICULAR DROP OFF/SERVICE ACCESS WITH SMALL, WELL-SCREENEDPARKING

PAR 3 FIRST HOLEADJUSTED, GOOD SIGHT LINES FROM THE BUILDING. SAMEDISTANCE AS EXISTING

PARKING ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD WITH TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TO ALLOW FOR CROSSING

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EXISTING PAR 3 SCORECARD PROPOSED PAR 3 SCORECARDHole 1 114 2 121 3 200 4 104 5 143 6 150 7 161 8 131 9 116 Total 1240

Hole 1 114 2 121 3 200 4 104 5 143 6 150 7 161 8 131 9 116 Total 1240