2018 GO BOND:

Parks & Recreation Projects

Parks & Recreation: 70% Projects*

The parks & recreation projects are focused on:

maintaining and improving what we have
attracting visitors and improving our economy

Public spaces bring many benefits:

enhance property values
increase city sales tax revenue
increase hotel/motel tax revenue
bring in homebuyers and renters
attract retirees

Price Tower Green

This space was envisioned in both the 2004 Downtown Master Plan and the 2009 Downtown Redevelopment Plan to serve as the heart of the Downtown Arts District, and is intended to serve as a community gathering space. The public events at the facility would bring the economic benefits of out-of-town visitors, as the Guthrie Green in downtown Tulsa has done for that area.

The Price Tower Green project consists of closing Silas Street (Sixth Street) between the Price Tower and the Bartlesville Community Center, removing the existing hardscaping in that area and constructing a green space at that location for events and to provide an urban green space with programmed events offered free to the public which help attract tourism. The project includes increasing area parking by 50 spaces as shown by the yellow highlighted areas in the drawing below.

The space would include an outdoor amphitheater and other amenities for public events, including community concerts, movies, music and art festivals, public markets, art displays, and other recreational and leisure activities for both children and adults. A committee would be formed to oversee the management and maintenance of the facility, under a partnership between the City of Bartlesville, the Price Tower, and the Bartlesville Community Center.

$1,776,500

Below is an aerial view of the area that would be reconstructed to become the Tower Green

Kiddie Park entrance and perimeter fence

Located on City of Bartlesville-owned property in Johnstone Park but managed by an independent, non-profit board, Kiddie Park is a one-of-a-kind youngster’s amusement park where rides — which include a just-the-right-size ferris wheel, a twisty-turny roller coaster and scenic train ride — still cost 50 cents and the cotton candy is plentiful on hot summer nights.

A favorite destination for tourists and long-time residents alike, Kiddie Park is one of the city’s crown jewels. This funding would replace the aging fence at the entrance and around the park.

$101,500

Price Fields Phase 3 (reconstruction of the existing center fields)

The city has a multi-phase plan to renovate the Price Fields Complex to help attract and retain families with children and the economic benefits of out-of-town visitors.

The proposal is for Phase 3 of the multi-phase Price Fields Complex Renovation. It consists of replacing the four main central fields in the complex, located just south of the two new baseball/softball quads built on the north end of the complex.

During Phase 1, a new softball quad was built in the northeastern area of the complex, and a new baseball quad, Phase 2, was recently opened in the northwest area of the complex.

Additional phases could include street alignment, improved access into and out of the complex, emergency access to the complex, additional parking, restrooms and a playground.

This project was recommended in the 2009 Park and Recreation Development Plan.

$3,654,500

Lighting for Daniels Soccer Fields

Daniels Soccer Fields, two adult-sized fields located near Lee Lake, on Adams Boulevard just east of Silver Lake Road, were constructed in 2013. Lighting at the facility would make the fields the only lighted City soccer fields in Bartlesville.

$355,300

Pathfinder repaving

Pathfinder Parkway, another jewel in the City’s park system, is a 12-mile linear park consisting of paved trails that wander through the City of Bartlesville along the Caney River and Turkey Creek drainageways.

Over the years, many areas of the path, popular with walkers and joggers, have deteriorated and are in need of repair/repavement. The cost to repave the path is approximately $150,000 per mile. This funding would accommodate repaving two miles.

$304,500

Veterans Park playground and memorial

The long-time need for a children’s playground at Veterans’ Park has been on hold pending completion of the new Boy’s and Girl’s Club. With the recent opening of this new facility, the construction of a playground and a veterans’ memorial near Frontier Pool and the existing shelter can now move forward as originally planned in 2008 when the name of the park was changed from Frontier Park to Veterans’ Park.

$81,200

Johnstone Park restroom remodel

Time, weather, vandalism and community use have deteriorated the restroom building in Johnstone Park. Originally constructed in 1972, it is time to upgrade and remodel it so our citizens can have a clean, safe, and healthy restroom to use while at the park. This project will modernize the restrooms and will incorporate vandal and theft resistant fixtures and materials.

$76,100

Parks & Recreation: 30% Projects*

Splash pad at Johnstone Pavilion

The construction of the pavilion at Johnstone Park was the first part of a master plan intended to enhance and expand recreational opportunities at Johnstone Park. With Doenges Stadium and the Kiddie Park, this area has long served as a family entertainment venue. The addition of the Pavilion and its amenities in this highly visible location has enhanced and boosted the use of Johnstone Park. This project would add a water feature to this area that will provide an accessible heat-friendly recreational opportunity for residents of all ages and abilities.

$355,300

Johnstone Park parking lot/entry access

This project involves providing additional paved off-street parking to serve the new Johnstone Park Pavilion, the Kiddie Park and other park facilities located within Johnstone Park, as well as improvements to the entry and paved roads within the 95-acre regional park.

$406,100

Community skate park (downtown or Lee Lake)

Utilizing a matching grant and donated funds, the City of Bartlesville constructed its first and only public skate park in Johnstone Park in 2003. Constructed of modular pre-fabricated steel frame components, this equipment has outlived its useful life. While relatively inexpensive to purchase and install, these skate park components, through normal wear and tear, have been excessively susceptible to ongoing maintenance problems with a resultant escalating cost to repair. This project would replace this modular skate park with a poured-in-place concrete structure.

$355,300

Parking lot repairs/improvements (all parks)

This funding will provide for much needed parking lot and roadway repairs and improvements throughout all City parks, including the roadway and parking areas throughout Sooner Park, Jo Allyn Lowe Park, Douglass Park, Lyon Park and Robinwood Park Playground.

$152,300

Miscellaneous park improvements and erosion rehab

As with all property, weathering and erosion occur in City parks. Soil erosion has occurred along sloped areas and along the shoreline of lakes, creeks and the Caney River in several areas which require stabilization. This project would provide funds for such stabilization as well as for other park improvements.

$101,500

Golf course bunker repair

This project involves the removal and replacement of sand and drainage structures in the bunkers at Adams Municipal Golf Course. The existing bunkers range from 17 to 25 years in age and have become contaminated with dirt and defective drains, resulting in frequent wash-out and compromising playability.

$101,500

City gateway signage

This project involves the construction of gateway signage into the City of Bartlesville at major entryways. These signs will be eye-catching and contemporary and will reflect Bartlesville’s characteristics as a creative, vibrant, and connected community, a promotional moniker developed by the community in 2014 as recommended in the 2013 Community Strategic Plan.

$101,500

Consistent signage in all City parks

One of the goals for the City’s Park and Recreation Department has been to provide consistent high quality entrance and wayfinding signs for all city park and recreational facilities. Such signs would be directional as well as informational and would be linked to mapping that would facilitate pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular access to and throughout the city’s parks and trails. Signage created through this project would be cost efficient in fabrication, implementation, and long-term maintenance. This project was recommended in the 2009 Parks and Recreation Development Plan.

$91,400

Paved parking lot for Cooper Dog Park

Cooper Dog Park is a leash-free park located near Lee Lake, on Adams Boulevard east of Silver Lake Road, which is managed and maintained by Bark Park Buddies, a local area non-profit organization. The park, constructed largely by grant funds and donations with City and volunteer labor, is a popular gathering spot for dogs and their owners.

This project would pave the existing gravel parking lot, located on the south side of the park, and ultimately connect to the existing paved parking lot for the soccer fields located to the west.

$76,100

Golf course equipment

This funding will be used to cover some of the equipment requests from Adams Municipal Golf Course staff. Requested items include a new sprayer, a tee mower, a zero-turn mower, a utility cart and a pull-behind rough mower. Although the $50,000 provided in this item will not cover all of these items, the intent is to provide some funding to allow golf course staff to shop for deals and get what equipment they can within the allocated funds.

$50,800

Douglass Park walkway

This project will provide funding to repave the existing asphalt walking trail at Douglass Park.

$45,700

Replacement of drinking fountains in all parks

This funding would be used to replace drinking fountains in all City of Bartlesville-owned parks.

$40,600

Lighting for Lee Lake trail

A relatively new addition to the Bartlesville park system, Lee Lake and the asphalt trail that circles the lake, opened to the public about two years ago, has quickly become a popular destination for fishing, walking, jogging and picnics. This trail loop, the City’s only outdoor closed circuit walking trail, provides an opportunity for residents to meet their need for regular outdoor physical activity, to begin and end at the same location, walking the loop as many times as desired while experiencing nature in a public park area.

The use of this trail loop has steadily increased over the past two years and lighting of this trail will provide much needed safety for users of the trail loop in the dawn and dusk hours of the day, but will also serve to deter crime and vandalism in the park.

Funding of this project will be used to provide a portion of the match for a $70,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to provide solar powered lights and mileage markers along the trail loop and other amenities at Lee Lake. This project was included in the 2009 Parks and Recreation Development Plan.

$32,300

*What are “70 percent” and “30 percent” projects?

Oklahoma law requires that 70 percent of the projects in each category be specified on the ballot for a GO bond election. The remaining 30 percent are “discretionary” and are not placed on the ballot. Discretionary projects are not legally required for completion; however, the City of Bartlesville has completed all projects identified as “30 percent projects” in the past.

Project costs include the estimated cost to complete each project as well as the Cost of Issuance (COI). The COI is based on what it would cost to issue the bonds per project, which is roughly 2 percent of each project cost, rounded for clarity. “Seventy percent” project costs are presented as they will appear on the ballot.

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