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ci IA.I E IN E: P•1-1 DUAL IFI CA -I 10 PI c; U IN DIERSTAIN I II ING OF IN IE: I; I Quality Control - Like any design firm we understand that we're only as good our projects, and those are only as good Dur drawings. During the design and construction docurnent phase we will have our own internal learn schedule for each discipline. They will be required to provide us their drawings ahead of any city submittal so that our in-house design team can review and provide redline comment back prior to said submittal. In addition, our internal OAOC team will scan the drawing sets at each milestone Submittal for errors, omissions, coordination issues, etc. Our expertise in detailing and construction processes will help us anticipate issues that could be discovered in the field so we can update the drawings to reflect all the scope required by the contractor. vii. Suggestions / Special Concerns — We're just corning into this project SO we Still have a lot of catching up to do. The City and it's Staff has been dealing with the site for some time so we understand there is a mountain of things we're not up to speed on regarding the history of the project and the history of the concept that was used to secure the grant money. We make the following suggestion based purely on what we saw during our site visit and our understanding of what the City finds exciting )hour this project. The overlook deck and triangle site is mostly intended to be a rest stop for bikers that are using the extensive Santa Ana River Trail System. We think the current layout of the deck misses a great opportunity to make this intent more clear. The current triangle shape is a reflection of the property lines which are a bit arbitrary. It's nice that the deck extends out into the landscape area as an overlook but it doesn't connect well with it's surrounding. Just on the other side of the bike trail is a huge steel frame and wood bridge, spanning 30OFT and making a connection across the channel to Edna park and existing residenlial. In lerms of scale, [his IS [he most interesting thing happening in the area. We think having the layout of the re -built deck react directly to the bridge makes more sense and will create a more meaningful Stopping point. This would give users a chance to sit and watch passersby on the bike path and view the bridge and channel as well. They may not be the prettiest thing in the world, but the bridge and channel are feats of engineering and the scale of both is eye catching. A portion of the deck can still extend out into the riparian landscape but with a change in how the deck abuts the edge of the bike path can make it more open, inviting, and feel more connected to its surroundings. We've taken the liberty of providing a sketch of what this could look like. A CONTINriOUs EDGE ALONG THE BIKE PATH _IKE THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE INVITING PJL'_ IN FOR BIKERS TRAVELING NORTI I AND SOUTI I A'_ONG THE EAST SIDE OF IHE CHANNEL. A CONTINUOUS EDGE A'_ONG THE BIKE PATH ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTLNITIFS FOR SEATING THAT VIEWS THE , BIKE PATH AND BRIDGE/ C'.. IANNEL WITI I TI IE PARK AND MOLNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE TO THE NORTH. BECAUSE DECK IS ELEVATED ABOVE FINISH GRADE, IT ALLOWS FOR SPECIMEN TREES TO BE P-ANTED CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND PROVIDE ARLOI SHAUL OVER SEATING AREAS. / Idur) .w 1� �1 Mlll�iw�••'�� a 66 SHAPE CF DECK CAN BE AN r1 Sr EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING 4,��1/'1, BRIOU. IHAI SHANj IHo CHANNEL. THIS CREATES A ,nr BETTER VISUA_ RE'_ATIONSHIP FUR THOSE COMING TO THE SITE FROM EDNA PARK. I BECAUSE DECK IS �1. ( ELEVATED ABOVE y FINISH GRADE. k IT ALLOWS FOR v°1 li SPECIMEN TREES ATM° it O BE PLAN IED q" .try CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND PROVIDE 1 DIRECT SHADE OVER SEATING AREAS. LARGE BOJLDERS PLACED BENEATH NEW DECK DETER ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE NO'_EVEL GROUND FOR SPREADING OUT TENT. City Council 23 — 33 4/20/2021 is - / r /.A 0/, KY M1 211q?G 1/' SIrto. IKIAN.;LAK AKK rtMS 9KA'.,InN