2021-038 Industrial Street Park ImprovementsDate: June 18, 2021 Report No. 2021-038
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Industrial Street Park Improvements
BACKGROUND:
The Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) is renovating the Industrial Street Park site to
accommodate a public art installation. PARD will upgrade the site to include improved ADA
access and general design aspects supporting the viewing, public access, and park beautification
supporting the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Monument.
Industrial Street Park, 108 Industrial St., is a .11-acre community park and was approved for the
sculpture by City Council on December 7, 2020.
At that time, Staff noted that the park would need some renovation to improve park access and
accommodate the sculpture installation. These park improvements will be in two phases. Phase 1
of the project is already funded and will include constructing and installing the artwork with full
accessibility to the public. This phase should cost $100,000, with $80,000 allocated to the artwork
and $20,000 estimated for the foundation and miscellaneous site improvements. Phase 2 is reliant
on additional funding. Currently, the 915 Land Dedication Fund has some funding that could be
allocated to this park improvement. This phase will consist of lighting, grading, irrigation, and
additional site work. The final cost for this phase is yet to be determined, but PARD staff is
working to finalize anticipated costs and secure additional funding.
PARD staff held meetings to review the art location and park changes with members of the
adjacent townhouse homeowner’s association, Main Street Association, past members of the
Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship, in a virtual public meeting held on May 20, 2021, and
the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board on June 7, 2021. PARD also solicited input from
the Committee on Persons with Disabilities via an ISR on June 11, with responses due June 18.
The Industrial Street Park updates will incorporate feedback from the above sources. The artist,
Dina Fisher, served as an active member of the park design team to assure that all park
improvements complemented the artwork.
DISCUSSION:
The park currently has one ADA-compliant wheelchair ramp at the west side of the park, which
staff will rework to allow access to the sculpture on all sides. There will be two additional ADA-
compliant ramps constructed at the east side of the park at the sidewalk on Industrial Street.
Sidewalks will be built from the ramps across the park to the sculpture location.
Synthetic turf will replace the current lawn area at the center of the park. The existing turf is too
fragile to handle a large number of park visitors during community events. The synthetic turf will
have a sand base and heat-reducing infill that will make it more comfortable for park visitors, but
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it will also be firm enough for wheelchair use. Several trees will be removed, and two oak trees
will be relocated in the park. Staff will add redbuds behind the monument viewing area, two
additional shade trees, hedges at the north and south park borders, and other decorative plantings.
To better highlight the new artwork and provide additional security, staff will add general lighting
in the park.
A layout of the park showing both completed phases is attached in Exhibit 1.
CONCLUSION:
Members of the City Council are invited to review the attached plan and to provide input to PARD
staff.
STAFF CONTACT:
John Whitmore, Park Planning Manager
940-349-7747
John.Whitmore@cityofdenton.com
REQUESTOR:
Staff Initiated
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS:
Parks and Recreation
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT:
2 Hours
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1 – Industrial Street Park Boards
Exhibit 2 – DWIF Monument Art – Lenticular Discs
Exhibit 3 – DWIF Industrial Street Park presentation
Date: June 18, 2021 Report No. 2021-038
INDUSTRIAL STREET
PARK
DENTON, TEXAS
0’8’16’32’
SCALE 1/8” = 1’-0”
APRIL 30, 2021
Legend
1. ADA RAMP
2. ADA ROUTE TO ART WALL
3. BENCH SEATING
4. ORNAMENTAL TREE
5. IMAGE CURTAIN
6. SHRUB MASS
7. STEPS
8. LARGE PLANTER BOWL
9. HEDGE SCREENING
10. ART LANTERNS
11. 1400 SF SYNTHETIC TURF
EVENT LAWN
12. CATENARY LIGHTING
13. MEDIUM CANOPY TREE
14. LENTICULAR ART DISC
15. ANNUAL COLOR
EXISTING
PARKING
EXISTING
PARKING
RUSTY TACO HICKORY ST.
LOUNGE
HOOCHIES
EXISTING TOWN HOMESEXISTING TOWN HOMES
11. EVENT LAWN
3. BENCH SEATING
6. SHRUB MASS
13. MEDIUM CANOPY TREE 14. LENTICULAR ART DISC
10. ART LANTERNS
5. IMAGE CURTAIN
9. HEDGE SCREENING
4. ORNAMENTAL TREE 12. CATENARY LIGHTING 11. SYNTHETIC TURF
8. LARGE PLANTER BOWL11. OVAL LAWN12. CATENARY LIGHTING
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INDUSTRIAL STREET
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DENTON, TEXAS
0’8’16’32’
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LENTICULAR ART DISC
ART LANTERNSIMAGE CURTAIN
Denton Women’s
Interracial Fellowship
Monument & Industrial
Street Park Design
Drew Huffman
Parks and Recreation
PAC 20-035; Sept. 4, 2020
Exhibit 3
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Artist –Dina Fisher
•Multi-media artist creating “nuanced” public art including murals
to interactive sculptures.
•Involves community in the design process.
•Has family history similar to members of the DWIF.
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Artist Inspiration
The DWIF Memorial Art Installation bursts with every color of the
rainbow, celebrating the visionary women of DWIF. Through the
lens of hope, love, trust and friendship, they overcame cultural
barriers to help Denton re-imagine race relations.
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Art Style
•“ANIMATED” DISC -LENTICULAR ART
•The installation’s most prominent piece is a monumentally sized disc
whose colors morph and change as the person viewing it moves.
This animation affect is achieved with a process called “lenticular”
art. There’s no electricity or computer involved, it’s a purely physical
phenomenon.
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Project
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Project
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PAC20-040 7
Location –
Industrial
Street
Park
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File ID 20-2383
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Design Rendering
Questions/Input/Comments?
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