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Home My WebLink AboutOSRP Staff Comments (Sections 1, 2, 5)Draft Open Space & Recreation Plan Initial Comments Acknowledgements 2 Add Jim: Jim Kupfer, Director Update Peter’s title: Peter Bertling, Community & Economic Development Planner Update Committee name Open Space & Recreation Committee Add Town Councilors 01 Executive Summary No comments 02 Introduction 6 Statement of Purpose: Remove sentence “The purpose of the 2025 OSRP”… (This sentence is nearly duplicative in comparison to the second sentence within the Executive Summary) 7 Update Public Participation to include the second community meeting In all references throughout the Plan please replace “online survey” with “community survey”(Hard copies were distributed across Town) Town Manager (Capitalize) 8 Enhanced Outreach & Public Participation: Update to include statistics for Portuguese speaking population in advance to Spanish. Update language to state that materials were translated in Spanish and Portuguese. Update language to defined that live interpretation in both Spanish and Portuguese languages was provided at each of the community meetings (we have coordinated for interpretation at the upcoming 11/19 meeting). 05 Conservation & Recreation Land Inventory 39 Importance of Protecting Open Space: Town staffing is working to draft language for this 40 Update description for active recreation. Please see staff’s suggested language below: Active recreation is defined as leisure activities of a more structured nature (often requiring equipment) taking place at a prescribed time and place. Update language for Chapter 61 to further define 61, 61A and 61B and how Chapter 61 land relates to the levels of protection. See attached for language from the LCP that could be used 41 Typo and formatting edits: “Veteran’s Beach” – the text is black please make it consistent with the other text Hathaway’s Ponds Recreation Area – ponds should not be plural Loop’s Beach – Loop should not be plural Centerville Recreation Playground – minor text edit At the time of writing (2025), the project is under construction and will include ADA-compliant playground equipment and surfaces, as well as ADA accessibility from the parking lot. Remove Barnstable Dog Park, Cotuit Memorial Park, Ridgewood Park, and Long Beach as areas managed by the Recreation Division Add Luke’s Love Playground, Veterans Park Playground, and Ridgewood Park playground, Cotuit tennis courts, Osterville tennis courts and softball field, Bay Lane tennis courts, Lombard Field, Cape Cod Collaborative athletic fields, Bay Lane softball fields, Centerville Community building, Lopes Field, McBarron Field to list of fields managed by Rec 43 Typo edit: “…outdated playground with ADA-compliant” 44 Conservation Commission (Capitalize) Table 5-1 Add “Village” and organize the table by village Remove “Condition” Remove “Grant & Funding” Rename “Recreational Potential” to “Potential Improvements” Please clarify how the text within “Recreational Potential” was coordinated. Are the suggestions from prior plans, comments provided by the public, site visits? (question for consultant team) 48 Hamblin’s Pond - bathhouse is one word 53 Conservation Properties – Add “Village” and organize the table by village Remove “Condition” Remove “Grant & Funding” Rename “Recreational Potential” to “Potential Improvements” Add “Acreage” specifically for conservation properties Spell out CR in all references 54 Typo: Little River Conservation Area: Dog walking 57 Table 5-3 Should the table be numbered 5-2 instead of 5-3 Add “Village” and organize the table by village (Of note we might need to have a category for “Townwide ” for property owners like BLT land State land in addition to defining each of the seven villages) Add “Acreage” Update title to “Public Properties Providing Recreation and/or Conservation Amenities” 58 Replace “Hyannis East Elementary School” with “Barnstable Community Innovation School” 67 Hyannis Village (Remove “Village” in all references) Text edit: Upper right hand corner These local needs reflects Text edit: Therefore, open space upgrades should prioritize universal design, accessible 68 pathways, and adaptive play equipment to ensure they meet the needs of Barnstable’s diverse groups population. Text edit: Each of these groups has different open space and recreation needs and may have different access constraints. (Suggest removing as this sentence is redundant compared to the paragraph above) Text edit: To ensure open space equity among town villages, the 2025 OSRP evaluates open space and recreation needs and opportunities and priority projects in all seven villages and identifies priority projects in villages across the town. (Minor edit to eliminate redundancy) Text edit: The Town is actively taking steps to ensure make sure that environmental justice … (Minor edit as “to ensure” is used already used within this paragraph) Text edit: In 2024, the Town was awarded a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant from EEA to develop a Master Plan for Hyannis Harbor. The plan aims to better … (The project description should be written in past tense as this project already occurred) Edit redundant citations (2,3) to www.epa.gov 70 Park Equity Map – staff suggests adding a definition for the parks included within the Park Equity Map for further insight (Ex. what criteria was met to be captured on the map as a park with public access). Text edit: ADA Self Evaluation – The final two paragraphs need to be combined. The Self-Evaluation and the Transition Plan were coordinated together in 2021. The language should be past tense. See attached for suggested edited language Text edit: Delete an “I” from Instiitute to make Institute. General Comments Add captions to each of the photos (location and credit) Double-check “town” vs. “Town” throughout the Plan for proper capitalization. - - 23 23 Town of Barnstable OSRP suggested edit (page 70) Suggested new text In 2021, Barnstable was awarded a grant by the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) to develop a self-evaluation and transition plan for the town. The Institute for Human Centered Design completed a comprehensive review of facilities located in Barnstable including several beaches, parks, and playgrounds with key accessibility issues, order of magnitude costs, and best practices for inclusive design. The Town’s ADA Self-Evaluation includes a list of issues and physical barriers at beaches, parks, and playgrounds with priority for barrier removal. The Self-Evaluation also includes an ADA assessment of the town’s sidewalks and walkways. This survey covered approximately seven miles of sidewalks. Key accessibility issues include excessive cross slopes, deteriorated and uneven surfaces, inaccessible benches, improper signage at accessible parking spaces, and a lack of curb ramps. Best practices and inclusive design recommendations include installing detectable warnings at all intersections, providing marked pedestrian crossings, and ensuring clear floor space adjacent to benches to enhance accessibility and improve the user experience for all. Original Language The Town’s ADA Self-Evaluation includes an ADA assessment of the town’s sidewalks and walkways. This survey covered approximately seven miles of sidewalks. Key accessibility issues include excessive cross slopes, deteriorated and uneven surfaces, inaccessible benches, improper signage at accessible parking spaces, and a lack of curb ramps. Best practices and inclusive design recommendations include installing detectable warnings at all intersections, providing marked pedestrian crossings, and ensuring clear floor space adjacent to benches to enhance accessibility and improve the user experience for all. In 2021, Barnstable was awarded a grant by the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) to develop a self-evaluation and transition plan for the town. The Instiitute for Human Centered Design completed a comprehensive review of facilities located in Barnstable including several beaches, parks, and playgrounds with key accessibility issues, order of magnitude costs, and best practices for inclusive design. The Town’s ADA Self-Evaluation includes a list of issues and physical barriers at beaches, parks, and playgrounds with priority for barrier removal.