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Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park Master Plan (2023)Master Plan Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park 2 3 Acknowledgments Susan Bacher, Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Delaware Tribe Matt Bussler, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Rhonda Hayworth, Tribal Preservation Officer, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma Norman Hildebrand, Second Chief, Wyandotte Nation Diane Hunter, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Miami Nation Tonya Tipton, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Shawnee Tribe Logan York, Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Dr. Jessica Beer, Carmel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation (2019-2022) Sue Finkham, City Councilor of Northeast District - City of Carmel Steve Horn, Board of Harvest Church Mark Westermeier, Carmel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation Kevin Nolan, Ph.D. Christine Thompson Michael W. Klitzing, Director of Parks & Recreation / CEO Kurtis Baumgartner, Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation / COO Michael Allen, Parks & Natural Resources Director Eric Mehl, Administration & Planning Director Jylian Riches, Marketing & Communications Director Natalie Carson, Planning & Legal Coordinator Richard F Taylor III, President Jenn Kristunas, Vice President Linus Rude, Secretary Lin Zhang, Treasurer James D. Garretson Joshua A. Kirsh Mark Westermeier Carrie Holle Kristin Kouka Expanding trails and environmental education near the White River will fulfill several goals and recommendations outlined in CCPR’s 2020-2024 Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Project Website: www.carmelclayparks.com/parks/thomas-marcuccilli-nature-park/ 4 5 Acknowledgments Brad Baldwin, IDNR Jill Hoffman, Executive Director - White River Alliance Darren Mindham, Urban Forestry - City of Carmel Kevin Tungesvick, Senior Ecologist - Eco Logic LLC Doug Callahan, Clay Township Trustee (2007-2022) Jim Engledow , Former Member of Carmel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation Dave Haboush, Fire Chief - City of Carmel Andy Wright, Historian - Carmel Clay Historical Society Grace Fugate, Administration Assistant Steve Horn, Board of Harvest Church Brian White, Pastor Letter from Director On behalf of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, it is my honor to share the Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park Master Plan. It has been a privilege to work alongside our community to identify the needs this park can meet. Throughout the pages of the master plan, you’ll find the foundational vision for the future of the park. The parkland was received as a donation from Falcon Nest II, LLC in 2021 and is named in honor of Thomas Marcuccilli, a Hoosier and co-founder of STAR Financial Bank. The 63 acres present a truly unique opportunity for CCPR. As its name implies, this park will offer a space to experience and celebrate nature, while exploring the park’s unique ecology and history. I want to thank everyone who contributed their time and feedback to this master plan. We are ever grateful for a community that is invested in its parks. We value the input and conversation with neighbors, students, community leaders, nature enthusiasts, Native American tribes, and anthropologists who have inspired the park’s design. This master plan is just the first step toward the future of Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park. Working with our community leaders to secure funding, CCPR looks forward to bringing the vision outlined in this master plan to life. Recreationally yours, Michael W. Klitzing, CPRE Director of Parks & Recreation / CEO Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation 6 7 INDEX The park is named for Thomas Marcuccilli (pronounced The park is named for Thomas Marcuccilli (pronounced Mark-a-sell-e), a native Hoosier and one of the original Mark-a-sell-e), a native Hoosier and one of the original founders of STAR Financial Bank.founders of STAR Financial Bank. 8 9 REFERENCEMATERIAL AMERICAN INDIAN BEADWORK. FIRST FIRESIDE EDITION. PREHISTORIC ANTIQUITIES INDIANA. INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNOBOTONY. TIMBER PRESS. AMERICAN INDIAN BASKETRY TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE. DOVER PUBLICATIONS THE GEOLOGIC STORY . HTTPS://IGWS.INDIANA.EDU/ REFERENCEDOCS/STATEPARKGUIDE_POKAGON.PDF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN BEADWORK PATTERNS. DOVER PUBLICATIONS. 10 11 CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS TO NATURE: A NEW DIRECTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY RESEARCH. ORGAN ENVIRON. 12 13 14 15 INTRODUCTION Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park will enhance park and recreation opportunities within the community by expanding trails and environmental education near the White River. FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT EXISTING COMMERCIAL CONNER PRAIRIE LEGACY WELL NO. 26 LEGACY WELL NO. 25 HARVEST CHURCH HISTORIC CORN CRIB 16 17 There is a vital need to balance human and natural systems, resources, and processes. Park development must serve multiple functions. 18 19 20 21 Text from Andy Wright's report is highlighted in bold. Prior to the development of any park site, Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation will continue to research the legacy of the land and history of the property. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Indiana was covered by a shallow sea. As the White River and Carmel's creeks erode their banks and beds, fossils of prehistoric sea creatures are brought to the surface. "Glaciation erased any trace of the dinosaurs, leaving behind a legacy of geology and landscape formations. As the glacier melted, water transported and deposited outwash of sorted and stratified sand, silt, gravel, and clay. Outwash forms the core of kames, eskers, and other meltwater landforms. Erratics of granite, gneiss, basalt, and other igneous and metamorphic rocks are also prevalent. These massive boulders were plucked from the bedrock surface in Canada and transported to Indiana by the glaciers. When masses of ice would become buried by thick insulating debris, they would remain long 12,980 - 1000 B.C. PLEISTOCENE ERA after all other glacial ice melted. Eventually, they, too, melted, leaving ice block depressions or kettle holes. The glaciers took centuries to melt, and plant communities colonized and migrated northward over the debris left behind. The postglacial succession from spruce to pine and finally to oak forest indicates the general warming of the climate." THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN2022 1011 Design Driver - Ancient Ecology HISTORY OF THE LAND 22 23 Residents have found evidence of prehistoric mammals. Ice Age fossils are rare in Carmel, but there was a significant find on the Lacy farm, part of which constitutes the northeast corner of the Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park. In 1893, four mastodon teeth were discovered when a ditch was dug on the farm. The teeth from the upper jaw measured about eight inches across, and those from the lower jaw were about six inches. Two of the teeth weighed thirteen pounds. In 1905, Joseph McDonald found part of a tooth from a mammoth in Vestal Ditch a mile west of the park site in the Cherry Creek Estates subdivision. Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University). The soil found at Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park is one of the most beneficial legacies of the Ice Age. The teeth from the upper jaw measured eight inches across, and those from the lower jaw were about six inches. 24 25 Residents have also collected artifacts from early Native Americans. Some date as far back as the Early Archaic period. Stone tools, such as arrowheads, hammers, tomahawks, whetstones, mortars, and pestles, were once prevalent; hundreds, if not thousands, were found on Carmel's east side. These are rarer today, but they are still occasionally discovered. In 2017, a city engineer found a banner stone during the construction of a roundabout at Smoky Row Road and Gray Road. The artifact was thought to be as many as four thousand years old. Archaeological finds suggest there was activity as far back as the Late Archaic period near the site of the nature park. The first people of record in Carmel were the Lenape, also known as the Delaware Indians. At the time of first contact with Europeans in the early 1600s, the Lenape lived in the Delaware Valley near Philadelphia. Two centuries of European colonialism and American expansionism splintered the Tribe, greatly diminished their population, and pushed them west into the Ohio River Valley. After an alliance of Tribes was defeated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, the Lenape ceded much of their land in Ohio and Pennsylvania to the United States. The Miami invited the displaced Tribes to settle in their territory, allocating the area around White River to the Lenape. In August 1802, William Conner built a log trading post in a prairie on the east side of White River, where Conner Prairie is today. A Lenape village developed around the trading post and became called Conner's Town. It extended across the river just east of the park site. Other Lenape villages in the area included Upper Delaware Town, about two miles north of Conner's Town in what was known as the Horseshoe Prairie, Ketchum's Town along Cool Creek in present-day Carmel, and Lower Delaware Town, which was a half mile south of the Marion County line. During the War of 1812, Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison was concerned that the Lenape would be pulled into the conflict and give up their neutrality, so he moved the Tribe from their villages along the White River to an abandoned Shawnee town in Piqua, Ohio. Many abandoned villages along the White River were burned to the ground during the war. This was the fate of the village site located near the nature park. It was not resettled when the Lenape returned to Indiana. Cultural preservation will be an important element of the sustainable development of this park site. In 1818, John and William Conner influenced the Lenape into signing the treaty of St. Mary's, in which the Tribe relinquished its claim to the land along the White River in exchange for a reservation west of the Mississippi River. The Tribe was given three years to vacate the ground, after which it was opened for settlement. However, pioneers began to establish squatter settlements soon after the treaty was signed. Some settled in the prairies around William Conner's trading post. George Shirts and his family were the first to arrive in what is now Hamilton County. They settled in Conner's Town in March 1819. Later that month, Charles Lacy became the first to settle in Carmel when he set up camp on the remnants of the Lenape village site on the west bank of White River opposite Conner's Town. That spring, he planted a crop of corn in a field the Lenape had cultivated for the same purpose. He built a cabin and brought his wife Mary and their eight children to the site in September. The northeast corner of the park site was entered by Charles Lacy in September 1822. Bethel Dunning and Benjamin Blythe entered the remainder of the park site in 1834 and 1835. River Road was originally a Lenape trail that connected Barbara Burget's trading post on the Marion County line to the Upper Delaware Town in what came to be called the Horseshoe Prairie. This trail was also part of the first county road The Lacy farm remained in the Lacy family until Tunis Gerard purchased it in 1881. Gerard sold the farm around the turn of the century. Around 1920, John Owen purchased about four hundred acres that included the old Lacy farm and the park site and operated Owen Dairies, Inc. Before the company dissolved in 1935, it had the county's largest herd of dairy cows. In 1934 Eli Lilly purchased farms on the east and west of White River, including the original Conner homestead and Owen's dairy, which he transformed into a horse, grain, and hog farm. Lilly's massive farm covered about fifteen hundred acres and employed twenty-two full-time farmhands, many of whom lived on the property. Lilly kept carpenters on staff year-round to keep the buildings and fences in good repair. The farm continued operation on the west side of the river until the 1990s. Plat maps dating back to 1866 and aerials from 1936 to the present indicate no buildings on the park site. There were dwellings east of the area along River Road in the nineteenth century and farm buildings during the Owen Dairy and Conner Prairie Farm years, but these were outside the park's boundaries. It will be a significant discovery worthy of further investigation if a foundation is uncovered during site work for the park. petitioned in August 1823. The road commenced at the Madison County border just north of White River, crossed the river at Strawtown, and followed the path of the Lenape trail past Lacy's farm to Burget's trading post. Parts of Hazel Dell Parkway, 116th Street, and River Road follow the course of this two-hundred-year-old road. 26 27 202119201933196318812005 1835200 18221000 1834BCBC Historic Timeline and List of Inhabitants 1000 - 200 B.C. ADENA CULTURE 200 B.C. - 1812 NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES 1813 PRESENT DAY 28 29 30 31 1962 1936 1974 1976 1941 TREE CANOPY RIVER ROAD & ROADWAYS 1956 Historic Aerial Photography 32 33 20001997 2001 Historic Aerial Photography 2008 2009 2010 LANDFORM 34 35 2016 2021 Historic Aerial Photography 2017 2018 20152014AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT 36 37 38 39 SITE ANALYSIS Understanding these conditions allowed for a more thorough design process of the nature park. Collectively, the data shows how the site functions as a system with complex forces at play. The master plan was born from an intensive and thorough site analysis phase. 40 41 The ridge landform that is centrally located on the site would have provided an optimal location to access many of the area's natural resources. 42 43 44 45 The soil composition limits the implementation of conventionally built structures and the planting of most tree types. 745.74 743.18 746.05 743.57 747.13 744.19 46 47 The Tribal Representatives Advisory Group expressed an interest in creating an ethnobotany interpretive garden. It was noted that some plants in the different groups brought across geographies for their culture and use are considered non-native. 48 49 50 51 Future development of these zones will be studied with plant ecologists and Parks and Natural Resources maintenance staff to develop a diverse nature experience with multiple seasonal aspects. 52 53 54 55 A process to create a framework plan to guide the future development of the park site. MASTER PLAN PROCESS 1-3 4-7 8-12 March/April - Setting the Foundation May - Opportunities & Concept Alternative August - Refinement & Report 56 57 3 4 512THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN2022 1011 Design Driver - Ancient Ecology THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011river roadriver roadCherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity driveCommunity driveSimpliCity pkwySimpliCity pkwyhopewell parkwayhopewell parkway e 146e 146th th StreetStreet BeallSville drBeallSville drBarker drBarker drde l m o n t B lv d de l m o n t B lv d Woodlot Grove at The Grove at The LegacyLegacy Prairie at The Prairie at The LegacyLegacy Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Harvest Church Harvest Church ExpansionExpansion Future Commercial DevelopmentFuture Commercial Development Harvest ChurchHarvest Church Conner PrairieConner Prairie Existing CommercialExisting Commercial Development Development Ecological Ecological HistoryHistory Progressive Progressive Land Land ManagementManagement Settler Settler HistoryHistory Indigenous Indigenous History & History & InterpretationInterpretation Storytelling Districts: Ecological History THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011 Goals & Objectives PROJECT GOAL NO. 1 - PRESERVE UNIQUE NATURE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SITE PROJECT GOAL NO. 2 - ACCOMMODATE PASSIVE USAGE PROJECT GOAL NO. 3 - PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RICH STORYTELLING FROM UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES PROJECT GOAL NO. 4 - CONNECTIVITY PROJECT GOAL NO. 5 - INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING PRESERVE UNIQUE NATURE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SITE. ACCOMMODATE PASSIVE USAGE.PROVIDE EDUCATION AND STORYTELLING FROM UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES. CONNECTIVITY TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING. Project Goals 58 59 Focus Group Feedback 60 61 62 63 32 Three concepts were presented with the goal of instigating conversation and vetting ideas. 1 CONCEPT ALTERNATIVES 64 65 The park infrastructure would support and incorporate the stories of the site into a visitor experience. This landscape has been the stage for many stories over time. Touchstone to the Past 66 67 This concept allows for a more diverse set of ecological experiences to exist within the site. Park infrastructure follows the lead of the land. Forms based on an overlay of soil typology with topographic information. Landscape Forward 68 69 Views of the landscape would be amplified over immersive accessibility to and through nature. A study of light infrastructure and minimal approach to implementation of a nature park. Framework Plan Community Feedback 70 71 72 73 74 757475 76 77 D I I J Harvest CHurCH PLaNNeD exPaNsioN WELL NO. 26 & OVERLOOK WELL NO. 25 HARVEST CHURCH CoNNer Prairie FooD, FarM & eNerGY exHiBit ENTRY SIGNAGE ENTRY SIGNAGE HISTORIC CORN CRIB HOA WOODLAND WHite river eDuCatioN & eCoLoGY CeNter TRAILHEAD TRAILHEAD TRAILHEAD TRAILHEAD / MAIN ENTRANCE TRAILHEAD TRAILHEADTRAILHEAD ENH A N C E D E X . W A L K LaNDsCaPe DePressioN LaNDsCaPe DePressioN A B C C D E E E E E F C G G G H H I K A B C D E F G H I J K D PREFERRED CONCEPT 78 79 TRIBAL INTERPRETATION PROGRESSIVE LAND MANAGEMENT AGRARIAN HISTORY & SETTLEMENT ANCIENT ECOLOGY Aerial View of Overall Park The trail system will align with the form of the natural ecological zones of the site. This arrangement will help facilitate the maintenance requirements of each programmed habitat zone. 80 81 82 83 The site's soils would have supported a plant community like a fen, marsh, or sedge meadow. Woodland -- Ancient Ecology THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011 Design Driver - Ancient Ecology Landform remnant: existiNG MuLCH PatH traiLHeaD 84 85 Soil remnant: THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011 Design Driver - Ancient Ecology Woodland remnant: 86 87 88 89 Hopewell Trailhead THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011 Public Restrooms Pedestrian Trails Service / Emergency Drive Sculpture / Public Art Feature Passive Play Space Wetlands Overlooks Cargo Netting Feature Interactive Boulder Outcropping Terraced Seating Parking 0’100’200’300’ THOMAS MARCUCCILLI SITE MASTER PLAN CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK Date 2022 0729 River R o a d River R o a d Cherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity DriveCommunity DriveSimplicity PkwySimplicity PkwyHopewell PkwyHopewell Pkwy E 146E 146th th StreetStreet Beallsville DrBeallsville Drbarker Drbarker Dr de l m o n t B l v d de l m o n t B l v d (Harvest Church Expansion) (Potential Event Location) White River Existing Commercial Harvest Church (Future Development) Conner Prairie A F B G C H D I E J K K K K A A A B B B C D D E F F F F G G G H H I I J J Public Restrooms Pedestrian Trails Service / Emergency Drive Sculpture / Public Art Feature Passive Play Space Wetlands Overlooks Cargo Netting Feature Interactive Boulder Outcropping Terraced Seating Parking 0’100’200’300’ THOMAS MARCUCCILLI SITE MASTER PLAN CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK Date 2022 0729 River R o a d River R o a d Cherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity DriveCommunity DriveSimplicity PkwySimplicity PkwyHopewell PkwyHopewell Pkwy E 146E 146th th StreetStreet Beallsville DrBeallsville Drbarker Drbarker Dr de l m o n t B l v d de l m o n t B l v d (Harvest Church Expansion) (Potential Event Location) White River Existing Commercial Harvest Church (Future Development) Conner Prairie A F B G C H D I E J K K K K A A A B B B C D D E F F F F G G G H H I I J J SimpliCity parkway SimpliCity parkway hopewell parkwayhopewell parkway BeallSville driveBeallSville drive Preferred Concept: Park Entry at Hopewell Parkway 90 91 The Ridge -- Tribal Interpretation 1. Delaware Nation 2. Delaware Tribe of Indians 3. Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 4. Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 5. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians 6. Shawnee Tribe 7. Wyandotte Nation Table 1. The 10 plants with the greatest number of uses, and with uses in all five categories, by Native Americans PLANT DRUG FOOD FIBER DYE OTHER TOTAL Thujaplicata,WesternRedCedar 52 6 188 1 121 368 Prunusvirginiana,CommonChokecherry 132 163 4 2 36 337 Urticadioica,StingingNettle 114 20 36 1 51 222 Yuccabaccata,BananaYucca 9 126 47 1 39 222 Cornussericea,RedosierDogwood 97 21 9 6 58 191 Heracleummaximum,CommonCowparsnip 112 57 2 1 17 189 Rhustrilobata,SkunkbushSumac 38 69 29 11 34 181 Pseudotsugamenziesii,DouglasFir 67 18 18 1 72 176 Betulapapyrifera,PaperBirch 28 9 59 3 76 175 Populusbalsamifera,BalsamPoplar 103 16 18 1 35 173 The 10 plants with the greatest number of uses, regardless of category, by Native Americans PLANT DRUG FO0D FIBER DYE OTHER TOTAL Thujaplicata,WesternRedCedar 52 6 188 1 121 368 Achilleamillefolium,CommonYarrow 355 3 0 1 7 366 Prunusvirginiana,CommonChokecherry 132 163 4 2 36 337 Typhalatifolia,BroadleafCattail 50 71 105 0 28 254 Acoruscalamus,Calamus 219 4 0 1 5 229 Urticadioica,StingingNettle 114 20 36 1 51 222 Yuccabaccata,BananaYucca 9 126 47 1 39 222 Artemisiatridentata,BigSagebrush 166 5 11 0 34 216 Amelanchieralnifolia,SaskatoonServiceberry 30 117 7 0 38 192 Cornussericea,RedosierDogwood 97 21 9 6 58 191 Table 1. The 10 plants with the greatest number of uses, and with uses in all five categories, by Native Americans PLANT DRUG FOOD FIBER DYE OTHER TOTAL Thujaplicata,WesternRedCedar 52 6 188 1 121 368 Prunusvirginiana,CommonChokecherry 132 163 4 2 36 337 Urticadioica,StingingNettle 114 20 36 1 51 222 Yuccabaccata,BananaYucca 9 126 47 1 39 222 Cornussericea,RedosierDogwood 97 21 9 6 58 191 Heracleummaximum,CommonCowparsnip 112 57 2 1 17 189 Rhustrilobata,SkunkbushSumac 38 69 29 11 34 181 Pseudotsugamenziesii,DouglasFir 67 18 18 1 72 176 Betulapapyrifera,PaperBirch 28 9 59 3 76 175 Populusbalsamifera,BalsamPoplar 103 16 18 1 35 173 92 93 1. Ethnobotany 2. Land management practices 3. Patterning and Identification of Tribes 4. Artifacts found on or near the site 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 ParK eNtrY overLooK seCtioN CutWeLL No. 25 aCCessiBLe BoarDWaLK 102 103 Cherry Creek Trailhead 104 105 Within the elevated boardwalk's structure, various additional amenities will be provided, such as seating areas, interpretive signage, shade, and lounge/hammock areas or swings for whimsical experiences for all ages. Elevated Boardwalk at 146th Street 106 107 Highly visible park spaces are safe park spaces. The elevated boardwalk sits 10-12 feet above park grade and activates an area of the park which currently has the least amount of visibility. Upper Terrace View of Park 108 109 110 111 Progressive Land Management THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011river roadriver roadCherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity driveCommunity driveSimpliCity pkwySimpliCity pkwyhopewell parkwayhopewell parkway e 146e 146th th StreetStreet BeallSville drBeallSville drBarker drBarker drde l m o n t B lv d de l m o n t B lv d Woodlot Grove at The Grove at The LegacyLegacy Prairie at The Prairie at The LegacyLegacy Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Harvest Church Harvest Church ExpansionExpansion Future Commercial DevelopmentFuture Commercial Development Harvest ChurchHarvest Church Conner PrairieConner Prairie Existing CommercialExisting Commercial Development Development Design Driver - Landscape Forward Zone 1Zone 1 Zone 2Zone 2 Zone 3Zone 3 Zone 4Zone 4 Zone 8Zone 8 Zone 7Zone 7 Zone 5Zone 5 Zone 6Zone 6 THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011river roadriver roadCherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity driveCommunity driveSimpliCity pkwySimpliCity pkwyhopewell parkwayhopewell parkway e 146e 146th th StreetStreet BeallSville drBeallSville drBarker drBarker drde l m o n t B lv d de l m o n t B lv d Woodlot Grove at The Grove at The LegacyLegacy Prairie at The Prairie at The LegacyLegacy Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Harvest Church Harvest Church ExpansionExpansion Future Commercial DevelopmentFuture Commercial Development Harvest ChurchHarvest Church Conner PrairieConner Prairie Existing CommercialExisting Commercial Development Development Design Driver - Landscape Forward Zone 1Zone 1 Zone 2Zone 2 Zone 3Zone 3 Zone 4Zone 4 Zone 8Zone 8 Zone 7Zone 7 Zone 5Zone 5 Zone 6Zone 6 112 113 Parking & Gateway Entrance 114 115 Parking & Gateway Entrance 116 117 Lower Terrace View of Park Once the tree plantings around the perimeter of the park establish, the experience in the Lower Terrace of TMNP will feel immersive. 118 119 Agrarian History & Settlement THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011river roadriver roadCherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity driveCommunity driveSimpliCity pkwySimpliCity pkwyhopewell parkwayhopewell parkway e 146e 146th th StreetStreet BeallSville drBeallSville drBarker drBarker drde l m o n t B lv d de l m o n t B lv d Woodlot Grove at The Grove at The LegacyLegacy Prairie at The Prairie at The LegacyLegacy Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Legacy Towns & Legacy Towns & FlatsFlats Harvest Church Harvest Church ExpansionExpansion Future Commercial DevelopmentFuture Commercial Development Harvest ChurchHarvest Church Conner PrairieConner Prairie Existing CommercialExisting Commercial Development Development Storytelling Districts : History of Settlement Ecological Ecological HistoryHistory Indigenous Indigenous History & History & InterpretationInterpretation Progressive Progressive Land Land managementmanagement Settler Settler HistoryHistory 120 121 Community Feedback and Analysis 122 123 As amenities for the park are developed, additional focus should be on appropriate play elements and animal habitat creation. PUBLIC SURVEY REPORT & ANALYSIS CARMEL CLAY PARKS & RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK 2022 10 11 The following documentation is a working summary of the collected public survey information that has been analyzed and used to create the appropriate graphs. PUBLIC SURVEY REPORT & ANALYSIS CARMEL CLAY PARKS & RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK 2022 10 11 The following documentation is a working summary of the collected public survey information that has been analyzed and used to create the appropriate graphs. PUBLIC SURVEY REPORT & ANALYSIS CARMEL CLAY PARKS & RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK 2022 10 11 The following documentation is a working summary of the collected public survey information that has been analyzed and used to create the appropriate graphs. PUBLIC SURVEY REPORT & ANALYSIS CARMEL CLAY PARKS & RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK 2022 10 11 The following documentation is a working summary of the collected public survey information that has been analyzed and used to create the appropriate graphs. 124 125 ENVIRONMENTAL: SOCIAL: RECREATIONAL: PRO FORMA 126 127 128 129 Opinion of Probable Costs 130 131 Opinion of Probable Cost Estimate - PhasingPrepared by: MKSK Studios 200 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225(Based on MP plan set dated Aug. xx, 2022) Date:Revised: Calculated By:DJ Revised: Checked By:CM Revised: Project:Thomas Marcuccilli Master Plan File No.:n21217 Thomas Marcuccilli General Site Work Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Item Ext.Description Qty.Unit @ Unit Cost =Base Cost Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Earthwork Site Clearing and Prep, Noxious Tree Removal, etc.1 Allow @ 50,000.00$ =50,000.00$ $10,000 $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 Erosion Control 1 Allow @ 50,000.00$ =50,000.00$ $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 Subtotal 100,000.00$ Pavements AG-1 Crushed Aggregate Path - H-20: Vehicular Duty / Geotextile Fabric 42,800 Sq. Ft.@ 20.00$ =856,000.00$ $856,000 AS-1 Asphalt Paving Trail - Pedestrian (3" + 6")1,300 Sq. Yd.@ 65.00$ =84,500.00$ $84,500 CP-1 Concrete Pavement (Pedestrian)22,430 Sq. Ft.@ 8.00$ =179,440.00$ $179,440 CP-3 Concrete Pavement (Specialty - Architectural)3,250 Sq. Ft.@ 9.50$ =30,875.00$ $30,875 MT-1 Mulched Trails (Wooded Area)25,500 Sq. Ft.@ 7.00$ =178,500.00$ $178,500 Subtotal 1,329,315.00$ Parking Areas Community Drive Simplicity Parkway $126,975 Hopewell Parkway $35,134 Harvest Church Expansion $1,689,270 Subtotal 1,851,378.75$ Site Structures PB1 Pedestrian Boardwalk - Typ. Elevated incl. ramps, overlooks, benches 27,850 Sq. Ft.@ 75.00$ =2,088,750.00$ $1,566,563 $522,188 PB1a Pedestrian Boardwalk Railing (Required)4,900 LF @ 225.00$ =1,102,500.00$ $826,875 $275,625 Page 1 of 3 Thomas Marcuccilli General Site Work Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Item Ext.Description Qty.Unit @ Unit Cost =Base Cost Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget PB2 Pedestrian Boardwalk - Elevated & Flat, incl. overlooks, benches 51,500 Sq. Ft.@ 65.00$ =3,347,500.00$ $167,375 $669,500 $1,673,750 $836,875 PB2a Pedestrian Boardwalk Railing (Required)9,300 LF @ 75.00$ =697,500.00$ $34,875 $139,500 $348,750 $174,375 Pedestrian Boardwalk Path - At grade and flat, bumper rail required 81,950 Sq. Ft.@ 55.00$ =4,507,250.00$ $225,363 $2,028,263 $2,253,625 PB4 Vehicular Boardwalk - Structural H-20 Std.5,225 Sq. Ft.@ 250.00$ =1,306,250.00$ $1,306,250 VB1 Vehicular Bridge No. 1 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)800 Sq. Ft.@ 160.00$ =128,000.00$ $128,000 VB2 Vehicular Bridge No. 2 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)2,640 Sq. Ft.@ 190.00$ =501,600.00$ $501,600 VB3 Vehicular Bridge No. 3 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)800 Sq. Ft.@ 160.00$ =128,000.00$ $128,000 Restroom 'B' - Hopewell Plaza 1 Allow @ 90,000.00$ =90,000.00$ $90,000 Restroom 'C' - Harvest Church 1 Allow @ 350,000.00$ =350,000.00$ $350,000 Subtotal 14,247,350.00$ Site Furnishings / Specialty Items D-1 Sculpture / Public Art 1 Allow @ 150,000.00$ =150,000.00$ $75,000 $75,000 D-2 Sculpture / Public Art 1 Allow @ 250,000.00$ =250,000.00$ $125,000 $125,000 E-1 Passive Play Area 2,825 Each @ 15.00$ =42,375.00$ $21,188 $21,188 E-2 Passive Play Area Each @ H-1 Cargo Netting Area 835 Sq. Ft.@ 25.00$ =20,875.00$ $10,438 $10,438 H-2 Cargo Netting Area 3,100 Sq. Ft.@ 25.00$ =77,500.00$ $38,750 $38,750 I-1 Interactive Boulder Play Area 13,100 Sq. Ft.@ 20.00$ =262,000.00$ $262,000 I-2 Interactive Boulder Play Area 2,250 Each @ 20.00$ =45,000.00$ $22,500 $22,500 J-1 Terraced Seating 2,500 F.F.@ 45.00$ =112,500.00$ $56,250 $56,250 Signage 1 Allow @ 250,000.00$ =250,000.00$ $125,000 $125,000 Subtotal 1,210,250.00$ Landscaping Prairie/Meadow Planting 13.5 Acre @ 4,500.00$ =60,750.00$ $12,150 $24,300 $6,075 $12,150 $6,075 Wetland/Fen Planting 41.4 Acre @ 4,500.00$ =186,300.00$ $37,260 $74,520 $18,630 $37,260 $18,630 Soil Amendments (Seed bed preparation / soil amendments)55 Acre @ 8,000.00$ =439,200.00$ $87,840 $175,680 $43,920 $87,840 $43,920 Tree Mass Planting 390,000 Sq. Ft.@ 1.25$ =487,500.00$ $195,000 $195,000 $97,500 Understory Mass Plantings 109,500 Sq. Ft.@ 1.50$ =164,250.00$ $65,700 $65,700 $32,850 Page 2 of 3 BUNDLE A BUNDLE B BUNDLE C BUNDLE D BUNDLE E 132 133 Thomas Marcuccilli General Site Work Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5ItemExt.Description Qty.Unit @ Unit Cost =Base Cost Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget PB2 Pedestrian Boardwalk - Elevated & Flat, incl. overlooks, benches 51,500 Sq. Ft.@ 65.00$ =3,347,500.00$ $167,375 $669,500 $1,673,750 $836,875PB2aPedestrian Boardwalk Railing (Required)9,300 LF @ 75.00$ =697,500.00$ $34,875 $139,500 $348,750 $174,375 Pedestrian Boardwalk Path - At grade and flat, bumper rail required 81,950 Sq. Ft.@ 55.00$ =4,507,250.00$ $225,363 $2,028,263 $2,253,625PB4Vehicular Boardwalk - Structural H-20 Std.5,225 Sq. Ft.@ 250.00$ =1,306,250.00$ $1,306,250VB1Vehicular Bridge No. 1 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)800 Sq. Ft.@ 160.00$ =128,000.00$ $128,000VB2Vehicular Bridge No. 2 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)2,640 Sq. Ft.@ 190.00$ =501,600.00$ $501,600VB3Vehicular Bridge No. 3 (Steel Truss / Wood Decking / Railing)800 Sq. Ft.@ 160.00$ =128,000.00$ $128,000Restroom 'B' - Hopewell Plaza 1 Allow @ 90,000.00$ =90,000.00$ $90,000Restroom 'C' - Harvest Church 1 Allow @ 350,000.00$ =350,000.00$ $350,000 Subtotal 14,247,350.00$ Site Furnishings / Specialty Items D-1 Sculpture / Public Art 1 Allow @ 150,000.00$ =150,000.00$ $75,000 $75,000 D-2 Sculpture / Public Art 1 Allow @ 250,000.00$ =250,000.00$ $125,000 $125,000 E-1 Passive Play Area 2,825 Each @ 15.00$ =42,375.00$ $21,188 $21,188 E-2 Passive Play Area Each @ H-1 Cargo Netting Area 835 Sq. Ft.@ 25.00$ =20,875.00$ $10,438 $10,438 H-2 Cargo Netting Area 3,100 Sq. Ft.@ 25.00$ =77,500.00$ $38,750 $38,750 I-1 Interactive Boulder Play Area 13,100 Sq. Ft.@ 20.00$ =262,000.00$ $262,000 I-2 Interactive Boulder Play Area 2,250 Each @ 20.00$ =45,000.00$ $22,500 $22,500 J-1 Terraced Seating 2,500 F.F.@ 45.00$ =112,500.00$ $56,250 $56,250 Signage 1 Allow @ 250,000.00$ =250,000.00$ $125,000 $125,000 Subtotal 1,210,250.00$ Landscaping Prairie/Meadow Planting 13.5 Acre @ 4,500.00$ =60,750.00$ $12,150 $24,300 $6,075 $12,150 $6,075 Wetland/Fen Planting 41.4 Acre @ 4,500.00$ =186,300.00$ $37,260 $74,520 $18,630 $37,260 $18,630 Soil Amendments (Seed bed preparation / soil amendments)55 Acre @ 8,000.00$ =439,200.00$ $87,840 $175,680 $43,920 $87,840 $43,920 Tree Mass Planting 390,000 Sq. Ft.@ 1.25$ =487,500.00$ $195,000 $195,000 $97,500 Understory Mass Plantings 109,500 Sq. Ft.@ 1.50$ =164,250.00$ $65,700 $65,700 $32,850 Page 2 of 3 Thomas Marcuccilli General Site Work Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Item Ext.Description Qty.Unit @ Unit Cost =Base Cost Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Subtotal 1,338,000.00$ COST SUMMARY Hard Cost Total 20,076,293.75$ $3,504,713 $4,335,113 $4,205,396 $4,510,890 $3,520,183 Soft Cost 25% Construction Contingency 5,019,073.44$ $876,178 $1,083,778 $1,051,349 $1,127,723 $880,046 10% Design Contingency 2,007,629.38$ $602,289 $401,526 $401,526 $301,144 $301,144 5% General Requirments 1,003,814.69$ $175,236 $216,756 $210,270 $225,545 $176,009 Total Probable Construction Cost 28,106,811.25$ $5,158,415 $6,037,172 $5,868,541 $6,165,301 $4,877,382 General Notes UNIT PRICE VALUES DERIVED FROM RECENT PREVAILING WAGE BID PRICING AND THE DESIGN TEAMS ASSUMPTION OF WORK EFFORT REQUIRED. THE DESIGN TEAM HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE COST OF LABOR, MATERIALS, OR THE CONTRACTORS METHODS OF DETERMINING BID PRICES, OR OVER COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR MARKET CONDITIONS. THEREFORE, THE DESIGN TEAM CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT BIDS OR CONSTRUCTION COST WILL NOT VARY FROM ANY ESTIMATES OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST PREPARED BY THEM. COST ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ARCHEOLOGY FINDS, DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION OR NEED FOR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FEES AND FEATURES INCLUDING TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND COORDINATION WITH Page 3 of 3 Opinion of Probable Cost Estimate - PhasingPrepared by: MKSK Studios 200 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225(Based on MP plan set dated Aug. xx, 2022) Date:Revised: Calculated By:DJ Revised: Checked By:CM Revised: Project:Thomas Marcuccilli Master Plan File No.:n21217 Thomas Marcuccilli General Site Work Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Item Ext.Description Qty.Unit @ Unit Cost =Base Cost Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Est. Budget Earthwork Site Clearing and Prep, Noxious Tree Removal, etc.1 Allow @ 50,000.00$ =50,000.00$ $10,000 $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 Erosion Control 1 Allow @ 50,000.00$ =50,000.00$ $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 Subtotal 100,000.00$ Pavements AG-1 Crushed Aggregate Path - H-20: Vehicular Duty / Geotextile Fabric 42,800 Sq. Ft.@ 20.00$ =856,000.00$ $856,000 AS-1 Asphalt Paving Trail - Pedestrian (3" + 6")1,300 Sq. Yd.@ 65.00$ =84,500.00$ $84,500 CP-1 Concrete Pavement (Pedestrian)22,430 Sq. Ft.@ 8.00$ =179,440.00$ $179,440 CP-3 Concrete Pavement (Specialty - Architectural)3,250 Sq. Ft.@ 9.50$ =30,875.00$ $30,875 MT-1 Mulched Trails (Wooded Area)25,500 Sq. Ft.@ 7.00$ =178,500.00$ $178,500 Subtotal 1,329,315.00$ Parking Areas Community Drive Simplicity Parkway $126,975 Hopewell Parkway $35,134 Harvest Church Expansion $1,689,270 Subtotal 1,851,378.75$ Site Structures PB1 Pedestrian Boardwalk - Typ. Elevated incl. ramps, overlooks, benches 27,850 Sq. Ft.@ 75.00$ =2,088,750.00$ $1,566,563 $522,188 PB1a Pedestrian Boardwalk Railing (Required)4,900 LF @ 225.00$ =1,102,500.00$ $826,875 $275,625 Page 1 of 3 BUNDLE A BUNDLE B BUNDLE C BUNDLE D BUNDLE E 134 135 STORM EVENT MANAGEMENT •Create detour or closure around storm affected area for public safety •Remove obstructions from trails and open space •Inspect and clear out drains, outflows, ditches, and bioswales •Alert public of closure LAWN MAINTENANCE •Inspect and remove trash, pet waste, and debris •Mow, blow, and trim •Fertilize •Edging •Pest control TREE MAINTENANCE •Inspect, identify, and remove hazardous trees and limbs •Prune tree limbs or remove trees that impede user areas •Water new plantings •Install and maintain tree protectors for new plantings WASTE REMOVAL •Litter pick-up in wooded or natural areas •Empty pet waste stations, change liner •Restock pet waste bags in dispenser TRAIL MAINTENANCE •Add surfacing material (mulch) •Clear branches •Repair washouts •Trim back vegetation corridor •Inspect for overhead hazards •Inspect for surface hazards •Use vegetation control in and along surfacing SIGN MAINTENANCE •Clean surfaces •Inspect for quality standards •Straighten •Vegetation control to maintain visibility WILDLIFE/NUISANCE PEST CONTROL •Remove roadkill from trails VANDALISM & GRAFFITI REMOVAL •Inspect/check for vandalism and graffiti •Call CPD to report vandalism/graffiti •Remove graffiti •Clean up after vandalism BEFORE DEVELOPMENT SNOW & ICE EVENT MANAGEMENT •Salt and plow parking lots, driveways, and greenways according to snow and ice management plan •Salt, shovel, and snow blow sidewalks handicap parking areas and other pedestrian access areas LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE •Inspect and remove trash, pet waste, and debris •Inspect and report any dead or dying plants, pests, and weeds to landscape contractor •Spring clean up •Mulching and bed maintenance •Fall clean up •Pre-emergent •Edging •Pruning shrubs •Pruning trees •Perennial cutbacks •Perennial flower dead head •Leaf removal ASPHALT SURFACES & PARKING LOTS •Inspect and clean drains •Sweep •Asphalt striping and painting •Repair/replace curb stops •Fill potholes with cold patch •Asphalt repairs •Crack fill as needed •Sealcoat •Replacement – milling and overlays •Debris removal •Vegetation trimming •Maintain gravel berm edge (if necessary) •Vegetation control in cracks and edges CONCRETE SURFACES •Inspect and identify uneven surfaces •Correct uneven surfaces by grinding or replacement •Remove debris •Remove graffiti •Vegetation control in cracks and edges •Epoxy fill or caulk cracks as needed FIXTURE, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT, & OUTDOOR LIGHTING •Clean surfaces (environmental waste, food waste, trash, etc.) •Apply protection to wood surfaces •Inspect for proper function •Winterize and energize water fountains RESTROOM FACILITIES •Turn on heater, confirm operational, and check for system failures •Recaulk toilets and sinks •Paint interior walls and doors •Replace lightbulbs •Annual backflow testing •Flush water heater •Inspect locks, light, toilets, urinals, sinks, hand dryers, and soap dispensers for proper function •Roof replacement •Paint exterior structural posts, walls, etc. •Power wash floors and foundation •Clean out vents AFTER DEVELOPMENT Pro Forma 136 137 TRAIL SYSTEM FORM PATH TYPOLOGIES LEGEND (FIGURE 44) Trail System THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK MASTER PLAN 2022 1011 Public Restrooms Pedestrian Trails Service / Emergency Drive Sculpture / Public Art Feature Passive Play Space Wetlands Overlooks Cargo Netting Feature Interactive Boulder Outcropping Terraced Seating Parking 0’100’200’300’ THOMAS MARCUCCILLI SITE MASTER PLAN CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK Date 2022 0729 River R o a d River R o a d Cherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity DriveCommunity DriveSimplicity PkwySimplicity PkwyHopewell PkwyHopewell Pkwy E 146E 146th th StreetStreet Beallsville DrBeallsville Drbarker Drbarker Drde l m o n t B l v d de l m o n t B l v d (Harvest Church Expansion) (Potential Event Location) White River Existing Commercial Harvest Church (Future Development) Conner Prairie A F B G C H D I E J K K K K A A A B B B C D D E F F F F G G G H H I I J J Public Restrooms Pedestrian Trails Service / Emergency Drive Sculpture / Public Art Feature Passive Play Space Wetlands Overlooks Cargo Netting Feature Interactive Boulder Outcropping Terraced Seating Parking 0’100’200’300’ THOMAS MARCUCCILLI SITE MASTER PLAN CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION THOMAS MARCUCCILLI NATURE PARK Date 2022 0729 River R o a d River R o a d Cherry Creek BlvdCherry Creek BlvdCommunity DriveCommunity DriveSimplicity PkwySimplicity PkwyHopewell PkwyHopewell Pkwy E 146E 146th th StreetStreet Beallsville DrBeallsville Drbarker Drbarker Drdelmont Blvddelmont Blvd (Harvest Church Expansion) (Potential Event Location) White River Existing CommercialHarvest Church (Future Development) Conner Prairie A F B G C H D I E J K K K K A A A B B B C D D E F F F F G G G H H I I J J WoodlotCommunity driveCommunity driveSimpliCity parkwaySimpliCity parkway antiquity driveantiquity drive Grove at The Grove at The LegacyLegacy Preferred Concept: Park Entry and Trailhead at Community Drive - Restroom Omitted 138 139 140 141 Loop Distance: .6 miles TRAIL LOOP A This loop comprises the entirety of the western half of the site and would educate visitors about the ecological history of the site and the fragility of the landscape. This loop also allows for users to experience the Well Overlook provided by Carmel Utilities. Interaction with the Central Ridge/Interpretation Zone would occur as well. Loop Distance: .85 miles TRAIL LOOP B Trail Loop C represents the a portion of the elevated boardwalk experience off of 146th Street. It allows visitors to briefly enter the site and experience Thomas Marcuccilli Nature Park from a distance. This loop would also allow for access to the commercial node to the northeast. Loop Distance: .33 miles TRAIL LOOP C Similar to Loop B, this loop circulates around the eastern depression of the site and will consist of both, shorter boardwalks as well as the elevated boardwalk. This loop will offer education pertaining to the Native American Interpretation and history as well as education about progressive land management. Loop Distance: .9 miles TRAIL LOOP D Trail Loop E is the longest experience available that would offer an experience from each zone of the nature park. Almost all of the ecological zones are available with this experience as well as each of the proposed elements. Loop Distance: 1.3 miles TRAIL LOOP E