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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council FROM: Bryce Shearen, Parks & Recreation/Community Services Manager DATE: July 20, 2018 RE: Eagle Scout Project - Portable Restroom Screening Boy Scout Hunter Huot has been working on his Eagle Scout project and is proposing to construct four portable restroom screening structures within two City parks. The two portable restrooms at Pioneer Park and the two at Spooner Park will be screened. The screening of portable restrooms is one of the Park & Recreation Commission’s top eight priorities and a project that was originally scheduled to be completed in 2018 by city staff. Attached is design rendering that Mr. Huot has submitted. Staff has reviewed the design and believe it to be structurally sound, in compliance with city codes, and the proper size for future maintenance needs of the portable restrooms. Mr. Huot has consulted and confirmed with the local portable restroom company that the design he is proposing will not impede the operation of gaining access to the portable restrooms for service or in the event a unit needs to be moved or replaced. The structure will be built on a solid base of buckshot rock, instead of concrete. This will allow for an easier cleanup if a spill were to occur. The building material that will be used is a cedar tone treated lumber and secured to the ground with long wooden stakes, which would allow the structure to be moved if needed, but it is the intent that moving the structures would be very minimal, if ever. Mr. Huot was at the July 10, 2018, Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. The Commission reviewed the project and had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Huot and ask questions. The Commission approved the design and is recommending that the City Council approve up to $700.00 towards the total project costs. At this time, the total project costs are estimated at $1,500.00. The Little Canada Recreation Association (LCRA) has granted Mr. Huot $800.00 towards this project. Mr. Huot is requesting that the City Council approve the design and up to $700 towards the total project cost. Once the project and funding are approved, Mr. Huot will purchase the supplies and coordinate the construction of the screening, which he plans to have completed within the next couple of weeks. Staff recommends approving the portable restroom screening design as submitted and up to $700 towards the total project cost.