08-28-2019 Workshop & Council packet

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Highlights of the 2020 project are as follows: • Gervais Mill Entrance - Upgrade and enhance the Gervais Mill Park Entrance (Noel Street side). The Parks & Recreation has recommended a preliminary design and staff will be working on getting bids to begin the project in spring 2020. This project was one of the top priorities the Commission set for 2019. At this time, the anticipated price for the project is $51,750. • Spooner Park Lower Shelter – This item was identified in the Parks Master Plan as needing major improvements. A new open-air shelter structure will be put up and a concrete patio area. The site will also see drainage improvements. The anticipated price to complete the work is $75,000 • Message Center – New Message Center at the Pioneer Park Pavilion. This will replace the one that is affixed to the building and be used as a tool to better communicate to park users of events that are going on at the park and throughout the City. The anticipated price for the message center and installation is $1,800. • Interpretive Signage – Add interpretive signage and wayfinding signage at each park throughout the park system. The signs will highlight the area that park users are in and give an overall view of the park system. This will give exposure to underutilized parks. It will also allow people new to the area, of other park offerings within the City. The anticipated price for design, materials, and installation is $20,000. • Consultant – The amount for the consultant increased $25,000 from $10,000 to $35,000 for the Pioneer Park Master Planning process and the Gervais Mill Entrance project. It should be noted that financial considerations were not a part of the Parks Master Plan. The plan is meant to guide future park decisions based on the input that was received during the planning process. As projects that were identified in the Parks Master Plan are added to the CIP, a plan for financing these projects will need to be developed. General park maintenance projects scheduled for 2020 include: • Trail repair and maintenance in various parks • New woodchips at the Rondeau, Thunder Bay, and Nadeau Park playgrounds • Continued work on buckthorn removal and general tree trimming primarily at Spooner Park but at other parks as needed • Ballfield maintenance at Pioneer and Spooner • Continued work on habitat restoration at Thunder Bay/Westwind Park following the Xcel clear cutting from 2018. Looking past 2020, some highlights of upcoming projects are: • Boardwalk in Gervais Mill Park • Boardwalk/Pier at Nadeau Wildlife Park • Upgrade Band Shell at Spooner Park • Pioneer Park Playground equipment (transfer from Park Land Acquisition Fund 456) • Picnic shelter at Rondeau Park • Fitness Equipment in the Thunder Bay/Westwind Park (contingent on grant funding) • New Skate Park equipment (potentially funded by the LCRA)