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of the park system. This will give exposure to underutilized parks. It will also allow people new to the area to be made aware of other park offerings within the City. The anticipated price for design, materials, and installation is $20,000. This project was moved from 2020 to 2021. • Entrance signs at all parks – New minimum maintenance park entrance signs to replace the existing deteriorating signs for $33,250. • Consultant – $30,000 is included for a consultant for the Pioneer Park Master Planning process. Once the Pioneer Park Master Planning process is complete, park projects beyond 2021 may need to be postponed in order to concentrate on the Pioneer Park improvements. General park maintenance projects scheduled for 2021 include: • Trail repair and maintenance at Pioneer Park • New woodchips at the Nadeau Park playground • Continued work on buckthorn removal and general tree trimming primarily at Spooner Park but at other parks as needed • Continued work on habitat restoration at Thunder Bay/Westwind Park following the Xcel clear cutting from 2018 Looking past 2021, 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) Public Works Equipment (Pages 24-25) Due to the large replacement cost for public works equipment, all major equipment has been included in the schedule. If a piece of equipment will not be replaced in the next five years, the anticipated replacement cost is identified in the future column. Highlights of the 2021 Public Works Department equipment purchases are as follows: The 2011 Ford F-250 is scheduled to be replaced in 2021. The truck has over 60,000 miles on it and is used for plowing cul-de-sacs in the winter. Plowing is hard on trucks, particularly the transmission. The truck was also involved in an accident back in 2012 and the back passenger quarter panel had to be replaced. The replacement panel is already rusting and it is not from a lack of proper care. Staff is not sure what the issue is. This truck serves as the utility truck and is in use each day for such work as locating sewer and water utilities, checking lift stations, meter replacement, and other day-to-day activities. The new truck will also have a plow, as it will serve as a plow truck on the east side of the City. The estimated cost of the new truck and plow is $50,000. The 2011 GMC pickup will be replaced as well. This truck is used in parks maintenance and also will have a plow for plowing parking lots and trails and helping out with cul-de-sacs as needed. The current truck has 41,000 miles on it and also has hard use from plowing and off road travel in the parks. The plow had to be repaired last year and the truck has had some electrical problems in the past year. The estimated cost of the truck and plow is $48,000. 5