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Item No: 7B <br />Meeting Date: September 10, 2012 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7989, Approving Baseball Field Improvements at Lambert <br />Park <br /> <br />Background: <br />There have been a number of improvements completed or under construction at Lambert Park <br />recently. These improvements include: on-street parking (with street project); park shelter <br />demolition/construction; playground replacement; and irrigation system. The remaining <br />improvement to bring the park back into full service is reconstruction of the baseball field. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />The Lambert Park baseball field was demolished to make way for the new shelter building in 2011. <br />The existing fencing was disposed of and the aggregate lime in-field was salvaged and stockpiled <br />in anticipation of being reused with the reconfigured ballfield. The ballfield is configured for little <br />league (up to 12 years old) and tee ball league use. In addition, the in-field is used for free-ice <br />skating rink in the wintertime. <br /> <br />Public Works solicited quotes from qualified fencing contractors to furnish and install new fencing <br />for the ballfield. Two quotes were received with the low quote of $10,640 submitted by Century <br />Fence of Forest Lake, Minnesota. In addition to fencing, the ballfield will need concrete slabs for <br />the player boxes, grading, and turf establishment. This additional work is estimated to total <br />approximately $5,500. The Parks Commission recommended at their July 2012 meeting to move <br />forward with this work. <br /> <br />The 2012 Budget includes $40,000 under the Park Dedication Fund (451-4470-7050) to relocate <br />the ballfield at Lambert Park. At their August 13, 2012 meeting, the City Council approved park <br />irrigation and grading/sodding around the shelter for $24,090, leaving a budget balance of <br />approximately $16,000. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Public Works recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to approve baseball <br />field improvements to Lambert Park. If adopted, Public Works anticipates the improvements to be <br />completed before winter and ballfield put back in use for spring 2013. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Nick DeBar - Public Works Director