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I h <br />MOUNDS 1 MEW <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Item No: 8C <br />Meeting Date: April 8 2019 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9097 Approving the Purchase and Installation of <br />(2) 20' x 20' Park Shelters for City Hall Park <br />Background/Discussion: <br />The City Hall Park playground equipment is currently being replaced along with the <br />installation of a splash pad. The City Council has discussed installing park shelters that <br />would be located next to the playground and splash pad areas. These shelters would <br />provide additional areas of shade and would be available for rental for birthday parties <br />and other gatherings to the residents of Mounds View. <br />The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission also discussed this and agreed that <br />this would be a nice addition to City Hall Park. <br />During the 2019 budget process funding was placed in the Park Dedication Fund for this <br />purchase and installation. <br />The playground and splash pad are currently under construction and now would be an <br />ideal time to install these shelters. <br />Staff has received a proposal from Minnesota Wisconsin Playground of the Minnesota <br />Cooperative Purchasing Program (State Contract) to purchase and install (2) 20' x 20' <br />park shelters for a total of $57,529.00. Funded from the Park Dedication Fund — account <br />451-4470-7050 with a 2019 budget of $58,000 for this project. <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and Plan for Infrastructure Improvements. Goal <br />Maintain Parks and Trails. <br />Financial Impact: 2019 Park Dedication budget estimate of $58,000 for (2) park shelters <br />was placed in the 2019 budget. No additional transfer of funds is necessary. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff along with the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission is recommending <br />the City Council adopt the attached resolution approving the purchase and installation of <br />(2) park shelters for the City Hall Park for a total amount of $57,529.00 to be funded from <br />the Park Dedication Fund account 451-4470-7050. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Don Peterson, Director of Public Works <br />