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Public Works Staff Report 2/3 with an above ground control. 2014 Budget: $5,000 (General Fund). Obtaining quotes from contractor’s project pushed out to 2017. Random Park: Staff meet with contractor to obtain quote for work to be done both on the interior and exterior of the building. To be discussed tonight item 7D. City Hall Campus: Irrigation & Landscaping Improvements: The front of City Hall is planned to have new landscaping features installed and irrigation system expanded to cover dead spots and the portion of the park between City Hall and County Highway 10 (volley ball area). 2014 Budget: $25,000 (Spec. Projects Fund). Met with landscape architects in July to develop scope of work. The CHPTF task force was created and meet to discuss the campus, the task force will be meeting and bring information forward at a future PRF Commission Meeting. Groveland Park: Tennis/Basketball Court Rehabilitation (Design): Involves evaluation, design, and bidding documents for option selected, to be constructed in 2016. 2014 Budget: $15,000 (PDF). Evaluating scope of work and developing better cost estimates. To be completed this year mid- summer. Trails/Sidewalk: Hillview Road, Quincy Street and Jackson Drive (2016 Street project) Staff has been meeting with engineering firm to design of streets and project. Bolton and Menk continues to work on design for construction this year. Construction under way. City Council approved awarding contact to Bolton and Menk for design and construction of Trail segments #6 and #11. Tail design to be completed in 2015 with construction occurring in 2016. Staff had kick off meeting with engineering firm July 16, 2015. Pre-construction meeting scheduled for Friday, June 24. Construction started on July 25, 2016 and estimated completion is late September. Community Center: ESP program: Financing has been approved and paper work in the process of being reviewed and signed, the entire project will be completed by the end of August 2015. Staff is continuing to receive quotes for the remodel project for the Community Center Offices and Prep-Kitchen. ESP project to start early August and through October. Solar Panels installed, Contracts have been signed and sent to Xcel, waiting on meters to be installed. Greenfield Park: RCWD ARJD#1 Project: Rice Creek Watershed District is planning the re-profiling and repair of Anoka-Ramsey Judicial Ditch No. 1 which runs through Greenfield Park. Also included is Branch No. 5 which is located behind the baseball outfield and crosses below the parking lot entrance. Staff will be meeting with RCWSD to inquire the status of this work. Public Works Director Erickson discussed the status of this project with RCWD and they plan on trying to complete this work in 2016; however, there are a number of details that need to be worked out before this can begin including: timing to minimize impacts to the park and where to put the dredging spoils. The goal is to complete this coordination by early April. Staff is still trying to coordinate details with the RCWD. MCES Sewer Interceptor Project: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services is planning to improve a large diameter sewer pipe at the northwest corner of Quincy and Hillview. MCES is finalizing construction plans and have been reviewed by engineering division, comments returned to MCES. MCES still planning on a 2015 project. Some trees have been tagged in order to be transplanted in other City Parks. Project still scheduled to start later this spring. This project is underway and the contractor is working at the east end (near the I-35W Service Road) excavating for installing their liner. The