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Item No. 6 B M E M O R A N D U M To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners From: Brian Erickson - Public Works Director/City Engineer Don Peterson - Public Works Supervisor Date: October 27, 2016 RE: Public Works Staff Report _______________________________________________________________________________ The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Public Works Department. Maintenance Staff worked on the following items this last month – mowing and leaf removal, fall cleanup of all grounds. Woodcrest Park slide removal, Painting of new door at Silver View Park shelter, removed soccer nets from fields, winterize buildings and irrigation systems. Coordinate the removal of temporary rest rooms. Applied Grub control at Lambert, City Hall, Oakwood and Silver View Parks, fall fertilization of all grounds, aeration of all grounds. Installed to benches at Groveland Park playground. Painted some hockey boards at Lambert Park. Removed aerators from Silver View Storm Pond. Forestry Staff continues working on the DNR Grant for Ash Tree removal and tree replacement. Started inspection of residential trees and talking with home owners about the marked tree(s). Several diseased trees marked. The following projects are planned this year. Updates from previous meetings are shown in red. Silver View Park Relocate Disc Golf Course: A new 9-hole course is proposed to be constructed in the NW corner of the park. Involves clearing trees, installing new tees and targets, and removing existing course items and restoration. 2014 Budget: $25,000 (Park Dedication Fund) – includes $2,000 BBC contribution for improving disc golf tees (Mar. 2011). ). Public Works Staff meet with Kelly Uhrich University of Minnesota Student – Masters of Landscape and Architecture Candidate and walked the site and reviewed park and disk golf course design. Reconstruct Trailways: Involves reconstruction of the asphalt trails with an engineering pavement section and grading/drainage corrections. Will require professional engineering services and obtaining permanent trailway easements from Scottland Green apartments. 2015 Budget: $150,000 (Spec. Projects Fund). City Council approved a contract with Bolton and Menk Engineering Services to design and prepare bidding documents for Silver View Trial Rehabilitation. Staff had a meeting with Bolton and Menk on Wednesday December 17, 2015 to start the project. Bolton and Menk will start to survey the trail and start putting designs together. Survey in completed and contractor is working on plans. Staff met with Bolton and Menk, at this meeting staff was informed the 2015 budgeted amount of $150,000 would fund the re-construction cost. Staff brought this to the City Council; staff was directed to continue with getting engineers estimates and bring the cost back the Council with a few options. At the Council meeting on March 23, 2015 Council authorized staff to continue to move forward with this project, engineers estimate for the re-constructing the trial is $313,000. With a total cost including engineering fees $452,116.09. Funds will be taken from the special projects funds budget 480-4180-7050. Staff continues to work with Bolton and Menk moving this project forward, meeting with landowners, making final trail designs, securing permits. The City Council approved moving forward at the May 25th Council Meeting. Northwest Asphalt will begin asphalt work late next week and the majority of asphalt work will be completed after Labor Day. Silver View trial pavement was completed Sept. 16, 2016. Northwest Asphalt is working on punch list items and waiting for some concrete sidewalk work to be completed.