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Item No. 6 B <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br /> <br />To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners <br />From: Brian Erickson - Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> Don Peterson - Public Works Supervisor <br />Date: April 27, 2017 <br />RE: Public Works Staff Report <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />___ <br />The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Public Works Department. <br /> <br />Maintenance <br />Staff worked on the following items this last month: <br />• Focus has been on moving the Public Works Shops and cleaning of old parts and <br />supplies. <br />• Spring litter pickup at all parks. <br />• New slide installed at Wood Crest Park <br />• Soccer field at Silver View marked and ready to paint, new nets installed <br />• Nets installed at all tennis courts, batting cage and volley ball courts <br />• Removed graffiti at Groveland Park sidewalk and Silver View trial <br />• Building maintenance repairs on locks and windows at various park shelter buildings <br /> <br />Forestry <br />Staff worked on the following items this last month: <br />• Continue working on Emerald Ash Bore Response Plan – required by the DNR. <br />• Inspected a number of trees for EAB and Oak Wilt, Dutch Elm. <br /> <br />The following projects are planned this year. Current updates are in grey text, and updates from <br />the previous two month period are in black. <br /> <br />Silver View Park <br />Relocate Disc Golf Course: <br />• Scope: A new 9-hole course is proposed to be constructed in the NW corner of the <br />park. The work includes clearing trees, planting new tees, installing targets, removing <br />existing course items and landscape restoration. <br />• Budget: $25,000 (Park Dedication Fund) – includes $2,000 BBC contribution for <br />improving disc golf tees (Mar. 2011). <br />• Public Works Staff meet with Kelly to layout course will be reviewed later in the <br />meeting, staff also meet with Life Scout Ryan working towards Eagle for Tee boxes <br />and baskets for disc golf course. <br />• Tree removal and brush removal has been completed. Course tee boxes and disc <br />goals have been GPS located and a map completed. <br />• No new progress at this time, currently waiting for spring when Eagle candidate Ryan <br />can start his work. <br /> <br />Reconstruct Trailways: <br />• Scope: Reconstruction of the asphalt trails with an engineered pavement section and <br />grading/drainage corrections. Will require professional engineering services and