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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: June 22, 2017 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: • Painting and field prep all soccer, baseball and lacrosse fields • Irrigation maintenance and repairs, Oak Wood Park • Mowing and weed whipping • Building maintenance repairs on locks and windows at various park shelter buildings and the Community Center • Planter sign maintenance, painting and weeding of sign planters • Training of new seasonal help • Community Center – new room name sign installation • Silver View Disc Gold 400yards of wood chips placed, T- box site prep • Storm Clean up • Soccer goal net and frame repairs Forestry Staff worked on the following items this last month: • Continue working on Emerald Ash Bore Response Plan – required by the DNR. • Inspected a number of trees for EAB and Oak Wilt. The following projects are planned this year. Current updates are in black text, and updates from the previous two month period are in grey. Silver View Park Relocate Disc Golf Course: • Scope: A new 9-hole course is proposed to be constructed in the NW corner of the park. The work includes clearing trees, planting new tees, installing targets, removing existing course items and landscape restoration. • Budget: $25,000 (Park Dedication Fund) – includes $2,000 BBC contribution for improving disc golf tees (Mar. 2011). • Public Works Staff meet with Kelly to layout course will be reviewed later in the meeting, staff also meet with Life Scout Ryan working towards Eagle for Tee boxes and baskets for disc golf course. • Tree removal and brush removal has been completed. Course T boxes and disc goals have been GPS located and a map completed. • No new progress at this time, meet with Eagle candidate Ryan this afternoon update will be given at tonight’s meeting. • Ramsey County will be clearing the ditch along County Rd I and Silver Lake Road starting in August, hoping it is dryer by then. • Work in progress: Eagle Scout will start on July 1 with the installation of the T boxes, Public Works Staff started to remove some of the stumps, spread chips and prep T box sites