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Public Works Staff Report • Random Park Replace Interior Furniture: Replace tables and chairs with new. 2014 Budget: $3,000 (PDF) —which is funded entirely by BBC contributions (Nov. 2013). Staff purchased chairs and is looking at cost of new tables as well as painting the interior of the building. Staff would like Park & Recreation & Forestry Commission to consider a remodel of the interior of Random Park Building to be discussed at the November meeting. 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. No further action at this time. Groveland Park • Tennis/Basketball Court Rehabilitation (Design): Involves evaluation, design, and bidding documents for option selected, to be constructed in 2015. 2014 Budget: $15,000 (PDF). Evaluating scope of work and developing better cost estimates. Continued discussion tonight items 7A. Trails/Sidewalk • Groveland Road (County Road 10 to County Road J) The City Council approved street project and road design for Groveland Road; this will include an 8' parking area on the West Side of the Street, a 5'5" dedicated bike lane on the East Side with a 6' sidewalk on the Eastside of the street just behind the curb. • 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. Bolton and Menk continues to work on design of new trails, work to be done in 2016. 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. Upgrades to LED fixtures has started, RTUs have been installed, controls and BAS (building automation system) is being upgraded. Solar Panels installation to start the beginning of November. The remodel of the offices and new prep -kitchen well under way, should be completed by the first week in November. 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. Staff did meet and inquired about the project, no further information at this time. . MCES Sewer Interceptor Project: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services is planningto 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. Project to start later this year. 2/2