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111/1 MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commissioners Bruce K. Anderson , Director of Parks , Recreation and Forestry FROM: Lee Johnson , Student Intern DATE: October 20, 1981 RE: Park Shelter Buildings After researching this project staff has come up with several options for the removal of the shelter buildings. The following is a list of possibilities open to our department and a staff recommendation for the removal of the shelters : 1 . The fire department has agreed to burn the buildings down for practice. 2. Frontiersman Inc. , a volunteer organiziation who provide a scout camp for youth , have applied for a building and have offered $100.00. 3. The City could tear the houses down at an estimate of $20.00 - $30.00/ house plus man hours . • 4. Herbst Demolition will completely remove buildings and rubble for an estimated $500.00/building. 5. The buildings have an approximated value of $300.00 apiece and could be sold to the highest bidders (as part of the contract bidders would be required to remove all rubble from the area and leave it free of debris) . It is staff's recommendation that the Greenfield shelter be used for storage on a continual basis . The heating system which is currently in the shelter would have to be removed but the unit heater at Woodcrest, which is in good condition , could be moved to Greenfield. Keeping in mind the cost of labor for Parks personnel or CETA staff to dismantle the buildings , it would be better for the City to sell the buildings to the highest bidders . There is already some interest in this , and if it were to be done, the removal of all heaters would be recommended prior to any sale. Also, it is staff's recommendation that in case not all shelter buildings receive bids they be removed by the fire department. Of course this would incur some cost to the City as it would be necessary to remove the rubble and debris.