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MEMO TO: Rounds View City Council FROM: Rory Soarlon, Acting 0irector Parks, Recreation and Forestry 1 DATE: October 9, 1986 RE: Groveland Park Tennis Courts The Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission has been In the process of reviewing and updating the Parks and Open Space Capital Improvement Plan In great depth during the past sir months. As part of that review process, they have reaffirmed that the number one priority for park development Is the rojec as aafirstPark prioritytennis forcourts. paststwoyou years Haware, anddulelt pstafftshas ranked successful application of two LAWCON Grants, we have been unable to fund this project. At the July 24. 1986 Park Commission meeting, the Comnlsslon adopted a policy recommending that two-thirds of all future park dedication funds be set aside In a park fund; with an eventual goal being to raise one-half million dollars. The City would then expend the interest each year from the Park Fund on development projects. Staff contracted with Twin City Testing In June, 1984 to develop a soil analysis at Groveland Park, and It was their recommendation that the soils were weak, compressible, and highly frost -susceptible. They further recommended that all of the soil should be removed from the area that the tennis courts will be placed, as well as a minimum of five feet beyong the edge, of the tennis courts. We would then backf111 the area with compacted granular fill, having less than 50 percent passing a #40 sieve, and less than 5 percent passing a #200 sieve. The reason we feel this Is a priority project Is that by doing the soil �l corrections In the fall of 1986, it would allow them to settle over the winter. Three quotes were given for sell corrections: I. Begin highdu time. Contracting osk`y $ 2o the topurchase soli SB0 for nerland crffor This cost Isand deliver It a long distance and an huurly rote for dozer machine and operator. 2. Arsenal Sand and Gravel - 310,580 for delivered material. This does not Include compacting work. 3. Mary Anderson Homes - Under $7,000 due to the fact that soil Is available on their property off Highway 10 and an operator and equipment Is already available In tho area. In addition to the soil corrections, we need to relocate the utility wires that are running through Groveland Park underground, as they will be Interrerring with the tennis court construction, as well as future tree complete this fproject. has elStaff feels that both ved a quote From NSP lofttheseProjects he amount of 9can 0beo which spring of 1987 assuming the wCity Council apprroves funding cfor nGroveland Park.