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Home My WebLink About10-27-2016 PacketItem 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: October 27, 2016 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 – mowing and leaf removal, fall cleanup of all grounds. Woodcrest Park slide removal, Painting of new door at Silver View Park shelter, removed soccer nets from fields, winterize buildings and irrigation systems. Coordinate the removal of temporary rest rooms. Applied Grub control at Lambert, City Hall, Oakwood and Silver View Parks, fall fertilization of all grounds, aeration of all grounds. Installed to benches at Groveland Park playground. Painted some hockey boards at Lambert Park. Removed aerators from Silver View Storm Pond. Forestry Staff continues working on the DNR Grant for Ash Tree removal and tree replacement. Started inspection of residential trees and talking with home owners about the marked tree(s). Several diseased trees marked. The following projects are planned this year. Updates from previous meetings are shown in red. Silver View Park Relocate Disc Golf Course: A new 9-hole course is proposed to be constructed in the NW corner of the park. Involves clearing trees, installing new tees and targets, and removing existing course items and restoration. 2014 Budget: $25,000 (Park Dedication Fund) – includes $2,000 BBC contribution for improving disc golf tees (Mar. 2011). ). Public Works Staff meet with Kelly Uhrich University of Minnesota Student – Masters of Landscape and Architecture Candidate and walked the site and reviewed park and disk golf course design. Reconstruct Trailways: Involves reconstruction of the asphalt trails with an engineering pavement section and grading/drainage corrections. Will require professional engineering services and obtaining permanent trailway easements from Scottland Green apartments. 2015 Budget: $150,000 (Spec. Projects Fund). City Council approved a contract with Bolton and Menk Engineering Services to design and prepare bidding documents for Silver View Trial Rehabilitation. Staff had a meeting with Bolton and Menk on Wednesday December 17, 2015 to start the project. Bolton and Menk will start to survey the trail and start putting designs together. Survey in completed and contractor is working on plans. Staff met with Bolton and Menk, at this meeting staff was informed the 2015 budgeted amount of $150,000 would fund the re-construction cost. Staff brought this to the City Council; staff was directed to continue with getting engineers estimates and bring the cost back the Council with a few options. At the Council meeting on March 23, 2015 Council authorized staff to continue to move forward with this project, engineers estimate for the re-constructing the trial is $313,000. With a total cost including engineering fees $452,116.09. Funds will be taken from the special projects funds budget 480-4180-7050. Staff continues to work with Bolton and Menk moving this project forward, meeting with landowners, making final trail designs, securing permits. The City Council approved moving forward at the May 25th Council Meeting. Northwest Asphalt will begin asphalt work late next week and the majority of asphalt work will be completed after Labor Day. Silver View trial pavement was completed Sept. 16, 2016. Northwest Asphalt is working on punch list items and waiting for some concrete sidewalk work to be completed. Public Works Staff Report 2/3 Irrigation Improvements at Silver View: Expand irrigation system to cover various locations including around shelter and new playground. 2014 Budget: $10,000 (PDF). The main irrigation underground control vault will also be placed with an above ground control. 2014 Budget: $5,000 (General Fund). Obtaining quotes from contractor’s project pushed out to 2018. Random Park: Staff meet with contractor to obtain quote for work to be done both on the interior and exterior of the building. Staff is coordinating with contractor and work will be in progress in the next few weeks. 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. The CHPTF task force was created and meet to discuss the campus, the task force will be meeting and bring information forward at a future PRF Commission Meeting, To be discussed tonight. Groveland Park: Tennis/Basketball Court Rehabilitation (Design): Involves evaluation, design, and bidding documents for option selected, to be constructed in 2016. 2014 Budget: $15,000 (PDF). Evaluating scope of work and developing better cost estimates. Trails/Sidewalk: Hillview Road, Quincy Street and Jackson Drive (2016 Street project) Staff has been meeting with engineering firm to design of streets and project. Bolton and Menk continues to work on design for construction this year. Construction is complete for the season. Most of the sidewalk has been constructed except for tie in at Hillview and Quincy which will be completed in 2017. City Council approved awarding contact to Bolton and Menk for design and construction of Trail segments #6 and #11. Trail design to be completed in 2015 with construction occurring in 2016. Staff had kick off meeting with engineering firm July 16, 2015. Construction under way. Northwest Asphalt has paved the trails, electrical sub has completed light base installation and plans on installing lights early November. Curb cuts and pavement repair at intersections is nearly complete. 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. Project completed. 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. RCWD has the goal of completing this project this year, but may wait until colder weather for work to commence. MCES Sewer Interceptor Project: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services is planning to 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 Public Works Staff Report 3/3 2015 project. Some trees have been tagged in order to be transplanted in other City Parks. Project still scheduled to start later this spring. The work on the meter station at the intersection of Quincy and Hillview has been delayed due to heavy rains and flooding in September. Contractor is having to clean out the interceptor again due to heavy sediment deposits in the line. Work will continue through the winter. A November closure of Quincy Street to the north of Hillview will be required to complete the work.