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Home My WebLink AboutSkate Park at Community Center Memo City of Mounds View Memo To: Parks and Recreation Commissioners From: Greg Lee CC: Steve Dazenski Shannon Roepke Date: 12/19/2002 Re: Skate Park at the Community Center At the November 21, 2002 Parks and Recreation Meeting, the Commissioners changed their recommended Skate Park site location from Groveland Park to the Community Center. The Commissioners also made a motion to have staff identify costs associated with constructing a Skate Park at the Community Center. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a cost summary of items that would be associated with construction of constructing a Skate Park at the Community Center. RECONSTRUCT THE SURFACE THE BASKETBALL COURT - $20,000 The existing court slopes 6” in 34 feet – this would not be conducive to skate boarding or any other wheeled sport * If Public Works removes the existing bituminous $18,000 FENCING $4,500 Place a 10 foot cyclone fence around the Skate Park – three sides (105’X34’X34”) IRRIGATION ALTERATIONS $1,500 The existing irrigation would need to be altered: relocate, raise sprinkler heads, change valveing. LIGHTING $2,000 Add two additional lights to the roof of the Community Center. One light may need to be mounted on a pole located further away from the building so as to illuminate the entire Skate Park. ENTRANCE DOOR $8,000 To provide an entrance to the Skate Park area from the Community Center, an additional exterior security door would need to be constructed. This would need to be done in such a fashion so as to preserve or provide a new fire exit door. SECURITY CAMERA $1,000 Add two exterior cameras and run wire LANDSCAPE REMOVAL / REPLACEMENT $800 Remove existing shrubs and trees re-sod any disturbed area SIGNAGE $400 Signs stating the rules and operation of the skate park TRASH RECEPTACLES $720 Provide two heavy-duty trash receptacles BENCHES $1,800 Provide three heavy-duty benches RESTROOMS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN $0 Assume users of the Skate Park will utilize the facilities inside the Community Center TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS $38,720 The total 2003 budget for the Stake Park is $55,000. Therefore, there would only be $16,280 remaining to purchase equipment. Adding tax, the City’s buying power is further reduced to $15,280 Infrastructure Improvements $38,720 Skating Equipment $14,710 Tax $ 956 TOTAL $54,386 Attached is a graphic from Skatewave showing a layout costing $14,710. FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES THE SAME EXERCISE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE GROVELAND SITE: RESURFACE THE TENNIS COURT (fill cracks and paint) $1,500 SIGNAGE $400 TRASH RECEPTACLES $720 BENCHES $1,800 BUILD PATHWAY TO RESTROOMS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN $700 TOTAL $5,120 Infrastructure Improvements $ 5,120 Skating Equipment $46,620 Tax $ 3,030 TOTAL $54,770 Attached is a graphic from Skatewave showing a layout costing $46,620. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTIMATED ANNUAL SUPERVISION COSTS The following is a financial analysis of the cost to provide supervision for the Skate Park at the Community Center. ASSUMPTIONS: Wages for person providing supervision - $7.50 per hour Skate Park is open: 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during school months 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Weekends during school months 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Everyday during non-school months When the YMCA has the Community Center open for other activities, only one person is needed to supervise the skate park. When the YMCA does not have the Community Center open, two people will be needed to supervise the skate park (for safety reasons: one at the front desk / one observing skating activities) The Community Center is open: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during school months 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday during school months 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday during school months 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in June, July, and August 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays in June, July, and August Closed Sundays in June, July, and August ESTIMATED ANNUAL SUPERVISION COSTS: During school months (April, May, September) M-F 40 hours, Sat. 15 hours, Sun. 21 hours = 76 man hours per week 76 man hours per week X 14 weeks = 1064 man hours 1064 man hours X $7.50 per hour = $7,980 June, July, and August M-F 90 hours, Sat. 20 hours, Sun. 28 hours = 138 man hours per week 138 man hours per week X 13 weeks = 1794 man hours 1794 man hours X $7.50 per hour = $13,455 Total Estimated Annual Supervision Cost $7,980 + $13,455 = $21,435 IT WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATED $21,500 TO SUPERVISE THE SKATE PARK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POINTS OF CONSIDERATION Looking at the big picture: This skate park was to be a trial project. The goal was to invest minimally in infrastructure improvements and evaluate the skate parks success or failure at the end of 2003. With the Groveland site, if is the project is a success, there is room for expansion. If it is a failure, the City can sell the state ramps at a very little over all loss to the City. The tennis courts could be reinstated for a very minimal cost. With the Community Center site, nearly $40,000 will need to be invested in the site preparation. If the project is a success, there is no room for expansion on this already small site. If it is a failure, the City will have wasted $40,000 in addition to the cost to convert the park back to basketball courts. Should a skate park be a success, the Groveland site allows for expansion. If it continues to grow in popularity, the City would always have the option to develop a larger regional skate park by purchasing the site to the south of the Community Center or developing a site with in the City Hall / Public Works complex. Reports from Public Works, Parks Division, and Police indicate that the basketball courts behind the Community Center are being used far more frequently and by far more people than the tennis courts at Groveland Park. The YMCA has confirmed that the basketball courts adjacent to the Community Center are used extensively. The Banquet Center has voiced a concern that a skate park may have a negative image for potential clients the City is trying to rent the facility to (Attached is a memorandum dated November 21, 2002 from Dabney Bradley – Banquet Facility Manager). The Center is also concerned for the personal property of visiting guests utilizing the Banquet Facility. Even with supervision and monitoring, there is a possibility graffiti on the Community Center will become an issue. The roof of the Community Center is 12 to 14 feet high. Installing a 10-foot fence that adjoins to the Community Center will provide an access to the roof for juveniles. Addressing the concern of placing a skate park in a neighborhood area: There are four dwelling units that are adjacent to the Groveland Park tennis courts. There are 12 adjacent to the basketball courts behind the Community Center. Is it a realistic assumption that patrons of the skate park will take off their inline skates upon arriving at the Community Center, walk 70 feet through the center, and put them back on again? Then to repeat this every time they need to use the restroom or get a drink of water. Are there any other cities in the metro area, state, or the country that charges for a Tier I skate park?