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Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes • August 13, 1996 Page 2 1 VI. CONSIDER POSSIBLE CHANGE ORDERS AND OTHER ISSUES ON 2 COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING WITH WILLIAMS/O'BRIEN. 3 A. Change Order No. 9: Site Modifications (Includes Watershed Issues and 4 Connecting Road from Police Parking to Silver Lake Road. 5 Mr. Jim O'Brien, Williams/O'Brien Associates, Inc. explained this site modification relates to the Watershed District requirements and also includes a connection from the police driveway to Silver Lake Road. The amount of the change order is $19,900.00. 9 Wagner asked if the swale in the upper left comer of the site plan would interfere 10 with a children's playground being placed in that area and also exactly what the 1 I change order of $19,900.00 would fund. 12 Ms. Liz Hermann, Williams/O'Brien Associates, Inc. stated the swale could 13 interfere with a children's playground in that area, depending on the size of the 14 play area. 15 Mr. O'Brien stated the $19,900.00 would fund the grading and reconstruction of 16 the site of the holding ponds as required by the Rice Creek Watershed District. It 0 will also include pipe and gravel bedding. 18 Marks asked if there would be a sidewalk on 33rd Avenue in front of the building 19 and suggested a walkway in front of the tennis courts may be a possibility. Marks 20 also asked if the bus stop would be retained and where the flag poles would be 21 located. 22 Mr. O'Brien stated there was not a sidewalk located on 33rd Avenue but there 23 was ample area available to place a sidewalk. He verified the bus stop and noted 24 the location of the flag poles in front of the entrance. 25 Faust stated he felt a walkway in front of the tennis courts was a nice idea and 26 made more sense than a sidewalk on the edge of the property. 27 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Change Order No. 9, Site 28 Modification (including Watershed issues and connecting road from police 29 parking to Silver Lake Road in an amount not to exceed $19,900.00. 30 Wagner again asked if a children's play area could be located in the area near the 31 swale. Mr. O'Brien stated he felt there would be room to accommodate the swale and a play area and assured the Council that Will will work with 34 Community Services on this issue.