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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2003 Page 7 1 2 Mr. Forbrook stated that he could meet with the Commission Thursday morning to review the 3 marked areas. Chair Jindra confirmed stating that she, Commissioner Ganley, Council Liaison 4 Sparks and Public Works Director Hartman would be able to meet with him at 10:30 a.m. 5 6 B. Central Park Update - Rich Koechlein (URS). 7 8 Rich Koechlein stated that they are waiting for a few estimates to return noting that most of the 9 numbers have been received. He stated that overall, the budget is over by approximately $2800, 10 which in general is considerably less than what they first thought. He stated that they were sure 11 they could get everything that was originally planned for in the project including the 12 landscaping. 13 14 Commissioner Wagner referenced the contingency and asked for clarification. Mr. Koechlein 15 provided further clarification stating that the funds approved by City Council are included in the 16 numbers provided in their packet. 17 18 Mr. Zurbey asked Mr. Koechlein to review change orders and clarified the numbers for the 19 Commission. Mr. Koechlein clarified the numbers. 20 Mr. Zurbey referenced the varsity baseball field re -grade stating that it was his understanding 2� that there would not be an additional charge if the grade was not done properly. Mr. Koechlein 23 stated that this was not his understanding 24 25 Commissioner Ganley asked Mr. Koechlein to review how they arrived at this point. Mr. 26 Koechlein explained that several options have beeri presented. He stated that several of the 27 options were picked apart adding that several attempts were made to accommodate their requests 28 to save dollars. He stated that there are problems with fields noting that the soil is very dense 29 and that there are several drainage issues. He explained that in order to correct the grade they 30 had to add more soil, install drain tile, add more sand and create a swail to reflect the water. He 31 stated that these are all new additions to the contract. Mr. Zurbey stated that the Commission 32 had been told that they did not need the drain tile and he reviewed the discussion with the 33 Commission. 34 35 Chair Jindra asked Mr. Anderson to clarify further. Mr. Anderson stated that he was surprised to 36 see an additional $15,000 estimate for re -grading the baseball field. He stated that either the 37 field was not designed properly or the design was not executed properly. He explained that they 38 met and discussed what needed to be done to correct the grade adding that they did not come to 39 an agreement for the additional costs. He stated that they only agreed on what needed to be 40 done. He asked Mr. Koechlein if the estimate includes the drain tile. Mr. Koechlein stated that 41 the estimate includes the drain tile and explained the additional estimate costs to the 42 Commission.