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To: Jay Hartman Public Works Director City of St. Anthony Village From: Richard Koechlein, URS Subject: Response to George Zurby Email Dear Jay, The purpose of this memo is to respond to the email George Zurby sent to Mayor Hodson and the city counsel members. In reference to the scheduling, as you know the upper parking lot was not able to be milled and overlayed as planned. We had to replace the pavement in the upper parking lot. So to make these changes we had to get new estimates, revise our plans and evaluate which plan to go with. As everyone knows there is no money for additions so I was not ready to have them start on the parking lot until we knew exactly what the cost would be and if we could afford it. In delaying the parking lot it delayed the rest of the remaining items left to do in the park. The same contractor that is installing the parking lot is installing the basketball court and finishing the trails adjacent to the plaza. Veit was not able to finish the grading and seeding around the plaza until those trails have been finished. In the same respect, the landscape contractor could not start the landscaping around the plaza and did not want mobilize twice. They have staked a majority of the trees around the park and Doug Koehntop and I have been out there twice adjusting and re -staking the trees. We will not start the punch list until all items at the park are complete. It would be a waste of time to do a punch list prior to Veit completing there work. There are several other areas around the park including turf establishment, erosion issues and weeds that all need to be addressed. Yes, I did say that they were planning on completing the parking lot, trails, basketball court, and landscaping within the last month, but as you know sometimes the schedules have to be adjusted to deal when issues arise. In conclusion, the parking lot issue has delayed the completion of several other items in the park. There is nobody that want's to get this park project done than me, but if there is an issue like the parking lot that adds an expense to the already depleted budget I won't hesitate to delay construction until we find a fiscally responsible solution. If you have any questions please contact me at 612-373-6886.