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MEMORANDUM To:City of Saint Anthony Village Parks & Environmental Commission From:Jeremy Gumke, Public Works Director and Charlie Yunker, City Manager Date:June 6, 2022 Parks & Environmental Commission Meeting Request:St. Anthony Village Parks Assessment BACKGROUND City staff annually updates and refines the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that encompasses the equipment, buildings and park amenities throughout the city. This plan helps ensure that these items are replaced when appropriate, and that adequate funding is available when those replacements are needed. It has been a number of years since the parks amenities were reviewed system-wide, and staff engaged the City engineering firm, WSB, to conduct and assessment of the park amenities condition and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance to further refine the CIP and provide a basis of discussion for any changes in amenities to recommend to the City Council. The report covers Silver Point Park, Water Tower Park, Central Park, Emerald Park and the tennis court on Silver Lane, aka “Well House Park” for the purposes of the report. Trillium Park and Salo Park were not included as Trillium Park functions primarily as an “entrance node” and Salo Park’s condition was evaluated in 2021 as part of the new maintenance agreement, and the known deferred maintenance is underway as part of that agreement. Staff reviewed the report with WSB staff and have summarized the recommendations below. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS From staff discussion with WSB staff, the overall status of the parks is that they are maintained effectively, but are aging and ADA standards have changed since the amenities were installed. WSB listed recommendations for replacements in short term and long term categories, and brief observational comments. Staff will be completing most of the short term items in the coming months, such as re-striping for accessible parking, purchasing accessible picnic tables and any deferred maintenance. Long term items such as playground equipment and trails will need to be planned for completion and funding becomes available. Replacements will be scheduled based on their age and current condition as first priority and will start with the playground equipment at Silver Point Park, as that playground is in the greatest need of replacement as soon as possible. This also presents an opportunity for discussion on what equipment features and amenities are desired for when those replacements can be scheduled for completion.