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P tilt q55 29Po closelan Rardixo l August 27, 2008 Michael Morrison, City Manager City of St. Anthony St. Anthony Village City Hall 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, Minnesota 5541 B Dear Michael, Below is a brief description of file proposed renovation of Emerald Park: The concept plan for the renovation of Emerald Park provides improved facilities for a variety of uses and offers a range of amenities for the residents of St. Anthony Village. Recreational and athletic users will find newly renovated fields for soccer and baseball, along with new removable hockey boards, and space for open skating. Athletic field lighting will be improved. A new park building will provide restrooms along with a flexible space suitable for community meetings and for use cls a warming house. Families will find a new playground, with equipment suitable for preschool and school-age children. A splash deck will provide additional summer fun. An arbor will be constructed near the playground to provicle a shady refuge. A new picnic area and shelter will provide space for both large and small gatherings in the southeast corner of the park. The new picnic area will be nestled into the existing trees. A perimeter walkway will provicle space for strolling around the entire park, and cars will be moved to parallel parking allowing the existing parking lot to be converted into green. There will be references in the park of the cultural history of the site, which among other things was once the site of an apple orchard. The schedule for the project is set to complete construction documents by November 2008 with -- documents sent out for bid in December. Construction will start spring of 2009 with construction complete October of 2009. Sincerely, Jean M. Garbarini ASLA CLOSE Landscape Architecture+ soo ml Aonne North Suk, Sao, MionceJIMN, 1114 Sq ,oi