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Home My WebLink About5E - Memorial & Ponds Parks AGENDA # PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DATE: INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND: STAFF AGENDA REPORT 5' E PAUL HOKENESS, PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 98-XX AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARKING LOTS, TRAILS, AND ROADWAYS AT MEMORIAL AND PONDS PARK. APRIL 20, 1998 The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize staff to proceed with the . preparation of plans and specifications for the following 1998 Parks Capital Improvement Program projects: 1. Memorial Park trail and parking lot 2. The Ponds Athletic Complex road, parking lot, and trails. Memorial Park Trail and Parkinl2: Lot Currently Memorial Park has one paved parking lot with 60 parking stalls. One half of these stalls are used by baseball team members alone, resulting in a shortage of parking areas for spectators and other park users. The net result is considerable on street parking in the vicinity of the park. The proposed parking lot will accommodate an additional 36 parking stalls. The trail will provide safe, handicap accessible access to the grandstand, bathrooms, play structure, basketball court, and picnic shelters. The Ponds Road. Parking: Lot. and Trails In 1997, the development of a road, parking lot, trails, and athletic fields on the remaining 30 acres of land at the Ponds Athletic Complex began. The first phase of this construction project was offset by a $42,000 Department of Natural Resources matching grant. The proposed bituminous road and 44 stall parking lot will allow safe parking and vehicle access to and from Mushtown Road. The road and parking lot are necessary: 1) To provide a second egress/access to this park. 2) To provide the necessary parking to serve the new park area and 162d&~~~f~'e9~ek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER amemtIes which include 2 baseball/softball fields, 2 soccer/football fields, an archery range, picnic areas, and nature trails. The trails are an important element to this project. As identified in the Comprehensive and Strategic Plan, trail connections between neighborhoods are desirable. These trails will connect Mushtown Road, Woodridge Estates, and Wilderness Ponds neighborhoods together. Also, these trails would allow for safe, handicap accessible access to the athletic fields, play structure, bathrooms, archery range, and other amenities within the park. DISCUSSION: The construction management, subgrade preparation, Class #5 placement, and backfilling on these projects will be done by parks maintenance staff. By doing so, we will save on these costs and allow a full commitment of funding to the hard surface costs. ISSUES: Fundin2:: The estimated costs for the proposed projects are summarized. below. The Ponds Athletic Facilitv Road & Parking Lot (Bituminous) $41,000 Road & Parking Lot (Curb & Gutter) 53,000 Trails (Bituminous) 88,000 TOTAL $182,000 Memorial Park Parking Lot (Bituminous) Trail (Bituminous) Parking Lot (Curb & Gutter) TOTAL $20,500 9,500 15,000 $45,000 The total budgeted for these parking lots, trails, and road projects for 1998 is $227,000. Financing of these projects is through the Capital Park Fund. AL TERNA TIVES: The alternatives are as follows: 1. Approve Resolution 98-XX authorizing the preparation of plans and specifications for roads, trails, and parking lots at The Ponds Athletic complex and Memorial park. 2. Table the Agenda item for a specific reason. 3. Deny this Agenda item for a specific reason. AG_98CIP.DOC 2 RECOMMENDATION: FINANCIAL IMP ACT: ACTION REQUIRED: AG_98CIP.DOC Staff recommends Alternative No.1. The total estimated costs for these projects is $227,000. These funds are programmed through the Capital Park Funds. Motion and second as part of the consent agenda to approve Resolution 98-XX. QsJ~ ~ - Reviewed by: Paul HOke~t Park and Recre.!" Dire"!! ~ " 3 RESOLUTION 98-xx RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARKING LOTS, TRAILS, AND ROADWAYS AT MEMORIAL AND PONDS PARKS AS LISTED IN THE 1998 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MOTION BY: SECOND BY: WHEREAS, the following road, trails, and parking lot projects are scheduled for completion in the 1998 Capital Improvement Program: The Ponds Athletic Complex road, parking lot and trails Memorial Park parking lot and trail WHEREAS, The City of Prior lake is committed to providing Trails, Parking Lots, and other park amenities in accordance with the Comprehensive park and Trail Plan, and WHEREAS, trails provide our residents the opportunity to enjoy our City Parks, and WHEREAS, trails are an essential link between neighborhoods and business areas, and parks, and WHEREAS, parking lots provide off street parking for park users and reduce congestion on City streets, and WHEREAS, The City's Capital Improvement Program schedules this construction in 1998 and allocates funds therefore, and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY 1.l1.E CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota, that staff is authorized to proceed with the preparation of plans and specifications for Road, Trails, and Parking Lot Improvement projects as set forth above. Passed and adopted this day of ,1998. YES NO I Mader I Kedrowski I Schenck I Petersen I Wuellner . Mader Kedrowski Schenck Petersen Wuellner { Seal } City Manager City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Minnesota , st./ ) l 160 th Street " I) > <l , Memorial Trail C a:J "0 .. o .... J& t~ ~ ~ MEMORIAL PARK PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA 'iQ .. ..... .!: ,:,t C a:J .. U. ~-- JI 0 r.o III . . . . . . . . ~ I > .1 . CHARLES TOOKER city & town planning ~ ., .' ,It 'hlnlI at. r.."....un. rnl."..~. ..... In u. Qi o 100 200 300 I I SCALE: 1" = 100'-0" AREA , WIDE PAV! ~ TRAIL AND ERVICE DRI1E PRESERVED 1ND UPGRADED WETLAND .'- ,~( C ,: -, i i ~ ~'~ \l\:(:l~ :JV ~ 6,' ~I~ PROJECT PHASING: 1997 'Construction of Aggregate Road and Parking Lot 'Constructlon of Aggregate Trolls 'Install New Play Equipment 'Install Irrigation System 'Install Ughts with Glare Control on Four Softball and Two Soccer/Football Fields 'Grading and Seeding of New Softball/Soccer Fields 'Mushtown Road Upgrade and Install Trail PROJECT PHASING: 1998 'Pavlng of Roadway, Parking Lot & Trails 'Construction of Archery Range 'Constructlon of Picnic Shelter 'Softball/Soccer Fields comPlet~ and In Use ExP~nSlt>" ~l\'C.~ MASTER PLAN ATHLETIC FACILITY BRAI/EIl Ir ASSOCIATES, LTD. 710. .. IMI - IUIft IOD 1mIIIIAPCIUI. ... ... CIII) "-N"