Loading...
7.B. PRSR 02-10-1999 •ty of E1kjjver Item# 7.B. MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner .3‘,J DATE: February 10,1999 SUBJECT: Park Improvements for 1999 Request That the Park and Recreation Commission review park needs and make a recommendation for 1999 park improvements. Overview The Streets and Parks Department is planning for the 1999 construction season and trying to assess the needed park improvements. As part of Park of the Month, staff has been creating estimates of park improvements based on the concept plans created. The attached estimates may be useful in determining park improvements for 1999. Attachments • Approved Park Concepts • Approved Park Concept Estimates 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O.Box 490 • Elk River,MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 • Country Crossing 3rd Addition Approved park concept • Open playfield 100'x200' • Open lawn area • Play structure • Full court • Existing 10' paved trail • 6' walking paved trail • Landscaping • Benches • Bike rack • Striped crosswalk at Kent Street Mississippi Oaks 2nd Addition Approved park concept • Play structure with benches • Sidewalk to play structure from Elgin Drive • Sidewalk around play structure • Benches around play structure • • Trees between houses and park • Open lawn area • Bike rack Hillside Estates 5th Addition Approved park concept • Full court • 6' paved trail to full court • Play structure r_ • Paved trail to play structure • Benches around play structure and full court • Picnic tables in open lawn area • Woodchip trail around pond in woods • Sliding hill in NSP easement • NSP easement paved trail connection • Bike rack • Landscape screening from back yards Meadowvale Park Approved park concept • Assess need for play structure in the future • • Enlarge park to include a looped path around wetland • Floating boardwalk over marsh area • Pedestrian access to park through new development from the northwest and northeast, through the Elgin Ct. cul-de-sac to the east and from 192 /2 NW to the south. • Information/map kiosks at entrances • Parking access from 192 % NW to the south and/or in future subdivision to the northeast • Picnic structures on both sides of the wetland in the northwest and east central park • Picnic tables • Benches along looped trail • 200'x200' open field • Prairie restoration of open rolling hill • Landscape park entrances Country Crossing 18t Addition Approved park concept • Entry landscaping • Planting of conifers in forest canopy openings • Landscape around pond to create a more natural aesthetic appearance • Utilize canopy openings for benches and woodland plantings (use neighborhood gardeners) • Native landscaping to screen off site screening, maintaining site visibility • Plant identity markers • Woodchip trail meandering through woods crossing Hudson Lane south of the corner only • Identify park boundaries with signs • Improve park west of Hudson Lane first leaving the east for children's recreation Deerfield 2nd Addition Park Approved park concept • Park entrance off of 198th Avenue • Extend sidewalk from Hillside 5th trail to park entrance • Woodchip looped path through woods to possible views • Benches at views and along trail • Identify park boundaries with signs • Fishing piers • Enlarge the park to the north with future subdivisions to create a • northern entrance and possibly parking \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\parkmmo\apppks.doc . • Looped path in northern park with floating board walk • Connect north and south with trail and boardwalk if feasible • Portable toilets Hillside City Park Approved park concept • 20' paved entrance drive in existing location • 12' paved trail through center of park connecting it the powerline corridor south of the site • Single track mountain bike trails • BMX track and facilities in the "dump area of the park" • Parking for mountain bike users and BMX users • Portable toilets Gagne Park Approved park concept • Use existing entrance road allowing adjacent residents access off of it • Prairie restoration in northern open field with a loop trail, picnic structure and tables, play structure, portable toilets, and parking lot • 2 ballfields and a soccer field in the southern open field • Paved trail around ballfields and in the woods along the Elk River • Benches and rest areas for pedestrians and canoeists along the Elk River • Secondary picnic area accessible by trail only • Acquire additional land adjacent the Elk River to the south and east if and when it becomes available to provide greater park river access Harris Island Park Approved park concept • Conservation park Meadow Park Approved park concept • Skating rink up to property line near 2nd Street • Sliding hill by clearing trees at the center of the site • Swing structure near the rear property line at the top of hill • Overstory trees delineating the street • Hedge and landscape screening adjacent to neighboring homes • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\parkmmo\apppks.doc • Riverplace Park Approved park concept • Open lawn area in northwest corner • Central 6' winding paved path • Play structure with surrounding path and benches in southwest corner • Picnic tables adjacent path in southeast corner • Full court in the northeast corner • Expand park with ballfields when property to the east develops • Break up different use areas with trees, screen adjacent houses, and define areas with shrubs • Temporary cul-de-sac at the end of 186th Lane NW Lafevette Woods Park Approved park concept • Gravel or woodchip trail connecting the eastern portion of the park to the western portion of the park with switch backs • Walking, nature watching, skiing • Mississippi Oaks 5th Addition Approved park concept • Gravel path looping around site with a connection to Riverview Drive • Park identification sign at Riverview Drive with plantings • Establish shade grass under large canopy trees • Install removable benches at river's edge • Install picnic tables in sunny location Woodland Trails Park Approved park concept • Locate a barn structure as a focal point to the east of parking lot on grassy knoll to serve as.a warming house, picnic shelter, interpretive center • Locate temporary picnic shelter just south of parking lot until other structure can be built • Locate ski race staging area in east-west corridor location • Install picnic tables and grills • Paved trail connecting barn to north end of parking lot • Buffer picnic area with native shrubs • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\parkmmo\apppks.doc . • Relocate park entrance and ski race staging area if east-west connector road is built • Buffer a east-west connector road with evergreens, trees and shrubs and berms • Include a paved trail along a east-west connector road • Add benches along paved trails Top of the World Park Approved park concept • Acquire an additional +1- 3 acres of land to the east with future development for a Trailhead with parking, play structure, and portable toilets • Pave the most northerly trail in Top of the World which would connect to Woodland Trails Park (the trail would have to be rerouted onto park property in order to pave it) or property would need to be purchased from Shiely Company • • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\parkmmo\apppks.doc Estimate of Site Improvements Meadow Park Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 1 Swing set 1,000.00 1,000.00 1 Tree Pruning and Removal 500.00 500.00 21 #2 cont. Shrubs 32.2 676.20 3 4' BB Conifers 200.00 600.00 3 2" BB Deciduous Overstory Trees 200.00 600.00 0.25 Acres Grading and Seeding 1500.00 375.00 Total $ 3,751.20 • • • Estimate of Site Improvements Country Crossings 3rd Addition Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 1 Play structure 30,000.00 30,000.00 1 Full Court 10,000.00 10,000.00 250 If 10' Bituminous Trail 11.26 2,815.00 225 sf 6' Bituminous Trail • 6.78 1,525.50 3075 sf 5' Woodchip Path 1.00 3,075.00 1000 sf Concrete Patio/Walk 3.00 3,000.00 24 1.5" BB Ornamental Trees 200.00 4,800.00 25 4' BB Conifers 200.00 5,000.00 26 #20 cont. Deciduous Overstory Trees 200.00 5,200.00 3 Acres Grading and Seeding 1500.00 4,500.00 5 each Benches (Public Works) 100.00 500.00 I 5 each Picnic Tables (Public Works) 250.00 1,250.00 Total $ 71,665.50 • • Estimate of Site Improvements Mississippi Oaks Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 1 Play structure 30,000.00 30,000.00 1398 sf Concrete Walk 3.00 4,194.00 64 #2pot Shrubs 25.00 1,600.00 6 1.5" BB Ornamental Trees 200.00 1,200.00 10 4' BB Conifers 200.00 2,000.00 14 #20 cont. Deciduous Overstory Trees 200.00 2,800.00 1.2 Acres Grading and Seeding 1500.00 1,800.00 7 Benches 100.00 700.00 Total $ 44,294.00 • • O Estimate of Site Improvements Meadowvale Park Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 1280 If 10' Bituminous Trail (along road) 11.26 14,412.80 2500 If 10' Bituminous Trail (N of lake) 11.26 28,150.00 2620 If 10' Bituminous Trail (S of lake) 11.26 29,501.20 1500 If 5' Woodchip Path 1.00 1,500.00 6 each Benches 100.00 600.00 15 4' BB Conifers 200.00 3,000.00 6 #20 cont. Deciduous Overstory Trees 200.00 1,200.00 370 If Floating dock/boardwalk 40.00 14,800.00 0.36731 acre Grading and Seeding 1,500.00 550.96 5 acre Prairie Restoration 2,410.00 12,050.00 5 each Information Kiosks (guestimate) 1,000.00 5,000.00 13 1.5" BB Ornamental Trees 200.00 2,600.00 9280 sf Parking lotl(South) 0.67 6,217.60 394 If Curb and Gutter for parking lotl 10.00 3,940.00 • 10560 sf Parking lot2 (North) 0.67 7,075.20 484 If Curb and Gutter for parking lot2 10.00 4,840.00 2 each Picnic Structure 25,000.00 50,000.00 18 each Picnic Tables 250.00 4,500.00 1280 If Road (24 ft), no curb and gutter 16.08 20,582.40 Total 88,034.96 • • Estimate of Site Improvements Hillside 5th Addition Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 1 Play structure 30,000.00 30,000.00 1 Full Court 10,000.00 10,000.00 400 If 10' Bituminous Trail 11.26 4,504.00 615 If 6' Bituminous Trail 6.78 4,169.70 3075 sf 5' Woodchip Path 1.00 3,075.00 935 sf Concrete Walk 3.00 2,805.00 16 1.5" BB Ornamental Trees 200.00 3,200.00 19 4' BB Conifers 200.00 3,800.00 20 #20 cont. Deciduous Overstory Trees 200.00 4,000.00 1.6 Acres Grading and Seeding 1500.00 2,400.00 5 Benches 100.00 500.00 5 Picnic Tables 250.00 1,250.00 n/c Trail Corridor Trail n/c Trail Corridor Improvements • Total $ 69,703.70 • Estimate of Site Improvements Riverplace Park Quantity Unit Item Unit Cost Estimated Cost 450 If 6' Bituminous Trail (3") 6.78 3,051.00 4 each Benches 100.00 400.00 900 sf Concrete Walk 3.00 2,700.00 15 4' BB Conifers 200.00 3,000.00 150 If Play Structure Curb 5.00 750.00 1 each Full Court 10,000.00 10,000.00 1.8 acre Grading and Seeding 1,500.00 2,700.00 2 1.5" BB Ornamental Trees 200.00 400.00 5 each Picnic Tables 250.00 1,250.00 1 each Play structure 30,000.00 30,000.00 100 each Shrubs 25.00 2,500.00 10 each Trees (2" BB) 350.00 3,500.00 Total 60,251.00 •