4.9 SR 12-21-2020Request for Action
To
Item Number
Mayor and Ci T Council
4.9
Agenda Section
Meeting Date
Prepared by
Consent
December 21, 2020
Tim Sevcik, Park and Street Superintendent
Item Description
Reviewed by
Woodland Trails Buckthorn Removal
Justin Femrite, Public Works Director
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, the quote for buckthorn removal services from Natural Resources Services at Woodland
Trails Regional Park.
Background/Discussion
In November of 2018, the city was awarded a grant totaling $362,000 for improvements to Woodland Trails
Regional Park through the Parks and Trails Legacy Grant Program. This grant included funding for the nature play
area, picnic shelter, wayfinding signage, archery range and invasive species management.
As part of the grant, the city received $30,000 for invasive species management and committed $50,000 from the
Park Maintenance Division operating budget as an in -kind match. The city received quotes from four vendors to
provide buckthorn removal services across three priority areas within the park with the lowest responsible vendor
being Natural Resources Services with a cost per acre of $750 in priority area 1, $573 in area 2, and $753 in area 3.
Staff recommends entering into an agreement with Natural Resources Services for buckthorn removal not to
exceed $80,000. Treatment will be conducted on the entirety of area 1 (74 acres) and 34 acres in area 2.
Financial Impact
$50,000 from the Park Maintenance Operating Budget
$30,000 funded through the Parks and Trails Legacy Grant
Mission/Policy/Goal
N/A
Attachments
Buckthorn Quote Summary
Project Map
The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional
service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei ly.
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Updated.• August 2020
Woodland Trails Regional Park - 2020-2021
Buckthorn Removal
Company
Priority Area 1
Price/Acre
Prioirity Area 1
Total
Priority Area 2
Price/Acre
Priority Area 2
Total
Priority Area 3
Price/Acre
Priority Area 3
Total
Total
Natural Resource Services
$750.00
$55,500.00
$573.00
$42,975.00
$753.00
$32,379.00
$130,854.00
Applied Ecological Services
$973.001
$74,167.001
$973.001
$75,140.001
$1,409.00
$63,002.00
$212,309.00
Prairie Restorations Inc
$835.00
$61,790.001
$835.001
$62,625.001
$2,999.00
$128,957.00
$253,372.00
Minnesota Native Landscapes
$2,250.001
$168,750.001
$2,250.001
$166,500.001
$2,400.00
$103,200.00
$438,450.00
Woodland Trails Regional Park