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5.10. SR 06-19-1995ITEM 5.10. a-e of _ 11t:~+s. MEMORANDUM R1Vei• TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administrator DATE: June 19, 1995 SUBJECT: Park and Recreation Issues There are a number of park and recreation issues that need to be reviewed and discussed by the City Council. Some of these items require City Council action while other items are simply updates. Please see the attached memos from Street/Park Superintendent Phil Hals on some of these park and recreation issues. Items not discussed in this or Phil's memo will be verbally presented to the Council on June 19, 1995. Use of Parh Dedication Funds Typically the Park and Recreation Commission recommends the use of $25,000 worth of park dedication funds for smaller improvements in parks throughout the city. The Commission has discussed the use of park • dedication funds at a number of meetings and is now ready to present a recommendation for Council approval. Woodland Trails Update Park improvements in Woodland Trails are scheduled to be completed in 1995 so that the city will be in compliance with the state grant that was received a few years ago. The attached 1120/94 update that Phil provided the Council is still valid in terms of the items that need to be completed, however, some of the items scheduled in 1994 did not get accomplished. Additionally, the city plans to bid out some of the work and not have the street crew do all of the proposed improvements. The $50,000 state grant for this project will help make this area more usable and available to the public. EDA Parking Stalls On 4/12195, the Commission recommended to the City Council that four parking stalls in front of the EDA site be eliminated in order to increase the visibility of this green space and the river. Removing the parking stalls would certainly encourage more activity at this site, and this would benefit the entire central business district. On the other hand, parking has been a • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 critical issue in the central business district and the elimination of stalls should be well thought out before being authorized. • Commission Vacancy Commissioner Lipetzky has resigned from the Commission. It is recommended that the City Council accept this resignation and authorize staff to advertise for this vacancy on the Park and Recreation Commission. Athletic Fields The need for athletic fields and land for these fields has been an ongoing topic with the Commission and City Council. Consistent with direction from the Council and as recommended by the Commission, staff is evaluating land opportunities and the development potential of recreation fields on various parcels of property in the southeast corner of the city. Unfortunately, staff is not ready to make a recommendation to the City Council on whether or not we should pursue construction of fields on the Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge land or whether or not we should make an offer for other properties in this area for future development of recreation fields. No action is requested on this agenda item, however, I do anticipated getting a recommendation to the City Council in the near future. • n LJ of ~ TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL i ~k Rlver FROM: PHIL HALS, STREET/PARK SUPT DATE: JANUARY 20, 1994 SUBJECT: WOODLAND TRAILS CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE The archaeological study of Woodland Trails Park was completed in November, 1993 without finding any historical or archaeological sites in the proposed construction area. This means that we can proceed with the entrance road, parking lot, and trails in 1994. I would propose the following construction schedule for 1994: 1. Rough grade the. entrance road and parking lot with a rental dozer. 2. Level subgrade and install 1700 ton of Class 5 base with City equipment. 3. Plow in electrical wire and set bases for 12 street lights with City equipment. • 4. Grade crushed rock trails and install 1300 ton of crushed rock delivered by others, installed by City equipment. 5. Grade bituminous trails and install 2500 ton of Class 5 base with City equipment. 1995 Schedule 1. Fine grade and pave the 86DD lineal feet of trails with 1300 ton of bituminous with City equipment. 2. Install 12 street light fixtures. 3. Fine grade and pave the entrance road and parking lot with 1000 ton of bituminous with City equipment. This schedule is based on the assumption that Woodland Trails Park will be the major construction project for 1994 and 1995. As you will note from the quantities, this project will take many hours of Street/Park department time to complete. • P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 n U WOODLAND TRAILS PARK Revised Cost Estimate Entry Road - 24' x 950' Funded completely by City Parking Lot - 130' x 220' Grading 3200 SY $ .50/SY 6" Class Five 960 Ton $ 6.00/Ton 2-1/2" Bituminous 450 Ton $27.50/Ton Hiking/Biking Trails (Bitumin ous) 12' x 8600' Grading 11500 SY $ .50/SY 4" Class Five 2530 Ton $ 6.00/Ton 2" Bituminous 1300 Ton $27.50/Ton Hiking/Biking Trails (Crushed Rock) 12' x 4400' Grading 4" Class Two Crushed Granite Street Lighting 6 Fixtures 6000 SY $ .50/SY $17,275.00 $ 1,600.00 $ 5,760.00 $12,375.00 $ 5,750.00 $15,180.00 $35,750.00 $ 3,000.00 1320 Ton $800.00 Each $13.00/Ton GRANT PROSECT TOTAL Street Lighting (City Funded) 6 fixtures @ $800.00 ea. $17,160.00 $ 4,800.00 $101,375.00 4,800.00 NOTE: Some quantities have changed due to actual measurements of the area versus the original estimates. The cost breakdown is as follows: $73,675 materials to be purchased 49,745 City donated labor and equipment 50,000 Grant funding 23,675 City funding The cost breakdown has changed because the entrance road and six of the street lights will now be funded entirely by the City because of a National Park Service requirement on the future road corridor on the south edge of Woodland Trails Park. • ITEM 5.10.8 of MEMORANDUM River TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt. DATE: June 19, 1995 SUBJECT: Annual Use of Park Dedication Fees in Area Parks After a lengthy discussion on the above-referenced item, the Park and Recreation Commissioners modified staff recommendations for park expenditures and moved to recommend the following list to the City Council for their approval. Staff P&R Commission Recommendations Recommendations Orono Park Install four street lights $ 3,200 $ 3,200 Install ADA recommended pathways 5,000 1,000 Install ADA improvements to boat dock, • picnic tables, and beach access path 3,000 Oak Knoll Park Install additional backstop fencing $ 5,500 $ 3,500* Install accessible trails 5,000 1,500 (Base Only) Lion's Park Drainage $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Trail Installations Heritage Landing $ 7,500 $ 7,500 Country Crossings 7,500 7,500 Meadowvale Heights 2,000 2,000 Woodland Trails Park 23,675 23,675 TOTAL $61,700 $51,875 • *Ask Baseball Associations to fund one net for $2,000 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 Chair Dave Anderson distributed literature on a Tidd Tech trail tenderizer • for grooming ski trails. He explained that the Nordic Ski Club has a snowmobile to pull such a piece of equipment and this groomer would be useful in situations of light snow falls and for "touch up" grooming before skiing competitions. The unit could be operated by volunteers, thus not requiring city paid personnel. Commissioner Rolfe Anderson moved to recommend the purchase of a 4' Tidd Tech Trail Tenderizer and one track setter for the sum of $1,550.00, with the funds coming from the Park Equipment Reserve fund. Commissioner Tuttle seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. • 5~.1Aat ~~ THE `TRAIL TE~iDERIZER A fresh snow compactor, hard surface scarifier and track-molt combination for one-pass grooming in most snow conditions. Imagine making six foot wide passes, graded flat and corduroy combed to a perfect skiing surface with a snowmobile! Set one or two tracks as needed, or lift up the track setters for hills, corners and skating lanes. On hard snow and old tracks the "Terrain Tenderizer Teeth" granulate the surface up to two inches deep. No other snowmobile-drawn grooming device offers firm snow conditioning, grading, combing and tracking capabilities in a single unit. The four foot model can be pulled by most me- dium powered snowmobiles and allows the flexibility of grooming four, eight or twelve feet wide with skating lanes on the wider trails and dual or single tracking on the narrower ones. It accepts a single track setter, which can bequick- mounted in the center or off to either side. The six foot model can accept one or two Hack setters, which operate independently to permit skate lane grooming or single and dual tracking where appropriate. This model requires an industrial snowmobile such as the Ski-Doo Alpine, Yamaha VK-540 or Activ Grizzly. It also works nicely behind small snow cats like the Bombi. FOUR FOOT MODEL 5IX FOOT MODEL making a skating lane n U PRICE LIST VALID UNTIL JUNE,1994 DEiV10 VIDEOAVAILABLE To view a short demo video of the Trail Tenderizer in action,sendaSlSdeposit. Wewillreturnyourcheckwhen the video is sent back to us. TECHMCAL SPECIFICATIONS SIX FT FOUR FT TRACKER Width 72.5" 48.5" 20.25" Approx.weight 1701bs. 1201bs. SO lbs./ea. cv~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~GT. ~,~ ~ ~ ~' Q~ %r~~E !p~ a ~~ FOR SNOW CAT OWNERS you currently groom with larger snow cats, u should still consider the Trail Tenderizer. . ~u'll extend your season by being able to open on 5" or less. After an overnight snowfall, you can use a snowmobile to regroom your teaching area and nearby beginner trails at greater speed than the big machine, allowing it to work on other trails that need the heavy artillary. Touch- ing up skate lanes and resetting tracks is also much quicker and cost effective with the snow- mobile/groomer system. By using the new ex- tensionwings, you can groom an eight footpath behind your snowcat, ora six footpath using the snowmobile. The TRAILTEi`1DERIZEI2 isparticulazly goad for widening trails and buffing out cleat mazks on trail edges since it leaves no berms. Thanks to its rubberbumpers, itcansafelygroomright to the trees without harming them, the machine or its operator. If high speed impacts do occur, the shear pin breaks and the unit disconnects. • All prices FOB I{Olington, VT. Add 5% sates tax for VT orders. Terms are 50°,6 payment before shipment, net 30 days. Prices subject to change without notice. © 1993 Tidd Tech, Ltd. Made in USA One yeaz limited warranty ITEM 5.10.b MEMORANDUM er TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt. DATE: June 19, 1995 SUBJECT: Update on 1995 Woodland Trails Park Grant Work Program In the fall of 1994, a local contractor did the grading on the entrance road and parking lot and removed many of the stumps along the pathways. This spring, the city street/park department rented a brush mower attachment for our Gehl skid loader to mow the trail corridors. A contracted dozer then stripped the topsoil from the trail bed. In the coming month, we will be hauling in subgrade material, setting culverts, and clearing some dead trees. In August, we will install the Class 5 base on all of the trails, parking lot, and entrance road. As the project moves forward, I will be monitoring the city's labor and equipment commitment, and, if we have come near our goal of $50,000 as the • city's portion of the grant match, I will come back to the City Council to request permission to hire a contractor to do the actual trail paving rather than renting a paver and committing a large block of street/park department time. I will have monthly updates for the City Council on this project as we work through the summer. 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 ITEM 5.10.r of _;~'+~, MEMORANDUM R1Ver TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt. DATE: June 19, 1995 SUBJECT: Parking on Main Street at EDA Site At their regular meeting on June 14, 1995, the Park and Recreation Commission discussed issues regarding the EDA site downtown. As a result of that discussion, Commissioner Rolfe Anderson made a motion to eliminate four parking stalls from Main Street in front of the EDA site by having the city street/park department install a concrete curb and island. Another issue was raised by Commissioner Tuttle regarding park benches for the EDA site. After a brief discussion, Commissioner Rolfe Anderson moved to recommend the purchase of two Model #57 benches (6 feet long/redwood boards). Commissioner Tuttle seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. • • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 5.10 MODEL 57 BENCH • Cast iron supports have provisions for anchoring. Available in extended lengths ih multiples of 6' and 8' Materials Slats: 2" x 3" nom. in theca of Clear All Heart, Free of Heart Center Redwood; Clear Douglas Fir, or Clear Purpleheart-all with clear preservative treatment. Supports: Cast iron. Center Contour Strap: 3/16" x 11/4" steel bar. Bracing: 1-1/16" O.D. steel pipe. Fasteners: Stainless steel and plated. Firnsh: Select from any poyester powder color on page 2. (Black shown.) Redwood Benches (2 supports) 57-60R 6' long, 197 lbs., 5540.00 57.80R 8' long, 222 lbs., $570.00 Douglas Fir Benches (2 supports) 57-600 6' long, 197 lbs., $538.00 57.800 8' long, 222 lbs., $564.00 PurpleheaR Benches (2 supports) 57-60P 6' long, 275 lbs., $656.00 57.80P 8' long, 325 lbs., $726.00 • MODEL 9l BENCH • Choice of 3 wood species. Materials Slats: 2" x 3" nom. in choice of Clear All Heart, Free of Heart Center Redwood; Clear Douglas Fir, or Clear Purpleheart- all with clear preservative treatment. Supports: Cast iron. Center Contow Strap.' 3/16" x 1-1(4" steel bar. Bracing 1-1116" O.D. steel pipe. Fasteners: Stainless steel and plated. Finish: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Blue shown.) Redwood Benches (2 supports) Support Options 91.60R 6' long, 140 lbs., $369.00 May be attached 91.80R 8' long, 158 lbs., $398.00 to surface or left Douglas Fir Benches (2 supports) tree standing. 91-600 6' long, 140 lbs., $369.00 91.800 8' long, 158 lbs., $396.00 urpleheaR Benches (2 supports) 60P 6' long, 182 lbs.. $396.00 1-SOP 8' long. 210 lbs., $437.00 ,~ .a • MODEL 96 BENCH • Edge slats profiled for comfort. ^. • Also available with recyded plastic See page 25 Materals Slats: 3" x 4" nom. in choice of Clear All Heart, Free d Heart Center Redwood or Clear Douglas Fir with clear preservative. Supports: 3/8" x 4-1l2" steel bar and 2-1/2" square x 114" wall steel tube. . Fasteners: 3/8" diameter stainless steel. Finish: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Black shown.) Redwood Benches (2 supports) Suppotl Options 96-60R 6' long, 225 lbs., $412.00 S-1 Embedment 96-SOR 8' long, 240 lbs., $492.00 S-2 Surface Plate Douglas Fir Benches (2 supports) S-3 Gull-Wing 96-600 6' long, 180 lbs., $369.00 S-4 Sub-Floor 96-800 8' long, 210 lbs., $439.00 MODEL 50 BENCH • Profited wood slats. • Sib" thick steel supports. Materials Slats: 4" x 4" nom. in chdce of Clear All Heart, Free d Heart Center Redwood or Clear Douglas Fir with clear preservative. Supports: 5/8" x 3" steel bar End Straps: V2" x 3" steel bar Center Conrour Strap: 318" x 2" steel bar Fasteners: 318" diameter stainless steel screws. Finish: Select from any pdyester powder color on page 2. (Bronze shown.) Support Options S-1 Embedment S-3 Gull-Wing S-2 Surface Plate S-4 Sub-Floor MODEL 38 BENCH • Front seat member tilled upward 3° Materials Slats: 3" x 8" and 3" x 4" ram. in chdce d Clear All Heart, Free d Heart Center Redwood or Clear Douglas Fir writh dear preservative. Suppors: 112" x 3" steel bar and 3" square x 114" wall steel tube. Fasteners: 3!8" diameter stainless steel screws. finish: Select from.arry poyester parader cdor on page 2. (Bronze shavn.) Redwood Benches (2 supports) 38-BOR 6' long, 200 lbs., S441.00 38-SOR 8' long, 205 lbs., $553.00 Douglas Fir Benches (2 supports) 38~OD 6' long, 167 lbs., 5432.00 38-800 8' long, 245 lbs., 5524.00 Support Options S-1 Embedment S-2 Surface Plate S-3 Gull-Wing S-4 SubFloor 13 Redwood Benches Douglas Fir Benches 50-60R 6' long, 335 lbs., 5649.00 50-600 6' long, 293 lbs., $524.00 50-SOR 8' long, 390 lbs., $654.00 50-BOD 8' long, 344 lbs., $572.00 -: ^., • Utilizes 8 permanently lubricated bearings. •Non-moving end frames give access to wheelchair users. Materials Slats: 3" x 3" nom. in choice of Clear All Heart, Free of Heart Center Redwood or Clear Douglas Fir with clear preservative. Frame: One-piece construction of 1!2" x 3" steel bar and 2-112" square x 1/4" wall steel tube. Supports: 1/2" x 3" steel bar. Fastenersr Plated. Finish: Select from any polyester powder cWor on page 2 (Bronze shown.) ,, Redwood Benches 30-60R 6' long, 282 lbs., $672.00 30.80R 8' long, 340 lbs., $786.00 Douglas Fir Benches 30-BOD 6' long, 282 lbs., $616.00 30-80D 6' long, 340 lbs., $729.00 Support Options S-1 Embedment, S-3 Gull-Wing MODEL 37 BENCH • Seat portion assembled at the lactory. Materials Slats: 2" x 3" nom. interior slats enclosed by 3" x 6" nom. face slats, separated by rrylon spacers. Plated 1/2" diameter interior steel rods capped wdh matching wooden plugs. Choice of Clear All Heart. Free of Heart Center Redwood or Clear Douglas Fir with Gear preservative. Supports: 3/6" x 4-1/2" steel bar, 3" sq. x 1!4" wall steel tube. Fasteners: Plated. Finish: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Bronze shown.) Redwood Benches (2 supports) 37-60R 6' long, 190 lbs., 5580.00 37-80R 8' long, 220 lbs., $648.00 Douglas Fir Benches (2 supports) 37-60D 6' long, 170 lbs., $548.00 37-BOD S' long, 207 lbs., $809.00 Support Options S-1 Embedment S-2 Surface Plate S-3 Gull-Wing 5-4 Sub-Floor 17 MODEL 30 GLIDER BENCH • MODEL 58 BENCH • Seat portion welded into 1 unit. • Custom lettering available for side panels. • Available in extended lengths in muJGples of 6' and 8'. Materials Seating Surface: 1/4" x 1-1i2" steel bar and 2-3i8" O.D. steel pipe. Supports: Cast Iron. Bracing: 1-1h6" O.D. steel pipe. Fasteners: Plated. Finish: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Black shown.) Support Options May be attached to surface or left free standing. For details of custom lettering on support side panels. consult your DuMor representative. MODEL 84 RECEPTACLE • • Spun-steel cover supported by S/8" steel bar. • Finished with baked-on polyester powder. Materials Top Edge: 518" diameter steel bar. Uenical Straps: 1/4" x 1-1 i2" steel bar. Reveal Strip: 1/4" x 3" steel bar. L;nec 22~gallon plastic. Cover Spun 14 gauge steel with vinyl-coated cable. Finish: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Bronze shown.) 84-00 All-steel, 150 lbs., $463.00 • MODEL 92 BENCH • Seat portion t~Jded into 1 unit. • Supports have provisions for anchoring. Materials Seating Surface: 114" x 1-112" steel bar and 23/8" O.D. steel pipe. Supports: Cast iron. Bracing: 1-1116" O.D. steel pipe. Fasteners: Plated. Finish. Select from any polyester powder odor on page 2. (Blue shown.) 92.60 6' long, 2 supports, 218 lbs., 5594.00 92-80 8' long, 2 supports, 266 Ibs-, 5668.00 Support Options May be attached to surface or left free standing. 19 J • Materials • Seating Surface: 1 ^ square x t1 gauge steel tubing. Frame: 2" square x 3/16" wall and 2" x 1 ° x 11 gauge wall steel tubing. Finch: Select from any polyester powder color on page 2. (Bronze shown.) Support Options S-1 Embedment S-2 Surface Plate S-5 Free Standing MODEL 17 RECEPTACLE • Companion to the Mode194 bench. Materials Frame: 2" square x 3/16" wall, 2" x 1" x 11 gauge wall, and 1" square z 11 gauge wall steel tubing. Liner. 18 gauge steel. Cover: 14 gauge steel. Liner: 22-gallon plastic. Finish: Select from any polyester powrJer color on page 2. (Bronze shown,) 17-00 All-steel with flat cover, 190 lbs., 5814.00 Support Options S-1 Embedment S-2 Surface Plate S-5 Free Standing • ~ MODEL 94 BENCH 94.50 6' Ion , 2 su g pports, 260 lbs.. $989.00 • One-piece, all-steel construction. 94-80 8' long, 2 supports, 325 lbs., $1,192.00 **ITEM 5.10.e** MEMORANDUM ver TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt. DATE: June 19, 1995 SUBJECT: Update on Youth Recreation Fields Land and Development Plans Representatives from the youth athletic associations were invited to the June 14, 1995, Park and Recreation Commission meeting to discuss future needs for athletic fields. Only one representative (youth baseball) came to the meeting and he was not prepared to address issues for future youth sized versus full sized fields, or a timeline for the number of fields needed in five years. The Park and Recreation Commission discussed the issues at length and Jeff Asfahl volunteered to collect as much information as possible from past year's registrations as well as School District student projections in order to provide a calculated guess for fields needs. • The athletic associations will be contacted for information as well as their comments in this process. • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN SS330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425