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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: March 15, 2000 TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator FROM: Thomas J. Moore, Parks & Recreation Director SUBJECT: Re allocation of 2000 Parks Projects CIP Money Background The warminghouse at Hazelnut Park is scheduled to be replaced this year. In the 2000 Parks Projects CIP Budget, $25,000 was allocated for this project. In late February, the City Engineer and BRW staff made two visits to the site in order to determine a preliminary budget. On March 6, 2000, the City Engineer submitted his preliminary budget estimate for the construction of a new warming house at Hazelnut Park. The estimate was $132, 000. Attached you will find the itemized cost breakdown for this proj ect. • There are significant problems with the current location of the existing structure. Those problems relate to drainage, security, vehicle access and the potential future usage of the green space located by the warming house. Because of these problems, a different site location and building material needed to be selected. The current building is a wooden structure. This warming house has suffered the highest number of vandalism incidents. This is directly related to the secluded setting/ placement of the current warming house. A new location and a concrete block building would significantly improve the drainage and security issues. In addition a new location would allow for a safer vehicle access and provide the Park and Recreation Department more flexibility for the potential long-term usage of the existing green space. Recommendation Staff is recommending the following course of action; 1.) The warming house at Hazelnut Park not be replaced this year. A further review of the project be undertaken by the Parks and Recreation Committee. That the money for this future project be taken from the Park Fund. 2.) The $25,000 that was budgeted in the 2000 Parks Projects CIP for the replacement of the warming house at Hazelnut Park, be used to replace the playstructure at Sampson Park.. This playstructure is scheduled for replacement in 2001. There is $12,000. allocated in the 2001 Parks Projects CIP for this replacement. This figure does not include installation and the placement of a wood fiber safety blanket under the playstructure. The cost of installation and the safety blanket would be an additional $7,416. The total cost for the replacement of the playstructure at Sampson Park would • be$19,416.