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DATE: June 20, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John Anderson, Acting Public Works Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Johanna Marsh Tennis Court <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />In May of 2016 staff brought forward concerns about the safety of the playing surface at the <br />Johanna Marsh tennis court. The City Council directed staff to contact the insurance carrier and <br />get direction if we need to close the court because the play surface is uneven and creates a <br />tripping hazard. Council also directed staff to notify the association in that neighborhood of any <br />developments. The recommendation from the insurance carrier was that the court should be <br />closed. Staff locked the court, posted a sign and contacted the Association president. Discussion <br />at the May 16, 2016 City Council workshop also touched on future plans for the court. Given the <br />tennis court is presumably constructed on questionable soils and there has been settlement that <br />has taken place over time repairs and reconstruction costs could be substantial. This court was <br />planned to be resurfaced in 2014 but the contractor the city was dealing with had more work that <br />he could complete that year and the work was not done. When staff requested quotes in 2015 for <br />this court to be resurfaced, the consensus of the contractors was the bituminous base needed to <br />be addressed before it was worth resurfacing the court. <br /> <br />The City Council referred the matter to the Parks Trails and Recreation Committee to get input <br />from the neighborhood on the tennis court and alternatives if the tennis court is cost prohibitive <br />in this location, a draft copy of their survey is attached. At this point there has been no current <br />cost estimate prepared associated with rehabilitating the tennis court. In order to establish the <br />paving section and soil corrections needed to support a tennis court, soil borings would need to <br />be drilled and opinion from a geotechnical engineer should be obtained. Additionally, assuming <br />some sort of soil corrections are needed a wetland delineation should be prepared to identify if <br />wetland impacts are a factor. <br /> <br />Background information is attached, the following is a time line of events relative to this tennis <br />court. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1H <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />