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AGENDA ITEM—1B <br /> ,- i DEN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: November 21, 2016 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator <br /> FROM: Andy Brotzler, PE, Public Works Director <br /> Eric Zweber,AICP, Interim City Planner <br /> SUBJECT: TCAAP Parks Program and Open House Review <br /> Parks Program Review <br /> On November 14, 2016, Jason Amberg, LA, of WSB provided a summary of the parks cost and a <br /> detailed cost estimate for each park. These costs were based on installing the park amenities <br /> identified by the development team and construction of high quality facilities. Including a 20% <br /> contingency and a 25% design and construction oversight, the total cost estimate for the Creek <br /> Park, Hill Park and Town Center Park is $18,994,923. To pay for that level of park <br /> improvements, the park dedication fee would need to be set at$11,000 per residential unit, which <br /> would be higher than all other metropolitan communities. Those park improvement figures are <br /> provided within Attachments A and B. <br /> On Monday,November 21, 2016, Mr. Amberg will be providing categories of differing levels of <br /> parks improvements and choices of more focused improvements (e.g. irrigation only for the <br /> ballfields and not for the entire park). Mr. Amberg would like to have a conversation with the <br /> City Council on their priorities for park improvement. Based on that direction, staff can meet <br /> with the development team to try to find additional savings, possibly through synergies such as <br /> mass grading or through construction partnerships the development team may have. <br /> November 16 Open House Review <br /> From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,November 16, 2016, a public Open House was held with <br /> representatives of both the City and the development team. At the entry table, people were asked <br /> to sign-in and had the opportunity to pick up a survey and fact sheet about the development <br /> proposal. There were 258 people that signed in at the Open House and 125 surveys were filled <br /> out and dropped into the box on the entry table on their way out. Below is a summary of the <br /> survey results. <br /> The survey asked 5 questions in which people were asked to rank their responses from I to 5, <br /> with 5 being the highest level of support and I being the lowest level. The average and median <br /> responses to these questions are described below: <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />