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AGENDA ITEM —1B <br />,-ARZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: September 9, 2019 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Sara Knoll, Parks and Recreation Coordinator <br />Todd Blomstrom, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Perry Park Dog Park Improvements <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount <br />TBD <br />For Council Consideration <br />Funding Source: <br />TBD <br />The Public Works Department is seeking direction form the City Council regarding <br />improvements made to the Perry Park Dog Park. <br />Background <br />The City of Arden Hills converted the Perry Park baseball field #4 into a dog park in 2016. The <br />dog park continues to see an increase in use each season. Staff held the annual Bark & Rec Day <br />in July and received feedback from residents about improvements. There are no trees in the dog <br />park to provide shade currently, and it was the number one improvement suggested by residents. <br />Staff has noted additional deficiencies with the dog park area. The aggregate material within the <br />former infield area remains within the site, which is a source of dust and dirt for dog use. The <br />site also has drainage challenges, which was one factor in the site being discontinued as a <br />baseball field. Low areas and a lack of grade across the field area creates areas of wet turf and <br />standing water. In addition, the tall backstop fencing and players benches remain along the <br />southwest boundary of the dog park area. <br />The following three options were identified to improve the site conditions within the dog park <br />area. A preliminary estimate of the associated costs for each option are provided in the budget <br />section of this memo. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />