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I I. I I I I I I I I- I I I I I I I I. I ,ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 3l,.J 995 11 , A. The City of Arden Hills should note acceptance and receipt of all nine bid proposals. Bid bonds should be returned to all but the three low bidders for tl1e project. B. The City should award tl1e project to Veit & company, upon resolution of tl1e alternate bid items presented. C. All conditions and transactions as noted herein be subject to review and input of tl1e City Attorney. Mr. Stonehouse noted recommendations of tl1e Rice Creek Watershed District will need to be addressed, but tl1ere will be no additional cost to tl1e City. Mayor Probst inquired about tl1e playground facility. Ms. Walsh indicated tl1e playground facility is not included in tl1is bid, but will need to be added before 1997 to stay in accordance with tl1e grant received by the State. Mayor Probst inquired if there is a current little league field. Ms. Walsh noted currently there is not a little league field. Mayor Probst asked ifusing this field for a little league will reduce the field capacity by one-fourtl1. Ms. Walsh explained tl1ere would not be a loss witl1 tl1e addition of lighting of one of tl1e fields. Mayor Probst inquired if tl1e lighting should be added at a later date. Mr. Stonehouse advised tl1e cost of adding tl1e lights at a later date could be more expensive. Ms. Walsh added tl1e cost of digging the turf up at a later date would also add expense. Ms. Wa1sh also explained the lighting would also service the parking lot and this is a request of tl1e neighbors and tl1e Sheriffs Department. Ms. Megan Ricke, Chair oftl1e Parks & Recreation Committee, indicated tl1ey have held meetings witl1 tl1e neighbors and tl1eir concerns were for the lighting and parking. She noted the lighting is more sophisticated than in tl1e past and lighting will be concentrated on tl1e fields. Ms. Ricke indicated the field at Cummings Park will become available for adult games, previously this field was used for little league and those games will now be at Perry Park. Ms. Ricke indicated surveys have been taken in regard to improving Perry Park and out of 71 signatures 71 were in favor oftl1e improvements and 68 were in favor of lighting tl1e second field. Mayor Probst indicated he is in favor oftl1e modifications to Perry Park.