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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 8N <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 14, 2025 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Lucas J. Miller Assistant Public Works Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Lakeshore Place Landscaping and Irrigation <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Estimated Amount: Funding Source: <br /> $4,500 $30,500 Park Maintenance <br /> $26,000 over Budget PIR - Park Fund <br /> <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />• Council should consider approving the quote from M&B Services for $16,500.00 to <br />install the water service line and also for Staff to pursue the adding of irrigation and <br />restoration at the southwest quadrant of TH-10 and Hwy-96 throughout the area of <br />existing landscaping along Lakeshore Place. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />At the Work Session on June 10, 2024, Staff presented to Council a plan to add irrigation on the <br />southwest quadrant of Highway 96/Highway 10 Corridor and replace 17 shrubs along Lakeshore <br />Place with an estimate of $25,000. This effort was supported by the majority of Council at that <br />meeting. The shrubs were replaced in fall of 2024 by Public Works, however, the irrigation work <br />was postponed due to scheduling and weather to spring 2025. Currently, Staff has received a <br />favorable quote from a contractor for the water service line work phase of the project shown in <br />Attachment A. The last phase of the project will be the installation of the irrigation cabinet and <br />the installation of the irrigation throughout the existing landscaping beds as shown in Attachment <br />B. <br /> <br />As reviewed with Council at the Work Session on June 10, 2024, Public Works staff has been <br />aware of the viability issues of the landscaping around the Lakeshore Place retaining wall (near <br />the intersection of Highways 96 and 10 southwest quadrant) for the last couple years and <br />adjusted to try to include it as part of our maintenance cycle per the cooperative agreement with <br />Ramsey County approved by City Council on March 10, 2023 (Attachment C). This effort of <br />maintenance is solely dependent on daily workload and staff availability. Based on concerns