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<br /> "- <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> - MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: March 24, 1998 <br /> TO: Brian Fritsinger, City Administer <br /> FROM: Cindy S. Walsh, Parks and Recreation Director {!sp <br /> SUBJECT: Upgrading Trail Access Areas <br /> Background <br /> The 1998 Park Fund budget includes upgrades to three trail access areas. The improvements will <br /> result in an eight foot wide bituminous trail at Edgewater Avenue, Jerrold Avenue, and Katie <br /> Lane. The Parks and Recreation Commission and staff met with area residents in 1996 to discuss <br /> these possible upgrades. The meeting was held at the request of several residents who wanted <br /> the trail access easements paved. All of the residents in attendance at the meeting were in favor <br /> of paving the easements. I did get calls from two individuals who live next to the area <br /> expressing a concern that paving the areas would increase the use of the trail easement. It was <br /> the recommendation of the Commission to pave these areas. <br /> . Cost of the Upgrades and Budget Implications <br /> These three trail access areas were bid with the street reconstruction work. T.A. Shifsky and <br /> Sons, Inc. has given the following prices bas~d on the quantities figured by BRW: <br /> Katie Lane $8,501.50 (includes $3,100 in retaining wall cost) <br /> Edgewater Avenue $2,145 <br /> Jerrold Avenue $2 145 <br /> $12,791.50 <br /> City Engineer, Greg Brown, believes that it is unlikely that we will need all of the $3, I 00 for <br /> retaining walls at Katie Lane. There is one house built on the north side ofthe easement. We <br /> want to make sure that we are blending in with their landscape and retaining walL Currently, the <br /> lot on the south side of the easement is vacant. My intention was to get the easement upgraded <br /> before that area develops. Every attempt will be made to save the oak tree on the south edge of <br /> the easement. <br /> Our previous City Engineer estimated these easements areas to cost $6,500. The price difference <br /> is $6,291.50 if we upgrade all of the areas. I believe that there are two main reasons for the <br /> difference. First, the retaining wall that I mentioned above is planned for both sides of the trail <br /> rather than one side. This is due to the need to match existing landscape from the property <br /> owner. The second price difference is the recommendation from Greg Brown to construct trails <br /> with a three inch bituminous base rather than a two inch base. BRW recommends a 3 inch base <br /> - to prevent cracking and add to the longevity of the traiL <br />