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. . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS S.B MEMORANDUM DATE: August 8, 2002 TO: Joe Lynch; City Administrator Thomas J. Moore; Operations & Maintenance Direeto~ 1- k 2002 Master Planning & Concept Design for Park Facilities FROM: SUBJECT: Baekl!round The Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan was approved by Resolution 02-26 at the May 28, 2002 Council meeting. The Parks Trails and Open Space Plan recommended a series of improvements to be implemented. One of these improvements was for the design and construction of park facilities within our thirteen Parks. Furthermore Council has expressed a desire that there be a building pattern/theme throughout the Park System. Budl!et Funding for this 2002 project would be generated by The Park Fund. The Park Fund is a Special Revenue Fund. The Park Fund balance as of December 31,2001 was $560,322.00. At the July 23,2002 Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) meeting, the Committee reviewed the submitted bids. The PTRC selected Hagen, Christensen and McIlwain (HCM) Architects at a fee of $30,000. HCM provided the master planning and concept design for Ramsey County Tony Schmidt Park. Scope of Services HCM will provide prairie style building designs and sitelbuilding analysis for the following large City of Arden Hills' Parks; Cummings, Perry, Floral and Hazelnut. Each individual building's design will be specific to each park and building site based on the building's function. In addition HCM will develop concept building prototype designs for the smaller neighborhood parks. Those designs will include the following options; small picnic shelter without toilets, medium picnic shelter with toilets, and a combination picnic shelter & warming house with toilets. Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) Recommendation At the July 23, 2002 PTRC meeting the Committee unanimously recommended presenting the bid from Hagen, Christensen and McIlwain Architects to the Council for approval. Staff Recommendation Staffreeommends that the City Council authorize tbe selection of Hagen, Christensen and McIlwain Architects to develop a master plan and concept design for the park facilities in the City of Arden Hills at a cost not to exceed $30,000. In addition Staff recommends that this cost be taken out of The Park Fnnd.