2010-11-03 P & R Minutes Approved

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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 11-03-10 request City Council approve funding not to exceed $200 for a Wargo Nature Center Star Gazing/Snowshoeing Program in conjunction with the Saturday, February 5, 2011 Parks & Recreation Committee Skate Night. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Signage for Trails (Seeley) No updates at this time per Committee Member Seeley. The committee would like this back on the agenda in the early spring 2011. Trail Project Update Update to the committee from Mr. Mark Statz, City Engineer regarding the Trail Project: The contractor has been working with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office to gain their approval of the efforts made to hire Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as subcontractors, as is required for federally funded projects. Unfortunately, this process has moved very slowly as many federal government approvals do. Once EEO office approval is gained, the County Board will need to take action to award the contract to Veit. Then, and only then, may we begin working with the contractor. In conversations I’ve had with Veit representatives, they have expressed interest in having a pre- construction conference this fall, but do not intend on doing any work until spring. Update to the committee from Mr. Mark Statz, City Engineer regarding the Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Irrigation Project: Bids were received for what’s being called the “Downtown Storm Water Reclamation Project – Phase I”. This project was split up into three contracts. Contract A will install a storm pipe between the pond in the Anoka County Regional Park and the southwest corner of LaMotte Park. Contract B will install a wet well at that location and will hook to the storm line. Inside the wet well, there will be a pump which will feed the irrigation system up to 500 gallons per minute at a pressure of 80 – 100 pounds per square inch. Finally, Contract C involves the installation of the irrigation system itself. Two different irrigation systems were bid; the gun style system and a traditional athletic field system. The gun style system, using the irrigation head we saw demonstrated, was about $50,000 less expensive than the traditional system. Therefore, the City Council decided to move forward using the large gun sprinkler system. There will be a total of 7 guns. 6 will be along the outfield fences (in right-center and left centerfield). The seventh will be placed near the parking lot and will spray the soccer field. For the infield area and the area around the playground and picnic shelter, there will be a quick-coupler that the public works department can utilize for watering with a portable sprinkler and hose. Construction of the storm line and wet well will take place this fall/winter. Construction of the irrigation system will most likely not take place until next year. We will be working with the contractor to make sure disruption to the use of the fields is minimized. Most of the irrigation pipe will be on the back side of the outfield fence, so interference with park activities should be as little as possible. The system will not irrigate Hidden Spring Park; however it could be expanded in the future for such a purpose. The city has hired a contractor to install drain tile in the fields as well. Paul Palzer can give you more information on that process as well as the work being done on the infields by City crews. VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Committee Member Selander, seconded by Committee Member Haiden to adjourn the November 3, 2010 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting at 8:20 p.m. All in favor. 5 of 6