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MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and City CouneD Members FROM: Kim Stephan DATE: June7,2007 SUBJECT: Reeommendations for Hidden Spring Park Improvements The following discussion was had at the regularly scheduled June 6, 2007 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting. Chairperson Seeley requested clarification on the attached letter from Mr. Mark Statz regarding possible cost reductions. Mr. Statz replied: First, a preface: It would be my preference to keep all the Items in the project. I thin/c the Items we bid are all integral to the Park's success. rd hIlte to see the City spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the land and improvements and stop $15,000 short of a great Park and settle for a good Park. Item 2 - 7ree Trimming, ClearlnwGrubbing - ThIs would eliminote all tree work from the contract. Ultimate savings, would depend on how much of the work your Public Works Department could hondle. Some of the tree removals are pretty large and should probably be handled by professl01lQ/s. Item 3 - Rain Garden Plantings - My thougth here was thllt we could reduce the number ofplantings. but not eliminate all the plantings. The rain garden is part of our obligation to RCWD and we can't just eliminate all the plontings. The total value of all the plantings In the rain garden and swale is around $27,000. I figured we could eliminate about half the plantings without raising any flags with RCWD (holf of$27.oo0 is $13.500). Jfthose plantings were eli11dnated, we'd have to supplement with special seeding, which Ifigured would be about an additional $1,500. thus the $12,000 savings. Item 4 - Limestone Outcropplngs - ThIs would remove all the limestone outcroppings in the Rain Garden and Swale (from rain garden to where the two swales connect). The bid tab shows a cost of $8,150 for these. I have estimated we could get them to agree to $7,500. as there would probably be some minor modifications which may cost a bit. ThIs would lJ!l1. eliminate the limestone In the Artesian well or on the swale from the well pond to the connection point. Item 5 - Drln/cing Fountain - This would eliminate the drinking fountain and water service to the drln/cIng fountain. . The committee was supplied with the Hidden Spring Park Project Manual from Bones1roo, but requests the specifications in layman's terms. They would also like a time line of what is being done and when. Both Chairperson Seeley and Vice-Chairperson Amundsen were invited to the pre-construction meeting and will attend, if they are able. Council Member Lee will get specifications and a time line provided to the 4/