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MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Kim Stephan DATE: November 6, 2008 SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Committee's Recommendation for Final Payment to Veit for Hidden Spring Park The following excerpt is from the November 5, 2008 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes: Mr. Mark Statz, City Engineer, made an appearance to discuss a final walk through at Hidden Spring Park. The committee members have all walked through the park individually. Mr. Statz and committee members went through each item on the most recent punch list. The walk through was specifically to sign off on Veit & Company's work so a final payment can be made. One concern discussed was the standing water in the east end of the rain garden. Mr. Statz said that this is not actually part of the rain garden, but a requirement from Rice Creek Watershed District to have a catch basin for large sediment. It would be futile to dig it out as the sediment would be back next year. Eventually it will fill with sediment and the standing water would not be there, but it should be drudged every few years. Its purpose is to be an infiltration basin for pre-treatment of run offbefore it gets to the rain garden and in Mr. Statz's opinion it is the way it was designed to be. He also stated that while the rocks holding the water in could be separated some to drain water into the main rain garden, it would defeat the purpose of the sediment basin. There was a problem getting a hose inside the drinking fountain spigot cabinet, but Veit & Company corrected the problem with different couplings. The gouges in the trail have been fixed by Veit & Company, the compaction has been tested and adjusted in the rain garden, and the plants have been replaced in the rain garden and on the shoreline. Though some of the replacement plantings on the beach got trampled by the shoreline restoration work, they should come back in the spring. All plantings on the entire park project, including the rain garden and shoreline restoration, have a 1 year warranty from approximately August 2008. This does not include the plantings by Natural Shore Technology. There is still a problem with the slats on the sliding bench, which Mr. Statz and Bonestroo are taking complete responsibility for. The recycled slats have been ordered for the second time; the first shipment was received damaged and will be installed when received. The snow fence was discussed. It was originally intended to stay in place for 3 years, but has taken quite a beating from the winds and waves. The question was should it be removed, replaced or maintained? It was decided it should stay in place for at least the winter, though with the lake shore restoration