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. . TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Kim Stephan DATE: August 6, 2009 SUBJECT: Parks & Reereation Committee's Recommendation for an Irription System at Hidden Spring Park The following excerpts are from the August 5. 2009 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes: Hidden SI!rin2 Park Irri2ation System At the committee's request Mr. Paul Pa1zer, Public Works Director obtained three (3) bids for irrigation system installation at Hidden Spring Park. At the previous committee meetings the need for irrigation at this park was discussed. Many plantings were lost on the lake shore restoration area of the project in 2008 due to lack of water. In 2009 daily man hours have been spent watering all the monument signs at each park, but in particular Hidden Spring. Staffhas carried water in 5 gallon pails and in a 250 gallon barrel in the back of trucks, hooked hoses and sprinklers to the water fountain and used the fire hydrant. Also many man hours have been spent this season getting the landscape back in shape after not being maintained in 2008. This park needs a regular water source to maintain it and promote growth of the lake shore restoration and rain garden plantings. The committee would like to accept the lowest bid from Albrecht irrigation, not only as the lowest bid, but as the company which presented the most useful and detailed description of what they would install. These funds would come from the Parks & Recreation Committee's budget for 2009 and the committee would like to see it done yet this year. The committee did question who would be responsible for blowing out the lines each year, would it be Public Works or would more cost be incurred by using Albrecht Irrigation to blowout the lines in the fall? One of the bids stated the warranty would be void if the company who installed the irrigation did not blowout the lines. The committee would like more information concerning this issue and the warranty. Ms. Stephan will pass that request onto Mr. Pa1zer. Motion was made by Chairperson Seeley, seconded by Committee Member Branch to recommend City Counell consider the installation of an irrigation system by Albrecht Irrigation in the amount of $6,884.00 to be installed at Hidden Spring Park in 2009 funded by Parks & Recreation 2009 budget. Motiou carried unanimously.