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THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA
STILLWATER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
MEETING NOTICE
SEPTEMBER 23. 2002
The Stillwater Parks and Recreation Board will meet on Monday, September 23, 2002
at 7:00 p.m. at Stillwater City Hall in the Council Chambers Conference Room, 216 N.
4th Street.
AGENDA
Approval of August 26, 2002 Minutes.
Staples Field Improvement Recommendations (CDBG Funds).
Memorial Bench Locations.
Turf Quality; Stillwater Crossings, Creekside Crossings, Legends Parks.
Parks Summary and Overview.
Proposal to Prepare Brown's Creek Park Master Plan.
Frisbee Golf Maintenance/Expansion.
Parks Master Plan Worksheets.
Other items:
Dog Ordinance Update.
CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 651-430-8800
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To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Parks Board
Steve Russell, Community Development Director
September 18, 2002
Parks Board Agenda
The Parks Board meeting will be attended by Larry Hansen, Klayton and Tim to address some of
the parking staffing and maintenance issues raised previously by the board. Listed below are the
agenda items.
1. Approval of August 26, 2002 Minutes.
2. Staples Field. The parks board suggested some improvements to use the CDBG, $50,000, set
aside for Staples Field. Ideas and costs can be discussed with Tim.
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3. Parks Benches. Parks staff has provided the enclosed locations for consideration.
4. Turf quality - for discussion
5. Parks Summary and Overview. The attached report describes the various city parks and
yearly maintenance activities. The report is presented as background to the parks staffing and
maintenance discussion.
6. A proposal for preparing a new Brown's Creek Master Plan for the Brown's Creek Boutwell
Cemetery Greenway Corridor Area. The plan would provide overall direction, programming
and a basis for capital improvements. The parks board is asked for approval and
recommendation of plan preparation to the city council (see attached map).
7. Frisbee Golf Maintenance/Expansion. Ex-councilmember Cummings approached the city
council at their last meeting requesting city assistance in maintaining the frisbee golf site and
expanding the course to 18 holes. This can be a consideration in the above Brown's Creek
Plan.
8. Parks Master Plan Worksheets. Turn in your assigned worksheets for assigned parks to Sue
Fitzgerald. Staff will tabulate the results for discussion at the next meeting.
. 9. Other. Dog Policy - Councilman Milbrandt will provide an update.
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City of Stillwater
Park and Recreation Board
August 26, 2002
Chairperson Polehna called the meeting to order at 7: 10 p.m.
Present:
Board Members Amrein, Flinn, Snellman, Milbrandt, McGarry,
Polehna
Others:
Community Development Director Russell
Absent:
Board Member Junker
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion made by Council Representative Milbrandt, seconded by Board Member
Snellman to approve the July 22, 2002 minutes as is due to technical difficulties.
Motion passed unanimously.
PARKS MASTER PLANNING
Council Representative Milbrandt suggested the Board break into groups
and tour all of the parks and take an inventory of the quality of the parks.
Board Members should try to come up with ideas for parks to put into the
parks mater plan. Board should also look into the possibility of developing
vacant land in the city.
Board Members will bring inventory of parks to next months meeting.
DOWNTOWN PLAN
IMPROVEMENTS
LOWELL
PARK/AIPLE
PROPOSED
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Council Representative Milbrandt updated the Board on Phase 3. If the
City receives federal grants for the levy wall it would be advantageous to
improve Lowell Park.
TRAIL IMPROVEMENT CONNECTING CO. RD. 5 & CO. RD. 12 THROUGH
OUR SAVIORS CHURCH SITE
Community Development Director Russell briefly went over the conceptual
plan for the trail.
The trail through Our Saviors Church will start at Deerpath and go until to
Olive Street and then tie into the trail on Co. Rd. 12. The addition of the
path was put in the conditions of approval for the church expansion. Most
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of the trail work will be done in conjunction with drainage work. If money is
needed for blacktop Community Development Director Russell will bring
the issue back to the Board.
Motion made by Board Member McGarry, seconded by Board Member Snellman
to approve the conceptual trail plan. Motion passed unanimously.
PARKS AND DOG POLICY
Chairperson Polehna requested a copy of the park ordinance.
The Board would like an ordinance to supporting the signs that are located
in some of the parks. The Board inquired about pet disposal systems.
The Board felt that it was not possible to prohibit pets in all of the parks.
The Board directed Community Development Director Russell requested
changes for the park ordinance.
Motion made by Chairperson Polehna, seconded by Council Representative
Milbrandt to recommend the use of the following subdivision and direct
Community Development Director Russell to bring to the City Attorney:
Alternative 2: Subd. 7. It is unlawful for any owner to allow a pet or dog to be
upon any park property, unless the animal is restrained by leash of no longer -
than 6 feet or housed in an animal travel container and the owner has in
possession a bag or other receptacle for the collection and disposal of the
animal's excrement and the owner immediately collects any feces or excrements
in a bag and disposes of it in a sanitary manner.
Motion passed unanimously.
SKATEBOARD FACILITY AT LILY LAKE PARK
The skateboard facility should be incorporated into the long-range plan.
LUMBERJACK DAYS, COST/BENEFIT TO CITY
Board Member Flinn was approached by a resident concerned about the
amount of money the organizer earned and how much money does the
park board get. Board Member Flinn is also concerned that the city maybe
be taken advantage of. The vendors were upset had to increase prices to
compensate for coupons.
The City donates money to Lumberjack Days as a sponsor.
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Board Member Flinn would like a committee to work with the organizers of
Lumber Jack Days to review past celebrations and future ones.
OTHER ITEMS
- UPDATE LILY LAKE/STAPLES FIELD
Possibility of selling park land has been tabled at this time by City
Council.
- PARK CIP ITEMS
The amount of $815, 670 has been requested for the Parks
Department, but because of budge gap the amount will change.
- Trail sweeper may not be needed.
- NEXT MEETING AGENDA
Board Members are to bring park inventory to the next meeting.
Community Development Director Russell will bring a copy of the park
ordinance to the next meeting.
Three staff members will be at the next meeting to address park
issues.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Board Member McGarry, seconded by Board Member Snellman
to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bobbi Ward
Recording Secretary
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To: Park Board
From:
Tim Thomsen, Parks/Public Works Superintendent -II
Date: September 17,2002
Subject: Staples Park
I would like to propose that the basketball court be converted into a skating rink.
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Currently, the ball field is flooded each winter for a skating rink. When a grassy area is
flooded, the grass is permanently damaged. Each spring it needs to be tilled and reseed,
which requires closing offthe area for at least six weeks. This is high maintenance and
time consuming.
It seems beneficial to install boards for a skating rink on the basketball court location.
We would then be eliminating damage caused each spring to the ball field and reduce the
time required to maintain the play area. We would have healthy grass growing each year
in the ball field and an area designed specifically for the skating rink.
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To: Park Board
Tim Thomsen, ParksIPublic Works Superintendent ~
From:
Date:
September 17, 2002
Subject: Memorial Benches
Following is a list of areas of placement for memorial benches.
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2 areas at Benson Park
2 areas by the Cub Food parking lot on Pine Street
3 areas at the St. Croix Sports Complex
2 areas at the soccer field on County Road 5
3 areas on the walking trail in Liberty and Legends
3 areas on the McKusick walking trail
5 areas in Downtown - replaces wood benches
2 areas at Staples Park
2 areas at Ramsey Grove Park
8 to 12 areas at Lowell Park once new construction gets started.
We should keep all our benches with the same design.
At the present time, we have 36 areas for placement of memorial benches.
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PARKS
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1. PIONEER PARK
2. LILY LAKE PARK
3. WASHINGTON PARK
4. LOWELL PARK
5. NORTHLAND PARK
6. SUNRISE PARK
7. MEADOWVIEW PARK
8. RAMSEY - GROVE PARK
9. STAPLES FIELD
10. SO. BROADWAY - TRIANGLE PARK
11. SCHULENBERG PARK
12. McKUSICK PARK
13. BENSON PARK
14. ANEZ RIDGE PARK
15. KOLLlNER PARK
16. NIGHTINGAlE PARK
17. BROWN'S CREEK NATURE PARK
18. LEGENDS GAZEBO
19. CROIXWOOD OPEN SPACE
20. LONG LAKE OPEN SPACE
21. St. CROIX VALLEY REC. CENTER
22. McKUSICK LAKE TRAIL & DIKE
23. CREEKSIDE PARK
24. RESERVOIR PARK
25. HERITAGE PARK
26. LEGENDS PARK
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/ SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY
/ 27. RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
/ 28. LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
29. JAYCEE BAlL FIELDS
30.~STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
31. W"AsHlfIIGTON CHARTER SCHOOL
32. STlLLWI,\TER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
33. OLD ATHLETIC FIELD
34. OAK PARK HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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MEMORANDUM
To:
Park Board
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Tim Thomsen, ParkslPublic Works Superintendent
Date:
August 8, 2002
Subject:
Park Summary
The City of Stillwater has 4774 acres ofland within City limits which includes 700 acres of City
right of way. Approximately 10% or 466-113 acres is for park and open space. This does not
include school district land or golf courses. However, if the schools and golf courses were
added, we would have over 10% which is good for a city this size.
1. Areas of responsibility for the Parks:
466 acres of park and open space
30 miles of trails and sidewalks
700 acres of city right of ways
2 arenas when not leased out
2. We have 6 full-time employees from April 1 st to October 31 st. Then 5 employees from
November 1st to March 31St, and for 67 days in the summer I have 2 seasonal employees.
All employees took a tree trimming and pruning course since we are doing a citywide
tree trimming and brushing on all City right of ways and boulevards.
Began building a new park in the Legends Subdivision which will take 2-3 years to
complete.
We will be putting in the boardwalk at Creekside this year and a playground at the Old
Athletic Field on the corner of Burlington and 5th Ave S.
3. Ongoing activities include:
Trash pickur and restroom cleaning are done seven days a week from April 15th to
October 15t in all parks, then as needed from October to April.
We mow, trim/clean and weed Downtown parking lots.
We set up and take down for all special events such as LumbeIjack Days, Spring Fall Art
Fairs, Taste of Stillwater, Music on the Riverfront, March of Dimes, Stillwater Bicycle
Classic, Diabetes Walk and Leukemia Walk.
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We work with the school district on ball field use for adult league, girls fast pitch, boys
fast pitch, kids soccer and 4 to 8 softball tournaments a year.
We take 200 to 300 park reservations every year for birthday parties, reunions, weddings,
school picnics, church picnics, Elks, VFW, and other get-togethers.
We work with about 75+ volunteers on City clean up in parks, open space, ravines,
flower gardens, painting, and plantings.
We do trail and sidewalk maintenance.
We perform playground inspections and repairs, along with cleanup of vandalism to
parks and playgrounds on a weekly basis.
All full-time employees have vacation and comp-time, which is used mostly in the
summer, so very seldom do we have a full crew.
Storm damage/floods always set us back.
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STILL ,V A TER PARKS (* - parks added since 1997)
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1. Pioneer Park
2. Lily Lake Park
3. Washington Park
4. Lowell Park
5. Northland Park
6. Sunrise Park
7. Meadowlark Park
8. Ramsey-Grove Park
9. Staple Field
10. So. Broadway - Triangle Park
11. Schulenberg Park
* 12. McKusick Park
* 13. Benson Park
* 14. Anez Ridge Park
15. Kolliner Park
16. Nightengale Park
* 17. Brown's Creek Nature Park
* 18. Legends Gazebo
19. Croixwood Open Space
20. Long Lake Open Space
* 21. St. Croix Valley Rec. Center
* 22. McKusick Lake Trail & Dike
* 23. Creekside Park
* 24. Reservoir Park
* 25. Heritage Park
* 26. Legends Park
NE'V PARKS
1. Stillwater Crossings Park
2. Public Works Facility Park
3. Settler's Glen Park
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Year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Number of
Employees
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11 new parks have been added from 1997 till now.
Crew size grew by only Yz of a person.
Downtown parking lots and all the flower pots were added to the parks for weeding,
trimming and watering
3 full-time employees plus 2 seasonal employees each mow, trim, weed 40 hours
per week.
2 full-time or 1 full-time and 1 seasonal employee each clean parks everyday for 4
hours on normal days, more on heavy use days.
Seasonal help start in late May to mid June and return back to school mid August to
late August.
All full-time employees have vacation to use, so we do not have a full crew to
often.
We do weed control on all city owned boulevard plus islands in the streets.
Equipment and vandal repairs are done on a daily basis to playgrounds.
We do new construction, seeding, watering, special events, storm damage, etc. etc.
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Nile Kriesel
Klayton Eckles, City Engineer V'
January 7, 2002
To:
From:
Subject: Potential Additional Staffing and Maintenance Demand Due to Aiple & Lowell Park
Improvements
Last week you inquired as to what the potential impact to staffing and maintenance costs might
result if Aiple Property is developed into a park and the Lowell Park Improvements are completed.
Obviously in order to make this analysis, certain assumptions are necessary. However, in order to
have a basis using quantitative data, I have completed an analysis of all the total labor hours spent
on park related maintenance activities over the course of the previous year (2001). To complete th
analysis, a summary of some of the important data is as follows.
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Total net hours spent on productive tasks
by the Parks Department in 2001
8,527 hours
Total maintenance hours spent on Lowell Park
1646 hours
Total maintenance hours in Pioneer Park
743 hours
Total maintenance hours in Meadowlark, Sunrise
and Washington Parks
735 hours
Net hours spent on maintenance activities per employee
1700 hours
Full and part time employees available in 2001
Full and part time employees available in 2002
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5.42'
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Lowell Park was the single largest maintenance item for the Parks Department with 1646 hours.
When Lowell Park is improved and expanded north, it likely will see an increase in workload
roughly equivalent to Pioneer Park. If the entire Aiple Property is developed, as per the current
long range plan, I would estimate the total work load to be equivalent to the time currently spent it
Pioneer, Meadowlark, Sunrise and Washington Parks for a total of about 1478 hours. Therefore, I
would anticipate that with the expansion of these two parks we would see at least 2200 additional
hours. This equates to approximately 1.3 additional employees. Ifwe convert the entire parks .
budget to a cost per maintenance worker we see the entire parks budget increase by approximately
26% for labor, materials, equipment and support. This equates to roughly an additional $160,000
in annual expenditures.
1 Anex Ridge Park
2 Benson Park
4 Lily Lake Complex
6 Meadowlark Park
7 Mini Park
8 Nightingale Park
9 Northland Park/Croixwood
CITY OF STILLWATER PARKS DEPARTMENT
2001 WORK LOG
10 Pioneer Park
11 Ramsey -Grove Park
12 Schulenberg Park
13 Staples Park
14 Sunrise Park
15 Traingle Park
16 Washington Park
17 Out Lots
18 Northland East
19 Northland West
20 City Hall
21 Library
22 Lowell Park & Downtown Lots
23 Old Prison/Hwy 95
24 Downtown Steps/Sidewalks
25 Other Sidewalks/Steps
28 Helping in Street Department
29 Park Shop
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September 12, 2002
Steve Russell, Community Development Director
City of Stillwater
216 North 4th St.
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Master Plan for Brown's Creek Area Parks and Trails
Dear Steve:
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Thank you for requesting a proposal for development of a Master Plan for the
Brown's Creek Area Parks and Trails. This letter agreement between the City of
Stillwater ("City") and Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates (UBonestroo")
confirms the conditions for accomplishing this work as outlined herein.
1. Project Description
The City has recently completed plans for the McKusick Lake Diversion
Improvements. When constructed, this system will implement the
recommendations in the Stillwater AUAR, to divert stormwater from the City's
Annexation Area away from Brown's Creek, and will route the water through
McKusick Lake and McKusick Ravine to the St. Croix River.
The plans include expansion of the dike between McKusick Lake and the large
wetland to the north. This will require filling approximately .72 acres of wetland.
State wetland rules require that the City mitigate for this wetland impact on a 2:1
basis close to the site. The City owns few areas where this mitigation could
occur to create a viable wetland. The City Engineer recommended that the
mitigation be completed by expanding the existing wetland on the Brown's Creek
Park site, located north of the railroad tracks. This wetland was also created as a
wetland mitigation project by Washington County for improvements completed to
McKusick Road.
The plans for the McKusick Lake project include a design for completing the
wetland mitigation (plan sheet C3.01). Completion of this plan will require
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modification of the existing Frisbee Golf Course and trails on the Brown's Creek
Park site, and will affect future use of the site.
The Brown's Creek Park and Open Space sites are proposed to be connected
with park areas adjacent to the City's Public Works building along Boutwell Road.
This site includes the historic Boutwell cemetery and existing open space.
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The City will prepare a Master Plan for the Brown's Creek Park site, trail
connections to the south, and park and open space areas adjacent to the Public
Works facility. Preparation of the plan will include working with the Parks
Commission, project Task Force, City staff, and other interests to determine
appropriate uses for the site and contribute to site design. Preparation of the
Master Plan will including the following:
· Analyze and identify the future uses of the park and open space
areas. This will include wetland mitigation and "nature" areas, as
well as recreational uses for the sites.
· Identify appropriate trail connections between the Brown's Creek
Park and Open Space Area and the Boutwell/Public Works open
space sites.
· Create a Master Plan graphic that identifies the location and
relationship of site uses and connections.
· Identify costs for implementation of the plan.
· Identify maintenance needs for the plan.
· Complete a report that summarizes the analysis, Planning
Commission discussions and recommendations, Master Plan, and
costs and maintenance information.
· Assist the City with a grant application to implement the plan, as
requested.
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2. Project Tasks
Bonestroo will complete the following tasks to develop the North Brown's Creek
Open Space Master Plan:
Task 1:
Finalize the Wetland Mitigation Plan
The proposed wetland mitigation plan is currently being reviewed
by state and federal regulatory agencies. When this plan has been
accepted and permits issued, Bonestroo will complete the final
wetland mitigation plan for the site as a part of the development of
the McKusick Lake Diversion Project.
Meet with project Task Force to review issues and identify site
program.
Bonestroo will meet with the Task Force appointed by the City for
this project. We will prepare and provide background information
about the mitigation plan, site conditions and resources, and site
maps. We will work with the Task Force to discuss program
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options for the park and open space sites, and to prioritize these
options.
. Task 3: Develop Draft Master Plan(s)
Based on the Task Force discussion, we will develop up to three
Draft plans for the park and open space sites and trail connections.
These will include the program items identified by the Task Force,
and indicate their spatial requirements and relationship to each
other, and connections to adjacent open space and city trails.
Task 4: Discuss Master plan{s) with Task Force and Parks Commission
and revise to complete final Master Plan
We will present the Draft plan(s) to the Task Force for discussion.
We will work with the Task Force to identify a preferred plan. This
plan will be presented to the Parks Commission for their discussion
and recommendations.
Task 5: Complete Final Master Plan, costs estimates and maintenance
recommendations
We will complete the Final Master Plan as a color graphic, develop
a cost estimate and maintenance recommendations for the
recommended plan, and present this information to the Parks
Commission and Task Force
Task 6: Complete final report and present to Parks Commission, City
Council, and Brown's Creek Watershed District
We will complete a final report for the project, including plans and
information developed in Tasks 1-5. We will present the report and
. study recommendations to the Parks Commission and City Council.
We will also provide copies of the Master Plan and report to the
Brown's Creek Watershed District, and meet with the District Board
to discuss the project if requested. We will provide up to 20 copies
of the final report to the City.
Task 7: Assist the City with development of grant application to implement
the plan, as requested.
Products
Draft Master Plan{s)
Final Master Plan
Cost estimates
Maintenance recommendations
Final report
Up to 9 meetings (estimate 3 Task Force meetings, 2 Parks
Commission meetings, 1 City Council meeting, 1 BCWD meeting,
and 2 meetings with staff)
3. City Responsibilities
City staff will provide existing maps for the area in electronic format, and any
other existing information needed to complete the project.
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City Planning and Engineering staff will coordinate the meetings and mailing lists
for the project, and participate in meetings and discussions as needed to develop
draft plans and recommendations. Staff will review and provide comments on
draft plans, cost estimates, and maintenance recommendations.
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4. Cost estimates
The costs associated with the above tasks are estimated as follows:
Task 1: Finalize wetland mitigation plan
Will be completed as part of the McKusick
Lake Diversion Project (City Project No. 2002-04)
and billed as part of that project
Landscape Architect, 4 hrs@ $107
Senior CAD draftsperson, 2 hrs@$75
$ 428
$ 150
Task 2: Complete site analysis and graphics for presentation
to Task Force and meet with Task Force
Landscape Architect, 20 hrs @ $107.
$ 2,140
Task 3: Complete up to 3 draft concept plans
Landscape Architect, 30 hrs @ $107.
Senior CAD draftsperson, 10 hrs @ $75.
$ 3,210
$ 750
Task 4: Discuss draft plans with Task Force and
Park Commission & develop priorities
Landscape Architect, 12 hrs @$107
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$ 1,284
Task 5: Complete final plan, cost estimates and
Maintenance recommendations
Landscape Architect, 16 hrs. @$1 07
Senior CAD draftsperson, 8 hrs @ $75
$ 1,712
600
Task 6: Complete meetings with Park Commission,
BCWD, and City Council, and complete tinal report
Landscape Architect, 30 hrs. @$107
Word processor, 4 hrs. @$48
$ 3,210
$ 192
Coordination with staff, 2 meetings
Landscape Architect, 6 hrs. @$107
TOTAL
$ 642
$ 14,318
$ 400
$ 14,718
TOTAL LABOR
Expenses, including travel, printing, color copies
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For completion of the Basic Services as outlined above, the City will pay
Bonestroo on an hourly basis in accordance with the Billing Rate Schedule
attached as Appendix A, with a not-to-exceed fee of $14,318, including
reimbursable expenses up to $400.
Additional meetings or analysis requested for this project will be billed on an
hourly basis, if requested and authorized by the City.
5. Timeline
We will begin this project September 23, 2002, and complete tasks by Februrary
28, 2003.
6. Standard Terms and Conditions
The Standard Terms and Conditions attached in Appendix B are incorporated in
this Agreement
Please call me at (651) 604-4758 if you have questions about this proposal.
Sincerely,
BONESTROO & ASSOCIATES
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Sherri A. Buss, M.L.A.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
BONESTROO,ROSENE
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ASSOCIATES, INC.:
By
CITY:
By
Otto G. Bonestroo, CEO
Jay Kimble, Mayor
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Steve Russell, Community Development Director ~
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Regulation of Dogs in City Parks
To:
Date:
Subject:
The Parks Board reviewed the memo from the City Attorney and the city's policy
regarding dogs in parks. They felt that dogs would be allowed in the park on a 6 foot
leash under control ofthe owner or in a cage or travel container. If you have any
questions, please contact me.
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