Park Board Item - Jerome Krieger, Senior Parks and Recreation Manager
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Recommendation of the 2022 - 2026 Park and Trail Capital Improvement Plan
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Background
A panel of City Staff including the City Manager, Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation staff have reviewed the Five-Year Parks and Trails (CIP) for the City’s Parks Fund and is recommending the following components in the attached budget plan. Staff is seeking the Park Board’s recommendation to bring forward to the City Council for approval and formal adoption of the 2022 - 2026 Park and Trail CIP. The Park and Trail Capital Improvement Fund is used for ongoing improvements and replacement of existing capital assets related to the City’s parks and trails. The primary funding source for this fund is a general tax levy ($350,000 for 2022). Additional revenue comes from billboard property leases ($150,000) which the City Council approved as a funding source in December 2019. All projects below have been identified in the Draft Parks Master Plan. A summary of the 2022 recommendations are as follows:
2022
Territorial Tennis Court Replacement ($175,000)
Recommendation to have the current (2) courts removed because of soil issues below the court surface and replaced with (1) tennis and (2) pickle ball courts.
Centennial Green Tennis Court Replacement ($115,000)
Recommendation to have the current court removed because of poor soil conditions below the surface and replace it with a court painted for both tennis and pickleball.
Carrara East Tennis Court Replacement ($120,000)
Recommendation to have the current court removed because of poor soil conditions below the surface, and replace it with a court painted for both tennis and pickleball.
Happy Acres Playground Replacement ($100,000)
Recommend the replacement of the (5 to 12) playground equipment at Happy Acres that was installed in 1998.
East Side Park Shelter ($40,000)
Recommend to tear down the old tennis court and replace it with a new shelter. There are many young children who use the park and do not have a shelter to get out of the sun or sit at a picnic table.
Lexington Athletic Complex Court Resurfacing ($25,000)
The courts at LAC are 7 years old and have had a tremendous amount of play on them. The paint is worn off and is in need of resurfacing. Recommendation is to complete resurfacing of the courts.
Trail Improvements ($50,000)
Pursuant to the trails assessment project being performed by Braun Intertec, staff is recommending $50,000 be appropriated for repair or replacement of trails at city parks in 2022.
Staff is recommending the attached budget to the Park Board for a recommendation to the City Council.
Recommendation
By motion, recommend to the City Council the 2022 - 2026 Park and Trail Capital Improvement Plan.