Park Board Item - Jerome Krieger, Senior Parks and Recreation Manager
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Park Updates
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Background
Happy Acres Parking Lot - Ads for bid are out and bid opening is set for March 29 at 10 am. Start of the project would be August 1, after the summer baseball season.
Sunrise Trail - Ads for bid are out and bid opening is set for March 29 at 11 am. Start of the project would be this spring.
Lexington Waters Park - Staff walked the site last week with the developer and checked soils. The park site is heavy on peat. The Engineering and Parks and Recreation Staff are working with Carlson McCain and the developer to figure out the best location of the park within the parcel and possible soil corrections.
WSB and Associates and HCM Architects have been working with staff on the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Shelter and Restroom project. The architect has made some adjustments to the plan and staff is working with the watershed on possible additional parking at the site. Staff will be bringing the project to the NRCB and then to council at a later date for approval.
Band shell update - staff had the second meeting with ISG and the festival committee on March 11. The meeting went through some possible design options. Staff will continue to work with ISG and the festival committee to try and finalize the design of the band shell.
Summer recreation employment is still open. The positions that are available are Play - Net leaders and Youth Sports coaches. Pay is $13 to $15 per hour and the work schedule is Monday through Thursday.
Staff at the Mary Ann Young Center hosted the first Liver and Onions dinner in over two years on March 15.
Open Ping Pong has started at the Mary Ann Young Center.
Summer program registration started March 7 at 8 am. The Play - Net program at West Lake Park filled 45 spots in 16 minutes. There were 990 registrations completed in the first week of registration. The Rec Connect was delivered to all of the residents for the first time in the last two years.
The community garden is full again this year and gardeners can start to plant May 15.
Staff will be working with master gardeners this year, through the parks and recreation office, for the landscaping of Tom Ryan and Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Staff Recommendation
Informational