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Home My WebLink About20090601 - VIII-C-1City of Hastings Parks & Recreation 920 W lOt" St, Hastitlgs MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6175 Fax: (651) 437-5396 [Neb: ~n~~n~~n~.ci.llasti~l~s.~n~l:us "Creating Community Through People, Parks, and Programs" Date: May 27, 2009 To: Mayor Hicks and City Council Members From: Barry Bernstein, Parks and Recreation Director On behalf of City Council Member Slavik Subject: Levee Park Committee Recommendations As you all well know, Council Member Mike Slavik was assigned by the Mayor to oversee a committee of citizens to recommend upgrades to Levee Park. The Levee Park Committee concluded its meetings in March 2009 with the following recommendations. Recommendations from the Levee Park Committee Considerations for Recommendations As the committee attended approximately six meetings over a six month period, the Levee Park Committee reviewed and took into account the 2006 City Council approved Levee Park Master Plan, the recently convened downtown improvement group headed by Council Member Tony Alongi, as well as insight from the members of the committee. All of this information was discussed by the Levee Park Committee for consideration and the listed below are suggestions from the committee. Riverfront Access from Bride There was a consensus from the Committee members to allow for pedestrian access to the river from the bridge without crossing Second Street. The committee felt this recommendation would be reviewed when the Point Douglas Trail is completed or nearing completion. Park Redevelopment: The Levee Park Committee would like to coordinate the redevelopment of the park to correlate with the bridge construction. The committee felt that with the disruption the bridge construction would bring, this would allow for redevelopment opportunities. In addition, at the time the bridge construction would be completed, so would Levee Park redevelopment. Civic Elrena 2801 Red I~Iin~ Blvd. Ph: (651) 480-6195 Fax: (657) 43~~-940 Elquatic Center 901 Maple Street Ph: (651) 480-2392 Fax: (651) 43~ 5396 Youth First 920 W 10`x' Street Ph: (651) 480-6182 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Visitor Center: The Levee Park Committee felt very strongly and recommended that City Staff continue to work towards the development of a Visitor Center. The concept discussed with the Visitor Center include public restrooms, possible meeting room/rental space for larger events, interpretive opportunities, possible winter warming house location, concession/vending opportunities, trail head location, picnic shelter, and local gathering spot. The committee did not ultimately define a location for a future Visitor Center, but liked the concept. It was discussed to use a current vacant building or preferably to build a Visitor Center on the north side of lot #3 currently owned by HEDRA along with the City owned adjacent parking lot to the west. The ideal plan would be to allow the Visitors Center to extend over part of the park to allow for terrific panoramic views of the Mississippi River. In turn, parking would surround the Visitor Center and be available to use for other public parking needs along with a possible Visitor Center. It was further recommended by the Levee Park Committee to continue to work with outside agencies for possible funding and partnerships. (See attachment) In addition, if Levee Park is disrupted in any manner by the bridge construction or public utility work, it was a recommendation from the Levee Park Committee to research the possibility of preparing the site for a future Visitor Center at that time. Lattice Towers: In examining the new Highway 61 Bridge proposals, the committee recommended to pursue the mono pole option for both the east and west side of the new bridge. Community Input: The Levee Park Committee recommended that the City should conduct public open meetings to discuss the options discussed by the Levee Park Committee and to gather a consensus from residents. Revisions to the Master Plan: Enclosed you will find three options developed from the hard work of the Levee Park Committee that modified the approved master plan of this park. While incorporating many of the features of the approved master plan (2006), the modified plan incorporated the Visitor Center concept. The committee's recommendation is to pursue option #3 for future development. In addition, the committee discussed a formal entrance into the park which could possibly include some type of water feature attraction. With the existing master plan, it was the committee's recommendation to also conduct a parking study to investigate if adequate parking exists in and around the downtown area. Next Steps: • City Council to recommend all or parts of the Levee Park Committee's recommendations • Dedicate funding for this project • Develop an achievable timeline of redevelopment P_VP_P_ Park Imr~rcwPmPnt F~timatPC-i C~n~tS ~(~(~9 Item Quantity Unit Cost Total Year ~ Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Grading, earthwork erosion control mobilization 1 $39,000 39,000 Removals 1 $1 1 ,000 $1 1 ,000 Grading 1 $20,000 $20,000 Erosion Control 1 $8,500 $8,500 Hardscape Redevelopment concrete walk ways 2000 sf $7 $14,000 river walk 22,220 SF $20 $444,400 Stage Area (snow Dump) 1 ,200 SF $9 $1 0,800 stage arena railing 80LF $125 $10,000 Patio in front of Visitors Center 9400SF $9 $84,600 Retaining Walls 3000SF $27 $81 ,000 Realign river trail 900 SF $17 $15,300 Water Play Feature $120,000 Handrails/misc $10,000 Landscaping Trees in park 15 $500 $7,500 Natural barrier around parking lot 20 $500 $10,000 Gardens 5200 SF $13 $67,600 rainwater soil $10,000 $10,000 sod 500 SY $4 $2,000 Seed 3600 SY $2 $3,600 $3,600 Steel Garden edging 1000LF $10 $10,000 Erosion Control Blanket 2000 SY $2 $2,000 $2,000 Irrigation 40,000 SF $0.75 $10,000 $20,000 Park entrance under bridge/Sibley/Ramsey $40,000 Amenities Bike Racks 4 $400 $1 ,600 decorative trash cans 4 $800 $3,200 Benches throughout the park 4 $2,000 $2,000 HASTINGS lettering 1 $9,000 $9,000 Electrical service material $15,000 $15,000 Item Quantity Unit Cost Total Year ~ Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Other Options signage $10,000 $10,000 Park Lighting 20 $4,000 $30,000 $30,000 $20,000 Concrete Sea Wall 704 LF $1 75 $123,200 Substation screening $25,000 TOTAL $208,500 $500,000 $685,700 $140,200 $1 ,534,400 City of Hastings Parks & Recreation th 920 W 10 St, Hastings MN 55033 Ph: (651) 480-6175 Fax: (651) 437-5396 Web: www.ci.hastings.mn.us “Creating Community Through People, Parks, and Programs” We would like to thank the following committee members for all of the time, effort, and energy they devoted to the redevelopment of Levee Park: ? Tony Alongi, Downtown Resident ? Allen Cheney, Downtown Resident ? Chris Hellie, HPC ? Kevin Hoeschen, DBA ? Bob Hollenbeck, EDC ? Pam Holzem, HRA ? Karen Jung, Downtown Building Owners ? Dennis Peine, Hastings Bridge Coalition ? Russ Rohloff, NRRC ? Kathy Sovik Siemens, Citizen-at-large ? Andrea Sorenson, Democracy Project ? Mark Vaughan, Planning Commission ? Julie Flaten, City Staff ? John Grossman, City Staff ? John Hinzman, City Staff ? Tom Montgomery, City Staff ? Dave Osberg, City Staff ? Char Stark, City Staff ? Barry Bernstein, City Staff ? Kristin Behrens, City Staff ? 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