9.e Log House Landing Bike Rack
Staff Report
Date of Meeting:
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Bike rack for Log house Landing
Background:
The St. Croix River Association received funds from REI to provide bike racks to communities along the
St. Croix River to encourage integrated recreation. Bike racks will be placed at access points along the
river for paddlers to shuttle back to their cars by bike. Recreationalists will be able to drop their bikes off
at a river access along the river, drive to their put-in spot with their boat, paddle to their bike, and bike
back to their car. The proposed locations are Log House Landing, Marine on St. Croix, and Afton. This
effort will provide greater amenities for locals and tourists to utilize the St. Croix River Water Trail and
will connect the water trail with existing bike trails.
The St. Croix River Association, in partnership with REI, seeks approval from the Scandia City Council to
put a bike rack at Log House Landing. The bike rack will be provided free of cost and SCRA recommends
the Park It Powder Coated Steel Bike Rack to be permanently installed at Log House Landing. Neil Soltis,
Deb Ryun, and Natalie Warren met on site to discuss the location of the proposed bike rack on Friday,
August 5th. If approved, SCRA and REI will organize an event to bring attention to the peddle/paddle
concept in late fall 2016.
Issue: Should the City approve the donation of a bike rack and installation at log house landing
Proposal Details: The SRCA would provide the bike rack. The best location for the bike rack
would be on the west side of the ramp areas that is designated as no parking for vehicles. The
property corner pin would need to be located to verify that the location is within the public
road right-of-way.
Fiscal Impact: The City would be responsible for the installation of the bike rack. The bike rack
is subject to vandalism; however, based on the materials minor vandalism will not impact the
usage of the structure. The structure can be protected from vehicle by the placement of rocks.
Options:
1. Accept the donation
2. Reject the donation
3. Defer action pending the completion of the boat ramp project
Recommendation: Option 1 – Placing a bike rack in this location will have minimal impact on
the utility of the landing and will provide solo paddlers an option for vehicle logistics.