6.b) Path ProposalSCANDIA
To: Scandia Park Committee
From: Adam Hawkinson, Director of Public Works
Date: 2-4-19
Re: Path Connection — T -Ball Field to Community Center
Background:
It was suggested by the PRC in 2018 that an informal pathway be created to connect the T -
Ball ballfields to the Community Center through the property connection that was over grown
by brush. It became apparent that a connection would be beneficial to allow citizens to have
access to other recreation opportunities near the field. As an example, in 2017 a KUBB
tournament was held during Vinterfest and the connection would have been very beneficial to
participants and onlookers. The PW department mowed an area that connects the two areas
and stays above the wetland area but it is rough and has many brush stubbles protruding from
the ground.
Issue:
Staff would like the Parks Committee to support the connection and spend capital funds to
purchase the products and services needed to create the section of pathway proposed.
Proposal:
Pictures and aerials of the site are included at the PRC meeting along with this report. The
path would be constructed during the winter to connect the T -ball field and the Community
Center at the NW corner of the T -ball property. By constructing the majority of the pathway
in the winter we minimize any impact to the T -ball field play area and gain valuable time in
the spring to help establish vegetation.
To minimize the impact near the wetlands and to keep maintenance costs at a minimum, most
of the path would be maintained as a turf area. The gravel portion of the pathway would be
about 50'- 60' in length, go over the culvert, and be feathered down to turf grade at the north
and east ends. The culvert would divert water from the neighboring property and the swale
between the T -ball field and the neighboring property.
Materials and labor needed are: 1- culvert, 10-12 bio -logs, seed blanket, gravel without clay
(blue trap rock), some contractor work for excavation and setting the culvert. Pulverized soil
would need to be brought in for establishing vegetation on the edges of the pathway during a
dry period in the spring. PW works staff could haul in the gravel fill and do final path edge
vegetation preparations and establishment to help save some costs. With PW assistance there
is an opportunity cost of taking the PW department away from other tasks.
Fiscal Impact:
If PW helps haul and does the final soil, seed and blanket of the edges — cost would be about
$3,500.00
Contracted all out - cost about $5,000.00 with material and labor costs
Options:
1. Approve support of spending capital funds to create the path connection by using an
outside contractor.
2. Approve support of spending capital funds to create the path connection by using both
inhouse staff and the contractor resources.
3. No recommendation
Recommendation:
Staff recommends option #1
T -ball Field path connection segment to Community Center — presented 2-5-19
Costs: Culvert section, class V gravel to cover culvert, bio -logs for sediment erosion control - $2,500.00.
About $5,000 if a contractor were to do the project.
Staff can install the path saving the City some funds. We can only bring in so much fill according to City
policy so we would only haul in that amount and leave the rest of the pathway as a mowed grass path.
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