5.b Public Works Staff Report Dec
Date of Meeting: December 6th, 2021
To:
Parks and Recreation Committee
From:
Charles Fischer: Director of Public Works
Re: Staff Report
Lilleskogen:
The Park sign is scheduled to be installed between Dec 6th and Dec 10th.
Ice Rink:
Due to unseasonably warm temperatures and lack of frost in the ground flooding will be delayed
this year. New advertisements have been added to the rink boards with a new recommended
printing from Rapid Press that Public Works is now requesting. Public Works may ask Midco for an
updated version with the new printing style to have uniformity to the new signs. The Scandia
advertisement may come down as well and add a smaller informative posting near the Warming
House.
Tennis/Pickle Ball Courts:
Nets were removed in mid-November the day before the first accumulating snow fall.
Donation Benches:
Donation bench policy for the Lilleskogen memorials are now available and ready to be distributed to
any person or group ready to donate a bench. Most of the documentation already existed other than
the specifications approve by Council for the bench and plaque design. One bench is already in the
process and planned to be on the December Council agenda for recognition. The position chosen was
the area where the old bench by the bridge is to be removed and replaced. If you know of any donors,
please have them contact me for further information.
Holiday Decorations:
Public Works staff installed the snowflakes following the Veteran’s Holiday. Currently one outlet is
scheduled for repair. The faulty outlet is on the most northerly pole on the east side of Olinda. Public
Works staff also assisted with set up for the tree lighting ceremony and met with Helke on Friday before
the event to run through the tree and building lighting. The option for lighting the trees on the corners
of Olinda and Scandia Trail was studied and with the lack of sunlight solar lights are not recommended
for the area. Public Works also assisted decorating the Hall by providing Birch bows for the
Gammelgarden volunteers.
Light Pole Flags:
The flags on the light poles will need to be replaced for the 2022 season. The plan is to use operating
budget funds for the replacement. With the addition of hanging plants to all the poles next season. If the
funds are available flags will also be added to all the poles as well.
Park Amenity Potential Additions:
A meeting between Terry, Greg and myself took place at Lilleskogen to discuss location for a new
pavilion. Wetland delineation will need to be studied to address if the structure can be placed in the
spot chosen during the site visit. Illustrations attached show the position and the tree area that would
need to be clear cut and graded.
*Red area is the area to be cleared of trees and yellow is where damage or dead trees to be removed.
Public Works was requested to research the cost to add a Disc Golf course at the Hay Lake site or any
other City owned park space that could accommodate such an amenity. Hay Lake is truly the only
property that could support an addition like this, as it has the available parking space and room on the
property to install a nine-hole course. The illustration below shows a layout that could work but many
other layouts could be decided in the future. The cost to install a course is estimated to be $400-$450
per hole; which includes the basket, shipping, concrete, and equipment rental needed for installation.
The cost is based only on the installation of a basket, no signage or other materials (mulch to surround
baskets or tee box pads) included. The great part about installing an amenity like this is you can always
add extras on later.
*Red dots indicate tee box and larder blue circles indicate the basket area.
*The layout was intended to have no tee shots directed straight toward Olinda Trail.
Other:
Public Works has also removed amenities from the parks in the last month: Skatepark, Goose Lake Dock,
Portable toilets, and garbage receptacles.