3.a Staff Report-log house landing ramp discussion
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: May 4, 2016
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Review of the preliminary design for of the Log House Landing ramp project
Background: In January the Council approved an agreement with the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix
Watershed District to work cooperatively on the construction of a public access boat ramp at Log
House Landing. The agreement calls for the City and the District to jointly review the preliminary
design for the project.
Issue: The Council and the Watershed District Board need to reach a joint decision on the
preliminary design of the ramp to that construction details can be finalized before soliciting
quotes for the project. Even though the construction work is anticipated in the fall (September
/ October) soliciting quotes earlier will help to block out the time in a contractor’s schedule.
Details / Discussion: The original preliminary design has been updated with greater detail
provided as to the construction of the con crete slab. Also to keep the cost of the project within
the budget listed in the agreement, quotes on the project will need to solicited based on non-
engineered plans and specification.