5.b Staff Report-PW
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: 10/3/2022
For: PRC
From: Charles Fischer – Director of Public Works
Subject: Staff Report
Playground Project:
The playground footprint was shifted toward the parking lot by 6 feet from the original
intended position. This shift was due to the location of a buried gas line which is located
between the tennis courts and the playground. By shifting the footprint north avoided having
the gas line run underneath the south east corner of the playground.
In the last three weeks Public Works staff have completed the excavation of the new
playground space, sidewalk and seating area. Following the excavation staff installed and
compacted the gravel base for the concrete curbing, sidewalk and seating areas. Monday
October 10th is the scheduled date for the contractor to begin forming out the curb and then
will finish with the seating area and sidewalk. Estimated time to complete the concrete
installation is October 14th. Upon completion of the concrete work the site will rest until Spring
2023.
After the layout was complete it was discovered that the abandoned septic tank which once
served the storage building was too high to properly grade the site. Staff removed the upper
three feet of the tank and foundation walls surrounding the tank. By removing part of this
underground structure, we will be able to gradually slope the site creating a better open space
to serve the events that utilize the area.
Items and contractors currently ordered or lined up for the project are:
• Concrete Contractor Scheduled (Oct 10th 2022)
• Playground Structure and Installation (2023)
• Rubberized Surfacing and Installation (2023)
• Wood Chips and Installation (2023)
• Park Benches ordered (2022 delivery)
• Picnic Tables order (2022 delivery)
• Garbage and Recycling Cans (2022 delivery)
• Grills for picnic area (2022 delivery)
• Erosion control materials (Installed on site)
Items remaining for purchase and installation (2023):
• Drain tile
• Fill soil
• Top soil
• Raingarden Mulch
• Raingarden Landscape plants
• Sod/Seed
• Additional plantings (trees, landscaping plants)