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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: April 27, 2015 <br />ITEM NO.: 8 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Adam T. Edwards ATE Public Works Director/ <br />Title Public Works Director/City Engineer City Engineer’s Report <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Item Description: Lurton Park Right of Way Prairie Restoration <br />_____________________________________________________________________________ <br />Exhibits <br />A. Lurton Park Memo, dated August 18th, 2014 <br />B. Prairie Restoration Proposal <br />1.Purpose. The purpose of this action is to gain council approval to enter into a contract with Prairie <br />Restoration to restore the right of way portion of the Lurton Park to Prairie. <br />2.Background. In 2014 the Lurton family made the City aware of a number of improvements and <br />maintenance items for Lurton Park (Exhibit A). One of the improvements requested was the restoration <br />of the Right of way Portion of the Park to Prairie. A proposal from Prairie Restoration is included at <br />Exhibit B. Prairie Restoration completed a similar project in the main prairie area of Lurton Park in 2011 <br />with maintenance and burns thru 2013. <br />3.Status of other works at Lurton Park. Since the memo of August 18th, 2014 several improvements <br />have been completed including: <br />a.Installation of new bollards <br />b. Paving of the parking lot <br />c.Installation of parks rules sign <br />d. Installation of parking signs <br />e.Installation of trail signs <br />4.Other works planned. <br />a.Mowing per agreed patterns with contractor will begin in May <br />b. Concrete pads under picnic tables will be completed in May (previously approved) <br />c.Trail maintenance (Wood Chips) this summer <br />d. Maintenance of existing Prairie ($1750 with Prairie Restoration) <br />5.Recommendation. I recommend approval of the contract with Prairie Restoration. The contract will <br />take place over four years including monitoring and maintenance. <br />6.Cost and Funding. The restoration costs are listed in the table below. The contract will be funded <br />out of the Lurton Park Fund. The fund balance is currently $76,165. <br />Year Activity Cost <br />2015 Site Prep and Seeding $5500.00 <br />2015 Growing Season Maintenance $1100.00 Estimated <br />2016 Growing Season Maintenance $1450.00 Estimated <br />2017 Growing Season Maintenance $1450.00 Estimated <br />2018 Growing Season Maintenance and Burn $1250.00 Estimated <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Move to approve the attached proposal with Prairie Restoration to restore and then maintain the Lurton <br />Park right of way area to Prairie. <br />City Council Meeting April 27, 2015 Page 167 of 257