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Council Agenda Item 10(a)
MEETING DATE: July 21, 2011
AGENDA ITEM: CR 2, Trail Extension
SUBMITTED BY: Administration /Engineering
BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The St. Joseph Park Board considered the possible
trail extension adjacent to CR 2 at the request of the City Council. The Board believes the trial to be a benefit to
the City but does not wish to expend all available Park Board funding for the improvement. Therefore, they
recommend that the funding be split between park and transportation. See attached minutes.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: In a joint session with the Park Board and Planning Commission the City Council
requested the Park Board forward a recommendation as to whether or not the City should construct the trail
adjacent to CR 2 at the same time the County constructs the road.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Stearns County Board of Commissioners authorized the 90 day quick take
of the four properties that have yet to accept the land offer. It is the intent to bid this fall for spring construction.
To capitalize on costs, the City has been discussing including the trail as an addendum to the County bid.
BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT: Draw down of Sales Tax Revenue
ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action ................................................. ......................10(a):1 -2
Park Board Minutes .............................................................. ......................10(a):3 -4
ProbableCosts ..................................................................... ........................10(a):5
Map — Preliminary Trail Layout ................................... ...............................
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorize the design of the trail for CR 2 for inclusion with the CR 2 improvement
cost or make a decision to not construct the trail at this time.
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Saint Joseph Park Board
Meeting Minutes, June 27, 2011
Members Present, Lonnie Abbott (Secretary), John Anderson (Chairman), Marguerite Fogerty,
Chad Hausman, Sharon Young, Bob Loso (Councilor Liaison), Terry Thene (Staff Liaison).
Guests; Pat Schneider (Baseball Scoreboard), Jody Terhaar (CSB), Sue Palmer (CSB), Anne
Obermann (CSB), John Greer, Dan Johnson, Arlee Carlson.
Members Absent; None
Meeting Called to Order; 6:14pm
Approval of Minutes; Motion to Approve — Lonnie, 2nd — Andrew, Approved!
Approval ofAgenda; Motion to Approve — Lonnie, 2nd — Andrew, Approved!
Treasurers Report; Motion to Approve — Not Reviewed.
Liaison Reports;
a. Bob Loso — Nothing to discuss.
b. Terry Thene —
• Damaged picnic table in Millstream Park was removed and it was discovered that
there were posts underneath and they were removed.
• More vandalism, this time to the bathroom doors on the Centennial Park shelter
and the soffit on the shelter at Memorial Park. He will look into installing security
cameras. Anyone with information, please notify Saint Joseph Police.
• There was a storm sewer collapse at Millstream Park.
Old Business;
a. Website Development — Still being developed by John.
New Business;
a. CSB Development; Representatives from the College of Saint Benedict presented a
development plat for construction of student housing, athletic fields and admissions
building on property the college owns east of 121. They answered. many questions from
Park Board members and discussed financial obligations for new development, trail
system and sidewalk with lighting along 121 that matches the west side of the street.
b. Schneider Field Scoreboard; Pat Anderson presented a request to the Park Board for the
use of /2 cent sales tax monies to purchase a remote controlled electronic scoreboard for
the baseball field that would enhance the ballpark and bring it more in line with area
baseball fields. It will further promote regional baseball tournaments and enhance an
upcoming regional baseball tournament. After a lengthy discussion about field usage by
other teams it was requested by Pat Schneider that teams playing on the field maintain the
90 -foot base pad distance as to not damage the infield. Pat then said that scheduling
conflicts was the main issue concerning other local team using the field. The other
discussion was about funding and if the baseball team should help pay for the scoreboard
or if all funding should come from the %2 -cent sales tax, a motion was made by Lonnie
and 2nd by Andrew to approve moving forward with the application for $18,000 from the
1/2 -cent sales tax to fully fund the purchase and installation of a scoreboard. Motion
passed 5 -1, John voting "nay ".
c. Consideration of Funding for Pedestrian Trail (County Road 2) — John developed a letter
for the council to review about funding by the park board for the trail. After a discussion
and slight changes to the letter a motion was made by John and 2 "d by Marguerite.
Motion passed 6 -0. The letter stated; The Saint Joseph Park Board believes that the
development of walking/joggingibiking trails are a great benefit to the residents of and
visitors to Saint Joseph and the Park Board is willing to dedicate a portion of the local
sales tax monies to the development of these facilities with the balance paid for from
transportation funds. The board is, however, quite concerned that the dedication of the
total cost of this improvement may reduce the ability of the park board to make other
needed improvements to the park system. The Park Board supports the development of
the County Road 2 trail with the provision that the City Council structures the financing
of the improvement to allow the needed improvements to the Park system going forward.
As the Park Board has received no monies from the general fund for many years and has
relied on dwindling park dedication funds for all improvements, it is requested that 10%
(ten percent of available local option sales tax be made available to the Park Board on an
annual basis to make improvements to the park system as identified.
d. Availability of Schneider Field; A discussion was had on the subject of more teams
having the ability to use Schneider Field for games. A motion was made by Marguerite
and a 2nd by John. The motion stated "The park board would like to require Pat Schneider
and other potential local user entities to develop a field use schedule in advance of the
baseball season to improve availability of Schneider Field. Motion passed 6 -0.
Adiournment: Motion to Adjourn — Lonnie, 2 °d- Chad, Passed! Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm.
Next Meeting, July 27`" beginning at Klinefelter Park and progressing to other parks as time
permits.
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Probable Costs
The opinion of probable cost summary is indicated in Table 1. The following costs are
based on estimated 2011 construction costs. The estimate assumes that both phases of
trail design/construction would occur at the same time and in association with the
construction of CSAH 2:
Table 1
O inion of Probable Cost Summary
Phase I
Minnesota
Street/CSAH 2
North'
Phase II
Minnesota
Street"
Total
Construction
$445,1002
$95,500
$540,600
Decorative Trail Lighting
$67,000
$53,000
$120,000
Subtotal Construction
$512,100
$148,500
$660,600
Contingency
$51,200
$14,900
$66,100
Engineering 3
$74,000
$9,900
$83,900
Soil Borings
$3,200
$800
$4,000
Wand
Reporting/Permittmg
$6,600
$0
$6,600
Wetland Mitigation
$25,000
$0
$25,000
Legal and Administrative
$7,700
$2,300
$10,000
TOTAL
$679,800
$176,400
$856,200
TOTAL WITHOUT
LIGHTING
$612,800
$123,400
$736,200
Notes
1. Assumes the trail begins near the green "St. Joseph Population" sign
on CSAH 2
2. Add $60,000 for decorative railing upgrade at river crossing (box
culvert) - chain link fence estimated.
Cost includes $127,500 for three box culvert extensions.
3. Assumes approximately 40 construction days w /part-time
observation (RPR).
4. Costs do not include any potential land acquisition or easement costs.
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