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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/02/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 044, 2002, APPROPR AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8 (FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 2, 2002FROM• Craig Foreman SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 044, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Building Community Choices Community Park Improvements Project and Approving Projects for the Building Community Choices Community Park Improvements Project. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Building Community Choices - Community Park Improvement project is available to fund improvements to existing community parks. Parks and Recreation staff has developed management plans for the parks that include a prioritized list of improvements needed at each park. Ordinance No. 044, 2002, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 19, 2002, appropriates funds to complete the projects which were identified as the most important. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 12 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: March 19, 2002 STAFF: Craig Foreman SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance No. 044, 2002, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Building Community Choices Community Park Improvements Project and Approving Projects for the Building Community Choices Community Park Improvements Project. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption o4k Ordi ce o i t Readin FINANCIAL IMPACT: Existing appropriations and additional appropriation of a $50,000 GOCO grant in the Building Community Choices - Community Park Improvements project will be used to fund the following projects upon adoption of Ordinance: Rolland Moore Park tennis c ro s: Rolland Moore Park parkin t add ' P City Park basketball court: 5,Lee Martinez Park ADA sid alk i p ve t25 S260, The project currently has a balance of$245,371. If the $50,000 GOCO Grant is appropriated for this project, the project will have a balance of$295,371. After the park improvements are constructed, the project will have a balance of $35,371. Additional Building Community Choices funding of $107,419 in 2003 and 126 042 in 2004 will be available for this proiect. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Building Community Choices - Community Park Improvement project is available to fund improvements to existing community parks. Parks and Recreation staff has developed management plans for the par in t provements needed at each park. The improvements set h in Ordin c e id d as the most important. Rolland Moore Park The tennis court complex at Rolland Moore Park is the premier public tennis facility for the city and is the site for major tournaments. The asphalt courts were installed in 1984 and are now in need of major repairs. The present condition of the courts is affecting play and becoming unsafe as cracks in the court widen. The annual maintenance cost for the courts is very high because cracks must be repaired every spring to provide a safe surface for summer play. The six practice courts will be resurfaced with funds from the Building Community Choices - Community Park Improvement project. These renovated courts should have a service life of 15 to 20 years. Work on the courts is scheduled to be completed in early summer of this year. The two championship courts at the tennis complex will be replaced with post-tension concrete with a thin asphalt surface for playability. These courts should last 30 to 40 years. Post-tension DATE: arc ITEM NUMBER: 12 courts are more expensive and our budget does not allow us to replace all the courts in this manner. This work will be paid for from the Park Maintenance 2002 Life-Cycle budget. Parking is very limited in the central portion of the park during spring, summer and fall evenings and weekends. Ballfields, open turf areas, the playground and shelter are all in use as people enjoy the park. The parking lot near the ballfields includes basketball courts. The demand for basketball courts at the park has resulted in the courts not being available for parking. The proposal is to develop a parking lot in the undeveloped area just to the east of the playground near the irrigation ditch to replace this parking lot. This new central parking lot will make the park experience more enjoyable and safer for park users. The parking lot will hold about 35 vehicles. City Park A basketball goal located in th g e fields emoved to allow for parking lot improvements in 2000. Park users expressed a concern about the loss of the court. Outdoor basketball courts are heavily used at all park locations across the community. The project involves constructing a new court that will be separate from the parking lot that will meet our current design standard. Lee Martinez Park The ballfields at the park are not accessible for persons with disabilities. The project would install a sidewalk from the parki t, ne e t co a to the ballfields and on to the sidewalks near Cherry Street. a UArtek ill s ro de access to bleachers and the restroom near the ballfields. The community park projects were discussed with the Parks and Recreation Board at its February 27, 2002, meeting. The Board recommends that Council approve these projects as set forth in the Ordinance. Minutes of the Board meeting are attached.