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2000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM By: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor (CIP) CAgE n6 Background: As you will recall, each year the Park and Recreation Commission submits its recommendations to City Council for the adc~ition of the new fifth year of thc Park's Five Tear CIP, in this case, the year 2000. Often the nearer programmed years are mended to reflect various internal and external circumstances. The proposed CEP contained within this case differs little from the Five Year Plan prepared by the Commission and ratified by City Council during 1993. The most significant change is swapping the Cenrrat Park expansion or field lighting from year 1997 to 1996, in place of the projected trail paving along Count), Road #83, linking the northern most reaches of the Lake tt. aska Trail to 153rd Avenue N.W. There are also minor expenditure additions, pnmari.ly in 1995, some of which are to be derived from interest earnings from the Park improvement Trust Fund, without regard to district. Moa of these are intended to be safer3' improvements. The Commission will also note that 199z~ is included for discussion purposes and the year 1999 - 21300 have been melded together to accommodate the uncertainty of that year's specific CIP needs and revenues. As was suggested dur/ng Commission Input at the June 9, 1994 Park and Recreation Commission meeting, if the Five Year CIP request is not agreed to by consensus or motion at the August 1 l, 1994 meeting, the Commission will need to meet at a dil':ferent time, perhaps August 18, t994, to finalize their recommendation to City Council. County Road .f,-ll6 Alternative Transportation Corridor This project, as the Commission will recall, entaits trail, landscaping, signage, and bike locker development to link the Anoka Sen/or High School to the Rarnsey Elementary School via County Road #116 and areas on either sire of the Wood Pond H/lis subdivision. The City is awaiting confirmation from the .bedera] Highway Ad_rmnisrrafion for project construction to begin. This notification is expected shortly and will see the pr~ect proceed at a feverish pace in order for the u'aii to be completed this year. Lake Itaska Trail Improvements - This particular trail development begmn in 1993 and is continuing to date. Approximate)y 1-1/4 miles are read), for paving a_nd Ci~, staff is expecting a formal ouotarion wi'rich will allow the pav/ng of this segment by conu-ac[. Solstice Park Development - This is the most recent park plan formulated bv the Comm/ssion. Lit-de activin, has taken place in the park's development with exception of receijt of a landscaping quote for the entry area. Because of the magnitude of the Lake Itaska project., this park is temporarily receiving a seconcia.D, priority. Greenland Hills Wetland Interaction Area Purchase - As you will recall, the City intends to purchase the large tract of wetland., south of the proposed 153rd Avenue N.W. extension, from Variolite Street N.W. to County Road #83. Intended is development of the wetlands by nails and picnic areas to complJ, ment the ~-ail being consmacted adjacent to 153rd Avenue N.W. with State Add dollars. Actual purchase may not occur this calendar year with State Aid dollars paving the n-all and other associated Lmprovement ~ t995. Riverclale Park Development - During 1994, Riverdale Park received a backstop, players bencbes,-'playground equipment, res/i/em surfacing, containment timbers, construction of the berm, landscaping, seeding, and bench. There remains adequate dollars in the park's development fund for. the provision of a single tennis court. It is'Staffs intention to request proposals for the 1995 construction of the tennis court. Dollars remaining over and above the $30,000 favorable funds status now may be reserved for associated connections within the Mississippi District to R~verdaie Park. These would be along the south side of RJverdale Drive N.W., east of the park zig