Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 07/12/1993

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CASE 1994 THROUGH 1999 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM By: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Background: The Park and Recreation Commission just completed the 1993 to 1998 Capital Improvements Program with the passage of the 1993 Program by the City Council on June 8, 1993. The memo that went to City Council as well as the entire Capital Improvements Program for the City is attached for your review (note that only the Parks portion has final Council approval). Therefore, in addition to the charge of completing the 1993 Program, the Commission must now amend the 1994 through 1998 Capital Improvements Program if necessary. You also must recommend for 1994 a Capital Improvements Budget as it relates to parks. And £mally, we must look at 1999 as an additional year to the existing program by adding improvements to that year, if necessary. The above is important because the City of Ramsey has already entered into its budget discussions for 1994, which in fact started in May. It is intended that this year, the Capital Improvements Program, in totality, will be considered by the City Council at the same time as the regular General Fund Budget. Relative to the 1994 budget, the City recently received a grant award of $113,244 in Federal ISTEA funds to complete the Sunfish Lake District Trunk Highway #116/Wood Pond Hills Trail. The local match coming from the City of Ramsey and the City of Anoka in both labor and capital expenditures will likely exceed the grant total. Prior to a recommendation by. the Commission, it is expected that Staff will refine the project costs in order to define which poraon is from Anoka and which portion is from Rsm.~ey, which portion is from labor costs and from which fund we will draw the hard dollar Ram~ey match. Should this project proceed as expected, it will be the largest project completed in 1994. In addition to that within the Capital Improvements Program, you will see that 153rd Avenue N.W. trail acquisition is en,merated at $80,000 out of the Landi'ill Trust Fund. While this roadway project has not yet been through the public hearing process or ratified by the City Council, it is expected by Staff that this project will proceed and will result in an expansion of the Greenland Hills Park as a future nature preserve. Therefore, Staff sees it as appropriate to dedicate the park portion of the La~tt~ill Trust Fund towards some of the acquisition cost. This will not result in any capital improvements in 1994, but will allow for a future trail system expected as pan of the 1995 roadway improvement. The three projects identified out of the Park Trust Fund are contingent upon sufficient revenues being received into the fund from park dedication dollars. The Itasca2Erm~ne trail paving is additional work contemplated as a phase of the 1993 project. While there may or may not be additional park dedication dollars paid into the fund, 'there have been dollars received within the past two years of which some m~y be appropriate for this expenditure. It should also be noted that it is highly likely that the 1993 project will not be completed in thi.~ area until sometime in 1994 regardless of additional dollars due to time availability of Ram.~ey's maintenance staff. The Rivenwick Park is likely overstated relative to park ,dedication to be received in 1994. The discussion that should occur is whether there is a reason to enc~mb~ pan of the existing park trust fund balance for use in this district or in the alternative, reduce the proposed scope of the project. The Prairie District, Sunny Ponds subdivision is developing its third phase currently which results in a total development budget of $29,177. Finally, under Miscellaneous Capital Outlay, this allocation from the Charitable Gambling Fund is stated as a match for donations received into the City for the purpose of park improvements. Under recently adopted Council policy, projects from this fund will be reviewed by the Commission next spring. 7