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/:: C_CAS # APPROVE FIRST PHASE COMPLETION BUDGET FOR ALPINE PARK By: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor Background: Earlier this year, the primary contractor in Alpine Park's development completed their work and was paid a total of $319,732. A total of $460,655 was available for the construction of the park. The majority of these funds were proceeds of the land sale now known as Alpine Estates. However, $40,000 came from the Landfill Trust Fund interest earnings in 1997, and another $33,000 in 1998. Currently, $33,250 in park dedication, intended for Alpine Park, remains in the park trust (which is included in the $460,655 figure above). Besides the aforementioned expenditure, park development dollars were also applied to the water trunk line and contracted engineering costs. This leaves $108,812 available for final phase completion. Notification: Public input was sought on Alpine Park's development through numerous park Capital Improvement public hearings and neighborhood meetings leading up to Alpine Park's construction. Observations: On September 10, 1998, the Park and Recreation Commission recommended completion of the park's first phase in the manner proposed by the attached budget. The park's athletic fields will be used by RYAA in the spring. If City Council authorizes the completion of this first phase, staff will begin the process of receiving bids for the improvements or ordering the items such as trash recepticals. It is expected that the trail segments, the shelter, and the entry sign would not be completed until Spring of 1999. The tree and shrub installation would likely be both a fall 1998 and a spring project to take best advantage of plant availability and values and also volunteer labor opportunities. Currently, $75,562 remains in Alpine Park's budget. Approval of the first phase completion would require authorizing the Finance Officer to transfer $33,250 in Alpine Estates park dedication proceeds from the park trust fund as well as $4,500 from the Park and Recreation Commission's 1998 Lawful Gambling Improvement Program to the Park Budget. Committee Action: Motion to recommend City Council approve the Alpine Park first phase completion budget and direct staff to transfer the funds specified above. Reviewed by: Parks/Utilities Supervisor City Administrator Director of Public Works Finance Officer City Engineer FC:09/22/98